 The epic @-@ sounding , Clams Casino @-@ produced opening track , " Palace " , has Rocky acknowledging Southern hip hop 's influence on his sound : " Influenced by Houston / you can hear it in my music " . " Wassup " has an ethereal , Houston @-@ inspired soundscape . However , Chase McMullen of Beats Per Minute observes from the mixtape 's sound the " threatening vibe " of Raekwon 's 1995 album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx ... and a grime influence , commenting that " while southern influences currently dominate much of current hip hop , Rocky places as much importance on the Wu as he does Three 6 . " Paul Lester of The Guardian compares " Peso " to the stylings of The Jet Age of Tomorrow . " <unk> " has a funk and boom bap influence in its production . 
