There’s something uniquely modern about getting your music pulled from streaming because of a producer dispute and responding not with a vague Instagram Story but with, essentially, “Fine. I’ll do it myself.” That’s the energy powering the self-titled EP from TRXPSCO, a project born out of frustration, stubbornness and a crash course in DIY beat-making.
After his previous EP vanished from major platforms amid a dispute with a Russian producer (and, by his account, a parade of “money hungry producers”), TRXPSCO hit pause. Not creatively; rather logistically. Instead of rushing another release, he locked in and learned how to produce his own beats. The result is an EP that feels less like a casual drop and more like a proof of concept: if the industry door closes, build your own studio in the garage.
The production reflects that transition. It’s trap-rooted, bass-heavy, and blunt about its intentions. There’s less polish than you’d get from a veteran hitmaker, but that’s kind of the point. The beats feel authored, not outsourced. They’re skeletal in places, occasionally abrasive, but undeniably personal. You can hear someone figuring it out in real time and enjoying the control.
“MADE2GETPAID” opens the EP like a mission statement. At 1:44, it doesn’t overstay its welcome. The hook is direct, the drums hit hard, and the whole thing feels like a warm-up lap delivered at full sprint. TRXPSCO’s flow is clipped and confident, leaning into repetition as emphasis rather than filler.
“STANDING ON PIMPING” follows with a similar energy but a slightly grimier tone. The beat knocks in a way that feels intentionally unvarnished. It’s less about melodic experimentation and more about asserting presence. If the EP has a thesis, it’s here: self-reliance, hustle, no apologies.
“POP IT ENOUGH” stretches things out to just over three minutes and gives the project room to breathe. The instrumental has a bit more space, letting TRXPSCO shift cadences and ride the rhythm instead of bulldozing through it. It’s one of the more balanced tracks on the EP; still aggressive, but controlled.
“ROCKSTAR PIMPING” brings back the bravado in a big way. The beat has a bit more bounce, and TRXPSCO sounds energized, almost amused by his own momentum. It’s flashy without being theatrical, and it keeps the EP from sinking too deep into monotone intensity.
Then there’s “ACTIVE & ATTRACTIVE,” a closer that runs a second shy of a minute that feels like a quick exhale. It’s short, punchy, and ends the project on a note that’s more vibe than statement; less curtain call, more mic drop.
But TRXPSCO isn’t about validation from magazines or metrics. It’s about control. It’s about what happens when an artist decides that if the system won’t cooperate, they’ll just rewire it themselves. TRXPSCO isn’t just a collection of tracks. Rather, it’s a statement that if you want something done right, or at least done your way, you might have to learn how to build it from scratch.
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