56 NIGHTS v BEAST MODE v MONSTER

i think 56 nights crazy
i think 56 nights crazy

as salamu alaykum william how are you william

i think monster has the better stand out songs (throw away, codeine crazy) but 56 nights is more listen from front to back

the skits on 56 nights are funny but they also kind of ruin the flow :(

having two skits and theyre both abt instagram is extremely funny to me

Instagram is the 5th element of hip hop right now

lol

WE KNOW WHO YA LIKE AND WHO YA DONT LIKE

YOU THINK WE CANT GET IN COMPUTERS

LIKIN BITCHES PICTURES FROM 70 WEEKS AGO

I'm gonna stand up for Zaytoven's production on Beast Mode which is amazing throughout.

i like how each tape is a collaboration w a diff producer nice way to do it

/looks at itunes/ except monster lol

he shdve done only metro boomin on monster imo

Honest ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

duuuuude no

u of all ppl

march madness is the standout song from all this but i played it too much and it's the only song on 56 nights not produced by southside

xpost i'm just bein honest

ur just being onions

i'm truly part of the futurehive because i love 'honest' too

i think trap niggas might be my fav of the bunch i appreciate the magnanimity of it but idk there r a lot of good ones

i like p much every future release except like two mixtapes and honest

p dumb opinion

its actually an extremely good smart opinion

def 56 nights, all are extremely good tho obv

these tapes are Future being Future, Honest had some good songs but felt like a strained experiment in hanging out with superstars

somebody dm'd me on twitter n now im 70 weeks deep in her instagram and fearful as hell im gonna accidentally like a pic

Future too real

feel like these tapes are true future minus the honest aspect which was always present and not at all a bad thing until it took over, but the result w/o it is just so focused and minutely detailed its very beautiful

u guys read this http://www.gq.com/story/atlanta-strip-club-magic-city

future renaissance

some good enthusiasm from future in the accompanying doc http://video.gq.com/watch/magic-city-inside-the-atlanta-strip-club-that-runs-hip-hop-uncensored

Her pelvic bone, reversed, formed a flat mesa of flesh so that her vagina and anus pointed directly up at the ceiling. This was Aimee. I would get to know her later.

ha theres def some awful feature story prose in there

doc is better, esco is funny

is that from the GQ story? the line that caught my eye (aside from the single tear anectdote) was the charming:

Occasionally, City Dollars threw some singles at the naked woman standing in front of us, the way an old man might absentmindedly feed some ducks the crust of his sandwich.

these r some good excepts u guys

its p cool how rap despite being a globally commodified industry for decades can still take place in a room somewhere

definitely beast mode, best trap release I heard in a very long time in no small part due to Zaytoven, guy is a bonfide legend.

yeah Beast Mode is by far my favorite of these. Monster has some songs that feel like a chore to me, and 56 Nights overdoes the "Commas" siren.

http://gizmodo.com/how-did-we-get-to-pluto-so-fast-1716533356

56 nights is a great project, i wish way more high profile rappers did short, thematically consistent tapes like that

otm

Love them all. Going with Beast Mode.

beast Mode is obv the worst Imo, songs don't cohere all the time, get kind of annoying, no song as good as march madness or trap gentlemen

Voted 56 Nights

That gq piece is awful, act like you've either been to a strip club or heard rap music before

Also...maybe the 8th story in this subject in 3 years

"Peacoat" and "Real Sisters" aren't even my favorite songs on Beast Mode but they disprove the idea that it doesn't have standout songs like the other tapes

it does but neither is as good as the two i mentioned.

bah.

That gq piece is awful, act like you've either been to a strip club or heard rap music before

― supreme problematics (D-40), Saturday, July 11, 2015 2:44 AM (7 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

its obvs v cornily written but ill take willfully naive over act like you've either been to a strip club or heard rap music before every time, also it was just interesting because it was about something, attempted to encounter a culture where it is at

ehh i'm ok with fish out of water but there's a whole tradition of these fish out of water pieces that primarily reify existing stereotypes imo

trap niggas >>>>>>>

http://i.imgur.com/lT09zb4.png

production on 56 nights is basic.

56 nights is a feeling

production on 56 nights is basic.

― grant holt (prettylikealaindelon), Tuesday, July 14, 2015 7:04 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark

the one with "march madness" & "trap n*ggas"?

i like the production on 56 Nights, but Southside is not the most versatile producer and it kinda feels like they go back to the "Commas" well a lot. Zay has a much wider range of styles on Beast Mode.

idk some of those beats are pretty memorable to me and the sound uniquely fits the subject matter, plus with it only being 9 songs it feels more like a specific palette as opposed to "i only have one idea"

does the tape even follow the 'concept' at all outside the opening skit and the title track? it seems like the other songs could've been on any tape

Looks like Trap Niggas is on DS2. Good choice.

Beast Mode is just as much an in-the-zone tape as 56 Nights imo - it's just more diverse and colorful. Feels like both Future and Zay are spreading their wings a little and are enjoying each other's company.

echoing all the beast mode/zaytoven love. for me, it's beast > 56 nights > monster

the first time i listened to 56 nights, future did the "coolest dj in the world" escomoe tag himself and for whatever reason i could imagine him saying "...whatever the fuck that means" right after. and on the very next song, he did. the food i was eating started tasting really sour.

does the tape even follow the 'concept' at all outside the opening skit and the title track? it seems like the other songs could've been on any tape

― some dude, Wednesday, July 15, 2015 12:35 AM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

It's obviously a concept album in the sense that the recession is

Like an underlying theme /mood animated by certain irl events

it's weird, i like the *sound* of the opening skit on 56 Nights so much, i never skip it. lagoon otm July 10.

on the other hand, Now sucks, i have decided

yeah no

where's the thread where i complained about how i hate the sound of drinks being opened and consumed in commercials?

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

results are otm

nah monster > beast mode imo but they're all good. a playlist of all 3 mixtapes is prob my most listened to thing this year

yeah prefer the highs of monster to beast mode generally

^^ i've been coming around to beast mode lately tho

i literally forgot move that dope was a future song

future elimating guest verses nearly altogther was such a great move

otm

is this gonna continue on as the post-honest future thread? if so
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3Or6eqIpI

seemed like an essential image to preserve
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CM88GPjWEAAvEEV.png

same flow as whalaaa magiiiic

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CNrNl5mUkAAmdMe.png

you know what song i really like just like bruddas

It's the best.

yeah my fav of his this year

the zaytoven piano riff on that track is goddamn beautiful

yea what a good track

i love future

no codeine crazy lag∞n ?

didnt make the cut, tuff call

been particularly in love with "fetti" of late

man no "throw away"?

think i can make a great 45 minutes out of the mixtapes but not necessarily with ds2 too

man no "throw away"?

― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Friday, September 4, 2015 10:39 AM (5 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this song is mean spirited

that is true!

lol

i like throw away because you get 2 tracks for 1

i have been enjoying the percocet & stripper joint lately

he mentions wu tang at least twice across these releases

the second song in 'throw away' goes into some kind of weird metal machine glitch tunes thing and it's cool

http://i.imgur.com/SGumOuT.png

not quite the right demo but close

news or somethn always gets forgotten cuz its not on a mixtape but i agree its dope

he raps good in it

i aint got no manners for no sluts / ima put my thumb in her butt

lol

I bought all the sodas at the gas station

loll

i paid $1.29 for the itunes versh of march madness b/c i wanted 256 kbps :)

i think 256 kbps crazy

haha

legit, other-ppl-in-the-office-staring-at-me lol

no codeine crazy lag∞n ?

― just sayin, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 2:32 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yaaaa man wtf. unacceptable omission.

now I've gotta make my own list.

been working on one myself and it's way too long

monster isn't on spotify, that sucks

yeah this is really hard and I'm not even including DS2 tracks. trying to get it under an hour

codeine is not actually that good of a drug certainly not anything to go crazy over

Alright got it down to 17 tracks and under one hour.
http://i58.tinypic.com/27zdqp0.jpg

is the goal to keep it under an hour? okay

no clue, that was my goal

I been meaning to do this too yall gonna motivate me to get it done tonite

think i've reduced mine to 12 tracks and a v precise (dour) mood. will report back

there was a time, not all that long ago, that i didnt think real sisters was a standout track

same. however it is the best

imo

http://i.imgur.com/iNtzZjs.png

vow to jam all mixes posted itt

http://i.imgur.com/pcosOCd.png

unanimous

http://i.imgur.com/0v4X68R.png

spottie didnt use ds2 tho

yeah idk why i just really wanted to put the ds2 bonus trax on there, they feel so wasted on ds2

imo kno the meaning would work as an actual final track to ds2 bc it's an interesting emotional conclusion, percocet and stripper joint is kind of an orphan though (and a great track) that doesn't fit the ds2 sonic palette

agreed

update

http://i.imgur.com/Bs89iKY.png

guess i shdve voted monster

i like monster and 56 nights about the same for different reasons

hardly is a good addition. love how he sings 'wash the molly down with champ-agne'

good to know which songs on that mix contain explicit language and which don't

(i realize why the three are marked as such and the rest aren't, just thought it was funny)

only listen to those three if u r ready 4 some real dirty talk

so none of yall think diamonds from africa is worth including huh, i love this song

i just put that one on a mix! it's great

ok cool then

ESKIMO THE COOLEST DJ IN THE WORLD

i humbly submit as tribute
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COZIKKNWIAAcNEx.png
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/COZIPZEWEAAbHwb.png

diamonds from africa was on mine until the last minute, I just really wanted a 45 minute playlist

'56 nights' is just the best song

perfect closer

yea it is

singing towards end of "throw away" is touching me man

also i am kind of feeling like monster is the best of these (i didn't vote btw)

yea it is

singing towards end of "throw away" is touching me man

― marcos, Tuesday, September 8, 2015 9:52 AM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea thats why i put it at the end

no codeine crazy lag∞n ?

― just sayin, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 2:32 AM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yaaaa man wtf. unacceptable omission.

now I've gotta make my own list.

― Spottie, Friday, September 4, 2015 5:24 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm

the clash of a lyric like "celebrate like a championship" against this sad dark production + the somber morose way he says it is v powerful imo

http://i.imgur.com/r6gTTCV.png

poor a lilllllllllll lilllllll llliquor out...poor a lil more liquor out... pooritoutpooritout

i'm not really gonna even try to make a mix of these, too hard

cmon

https://40.media.tumblr.com/e0b6d4008e67475c288e1f0a09c7c3a8/tumblr_nue33gY2r91rvf45eo1_1280.png

Decided to give it a shot, could barely keep it under an hour.

keep em comin folks!

Not nearly enough Blood On The Money or Blow A Bag on those lists.

one of each

i put blow a bag on mine; i do really like blood on the money but felt like i had too many closer-type tracks in my last 5 w/ hardly and kno the meaning

2 pac is such a fucking jam

right now I am feeling beast mode is the best, zaytoven production is so good, love all this jazzy piano. does feel like the most consistent too

lol in that future promo doc he put out this summer he talks about London bridges falling down as an inspiration and that he is basically trying to write nursery rhymes and that is pretty otm imo, I have these random future bars floating around in my head all the time

i like "groupies"

"blood on the money" is like in top 3 or so future tracks in this whole run since monster imo

after several months of m/l continuous listening to all four monster and beyond future projects, i'd say beast mode def has the most interesting production, 56 nights and DS2 are most successful at being coherent wholes and sustaining moods throughout (esp. DS2), monster has some of the highest heights and is the most emotionally resonant overall

i agree with all that actually

actually i might say beast mode is more cohesive than 56 nights

ds2 starts off great, sags a little in the middle imo, but has a really good closing stretch (fwiw i have the non-deluxe version that ends w/ blood on the money). def has a very sustained mood throughout though

Really grateful for everyone's best of upthread. I've been playing these on shuffle for a few months but I've been having mixed feelings about this stage of his work. Both Future and Young Thug seem to have left behind the fast chatting bangers (Same Damn Time, Treasure etc) and gone for this reflective, smoothed out, more consistent but ultimately less hooky sound. Listening to these favourites put into a playlist is bringing it all home though - Just Like Bruddas is fantastic, as is March Madness and several others.

