Don Toliver - Life of a DON [2LP Clear Red]

Don Toliver's Life of a DON is the Houston singer flexing his melodic gifts across a whole album, now pressed on two clear red LPs.

Released in 2021 as his second studio album on Travis Scott's Cactus Jack label, it followed Heaven Or Hell and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. Toliver had already made his name with a voice that floats somewhere between rap and R&B, and here he leans fully into that space, wrapping hooks in syrupy synths and spacey, slowed-down atmosphere that nods to his hometown.

The guest list is strong and the production is plush. Way Bigger rides a woozy, bass-heavy beat, while Flocky Flocky brings in Travis Scott for a hazy tag team. What You Need, produced by Hit-Boy, glides on a laid-back bounce, and Drugs N Hella Melodies pairs Toliver with Kali Uchis for a dreamy duet that became one of the album's highlights. Producers Metro Boomin and Mike Dean, plus guest Baby Keem, also leave their fingerprints on the set.

It is a smooth, late-night record built for long drives and big speakers after midnight. For fans of Toliver's honeyed, melodic hooks, the clear red double LP is a bright way to keep it spinning.