The 17th Cypher x Rique Wit Da Wickz "Cold Grits You Can't Eat" [EP]

Rique Wit Da Wickz delivers a 7-track project through The 17th Cipher, with production handled by Blackadinme, Kash Flow, True Cipher, and Drugs Beats. The title sets the posture before the first bar lands: cold grits aren't a meal, they're a reminder of scarcity, of grinding with no guarantee of payoff. Four producers in the room means four different textures to move through, but the project holds its thread because Rique is the consistent voice threading them together. The record sits squarely in boom bap and underground hip hop territory — no attempts to soften the edges, no concessions to convenience. That kind of clarity is rare and always worth clocking.