No love for Thought There Was A Drought though? I love the way 'gucci flip flops' seems to drip and drop over the beat.

hooks are definitely there on all these imo, sometimes i feel like future is nothing but hooks, "nursery rhymes" for real imo

live from the gutter is nearly as good as anything on these 3 tapes imo

xp the hooks are there, but they feel more buried. not sure about nursery rhymes tbh.

xp yeah live from the gutter is really good, diamonds dancing, digital dash, i'm the plug and jersey also p great to solid cuts from the future/drake tape (which is really just a future tape that drake jumps in on a few times other than 30 for 30 freestyle)

FUTURE/FREEBANDZ @1future
Um ready to drop sum new...FBG

ummm

http://images.rapgenius.com/1e95f6ec387e3631fbf35b4e6fde231d.640x309x1.jpg
the meme that's sweeping the web

also
http://jumpman.space/

https://twitter.com/meaghan_garvey/status/659467550959509504

wrong imo

i dont agree with the ranking but liked her piece on monster quite a bit

oh yea it was great, i love garvey

wrong but the Monster piece was ace

i hear where she's coming from and appreciate her points but I just can't put the inconsistency/length of Monster ahead of something as tight and seamless as 56 Nights, despite its heights. Beast Mode? maybe.

testament to her Pitch piece, tho, that she got me going back to listen to Monster again to see if i'm wrong

whither be monster 2, I ask

bump bc we got all the other promised thanksgiving mixtapes where the hell is the future one

unless we all totally misinterpreted the "freebandz/eardrummer thanksgiving" tweet

future sitting on 55 tapes worth of material, selfish

truly hurtful

thankful for future

^^^^

wish he would stop saying crappy things about women, tho

thats art 4 u

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CVADR69U8AAIiTo.png

hold up is future seriously 32 years old

i thought he was a little younger myself but yea

did you think he was older or younger?

xp to j0rdan

tho we do live in a time when 38yo kanye west is somehow an avatar of twitter youth so

yeah i assumed he was like 4-5 years younger than that

da connect album was released 12 years ago so it makes sense.

Future never had the air of a 20-year-old kid when he was coming up, it makes sense to me that he was 26-27 when he started getting famous, like Jay-Z or Nicki Minaj

def a mature individual who has lived a lot of life

did u guys see the future doppelgänger target employee

those were some good memes

haha link?

Google searches for future are kind of a pain in the ass tbh

http://pictigar.com/media/1129168940456099272_1835469750

?

fuck up some memes yeah

i serve the bargain
fuck up some coupons

i forget the rest

best future social media content was that vid of the guy and his gf sitting in the car booming a future tune out the stereo and she's looking dead at the camera totally expressionless with just her head bobbing in amazingly hypnotic fashion

does anyone know what i mean cos i can't find it now

So I like DS2 fine and should probably re listen to the mixtapes but I feel out of the loop as to why this is supposed to be another level from his earlier stuff. Even Honest which I don't like, "I Be U" is more my level than any of his current stuff.

naw, I feel p much the same

https://twitter.com/LydiaKardackson/status/647083181980676096

found it ^__^

Genuinely glad

'i be u' is a love song & more a pop song than a rap one

its probably become a meme at this pt but it doesnt surprise me that this stuff resonated more, bc it has the trappings of more autobiographical tortured soul vibe than aiming for more 'universal' vibes

i listened to 'honest' the album recently and def feel it's worlds apart from his current run idk

I don't really care about Future's tortured soul. "I Be U" > anything he's done this year

ur missing out rev

"I Be U" was really good but even that was a step down from "Turn On The Lights" and his other really top shelf ballads imo

p much everything in the world is a step down from turn on the lights

I really just find the feel of his recent work repelling and unenjoyable at more than a song or two's length.

its so good

i totally love the recent stuff but I'm starting to max out a little and am curious to see where he goes next & whether I'll feel on board. I barely listened to the drake mixtape even though most of the future stuff on it was pretty much in the same vein as most of these tapes. hearing that jumpman line like "had em like wow, cup dirty" gave me a little glimpse of like feeling tired out on future

i like what he's doing w/ different tapes w/ different producers -- he hasn't done much w/ Mike Will in a while so i'm looking forward to Ape Shit more than if it was just gonna be produced by all the same people from his recent tapes

xpost - i dont care at all about future's tortured soul either. i know people like noz like to claim drake is self serving/self congratulatory, and future's narcissism is more genuine, and so genuinely tortured that he can barely contain his self loathing, but they both just seem two sides of the same self consciously pained, slightly boring, self-pitying, but ultimately shallow (and sometimes repellent - though not as much a ty dolla sign) persona. i prefer future when he just gets on with making bangers like most of whats on DS2, where the im so drunk/sad quality of his voice is couched in not-so sad-sack beats. i dont care to hear him trying to make ballads that might be 'honest' but just reveal someone quite odious. that aside, i think the second half of 56 nights is pretty fantastic, no compadre especially.

wow talk about slightly boring

Rev can i respectfully say you are so damn wrong. i liked "turn off the lights" future too, possibly more (at its peak) but this is just a new different but also really good thing

took me a little while to get into it

new stuff is like a slow burn ... you have to immerse yourself in it and enter the world it creates to really enjoy i think. feels very direct, too. uncut future.

I don't only think ballad/sensitive Future is good ftr, just reading some year-end write ups reminded me that others are getting something out of his recent stuff that I haven't

guy peaked w/ pluto

future backlash in full swing smh when did ppl forget how to feel

hes overrated in certain ways & underrated in others but none of the things said here negatively feel v true imo

guy peaked plateaued w/ pluto

― hot doug stamper (||||||||), Monday, December 21, 2015 3:44 PM (6 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i dont agree w/ either statement...hes grown tremendously in certain ways imo

it seems like, objectively speaking, future is currently peaking

Rev can i respectfully say you are so damn wrong. i liked "turn off the lights" future too, possibly more (at its peak) but this is just a new different but also really good thing

― flopson, Monday, December 21, 2015 9:18 AM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I agree he's doing something new and different, just that it doesn't interest me and that's ok.

"future backlash in full swing smh when did ppl forget how to feel"

lol really I want to like it more, whenever something reaches that level of acclaim/popularity I feel I'm missing out on something if I'm not feeling it as much. And with Future I'm a fan, it's not like select other rappers where I'm just curious if their new stuff'll win me over.

tbh i'm surprised there hasn't been more division over future's direction; i know the romantic space balladry wasn't the sum total of his work previously but so much of his reputation was built on people buying into it, and this nihilistic unpleasant new future doesn't just contradict it but actively seeks to kill it

i think i'm more into future's latest music because it doesn't ask us to care about his soul, it's just tunnel vision numbness. i think i was too cynical to fully buy into romantic future even if he's now in the face of it more indefensible

future peaked with 'racks' let's be honest

"i think i'm more into future's latest music because it doesn't ask us to care about his soul, it's just tunnel vision numbness. i think i was too cynical to fully buy into romantic future even if he's now in the face of it more indefensible"

^THIS.

ive never been as invested in the future mythos or persona as a lot of people have been, so perhaps that lack of attachment prevents me seeing a certain progression, or important disparity, but i had difficulty buying the romantic/softer future cos the sadness seemed to largely just be sadboy brags. eg. "Live a rich nigga life, I’m just being honest" - oh poor you, future, singing the rich-rapper blues. not sure why/how im meant to care that much really. but i can see why critics love to go to town with it.

when future's rapping over some seismic juggernaut (eg no compadre or most of ds2, which i would wager is as a *whole* better than the individual mixtapes, good as they can be, no matter that mixtapes may seem the purer representation of what he does), rather than faux-crying, his obnoxiousness hits a more satisfying/suitable, less jarring tone than one where its asking me to sympathise with him (even if that juxtaposition - intellectually at least - admittedly makes it more interesting).

