

By his eighth album, Juve’s long since been established as one of New Orleans’ all-time great rappers, and Cocky and Confident is proof that the veteran’s not running out of ideas. Big, brassy bottle-service anthems, like triumphant posse cut “We Be Getting Money”, sit alongside grimy New Orleans party raps like the Mouse-produced “Top of the Line”. “Call this rejuvenation,” Juve spits on the drumline-inspired title track, sharp as ever.