{"id":731657,"date":"2026-06-05T22:55:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protects-slimedude2003-is-a-perfect-introduction\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T22:55:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T19:55:16","slug":"protects-slimedude2003-is-a-perfect-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protects-slimedude2003-is-a-perfect-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Protect\u2019s Slimedude2003 is a perfect introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2432a31362b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2432a31362b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/protects-slimedude2003-is-a-perfect-introduction\/#This_collection_of_leaks_spotlights_the_Buffalo_rapper_at_his_most_versatile_%E2%80%94_and_unexpectedly_introspective\" >This collection of leaks spotlights the Buffalo rapper at his most versatile &#8212; and unexpectedly introspective.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"This_collection_of_leaks_spotlights_the_Buffalo_rapper_at_his_most_versatile_%E2%80%94_and_unexpectedly_introspective\"><\/span>This collection of leaks spotlights the Buffalo rapper at his most versatile &#8212; and unexpectedly introspective.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281150\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1440,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 600w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_750,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 750w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_840,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 840w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_960,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 960w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1260,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 1260w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_1800,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/_MG_4719_xyae4w\/protect-at-rolling-loud-orlando.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Protect\u2019s &lt;i&gt;Slimedude2003&lt;\/i&gt; is a perfect introduction\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Protect at Rolling Loud Orlando.<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>      Taryn Segal \/ The FADER<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281142\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Even his haters will agree: Protect has an unreal ear for producers. That\u2019s been <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>arent over the Buffalo rapper\u2019s burgeoning career, but the collected leaks on <i>Slimedude2003<\/i> showcase Protect\u2019s omnivorous taste in beats better than any of his previous full-lengths. His vocal performances are equally elevated, more agile and dynamic than he\u2019s been in the past. Taken as a whole, it\u2019s a perfect entry point for the uninitiated, and a promising look at Protect\u2019s growth as an artist over the past year.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Until now, Protect\u2019s music has largely existed in a space somewhere between the rage rap <i>du jour<\/i> and the bygone blog-era heyday of cloud trap. His music was still harder knocking than predecessors like Pi\u2019erre Bourne, but Protect <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly aimed for a similar sort of ambient vibe building. Songs were optimized for soundtracking your life, Protect\u2019s voice just another textural element sitting in the mix like his synths and toplines.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281149\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Protect - Sk8r [Official Audio]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eTU6YUgdNek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281143\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            <i>Slimedude2003<\/i> still dabbles in the wall-of-sound ambience his fans clearly love (\u201cRaf trench,\u201d \u201cWhole Crowd,\u201d \u201cWhat doesn\u2019t kill u\u201d) but largely pushes Protect into the spotlight, his verses and hooks front and center. When we spoke last month at Rolling Loud in Orlando, Protect told me he doesn\u2019t worry too much about lyricism \u2013 \u201cI just think about what rappers that I listen to say and I&#8217;m like, <i>damn that shit hard<\/i> \u2013 and I say my own version of it\u201d \u2013 but <i>Slimedude2003<\/i> suggests that sometimes, Protect thinks about more in the booth than just instinctively recapping his day with a little extra swag.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Consider \u201cZeros,\u201d one of three brand new tracks on the project. Protect\u2019s subject matter is the typical fare, but his flow subtly undulates and flips as the track progresses, crawling up and down octaves from line to line. \u201cDeep voice \u2018Tec man I sound like a monster,\u201d he mumbles over throbbing 808s. He never sticks to one register too long, so even though he repeats his entire verse for a second time, no hook or anything, the track doesn\u2019t overstay its welcome.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>\n            Or take \u201cMakatussin,\u201d another new joint where Protect scoops up bottles of the titular European codeine and hangs, \u201cwith my slime, with my fucking iguana.\u201d The instrumental has an off-kilter syncopation to its snare patterns, and Protect\u2019s voice contorts into unusual tones on lines like, \u201cI suggest that you have my lil money.\u201d These songs show an unexpected attention to detail, which bodes well for an impending full-length scheduled for later in 2026.