"no compadre" is sooooo good, agree that DS2 >>>> mixtapes because it works better as a coherent flowing whole regardless of whether individual highlights are better

also think "the percocet & stripper joint" is one of DS2's weakest moments, really boring that so many critics homed in on it and only really works as a bonus track; it's not that future can't move me, it's just that sadboy brags pale beside how hard eg "blood on the money" hits

obv a rapper whose whole thing is to tell you how much pain he is in is diff from the average rap image. but it seems like superficial over-determined shtick (you get more gravitas and real conflict in a song like tupac's pain than the entire honest album). but i guess its proven to be critical catnip (see also: drake's whole career).

also, future is/was good at showing what an asshole he is, which i know his fans like to use as a sign of how 'open' and 'real' he is, but im not sure he ever really shows you his real vulnerabilities, he just shows you what a c**t he can be. perhaps thats brave, or perhaps it just shows someone who doesnt really deserve our sympathy. but then i suppose thats a prob i just have with a lot of his peers, like dream, ty, drake, etc, much as i like their music.

^^^^

tbh i'm surprised there hasn't been more division over future's direction; i know the romantic space balladry wasn't the sum total of his work previously but so much of his reputation was built on people buying into it, and this nihilistic unpleasant new future doesn't just contradict it but actively seeks to kill it

― cher guevara (lex pretend), Tuesday, 22 December 2015 09:00 Bookmark

ya but from a critical career narrative pov (obv the main draw is that shit bangs) i think that desire to kill strengthens the relation to the prev stuff where a simple contradiction would weaken. lover and loner both defined by their emphatic depth. "dress it up and make it real for me... whatever that fuckin mean"

(obv the main draw is that shit bangs)

otm

well nah that was p glib tbh.... 2 bang is 2 transmit emotion therefore it's not unrelated. drake collabo tape is testament to that, like someone turning the light on and off verse by verse

bangs is emotional but distant (read = cool) and clever
his ballads nvr did much for me ever

tryna sell sum dope & eat caviar

also think "the percocet & stripper joint" is one of DS2's weakest moments, really boring that so many critics homed in on it and only really works as a bonus track

I think the main reason why critics gravitated towards that one is the beat is probably the most "Dungeon Family"/ATLiens beat he's had.

really boring that so many critics homed in on it and only really works as a bonus track

i found it weird that so many people honed in on the ds2 bonus tracks in general as like the best part of the album -- p&sj, real sisters, commas, trap niggas, all great tracks sure but most of them were on previous mixtapes. i think i even read some piece calling "kno the meaning" like the emotional core of ds2 and i'm thinking lol that tune isn't even part of the real album

even weirder when yes there are tunes like blood on the money that are spectacular

"percocet" is a masterpiece fuiud

i like how on "percocet" he shouts out belgian rap fans, crazy euros obsessed w/ southern rap deserve shine

i found it weird that so many people honed in on the ds2 bonus tracks in general as like the best part of the album -- p&sj, real sisters, commas, trap niggas, all great tracks sure but most of them were on previous mixtapes. i think i even read some piece calling "kno the meaning" like the emotional core of ds2 and i'm thinking lol that tune isn't even part of the real album

even weirder when yes there are tunes like blood on the money that are spectacular

― marcos, Tuesday, December 22, 2015 10:18 AM (47 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

different people like different songs on an album consisting entirely of very good songs, some newbs even like ones released before the album, some like bonus tracks (does anyone even really make the distinction between bonus tracks and core album anymore? i see it on ilx all the time but i just put it on my ipod)

also, future is/was good at showing what an asshole he is, which i know his fans like to use as a sign of how 'open' and 'real' he is, but im not sure he ever really shows you his real vulnerabilities, he just shows you what a c**t he can be. perhaps thats brave, or perhaps it just shows someone who doesnt really deserve our sympathy. but then i suppose thats a prob i just have with a lot of his peers, like dream, ty, drake, etc, much as i like their music.

― StillAdvance, Tuesday, December 22, 2015 5:49 AM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

does future really stand out as an asshole in the field of rap music? i don't really see myself while listening to (any) music asking myself, "Indeed, my senses are aroused, but does this person deserve my sympathy?" i'm not even generally aware that future is asking for my sympathy. is he? is it really that important to hear someone's "real vulnerabilities" in their music? this LexBox criticism was ok in the case of drake before he was good but it has GOT TO STOP

LexBot*

Nobody is better at vivid expression of feeling than future. Just cause he brought those feelings upon himself with his shitty behavior doesn't make those feelings less real or future's evocations of those feelings less powerful.

(does anyone even really make the distinction between bonus tracks and core album anymore?

lol tbh i think i am just a little resentful bc i didn't feel like spending an extra $6 to get a few additional songs that i mostly already had on free mixtapes, so for me the album ends at blood on the money

imho "i dislike the subject matter" is a fundamental misunderstanding of art and furthermore a shabby performance the guilty parties sentenced to listen to this mix for a week straight in a darkened room while contemplating their many failures

http://i.imgur.com/r5xVySM.png

oh reminds me btw I finally made a mix I will post it later

also pushing back at the idea that future is sad boy music theres a lot of compassion magnanimity and other expansive feelings in there

its sad man music lol

Man... Just Like Bruddas is such a great track.

its really incredible

one of the best

the repeat of "That's dirty money, I can smell the gunpowder" is so good

I would argue Sad Rap was just as much a part of the firmament this year in general, there's nothing more trivial or flippant about Ty money or mozzy say (I'm sure ppl with other rap interests this year can come up w similar examples)

Why must all acclaimed rap records be measured against this presumed generic failed archetype

otm

"does future really stand out as an asshole in the field of rap music? i don't really see myself while listening to (any) music asking myself, "Indeed, my senses are aroused, but does this person deserve my sympathy?" i'm not even generally aware that future is asking for my sympathy. is he? is it really that important to hear someone's "real vulnerabilities" in their music? this LexBox criticism was ok in the case of drake before he was good but it has GOT TO STOP"

of course hes not the only asshole. but supreme assholism is a trope that seems to have been particularly popular as of late between weeknd, ty dolla sign, etc etc. im saying i like the music, im saying future is a great rapper, but yes, the sympathy point does hold as he frequently appears to be inviting me to sympathise and indeed empathise with his fallen/tragic/woe-is-me/so-tortured-he-just-wants-to-escape-from-it-all demeanour.

