Though Icewear Vezzo is one of the most successful rappers to emerge from Detroit during the city’s 2020s renaissance, his 2025 EP Purple Passion is a dedication to the idea that despite having accomplished many of his goals in this game, there’s plenty of opportunity to get better. The album cover glows with the stunning purple of Vezzo’s luxury whip, but the operative word in the title is “passion,” which the MC brings in spades, even when he’s attacking these electro-infused beats with his signature laidback flow. Opener “Regular” floats along with a whimsical woodwind sample and rumbling bass, leaving plenty of room for Vezzo to take a moment and count his wins. He invites 2 Chainz to join the fun on “Status,” featuring a powerful choir sample and Vezzo lamenting that upstarts in the game are glamorizing the wrong things.