“Belladonna” is the third cut from The Elysian Fields, the four-track EP by Ricky Lix and Brother Tom Sos. In an earlier round, the focus was on “Theophany,” produced by Micall Parknsun. “Belladonna” shifts the energy. Lieu produces this one, after already appearing in the visual orbit of the previous release. The title is strong: belladonna is a poisonous plant, beautiful in name and dangerous in effect. A record with that title should not threaten loudly. It should enter the bloodstream slowly. Across the EP, Ricky Lix and Brother Tom Sos work with a mythological language: divine manifestation, Elysian fields, Belladonna, Moneta. This is not a simple street tape with random names attached. The titles create a world between raw rap, spiritual imagery, and dark elegance. Gangsta Hippy as the surrounding frame makes sense: contradiction built into the name, street and transcendence standing beside each other. “Belladonna” therefore feels designed less as a frontal banger than as controlled poisoning. The beat does not need to kick the door down; it needs to create a state. Ricky and Tom do not move like two random features placed together, but like a duo shaping the EP as one small chamber. Four tracks, sixteen minutes—no space for sprawl. Each title has to leave its own image behind.
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