obv i dont need to hear Real Vulnerabilities in every song i hear, but for someone whose fans seem to make this claim (some quotes from the p4k review of ds2 - "a redemption story for a man who is certain it’s too late for his soul to be redeemed"... "never ashamed to confess his depression or infatuation"... "Future thumbs through blood-stained bills, reminded of the life from which he ascended but can’t ever really escape, as much as he may have tried.") of him as making beautiful emotional music (im sure noz writes something to that effect in the latest wire), i think it is okay to maybe want to discuss the issue of how vulnerability is presented in his music. i find future's vocals the most interesting thing about him, more than anything he has to say tbh, hes someone who desperately wants to communicate how out of control he is, how sad, how tragic his life is, how yes, VULNERABLE - he is. i love the grain of his voice tbh, its his greatest asset, but often it also seems like hes trying too hard to come off as pained (ie nearing the point where it becomes shtick).

future backlash in full swing smh when did ppl forget how to feel
--lag∞n

the holidays truly do bring out the worst in people

like flopson, I don't feel like I'm being coerced into feeling sympathy when I hear Future. that said, I think I don't pay enough attention to lyrics so maybe I'm missing a whole lot of stuff.

he doesnt seem that interested in soliciting sympathy imo, id do find him interesting tho

yea i don't feel pulled into feeling sympathy either, i don't get that from future. i dig the timbre of his voice, emotional content in his delivery, vibe, producers he works w/, among other things

future might have a few "sad rapper" moments thinking primarily maybe codeine crazy or throw away but lagoon otm re many expansive feelings otherwise there

him and thug r both notable for infinite effortless variety of flows too

wld say nu future accurately represents the experience of depression, which is much more than just feeling sorry for oneself which is what ppl seems to be meaning here by "sad", including real sadness

obvs depression is not the totally of his expression tho it does very much inform his work imo

'numbness' is the word.

thats part of it too def

watched a bunch of videos (most of which new to me) for recent future jams today and was v struck by how he was just clean, handsome, charismatic, wearing fun hats

he is very handsome and cool and has nice clothes

ya j crunch was not unwrong in bringing the notion of cool into it

i only like cool things

(wait lol uh i just mean he was right, too lit off xmas drinks to look clevur sry)

im not sure what were talking abt tbh

2 bang is 2 transmit emotion therefore it's not unrelated

― r|t|c, Tuesday, 22 December 2015 12:45 Bookmark

bangs is emotional but distant (read = cool) and clever

― johnny crunch, Tuesday, 22 December 2015 12:53 Bookmark

ah so thx

yea his vids are good, recall being mezmorized by

rappers use 'rock star' so much but ive caught the 56 nights video now a few times on mtv jams and future is so rock star iconic in it i cant even

― johnny crunch, Sunday, June 14, 2015 10:40 PM (6 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i like how he makes videos for almost all his songs its fun

i dont change my username on here but if one of you doesnt grab "wearing fun hat" i think you are missing a v strong opportunity

shit

"wearing fun hats"

id belatedly rank the mixtapes as monster (the beats on this are mighty, fuck up some commas is obv immense, tho i could do without the indian storeowner skit, for a second i thought i was back in 1995), 56 nights (it has no compadre, trap niggas, and march madness, but not 100% sold on the rest), then beast mode (mainly as it sounds pretty thin sonically).

I serve the base I serve the base
I serve the base I serve the base
I serve the base I serve the base
I serve the base I serve the base

^^^

i like to think of that tune actually featuring a dirty sprite getting hype in the background

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vysnVMPKBmM

early sighting

When I first saw the title I thought the central conceit was Future as politicuan giving the audience-electorate who voted him in what thry wanted

well nayvadius certainly got angry on twitter today

Naomi Zeichner ‏@nomizeichner 7s8 seconds ago Manhattan, NY
right before Monster dropped, this dude promised me that Future had recorded a cover of "Don't Worry Be Happy"

http://images.livemixtapes.com/artists/freebandz/future-purple_reign/cover.jpg?1453004149v

it's still not up what the hell future

i don't know why anyone even bothers to announce mixtapes. is it really better to hype people an hour ahead of time (and risk not dropping it on schedule and pissing everyone off) vs. just surprising them?

just went up a little while ago

8 hours behind schedule is a p reasonable delay in the scheme of things, I mean, I've been on codeine and things do in fact move slow

this is sounding really good to me though I'm no Future scholar. "Inside the Mattress," "No Charge" and "Future Purple Reign" are all great, "Run Up" would be if the DJ drops weren't so obtrusive

burger king tweet about future mixtapes in 2016

it's very good imo, has a pretty consistent sound even with the ensemble of different producers, which is cool

I think it's got ~5 jams and a bunch of filler personally

This is sounding really awesome, even filler tracks from Future right now seem vital.

only interested if it has some prince samples

Title track + "Percocet" from DS2 deluxe are two sadfuture songs I fully endorse

I like about half of this, the two string-heavy Metro beats in particular are cool. He's getting to have a ton of producer tags too huh

Purple Reign is out on iTunes & the streaming services now, no dj.

no spotify US tho, at least that i can find

No, looks like Spotify is lagging behind. It's up on google play music and apple music though. Even Tidal has it, lol-

hah DAMMIT

um u can also download it for free from any mixtape site? why you need it on spotify?

so i don't have to open another app and i can load in on my 2016 hip hop lists. I've already listened to it but its just more convenient for me on spotify.

ah ok

listening so far it is pretty good but i am feeling a little futured out right now

thats how i was w him last year too. didn't dive into the M, BM, 56N triplet until 56 nights came out. didn't fully appreciate them until DS2 came out

also there's no esco on this new one

listening so far it is pretty good but i am feeling a little futured out right now

or the other way round - i'm not futured out enough of DS2 etc to want a new batch that's mostly in the same vein

It is pretty good and he hasn't lost it at all but it's not on par with the Monster-Beast Mode-56 Nights-DS2 run. I wish he'd switch up his production a bit more these days and get some bouncier and upbeat, more colorful stuff, or at the very least do some more of the flooding with love for the streets type tracks: my savages, just like bruddas, trap n**gas, etc.

also there's no esco on this new one

― human and working on getting beer (longneck), Tuesday, January 19, 2016 12:18 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

wait is having no dj drops a bad thing, who cares

No no no, the esco drops are pretty annoying. The new version doesn't have them. A good thing.

ah right

6 - Inside the Mattress

So gdamn good.

