Just when we all thought Future and Metro Boomin have played their aces, revealed their jokers, and dropped their draw 4, they’ve gone and thrown in a major wild card, ending their inaugural 2024 reign. doubles down, somehow manages to solidify their already cemented legends — and yes, expands and complicates the Drake vs. the Universe beef even more.
We should have seen it coming when Metro revealed the title of this second album, We still don’t trust you. Originally when he and Future first announced their plans to drop two projects just a few weeks apart, fans assumed they would be offering a redux of one of Future’s biggest career flexes – Winter of 2017. The moment in which they released a self-titled album with some bragging rights. His biggest rap hit ever, and then dropped seven days later HNDRXX, Another, arguably better (not debatable to be honest – it is). In fact Better) full-length album that fully encompasses his R&B skills.
But, in a post-“Like That” world, the second album’s title made that concept less of a lock. He still seemed a little more aggressive for an R&B album, and Metro titled its title-announcement post “The work’s not finished” suggesting that he and Future were more interested in spinning the block on Drake again. . The joke, naturally, is on us, we don’t think if any couple would be able to pull it off, it’s these two. still is actually a spiritual sequel HNDRXX Fans (read: me) have been pleading since ’17, And It reminds us that subliminals still hit when they’re sung.
But these two know what they’ve started, and they know there’s bloodlust in the air — so in another twist, Future and Metro’s R&B album includes a surprise package of six new rap songs, On which even more straight shots have been fired.
However, before we get to that, it must be said: there’s a lot to like HNDRXX stood taller than FutureWhen the dust settles, we still don’t It is possible-It is possible– Obviously this is a pretty excellent rap precursor. Half a dozen Weeknd features like Boyz II Men interpolations, Ginuwine flips, a Brownstone sample, his voice in full angelic ethereal mode—Future’s vocal performance and Metro’s production somehow shifted into even higher gear. By dashing hopes with a little fear Miami Vice-Type groove to start, the project looks great from top to bottom, without any interruptions. If you’re keeping score, that makes for essentially 35 heaters, give or take, that this dynamic duo has given us in the last three weeks alone, not counting the bonus rap songs from the new album. It’s still early in the year, but it will be a tall order for any mainstream rap project in the pipeline to surpass these two.
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Now, onto the drama. The bulk of the rap community is more focused on Drake and Kendrick, but if even half of the stories revolving around Future and Drake are true, there’s real disdain here. So, say something that’s harmless, We still don’t trust you Track five, “This Sunday,” interpolates Drake’s classic Scene Album cut “Feel No Ways” is presented here as calculated and petty, especially considering how it made the public feel “Sunday” existed before-Drake was really the one to interpolate, which is why his 2016 track Loki always had future cred. Is this Future releasing a long-awaited Lucy, like the first album’s “Ice Attack” or its “Red Leather,” which we’ll get to in a minute? Or is he quietly reminding everyone that Drake has given him plenty of hits, but their influence on each other has always gone both ways?
