LAZER DIM 700 Presents Some Intriguing Ideas On "GANGWAY"

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One of Atlanta's brightest young stars LAZER DIM 700 is showing some more signs of growth, but the edges still need to be smoothed out.

LAZER DIM 700 presents some real talent, but the XXL Freshman inductee for 2025 still needs to put it all together. The Georgia product flashes that potential on his latest project GANGWAY, his second one of 2025. To us, this one possesses more intriguing ideas than Sins Aloud, even if some of it just sounds like Playboi Carti and Ken Carson throwaways.

Some of that comes from his husky and mumbled delivery, but also the distorted, 808-heavy production across it. This 13-song crop was produced by a collection of F1LTHY, Lukrative, and more, with the former two being close collaborators of those Opium rappers.

Overall, this album just goes to show how influential Playboi is. Not every one of his indirect proteges are going to succeed, but we have faith in LAZER DIM. We can see why some of the reviews from the community have not been all that glowing though, as tracks like the aptly titled "Fart 808" are a bit too unpolished.

But even in the more challenging moments like this one have their redeeming qualities like the flow he's working with on this song. The following song, "boxhed" features one of our favorite beats, blending Carti and older Uzi but making it more lo-fi in a good way.

Again, it's a mixed bag, but LAZER DIM is just getting started. As he homes in a more distinct sound, we feel he's going to live up to that ceremonious nod he received from XXL. Spin GANGWAY below.

LAZER DIM 700 GANGWAY

GANGWAY Tracklist:

  1. Pro mag
  2. Maniac
  3. Fart 808
  4. boxhed
  5. MIDDLE OF CAR
  6. Demonz
  7. Shoutout dat boy
  8. MAYHEM
  9. 1030
  10. Protect da brand
  11. Pints
  12. OXY
  13. 556 with 7fearsea
About The Author
Zachary Horvath is one of the Music Freelance News Writers at HotNewHipHop and has held that title since August 2023. Prior to this position, he held another freelance gig covering local high school football, girls and boys varsity basketball, in addition to recapping Cleveland Cavaliers games remotely. He's taken the previous experience and used it to become a jack of all trades at HotNewHipHop. Zach has thoroughly enjoyed tackling some of the trending topics in sports, with a larger focus on hip-hop and pop culture. Some of those include Bronny James's draft stock, a multitude of angles swirling around the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, as well as Diddy's arrest and lawsuits. Separate from the headlines that everyone wants to hear about, he was fortunate enough to help spread Zaytoven's current thoughts at the time around mid-December in 2023. Even though being able to give his expertise on these stories is fulfilling, being able to share his passion for releases trumps that ever so slightly. Having the chance to express his excitement indirectly about what he thinks our readers should be checking out/revisiting grows his passion for writing that much more.

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