I get on the stage and I rap 'til I pass out
Hit another city and another city, I'm just groovin'
I was tryna tell you I was losin'
I was gon' tell you I'm improvin'

I'm personally responsible for 80% of the soundcloud plays of this song at this point.

DS2 has some problems, it's solid but I can think of Metro Boomin productions I like better than his stuff on there, including "Jumpman" which is a great beat w crap rapping. So I'm fine with him releasing more stuff even if it's similar template, not like it's completely identical

what is it with Future album/mixtapes being added then subtracted then added again with incomplete track list or changed Artist headings on Spotify . it's so random

yeah it sucks

dont use spotify

I relistened to all the mixtapes after Purple Reign dropped and have thoughts

Monster: The highlights on here are great, second half of "Throw Away" (I know you could say it's not complete without the first half but it's a bit of a dirge IMO,) "Hardly," "Codeine Crazy." "After That" is a banger and reminds me of when I thought Wayne was rebounding until he put out three worthless projects last year. The first two songs are terrible though, "Radical" in particular. Actually this is the one I didn't finish all the way through originally so it was cool going back and finding a handful of dope songs.

Beast Mode: I like this almost all the way through but mainly on a solid, not-great level. "No Basic" is a cut above the rest though I think.

56 Nights: I get why this is seen as the best one and the siren drops are just a repeating producer tag, the beats are pretty varied within its template. But idk, to me it's kinda dreary besides "March Madness." In a certain mood I could maybe see feeling this more.

It's not so much that I think he's better/worse at one or another sound, but I remember playing Pluto a bunch when it dropped and while it's got it's flaws I miss some of the brighter sound it had overall. It's not necessary, plenty of the best songs from last year go for a bleak feel and succeed, but when they don't it's a little drab/monotonous.

FUTURE/FREEBANDZ @1future 28 minutes ago
Pre-Order #EVOL Midnight EST!

yay

nah i have that album already

http://i.imgur.com/DvY4hKi.jpg

i have that burrito

http://i.imgur.com/tR6JOUQ.jpg

burrito is better tbh

if steve shelley don't trust you i'm gon' shoot you

i actually have never had the burrito but i did years ago somehow acquire a evol burritos tshirt which i kid you not i just realized after i started writing this post im actually wearing right now, also i met a guy who works for them doing food science a lil while ago, regardless im extremely positive sonic youth are better than any frozen burrito

http://i.imgur.com/aZiQC3o.jpg

nice!

ftr, I'm not a sonic youth fan per se but certainly have nothing against them, frozen burritos can be pretty all right though

those r prob p good as far as frozen burritos go but i cant say im a fan of the genre

i am fan of sonic youth tho they own

i like sonic youth prob as much as i like a really good fresh burrito

We need a new poll to decide this

http://www.stereogum.com/1857393/future-fly-shit-only/mp3s/

clean edit from beats one, sadly

evol is possibly the best SY album

loool is that really a sample from "street spirit"? xp

i don't think so? but tbf i haven't listened to street spirit or radiohead in general in quite some time

*listens to street spirit* ok yeah it very well might be

does sorta seem in line with sad future

future "al sharpton" is better than any of the records on purple reign imo

really liking the production on evol

i like evol more than ds2

future "al sharpton" is better than any of the records on purple reign imo

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Thursday, February 4, 2016 4:31 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

i dunno how much i really dig "Al Sharpton" but Future/Mike Will is such a potent combination that i'm kinda annoyed that he keeps pushing back Ape Shit to release increasingly samey Metro Boomin/808 Mafia-heavy projects

yea I'm getting kind of worn out on the metro boomin / 808 mafia sound

agreed with deej that this is better than ds2. really early to tell but this is so great it may be my favorite recent future record

is it better than ds2 because there's a "bangbang" adlib on lil haiti kid? if not that, then what?

I'd say this is easily his best since ds 2 but i also need some new colors soon.

He needs another Zaytoven project

that would be cool too, although the light sprinkles of Zaytoven on DS2 and Purple Reign work well

on first listen these all have like the same beat :(

he does some real cool stuff with his flows on this but i dunno, even for a recent future record it felt a bit grim & nihilistic for me. something like "xanny family" feels almost obligatory to me? like the hook doesn't even really work.

of the real rappy ones at the beginning i think i like "lil haiti baby" the best but "lie to me" & "low life" are my favs on this i think if only bcuz he sort of steps out of this real narrow frame of mind for a second

i think i prefer some stuff on purple reign like "inside the mattress" "drippin" and "perkys calling" to most of this album, and the idea that this is better than DS2 seems off on its face to me

steps out of this real narrow frame of mind for a second

speaking more musically than spiritually here i guess

"inside the mattress" is great true

I´m expecting a song by song face-off from the evol > ds2 crüe.

lol ok

it's resonating with me pretty heavily bc it's paced like 56 nights, extremely focused at its start and gently expanding about halfway through ("seven rings" -> "fly shit only")

plus "maybach" bangs

^otm that stood out the most to me 1st listen

this is easier to listen to front to back than ds 2, maybe there's a couple "higher highs" on the latter (not including the bonus tracks obv) but i also just like the production more, the idea that all these tracks sound the same though is completely insane

^^^^

but "lie to me" & "low life" are my favs on this i think if only bcuz he sort of steps out of this real narrow frame of mind for a second

― J0rdan S., Saturday, February 6, 2016 3:04 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yea feeling this too

i think "ain't no time," "maybach," "photo copied," "seven rings" and "fly shit only" are my faves. really impressed with the whole thing tho, even the weeknd's presence on "low life" doesn't screw anything up

ehhhhhh, I prefer the slight, new thug. y'all can keep this version of future, I have no use for it.

word

this is so much better than "i'm up" (and "purple reign" too)

Maybe it's better to people who can get any enjoyment out of this incarnation of Future and that's fine, but I can't get with his current music at all.

