Trippie Redd – NDA (Album Review)

Trippie Redd’s “NDA” gives us money, sex, drugs, breakups, and enough features to keep things interesting.

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TOP 5 SONGS

**5. Fine Sh*t (Ft. Lil Wayne)**

You already know what, or who, “Fine Sh*t” is about. The track is soulful, high-energy, and catchy as hell. And of course, it features Lil Wayne, so you know it’s gonna get nasty.

Wayne and Trippie kind of match each other’s energy and vibe on this track, pairing together really seamlessly as they flex and talk money, women, and sex. It’s exactly the kind of track you expect it to be, and honestly, it works.

4. Good Chance (Ft. BigXthaPlug)

BigXthaPlug always eats up a feature, I’m just saying. I mean, solid flow, clever bars, always coming in on 100 from the jump. He really can’t lose.

Him and Trippie provide very different vibes, but it really seems to work here. Different flows, different perspectives, but both confident and both flexin’. It’s a fun pairing that gives the project a little something extra.

3. Say What (Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR)

“Say What” slows things down a bit. The track features PARTYNEXTDOOR and is about reminiscing about the good times you had with someone you let get close, and wondering, as you look back, if everything was just a lie. Did their words mean anything at all?

The track goes back and forth between the pain of what was done and the anger, resentment, and jealousy toward the people that person is hanging around now. It’s messy, emotional, and, honestly, pretty relatable.

2. Free Melly (Ft. YNW Melly)

I’m not gonna lie, hearing YNW Melly on newly released tracks always throws me off a lil bit, especially a track that’s literally named “Free Melly.” But honestly, he sounds great on the feature, and the track goes deeper than the title suggests.

If anything, this is a breakup song. It’s filled with metaphors, pain, and the struggle of losing someone. It’s one of the more emotionally impactful moments on the album, and I wasn’t expecting it to hit quite the way it did.

1. For Her (Ft. Rema)

Trippie Redd teams up with Rema for this track, and this is the point in the album where something really changed for me. While the beginning of the album is very much Trippie’s signature sound, this track leans more toward Rema’s influences.

The song is repetitive in a good way, sensual, and smooth, talking about intimacy and possessiveness. It’s a different dynamic from some of the earlier tracks, but I actually really liked the switch-up.

SONG BY SONG RATING

MERCH IT (3.5/5)

Yopstar (3.5/5)

Paperbag Boy (Ft. Young Thug) (4/5)

V-12 (4/5)

Chanely (3.5/5)

SWAGGER (4/5)

Pourin 4s (4/5)

Uncle Phil (Ft. Young Thug) (4/5)

For Her (Ft. Rema) (4/5)

Free Melly (Ft. YNW Melly) (4/5)

Say What (Ft. PARTYNEXTDOOR) (4/5)

Good Chance (Ft. BigXthaPlug) (4/5)

Can’t Believe It (4/5)

How Much X (Ft. Tory Lanez) (4/5)

Meet the Redds (3.5/5)

Kidding Me (Ft. Nine Vicious) (4/5)

I Got Everything (4/5)

Fine Shit (Ft. Lil Wayne) (4/5)

No Way (3.5/5)

MTV (Ft. Rob49) (4/5)

Break It In (Ft. Ski Mask the Slump God) (4/5)

Slime Too (3.5/5)

Pink Toes (Ft. Quavo) (4/5)

Switches & Fentanyl (Ft. NoCap) (4/5)

I’m Sorry Baby (Ft. Kodak Black) (4/5)

RGM RATING

(C)

Trippie Redd is back with NDA, and it’s pretty much exactly what I thought it was gonna be. We’re talking 25 tracks and 12 featured artists on an album full of yelling, quality production, and reckless lyrics.

NDA talks a lot about the things you’d expect: money, sex, and drugs, but it also has a good bit of breakup and struggle tracks. While a lot of the album is hard-hitting hip-hop, some tracks take on a slower, more vulnerable R&B feel. We get the ups and downs, flirty moments and fun, but also pain and reflection. It’s not one-sided. There are definitely layers here.

The features on this album really made it for me. With Trippie’s solo tracks, I could kind of guess the sound or vibe I was going to get, but when the features come in, things shift to fit their signature sounds a bit better, and that blend works. While some songs weren’t exactly my cup of tea, there are definitely plenty of tracks I’d come back to. Overall, NDA is a solid listen that gives us exactly what we’d expect from Trippie while still offering enough variety to keep things interesting.

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