Rare, holographic, limited edition mixtape. Will only trade for holographic charizard.

After allowing us to review his previous mixtape, “The Master of Love,” Carman Hall security officer Mike Layne (aka Sir Mike) asked us to take a look at his next release, “Cruisin“. Daily Editor Finn Klauber takes a look at Mike’s creation to figure out whether or not it matches up to “The Master of Love.”

The first cover in Mike’s mixtape hearkens back to the final cuts from Mike’s previous mixtape, which shifted in style from reggae towards Latin pop and salsa, a transformation further cemented in Mike’s cover of Santana’s “Smooth.” The sense of romance which pulsed through “Master of Love” returns in “Smooth,” with Mike’s vocals adapting easily to Santana’s harder Latin rock. Mike doesn’t stray too far away from his R&B roots, however. His next two cuts, covers of Smokey Robinson’s “Just to See Her” and Lou Rawls’ “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine,” return the vocals to the more familiar, satiny tone of “Master of Love.”

Mike continues his cover of classic Motown sounds with Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” Notably, his vocals, which blend so well with the romance of Soul and R&B, don’t detract away from the powerful anti-police brutality message of the song. “It’s Not for Me to Say,” famously covered in the movie Lizzie by Johnny Mathis, switches back to the Soul which Mike expresses so well.

In the next two cuts, covers of Bob Marley’s “Jamming” and “Could Be Loved,” Mike returns to the reggae which defined the end of his “Master of Love.” His vocals, as well as the supporting background vocals, really shine here, where the full range of his voice is utilized. I found myself tapping along to his covers, which offer more tonal expression than Marley’s vocals. After his detour into Reggae, Mike returns to his pop Soul and R&B in another cover of Smokey Robinson—”More Love”—and The Temptations’ “Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue).”

Only at this point does the significance of the title of Mike’s mixtape become clear. “Crusin'” is eponymously named for Smokey Robinson’s song of the same name. The lyrics seem to speak for the mixtape as a whole, as Mike sings “The music is played for love / Cruisin’ is made for love.” “Cruisin'” indeed seems to be made for love. As if this needs to be underscored, Mike’s next cover is Rick James’ classic “Super Freak,” with backing vocals from The Temptations. While we all are familiar with the cut, Mike’s vocal range adds a vocal twist to the song.

Just as in “Master of Love,” Mike alternates between singing in English and Spanish, covering Latin pop as easily as the Reggae of Marley. In José Feliciano’s “Señor Bolero,” Mike takes a short break from English to cover Feliciano’s bolero style, which is similar to other Latin cuts, but distinguished by its slow tempo. In returning to English, Mike strays further away from his coverage of R&B and Soul to cover Barry White’s “Can’t Get Enough of Your Love, Babe.” Mike utilizes his spoken voice along with his classic satiny vocals to add his own twist to the Disco-inspired cut.

The last three cuts on “Cruisin'” are almost a microcosm of the stylistic range demonstrated throughout the rest of the mixtape. Swinging from Marley’s famous “Three Little Birds” to Marvin Gaye’s “Sexual Healing” to The Passions’ “Just to be With You” leaves us with a very taste in our mouth than “The Master of Love’s” slow Latin fade out. While The Passions’ doo-wop is sorely underrepresented on “Crusin'”, Mike does the genre justice in his sole, airtight cover. And his covers of Marley and Gaye lend a new twist to songs already accepted as classics.

Just like his first mixtape, Mike’s “Cruisin'” features his vocal skills over everything else. Although I didn’t think it would be possible, Mike offers a greater range of vocals in “Cruisin'” in expanding his coverage of differing genres. From—literally—Latin rock to doo-wop, Mike threads his own emotion into his voice, leaving a personal impression on the classics while staying true to their original sound.

But seriously will trade Pokemon for petty cash via Finn Klauber