At just 17 years old,Dallas rapper Monte Carlos releases his first mixtape. While Monte Carlos often ends up being a lost in the shadow of YRMG Ceo Rel and the rising teen heartthrob L'Jai'. On this project Monte stands on his own feet and craves his own lane outside of being Rel's right hand main man. Along with help from Rel, Monte Carlos takes it up another level for “Money Carlo”. The Dallas native is one of the hottest young rappers out right now.
The mixtape starts off with “YRMG” which has Monte rapping the intro that gets you hyped up for the rest of the album. The next track is the DJ FYI produced, “Not Enough Money”. It may appeal to some as a stunting track, but it is more than that. It is a definite banger and also has a hot street video. On “'85 Monte Carlo” featuring Rel on the hook, Monte says, “F*ck every artist that has every sold out. We ain't never going to change,” with a hot beat and sharp lyrics, it is one of the standout tracks on the album. While “Wonderful ” has a rather mediocre beat, Monte Carlos revives the track with his smooth and effortless flow. When “26” queues, Monte Carlos takes you into the life as a drug dealer and goes in depth. The Rel featured “That Loud” is basically a smoking anthem, both Monte and Rel killed this track. The next two tracks, “Grands” and “NiteLife” both have incredible beats with above average lyrics, showing that Rel can shine on any track he is on. “Tryna Be Millionaire” is the clichéd gangsta, get girls, get money track.
The second half of “Money Carlos ” kicks off with the catchy song “Flags.” Despite the ganging banging content the song was destined to be a hit. “This Summer” he delivers heat with a nice laid back beat and a catchy hook about stunting during the summer. R&B L'Jai appears on “Ladies”, singing the hook and also sings a verse. “April K” featuring Rel is track about the infamous A-47. This song leads into the laidback “Too Much,” which makes you just bob your head and listen. The hook and verses fit this hot beat perfectly. “My Ex” is the very a catchy song is one of the best tracks lyrics and production wise. The song has even been picked up in many southern radio station.
Although “Money Carlo” overall is an above average mixtape, the album shows good energy and focus all the way through it. Monte Carlos showsthat he is more than Rel's hypeman still has not fulfilled his potential. While it seems that Monte relies on Rel a bit too much throughout the mixtape, he is quickly forgiven when the tracks are played. At 17 he has a long way to go but he shows he has a bright future ahead of him in the music industry
