North Las Vegas Rapper, Big Homie Stone Releases His Long Awaited New Album, ‘Must Be God’
In 2017, Las Vegas rapper Kiari The Stone released his debut album, PRMSLND. Locally, the album was a hit, but so were a few other projects that came out around that time. The thing that this album did, that not many other Vegas projects before it had the chance to do, was travel. The album made Stone regionally successful and helped kickstart the Las Vegas music revolution that we are currently in the midst of. Now known as Big Homie Stone, ironically, he returns to the forefront to receive his flowers on his long awaited follow up, Must Be God.
Featuring only one guest appearance, fellow Industry Plant Media Group member, Impact RH, the most endearing quality about this album might be found in that exact notion. Exclusively hearing his voice and his side of the story, Must Be God gives the Vegas rapper 12-tracks to be as honest, open and calculated as possible, something he accomplishes with ease. Rhyming about a range of topics including fatherhood, overcoming jail and a lot more, he touches on a lot of issues that he faced from the last time we heard from him. Probably the most intriguing of those themes is him touching on his transition from the block, to the office, something that many artists struggle with.
Another interesting thing about the project is how it’s seemingly broken up into chapters. From 1–4, it feels like he’s easing us back into the fold, shelling out crowd pleasers like, “Facts,” and, “Don’t Stop,” a Bounce-inspired record that continues the chemistry between Stone and producer, ISHMAEL, established on the last project with fan favorites like, “Smile.”
Then, from 5–7, we get some of the most sobering, honest and relatable lyrics that Stone has ever put to wax with, “Hate Me,” a self-loathing banger that finds him not able to let love go; “Love Yourself,” the Christian Matute-produced ballad that finds Stone and Impact belting back and forth about self love; and then it finishes with, “Hurt 2 Love,” the albums standout record, as well as possibly the best song to come out of Las Vegas since I’ve been covering the city.
Once 7–9 comes, the fun kicks in almost perfectly as the sappy records end, giving us, “Once,” “Double Back” and “3 in a Row,” a towering melodic trio that fits so perfectly at the bottom, you might not even make it to the last two records, which eagerly serve as the obituary for the sonic roller coaster you just endured.
In conclusion — yes, I’m finishing this like a college essay — Must Be God is almost everything we wanted to hear from Stone after taking almost a 2-year hiatus. With him promising a few more releases, this might be the year that the Sin City native finally breaks through to the mainstream. Check out the album below.
