Shubzilla is an emcee from Seattle who started releasing music in 2012. Her career really kicked into gear when she met producer Bill Beats, also from Seattle. They released their first collaboration, Dinner and a Movie, back in 2014, and then followed that up with an album called Boomers in 2015. They’ve now come back with a follow up to that album, Boomers V. 2.

Shubzilla is affiliated nerdcore, but if you haven’t listened to Shubzilla before, you might be in for a little bit of a surprise. I say this only because of the different expectations people have based on groupings and genres. If you just knew that Shubzilla was an emcee and listened to this album, you probably wouldn’t think twice about the hard beats and rhymes on Boomers V. 2. However, if you’re told that a nerdcore artist has a new album, you might expect something a little “nicer,” based on what your exposure to nerdcore is, so you might be in for a little bit of a shock with how harsh this album can be. Of course, nerdcore can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people these days, so why can’t an album be “hard” and “nerdcore” at the same time? This is the long way of saying that Boomers V. 2 is an album that will hit you with a big burst of energy from the opening measures and won’t let up until you reach the end. Bill Beats is hitting you with production that finds a midway point between G-Funk and hyphy, giving the music this aggressive swagger that sets the stage perfectly for Shubzilla to hop on the mic. She’s got a lot to get off her chest, and as it becomes abundantly clear as you begin listening to this album, she’s not going to mince words as she does it. It could be anything from bad drivers to those that have preconceived racist or misogynist notions about her based on her appearance, or those abusing their positions of power. She’s here to take names and set the record straight, and the result is that this is not a “nice” record, but who the fuck cares? This is 2018 and shit is bad outside, and Shubzilla is calling it like she sees it. She’s got great chemistry with Bill Beats that comes from years of working together, and they even find a way to sneak in a little bit of tenderness and introspection with a song like “Doing Fine.” Mostly, though, this album is called Boomers for a reason.

Boomers V. 2 is a great album for those of you that are frustrated with things and need to get some aggression out. The beats hit hard, the rhymes hit hard, and Shubzilla and Bill Beats are taking names along the way.