The New Dallas leader is back with another mixtape, following February's 700 Reasons. The Greatest of All Traps is out now on all platforms.
On the 16-track mixtape, Montana 700 is inspired by trap music and the pioneers behind it. After Boosie Badazz made an appearance in his new single for "Boosie Flow," he's focused on changing the narrative that hip-hop lost its edge and bringing the streets back by making trap with a Dallas rap template.
The tape features YFN Lucci, Loe Shimmy, Kocky Ka and Zillionaire Doe. Fans of Montana and Doe's 70042 will be pleased that his close friend and frequent collaborator are back on "Real Pain." On the somber track, Montana and Doe have a sense of purpose delivering truths about the trap life and choosing a different lane to make honest money. "Streets showed a n***a early ain't no real love / Only thing I was trying to do is find a real plug / Rap shit started taking off / I got a real buzz / Cost us $15,000 to bring us in the club," Montana raps.
On "Camp Wisdom Baby," another ode to his neighborhood after "Joy Road to Camp Wisdom" with Tee Grizzley, he boasts about already being at the top. "I know I'm top 10, don't put me on no list," he raps. Well, we did rank him at No. 6 on last year's Top 30 Dallas-Fort Worth Rappers Right Now. Maybe it's time for an update?
The motivational bangers continue on songs like "White Ones," in which Montana states his everyday fit of choice: a white T-shirt and some white Air Force 1s. "When I signed a deal, I gave all the street n***as hope," he raps, adding that he's your favorite trapper's favorite trapper, an homage to Jeezy's lines on "Standing Ovation."
T.I.'s "Top Back" gets flipped to a hustler's anthem on "Trap Ain't Dead," and he reflects on being out of town on "On the Road." Montana's music illustrates him as having one foot in the streets and one foot in the music industry, a warring conflict he has internally that he raps often about. "If the rap ain't start taking off, I would've never quit / Did it for my momma and my granny / Gotta go legit / I can feed the whole hood without selling bricks," he raps on "On the Road," contemplating if he should go back to Dallas or go to Club LIV.
He's too legit to quit. You can stream The Greatest of All Traps below.
