Even if Future doesn’t completely rewrite the formula on The WIZRD, there’s still plenty signs of artistic growth.
The self-awareness displayed here shows that Future is still in touch with the genre he helped to create. The WIZRD is a great listening experience, indicating that Future isn’t stopping anytime soon.
Diehard Future fans, of which there are legion, will be satisfied. But at 20 tracks, The Wizrd runs overlong.
If there’s anyone who for some reason hasn’t listened to Future until now, The WIZRD is the perfect project for them to begin their adventure into the rapper’s multicolored discography.
On The WZRD, he spends most his time refining his formula or simply being lazy. Either way, it’s clear that Future is way too comfortable.
The album that resulted is by turns dark, cocky, measured and angry. Its 20 songs sound like the final gasp of Future’s past depravity, undercut by his need to solidify his standing as one of the most influential artists of the last decade.
While not Future's most cutting-edge release, The WIZRD is packed with great production, sticky hooks, and consistently electrifying vocal performances from Future himself.
While there’s plenty of his melancholic, drug-induced staples, what you won’t find here is the Atlanta rapper stretching or surprising himself.
Though The Wizrd does run too long (as tends to be the norm nowadays), the bangers here are bangers and make this album exciting on every repeated listen.
The world of hip-hop and rap is changing and, while Future’s pattern works well, it becomes slightly repetitive with every listen.
Where the project falls short is in the handful of filler tracks that pollute the listening experience, including the repetitive Temptation, F&N and Overdose. Yet it still counts as a victory for Future.
Future hasn’t felt much need to deviate from his sound in the last half-decade, so the quality of his work has remained consistent as the surprise factor dwindles.
Given its runtime and filler moments, this remains yet another serviceable trap buffet that would benefit from some trimming to maximize impact and allure.
Future was never quite the artist who could sustain the hour-plus he persistently demands from listeners, and it’s becoming clear that he might not ever get there.
On his seventh album, Future is mired in this past. Although ‘The Wizrd’ makes concessions to rap's move towards greater introspection, these 20 tracks largely draw on the same, tired formula he's been rolling out since 2012's 'Pluto'.
It’s rendered nigh on unlistenable by an obsession with vocoders that would disturb even the most avid collector of other people’s blisters.
In case you were wondering, the only song I didn't save was First Off. So, if you want to point fingers at who prevented Future from going 20/20, point it at Travis 'mid filling, kid killing' Scott.
Of these 20 tracks, only 3 exceed four minutes. The tempos, moods, styles, they're all constantly moving onto the next one, surprising the listener with the occasional beat switch and always fulfilling a promise of accessible, enjoyable trap. Future has never sounded this consistently catchy on a ... read more
Do Future fans not fw this project that much? Idk man, I thought this was actually an insanely well made and quality album.
This is also super consistent overall. About 3 skips or mid tracks, but everything else is incredible. The production is dope, Future sounds great on nearly every track, and some of Future's best material to date shows up on here, such as "Never Stop", "Crushed Up", "F&N", "Promise U That", "Baptiize", and ... read more
I would rather listen to Future repeat the same thing over and over again than some mid rappers that actually have lyrics
1 | Never Stop 4:51 | 82 |
2 | Jumpin on a Jet 2:17 | 83 |
3 | Rocket Ship 1:56 | 77 |
4 | Temptation 2:47 | 81 |
5 | Crushed Up 2:29 | 88 |
6 | F&N 3:09 | 90 |
7 | Call the Coroner 2:11 | 85 |
8 | Talk Shit Like a Preacher 2:12 | 80 |
9 | Promise U That 3:25 | 82 |
10 | Stick to the Models 3:16 | 81 |
11 | Overdose 1:55 | 64 |
12 | Krazy but True 3:05 | 74 |
13 | Servin Killa Kam 3:06 | 78 |
14 | Baptiize 3:38 | 84 |
15 | Unicorn Purp 4:06 feat. Young Thug, Gunna | 81 |
16 | Goin Dummi 2:41 | 76 |
17 | First Off 3:48 feat. Travis Scott | 81 |
18 | Faceshot 2:55 | 81 |
19 | Ain't Coming Back 3:39 | 73 |
20 | Tricks on Me 4:22 | 73 |
#30 | / | Complex |
#36 | / | Passion of the Weiss |
#89 | / | Noisey |
/ | Esquire (UK) |