It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Wrekonize. The Mayday! emcee is known to rip apart freestyles over other people’s beats in addition to creating quality original music with his group or as a solo act. To start of 2015, he releases a five track EP that sounds just like the title leads you to believe.

The production and lyrics are hopeful and have glimpses of positivity but the overall vibe is cold and bleak. In a way, it’s up to you how to listen to the music. You can either feel for Wrek’s problems and hurt with him or you can view these songs as a catharsis for him, and ultimately a sign of moving on.

If the beats sound familiar, it’s because Wrekonize borrowed them from Hippie Sabotage’s Sunny EP.

Bryan Hahn prays daily for a new freestyle from Wrekonize like “Look At Me Now.” He’s on Twitter (@notupstate).