56 NIGHTS v BEAST MODE v MONSTER

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