The sudden appearance of a no dj Substitute Everything on this J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League sampler sealed it for me. That's the Future I'll always need.

let me just drop this in here for ahem future reference

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZQs4gFl61M

i don't think my problem with purple reign or evol is really qualitative so much as just a SURFEIT of future. i'm a fan of the nihilistic tunnel vision but there's no reason for this much material to have been released, who the fuck needs that much future in their lives? at this point it's not showing me anything i haven't heard from him and the quality of the songs/beats would need to be amazing rather than fine to transcend that.

i mean this is the ultimate listening-as-churn, mixtape to tide people with goldfish attention spans over for another week, it feels completely pointless even listening knowing that another identical one will probably be along in a month and there's no way these songs are ever going to become part of my life or mean anything to me

i don't think the thug mixtape is any great shakes either. evol is probably better.

i listened to both and my thoughts are m/l "fuck the da lady in her mouth tho" vs "herca herca les". leaning towards the former

The Thug tape isn't great but at least it has about four songs where the rapper sounds alive and guest appearances by his sisters.

i like the thug tape but it's definitely a minor pleasure. i do think his minor pleasures are better than future's (so i'd take it over 'purple reign')

yeah im ready for futures next phase, not to sound ungrateful

tho ill prob get into the new stuff at some point i just need a lil break

def future fatigued atm

EVOL is gonna be his third straight number 1 album

in like 8 months

some cool stats here http://kworb.net/

grats fewtch!

http://kworb.net/itunes/artist/future.html

Album: EVOL

iTunes:
#1 United States
#1 Antigua and Barbuda
#1 Cayman Islands
#1 Nigeria
#1 Saint Kitts and Nevis
#1 The Bahamas
#2 Anguilla
#2 Barbados
#2 Canada
#2 Gambia
#2 Uganda
#2 Zimbabwe
#3 France
#3 Ghana
#4 Bahrain
#4 Luxembourg
#5 United Kingdom
#5 Bermuda
#5 Trinidad and Tobago
#6 South Africa
#7 Australia
#8 Finland
#8 Germany
#9 Burkina Faso
#9 United Arab Emirates
#10 Austria
#10 Sweden

I actually like Purple Reign better than EVOL so far, but I've only listened to the latter twice. None of the songs have connected like "Perkys Calling" or "Purple Reign" have with me, though "In Her Mouth" indeed bangs.

finally listened to that "substitute everything" track and it is indeed great

EVOL bangs

yea def

and another one http://www.livemixtapes.com/mixtapes/40084/project-et-esco-terrestrial.html

(comes out at noon i think)

nice

been far too long since future released something new.

tracklist is v guest-heavy, breaking future's recent mold of entirely/almost entirely solo stuff

it is credited to esco hosted by future tho hes on all but 2 tracks

3!

there are skits on this one, many of y'all may prob want to wait for the DJ-free version that'll prob show up on soundcloud or streaming services

stupidly crazy is nice

yeah it is - on first listen I was thinking "this is a hell of a banger for an odd future affiliate showcase" then realized it was a mustard beat, that'd be why

the non-future tracks are all decent to good, although they don't fit that well with the sound and mood of the rest of the tape

lol yea it made me go dl casey veggies mixtape havent listened yet

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/future-syrup-strippers-and-heavy-angst-with-the-superstar-mc-20160629?page=6 decent feature

proud of fute for being so handsome

http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/2016/media/246713/_original/1467143278/1035x1407-RS-Future-Cover-Social.jpg

When Future gets enthusiastic in conversation, which isn't often, the music lurking in his drawl comes out. "They raising them. They young. Fresh. Partying till six in the morning. They're doing that shit every night."

i liked this line:

Six feet three with long, blond-tipped dreads, top-notch cheekbones and the sleepy swagger of the high school athlete he once was, he looks less like an actual rapper than a movie star cast as one.

lil bit rude but maybe a lil bit true too

completely true lol

rude

sheldon‏@jiggyraps
a future career obit & a future king-making profile dropped the same day.

who published the obit & why would they do such a thing

http://www.stereogum.com/1885198/the-future-era-is-over/franchises/status-aint-hood/?utm_source=sc-fb&utm_medium=ref&utm_campaign

At one point in the profile, Future is talking about the possibility of settling down, but he might as well be talking about his music: “Why fix something if it’s not broke? If I break it, and I try to fix it again, it might not be the same.”

That piece is laughable. Yeah sure, Future's career is over because he made a holdover mixtape for his friend.

can't wait for the FUTURE IS BACK column when he makes another mixtape in 2 months

Also Purple Reign was low key but killer, I kinda like it better (or at least as much) as M/BM/56

purple reign has like 4-5 tracks i like

being generous

could prob say the same for all his recent tapes, and that's not a knock

I maybe give it bonus points for no mention of urinating on women, that I've picked up on anyway

http://i.imgur.com/YJjE4d8.png

*pours gin all over self, lights match, rushes out of window screaming and on fire*

but seriously, fuck yeah. also:

FUTURE/FREEBANDZ ‏@1future 2 hours ago
NO FEATURES

on a less important note, they have the zaytoven instrumentals for beast mode on spotify, which is making for some pretty good at-work listening rn

no features is the new features

I was preparin the feast. U walked away from the table too soon

you served too many appetizers

^^^^^fake news

(ok, fiiiiiiine, purple reign and esco-terrestrial were p meh, especially the latter, but everything else was good to great)

he put out some other stuff recently on yt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wbz1rB3HMw

some of the production on this
http://i.imgur.com/VZ88Pdo.gif

Yeah this is really hitting the spot rn, Zoom is great.

It sounds kinda cool but I'm not quite convinced. I need a bit more ballads and heartbreak and future in my future.

cool opinion from three years ago

Well, I prefer the Future from three years ago to this guy. It was fun and exciting up until DS2 but from then on it's mostly been diminishing returns.

yes... it has been noted...

scrape it out the barrel when he review it ~skrrt skrrt skrrt skrrt~

take off the first two, 'poppin tags', and poss 'super trapper', and this would be front 2 back mesmerising imo

it's a fine art and (since michael man fell off) he honing it

I was super excited on the first listen. But then the emptiness set in.

Still hanging on for Beast Mode 2, though.

I'm very happy for your enthusiasm. Don't get me wrong.

lol the first three and "poppin tags" are my favourites plus "scrape". there are some cool moments on it but it's more treading circles than honing to me, it's neither elevation nor advancement and the emotional impact is diminished after the 84392892147th mixtape/album in the same vein

xxp how did u ever engage w/ him without embracing the emptiness

even his greatest romances held their depth in ephemerality not timelessness

there was always emptiness but it had a counterweight in a certain optimism, the desire for revelation and light. That dynamic was what defined him and which made embracing the emptiness - as part of the truth but not the whole truth about human existence - appealing in the first place.

lol @ grab on that pussy like donald

on first listen i detect a lil of the bouncy early mixtape future on this

This seems fine idk I feel like at a certain pt I'm reviewing a beat tape

It picks up around "Draco" though

yeah draco beat got me perked

This seems fine idk

yeah this is where I'm at, nothing special, nothing awful

other than Draco on the first half it seems like he's done better versions of each track already.

