Ty Farris built No Cosign Just Cocaine around a specific ambition: letting his writing carry him without backing from a bigger artist. No Cosign Just Cocaine 6 (The Devil's Dandrufff) extends the Detroit MC’s series with production from Trox and Apollo Brown, two collaborators whose histories with him reach beyond these numbered releases. Farris explained the premise in a 2021 interview with Throw Up Magazine, tracing the series to 2018 and his independent path after Proof’s death. His connection with Proof had begun through Detroit’s battle circuit. Farris and his partner Famous battled around the city, and he met Proof at St Andrews, where Proof hosted rap battles. They passed him their mixtapes, and he reached out after hearing the music. Farris singled out Room 39, produced by Trox, as the record that helped get his independent recording career moving. Here, Trox produces “Vainglorious,” bringing that established partnership into the sixth installment. Knocturnal produces “Cold Shoulders,” featuring Crimeapple, while Free Huey produces “Generational Run,” featuring BlueHillBill. Apollo Brown handles “Focus On The Profits” following their shared 2025 release Run Toward The Monster. Brown described that collaboration as the result of roughly a decade of requests from listeners who had heard their earlier work together.
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