GENRE; Boom Bap/ Drill/ Hip-Hop/ Rap

RELEASE DATE; 16 July, 2025

RATING; 3/5

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sunny Side is the kind of album that doesn’t ask for your attention, it earns it. Crafted entirely by the Burnaby, Canada native, this original project feels intimate, deliberate, and deeply lived-in. From the opening title track “Sunny Side,” Friday Tha Jynx sets the tone with ironic warmth, daring himself and the listener to look toward the light without erasing the scars. The album establishes itself as a journal of survival, grounded in raw honesty and self-awareness.

Tracks like “Declaration” and “Looking Back” reflect the artist’s lyrical backbone, where influence from Kendrick Lamar and Mobb Deep is felt in the sharp introspection and unfiltered storytelling. “Better Call Saul” injects dark humor into hard truths, while “Life Imitates Art” and “Small Town Poetry” showcase his ability to turn everyday grit into reflective commentary. The writing feels intentional—spoken from someone standing on their feet, not the floor.

Midway through, the emotional weight deepens. “Skeleton Crew” and “Mistaken” wrestle with isolation and regret, but never spiral into hopelessness. Instead, tracks like “Ten Toes Down” and “Sayless” pivot toward resilience and quiet confidence. You can hear the shift, this isn’t pain being documented anymore; it’s pain being examined and answered back.

By the time “Redemption Hymn,” “God Complex,” and the closing “Play It Again” roll through, Sunny Side reveals its true power. It’s not about triumph, it’s about forward motion. Friday Tha Jynx proves that growth doesn’t require erasing the past, just learning how to face it honestly. Sunny Side is survival with a spine; unfinished, unpolished, and undeniably real.

FRIDAYTHAJYNX  FACEBOOK  X.COM   SPOTIFY  YOUTUBE   BANDCAMP   SONGKICK    TIKTOK  INSTAGRAM  SOUNDCLOUD