Back half is sounding good tho

there are hints of emotional future in the second half, particularly "when i was broke"

back half def picks up.... my EP is like:

Draco, Mask Off, Outta Time, Might As Well (fav track), Feds Did a Sweep, and although I haven't decided if i like it or not yet "i'm so groovy" is cool

or interesting, i should say

POA is cool but that flow is overfamiliar to me or something

is it the key to the streets flow?

the skits are really annoying

cool

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 17 February 2017 23:14 Bookmark

or interesting, i should say

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Friday, 17 February 2017 23:14 Bookmark

haha music criticism grappling w/ its greatest nemesis in real time

that looks like i'm implying my being above it but (obviously) that is not the case

it's just striking how often the word has come up now and earlier itt (cf johnny fever observation upthread)

the hot take is that the simultaneously notional and v concrete agency of nebulous ~cool~ is the ultimate ilm blind spot and og 1st wave foundational poptimism was probably tacitly self-defined itself against it

craig jenkins tweeted his ep from the tape, same as mine except 'when i was broke' in place of 'mask off' (he might be right)

bet jams had like a hour+ of future vids last night that me and my gf had on in the background and she woke tday saying she had dreams w/ me and future in it

cross post to what does my gfs fream mean

craig jenkins tweeted his ep from the tape, same as mine except 'when i was broke' in place of 'mask off' (he might be right)

― Listen to my homeboy Fantano (D-40), Saturday, 18 February 2017 13:27 Bookmark

craig jenkins likes the jidenna album

leave the red fedora on tonite j crunch

rude

http://www.complex.com/music/2017/02/the-best-future-songs/?utm_campaign=musictw&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

discuss

the most recent track on that list is from 2014

https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ifsentencequiz-141101201704-conversion-gate01/95/if-sentence-quiz-17-638.jpg?cb=1414873087

good list. some big hitters in the 20s but i appreciate the stanning for lesser known classics

inside the mattress was last year no?

yeah so was perkys calling

so was, uh, low life, flopson crazy for this one

married to the game too

are we reading the same list? i don't see any of those on here... maybe i'm getting redirected to last time Complex did this lol

25. "Paradise" - Release: Pluto (2012)
24. "Jordan Diddy" Release: Astronaut Status (2012)
23. "Dirty Sprite" - Release: Dirty Sprite (2011)
22. "First Class Flights" - Release: Pluto (2012)
21. "Karate Chop (Remix)" - Release: Honest (2014)
20. "Move That Dope" - Release: Honest (2014)
19. "Ain't No Way Around It" - Release: True Story (2011)
18. "Racks" - Release: Dirty Sprite (2011)
17. "U.O.E.N.O." - Release: Gift of Gab (2013)
16. "Sh!t" - Release: Honest (2014)
15. "Chosen One" - Release: F.B.G. The Movie (2013)
14. "No Matter What" - Release: Astronaut Status (2012)
13. "Magic" - Release: Pluto (2012)
12. "Neva End" - Release: Pluto (2012)
11. "Tony Montana" - Release: True Story (2011)
10. "I Be U" - Release: Honest (2014)
9. "Trending Topic" - Release: Welcome 2 Mollywood (2012)
8. Long Time Coming - Release: True Story (2011)
7. Honest - Release: Honest (2014)
6. Gone To the Moon - Release: Streetz Calling (2011)
5. Bugatti - Release: Trials & Tribulations (2013)
4. Loveeeeeeeee Song - Release: Unapologetic (2012)
3. Itchin' - Release: Astronaut Status (2012)
2. Same Damn Time - Release: Streetz Calling (2011)
1. Turn on the Lights - Release: Pluto (2012)

oh ya i am, weird when i click slorthrop's link it brings me to http://ca.complex.com/music/2014/04/the-best-future-songs/?utm_campaign=musictw&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

fair

weird af

new album this week

Assume this is related to the Rocko lawsuit?

good list. some big hitters in the 20s but i appreciate the stanning for lesser known classics

― Spottie, Monday, February 20, 2017 5:30 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Agree with this, the top ten is out of whack tho

Don't ask me abt any changes made since 2014

whats going on with the changes made since 2014?

couldn't get on that article anywhere except mobile & then only through google's news portal

guess he's dropping another album on Friday... HNDRXX

why does he do this

this one is gonna be for the radio

i'd cut some songs at the beginning and end, but otherwise i think this is a really good record from him. some of the tracks are really fun--zoom, draco, POA, mask off, high demand, i'm so groovy. this sounds 100x better than EVOL to me and on the level of ds2

i cant envision experiencing Future's projects as being so radically variable tbh

where are these Beast Mode instrumentals? Can't find em on Spotty.

The Atlanta rapper has funneled most of his music through three personas: Super Future, Fire Marshal Future, and Future Hendrix (he explained them as the hitmaker, the party packer, and the rockstar, respectively).

http://static.fjcdn.com/pictures/4_1d04b4_905270.jpg

lol future is a weird guy

The Atlanta rapper has funneled most of his music through three personas: Super Future, Fire Marshal Future, and Future Hendrix (he explained them as the hitmaker, the party packer, and the rockstar, respectively).

what about the miserable, addled robot?

maybe hes a radiohead fan

would collect all these action figures

no caesar lee no credibility

"fresh air" on the new one is incredible wow

"damage"

the production on "use me" damn

"incredible" ... this album sounds really good (through 8 tracks)

the rihanna song delivers too

when you get high enough you can dodge raindrops

even if I hit you once, you part of my collection
https://i.imgbox.com/szdzuFYX.png

so this is Future's 'soul' album. I'm liking it a lot so far.

This is more like it.

God yeah this is already the most immediate thing he's done in ages

HNDRXX is pretty great, with a lot of cool new sounds--I wonder how much Metro and Southside were involved

This is more like it.

otm!

I really want more artists to follow up new just-OK records with really strong ones a week later. like, "psych!" (obv this is based on initial assessments of both)

well, he did say it was a feast. we could've assumed it would've been multi-course. save room for dessert ;)

"t-shirt" is like a chocolate luna bar, it packs all the nutrition and protein of a main course with the chocolately goodness of a dessert into one song

nice try tho future

future is a cool album imo and he does mix it up some but its subtle, i think were just all ready for a new future sound, and now we have it :)

fuck im so excited to listen to this!!!