The rapper-producer Tony Montana's latest single, "Trouble", is an audacious leap in his ongoing evolution, combining brooding, cinematic production with lyrical dexterity that leaves you both captivated and on edge.
"Trouble" sets a mood that's both threatening and thrilling. Co-produced by Montana and Elan Wright, who, having worked with Macklemore and Travis Thompson, show a talent for genre-agnostic beats, the song plays as a head-on crash between heady chaos and machine precision. Each ingredient, from bass to percussion, has been dextrously shaped to symbolize the character Montana is conjuring up a charismatic troublemaker whose impact is impossible to ignore.
The chorus's central mantra, "here comes trouble," is a call to arms. Montana's delivery is razor-sharp, epic in scope, and laced with an undercurrent of wry humor. He navigates punchlines and bars half-charm-full-menace, crafting the narrative of a villain origin story, over a beat that can't stand still. His flow bursts out of the speakers with an intoxicating confidence that is as much about sex appeal as it is his clever, boastful wordplay, making each line hit like a signature stamp.
It feels as if the track is lifted to a higher plane thanks to the visual, directed by Dylan Fout. Channeling the high-energy mayhem of the Mayhem character from Allstate commercials, Montana is a walking train wreck in fancy schmantz and a force of personality in an Armani suit that's hard to ignore. The video is a tribute to destruction for the aesthetically inclined, and a mirror image of the visceral energy of the track, a moving visual experience of music and image in perfect synchrony.
With "Trouble," Tony Montana is announcing the next phase of his art. This is a manifesto of sorts for what fans can expect, featuring music that is both visually arresting and ear-pleasing, and a persona that resides in the realm of charm/chaos. Montana, again, shows up to prove that he's not only playing the game but reinventing it.
Reviewed by LyricalOdyssey Music
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August 28, 2025
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