With exciting production that features his usual cast of ATL tastemakers who are (in some cases) paired with surprising co-producers like Jake One and !llmind, Future has crafted an opus full of bangers.
If he continues to focus in making projects of this caliber and lacing his beats with plenty of Kill Bill sirens, it may not be a stretch to start putting Future Hendrix in the GOAT category.
His latest work will be more than enough to keep his name ringing in the streets, but not enough to have him be immortalized as an urban legend. Not yet, at least.
FUTURE is a fine mix of the stylings of past Futures layered in a rich blend of sounds from a now refined sonic palette. It doesn’t communicate the same intense and complicated emotional concoction that fills his songs when he’s at his most vulnerable and compelling. But it doesn’t have to.
Although Future's typical predilection for sex, drugs, and crime still rules, the inspired production on Future at least makes for an interesting listen.
FUTURE falls below the mark. What’s important, however, is that Future seems to acknowledge change and reinvention, even if this record doesn’t achieve either.
After a year of baited breathing, we seem to have arrived at an in-between. There's still plenty of fun to be had in the waiting room, but let's hope he has more in store for the next appointment.
At the end of the day ... Future is not a terrible album ... But its advancements over its predecessors are too marginal, and its differences too detrimental, for it to feel like the major work it’s meant to be.
A sixty-two minute exploration of territory that’s already been covered. With some judicious cutting, a quarter of this album could have been left behind.
Future’s problem is that, like his cohort Drake, he’s drunk on his own myth, and unlike Drake, his (intentionally) limited skill set doesn’t have any obvious backdoors to sneak out of for his career’s third act.
Future washes, rinses, and repeats on a new set of merely passable tracks.
REVIEW REPOST #070. I repost my old reviews, which got no attention, with updated thoughts. Posted this review 3 years ago, but I'm posting it again.
You might be like, what the fuck? Remi, why are you re-reviewing a rap album? And look, Future used to be my favorite rapper next to Kendrick, Carti, and Cudi, back when I was in my rap phase, which I grew out of like a year ago. But I was wondering if this album is still at least decent because I used to be blasting this shit years ago, every ... read more
Let's compare this to another 60+ minute long Future album: Future Hndrxx Presents The WIZRD
WIZRD:
. Consists of very few skips
. Features a high quality level over the course of most of the album
. Really solid production
. Features a good 8 big standout tracks (Never Stop, Jumpin on a Jet, Crushed Up, F&N, Promise U That, Krazy But True, Baptiize, Faceshot) plus many more that aren’t quite on those tracks level but still really dope
. Very diverse and versatile. Stylistically ... read more
This shit shouldn't be 40 minutes, let alone 60+. Man was already having consistency issues on albums 40 minutes long, who the fuck told him to fluff his shit out even further? It's not even total dogshit, it's just so bland and samey from front to end.
Stale and lackluster for Future's standards. Barely any memorable or worthwhile material.
This definitely isn't future at his peak, but it does have Mask Off so I need to give it credit for that.
1 | Rent Money 4:25 | 82 |
2 | Good Dope 2:52 | 68 |
3 | Zoom 4:38 | 71 |
4 | Draco 3:45 | 72 |
5 | Super Trapper 3:50 | 70 |
6 | POA 4:08 | 79 |
7 | Mask Off 3:24 | 90 |
8 | High Demand 3:31 | 66 |
9 | Outta Time 2:48 | 70 |
10 | Scrape 3:37 | 66 |
11 | I’m so Groovy 4:21 | 68 |
12 | Might as Well 3:27 | 68 |
13 | Poppin' Tags 3:38 | 78 |
14 | Massage in My Room 2:35 | 63 |
15 | Flip 4:14 | 61 |
16 | When I Was Broke 3:05 | 71 |
17 | Feds Did a Sweep 4:30 | 78 |
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#15 | / | Complex |
#20 | / | The New York Times: Jon Caramanica |
#23 | / | Clash |
#35 | / | Noisey |
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