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281148\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Protect - Zeros [Official Audio]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WQ5nWTR2vuc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281144\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            The bulk of <i>Slimedude2003<\/i> comprises a bundle of fan-favorite snippets and leaks from the past six months, but wasn\u2019t the project Protect initially had in mind for the summer. The rapper\u2019s hand was forced when fans found his unreleased  album on [untitled] after close associate and streamer Bruce Dropemoff inadvertently leaked the project\u2019s URL onstream in late April. The files quickly hit the internet, and so from a distance, <i>Slimedude2003<\/i> is less of a gift to the fans than an understandable attempt to reclaim ownership (and streaming income) for these songs.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            But that eclectic, unsequenced approach might actually be in Protect\u2019s favor, giving listeners a broader view of his uncanny taste in music production. And these are truly some of the most beautiful and intricate beats Protect has ever gotten, which is saying a lot when you consider past heaters like \u201cIon Wanna Talk\u201d and \u201cIfUGotMe.\u201d The echoey \u201cFirearm\u201d twinkles with starry beeps and boops by ovanni; makkgin threads a woozy, ascending synthline through the fog of \u201cRe4,\u201d where Protect compares himself to the horror <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s\u2019 protagonist Leon S. Kennedy.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            But it\u2019s the album\u2019s backstretch where things truly come together. chinapoet and heroine construct a stuttering, juddering amalgam of a sstepteam-type beat for \u201cAc130;\u201d sentry and 23.558&#215;23.558 (yes, that\u2019s really his name) operate in a similar vein on \u201cReset.\u201d The negative space on \u201cReset\u201d in particular inspires Protect to dig a tiny bit deeper to fill out these songs, admitting that online comments about his looks, \u201cturnt me to a hider \/ but I can\u2019t be no hider.\u201d That simple repetition might sound silly on paper, but it\u2019s infused with enough emotion on wax to go down easy. Later on that same song, Protect raps, \u201cDive with no thought, like dolphin \/ Can we stay together like dolphins?\u201d The line lands genuinely thanks to his oddly tender affect.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281146\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Protect - Reset [Official Audio]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TUO8BBuihv8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281147\" class=\"content_block paragraph embed triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"\">\n    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Protect - U da 1 [Official Audio]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/56ySA_RY970?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-281145\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Protect is similarly sentimental on \u201cSk8r,\u201d even if he\u2019s mostly talking about nothing. At one point, he croons, \u201cStand top on my money, now I&#8217;m 6&#8217;10&#8221; \/ My lil&#8217; cousin call me just to say 67,\u201d and it feels like a silly glimpse into Protect\u2019s close-knit family relationships, rather than (just) brainrot clipfarming.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            My favorite song on the album \u201cU da 1\u201d seems liable to hit the TikTok algorithm, thanks to an otherworldly JayRico flip of \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_new\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Uoox9fpmDP0\">Duvet<\/a>\u201d by b\u00f4a. Protect is brushing off people who want to ride his coattails  and flexing the range of currencies he has on hand (\u201cMoney different colors like a tapestry\u201d). It\u2019s a little shallower and breezier than the rest of the tape, but when Protect poses the rhetorical, \u201cYou wasn&#8217;t here when we started this \/ How the fuck is you gon&#8217; be a part of this?\u201d his frustration at being previously counted out is palpable. That extra injection of emotion and texture elevates what could have been a soulless bid for virality into something that feels more honest and true.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Protect is a big fan of videogames like <i>Resident Evil<\/i>, <i>Fall Guys<\/i>, and <i>Sly Cooper<\/i>, so it makes sense that his latest project was titled after the rapper\u2019s gamertag. Listening to <i>Slimedude2003<\/i> feels like watching Protect hit a frame-perfect speedrun, flawlessly-timed and totally precise, hitting every mark without wasting a move.\n          <\/p>\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Vivian Medithi<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Protect at Rolling Loud Orlando. \u00a0 Taryn Segal \/ The FADER Even his haters will agree: Protect has an unreal ear for producers. That\u2019s been apparent over the Buffalo rapper\u2019s burgeoning career, but the collected leaks on Slimedude2003 showcase&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":731658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/c_limit,w_1024\/c_crop,h_533,w_1024,x_0,y_123,f_auto,q_auto:eco\/_MG_4719_xxgbyh\/_MG_4719_xxgbyh.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[70532,78110],"class_list":["post-731657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-social-mediaa","tag-hip-hop","tag-protect"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=731657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/731657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/731658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=731657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=731657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=731657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}