Released on the 18th of August 2015, the long anticipated mixtape by the up-and-coming phenomenon Cal Chuchesta shows a dazzling display of bars and innovation. Despite its titular spin on Iggy’s debut album The New Classic, it is seemingly more similar to good kid, m.A.A.d city in its construction through an overarching story. Beginning from doody’s first message, Cal’s breakout track “Parody” is followed by an R&B style love song that ends in him being rejected, making him a “Sad Boy”. However, picking himself up from the deep depression (he didn’t want to self-destruct), he does a scheduled radio interview, where his freestyle is not well received by the hosts, causing him to become angry. Nonetheless, he decides to end on a high note with his friends, only for his grumpy roommate Anthony Fantano to bring him down in the end, metaphorically trapping him in the eternal cycle. You can stream the fire here.