“Year Of The Snake” is a compact power play from Southside Jones — five tracks that move from braggadocio to swagger to introspection without ever losing the thread. Production choices lean into the modern Southern rap palette, but there’s enough personality in Jones’s voice and cadence that it doesn’t feel like a retread of what’s already out there. If this is a preview of what he’s cooking for bigger projects ahead, the rap world should be paying attention