Milwaukee’s puffwrldwide just dropped a smoldering new four-track EP, and if you’ve been sleeping on this corner of the city’s underground hip-hop scene, consider this your wake-up call.

“Kavon.” landed on August 27th, serving up moody, atmospheric cuts that sit comfortably in the space between late-night introspection and head-nodding trap. The standout track “OMG” features fellow artist Heezy the Artist, and the collaboration hits with a deliberate, mid-tempo energy that makes every bar land with weight. There’s a melancholic undercurrent to the production—low valence, measured danceability—that gives the whole project a distinctly cinematic feel. It’s the kind of release you throw on when you’re driving through the city after dark.

For those unfamiliar, puffwrldwide has been quietly building a catalog on SoundCloud, crafting tracks that blend introspective lyricism with production that knows when to pull back and when to hit. “Kavon.” represents a refined step forward, showing an artist who’s figuring out exactly what they want to say and how they want it to sound.

At just over two and a half minutes per track on average, the EP doesn’t overstay its welcome—it arrives, makes its statement, and leaves you wanting more. That’s not a bad thing.

Stream “Kavon.” now: https://open.spotify.com/album/5kvl7mZKC67FTSqeE1gCKS