Curren$y, Return to the Winner’s Circle (mixtape)

Curren$y, Return to the Winner's Circle (mixtape)

Curren$y, the JETS leader, is its MVP. This fact is evidenced by his latest mixtape, Return to the Winner’s Circle. Spitta…well…spits ferocious lines over 11 hip-hop standards. Here’s the catch: Curren$y recorded all but one of these songs in just one night. While his work ethic has been a thing of legend, Curren$y’s latest feat only adds to that legacy.

The mixtape is what you would expect from a one-night-stand production: lyrical vomit void of any really well-constructed songs. It’s just a beat and Curren$y rapping, mimicking a long freestyle session. However, Curren$y does take chances with a new double-timed flow on “Frost.” Spitta even takes on classic tracks that seemed untouchable—including Raekwon and Outkast songs—and manages to sound right at home. But it’s “Jets at Ya Neck” where Curren$y joins the rest of the crew to show that he’s still improving and his squad is full of potent MCs who are nothing to mess with. “I want it all,” he raps on the track, and projects like Return to the Winner’s Circle show that he’s close to reaching his goal.