A lot happened to Lute in the five years after dropping his West 1996 mixtape. He had a daughter, got signed to J. Cole’s record label and, in 2017, finally released West 1996, Pt. 2, his studio debut. Lined with old-school beats that nod to golden-age hip-hop, Lute is ready to reclaim his throne on the opening boom bap of “Morning Shift”, while “Still Slummin’” spins a J Dilla groove as the North Carolina rapper gets sweet and soulful.