The well appears to have been tapped dry. Blown out mids stuffy, booming bass lines fast-paced triplet hi-hats smashed out snares autotuned choruses – ‘The WIZRD’ has the same, repetitive patterns we’ve heard on his previous work. Future made a name for himself by redefining what the club world would crave in hip-hop bangers alongside Young Thug and Migos, he crafted coke-rap anthems that are canonised in rap history. Yes, this record showcases growth from Future’s first album, 2012’s ‘Pluto’ – but ‘The Wizrd’ is his seventh release, and both albums share the same formulaic appeal. Make no mistake: we’re still a long way from the startling emotional resonance of Earl Sweatshirt and Travis Scott‘s skewed reporting from inside the fun house of fame. However, for the most part, Future’s still rapping about money and partying. There’s clarity in Future’s voice and he’s more introspective than we’ve ever known him, addressing addiction on ‘Krazy But True’ and ‘Tricks On Me’ ( “I was lettin’ the shit I can’t control destroy me / it was goin’ too deep for you, baby, pardon me / I tried to treat that shit just like a party / Ima feel weak if I tell you sorry”). The 20-track album is, to say the least, over-long. And that’s the record’s issue: it sounds exactly like everything else he’s made. On his latest release, ‘The WIZRD’, it’s not much different. Although he’s never been hailed as a great lyricist, Future’s wordplay throughout the years has been low-key excellent, even if it’s generally been channeled into anthemic, stuttered-triplet delivery on tracks about money and lean. The Atlanta rapper has crafted melodic chart-topping hits for years, confidently propping himself up alongside some of the best to do it: Drake, Kanye, T.I and Rihanna. Get backstage sneak peeks and a true view into our world as the fun and games unfold.Future’s longevity in the hip-hop world is undeniable. Follow Clash Magazine as we skip merrily between clubs, concerts, interviews and photo shoots.
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Join us on Vero, as we get under the skin of global cultural happenings. The world of hip-hop and rap is changing and, while Future’s pattern works well, it becomes slightly repetitive with every listen.įuture described his seventh release as the “end of a chapter”, and if that means a revamp of his sound with its immense potential to be brilliant and history-making once again, then that is a welcome end and a much-anticipated new beginning. The forthcoming candidness in tracks ‘Krazy But True’ and ‘Tricks On Me’ are refreshing, and the record could have done with that brand of honesty in more of its songs. But this signature sound – stuttering fast-paced basslines and autotuned choruses – becomes a worn-out formula when played over and over again, and that’s exactly where the problem with ‘The Wizrd’ lies. It’s one that created rap history redefining what hip-hop bangers would come to mean in the club world. Right from the get-go, the 20-track production packed with Future’s signature wordplay establishes an anthemic presence starting off with slow, melodic ‘Never Stop’, the album sets itself on a prolific run from its very first notes.įor the most part, Future raps about things that many rappers do – money and fame – as he does on solid banger ‘Temptation’, but he finds clarity and introspection on the album too: exploring addiction on ‘Krazy But True’ and ‘Tricks On Me’ – and features from Travis Scott on ‘First Off’ and Young Thug and Gunna on ‘Unicorn Purp’ lift the project.Ĭoming a long way from his first album, 2012’s ‘Pluto’, Future’s sound however remains the same nine years later. And his seventh album, ‘The Wizrd’, appears to be travelling on the same path. With irrefutable longevity in the hip-hop world, Atlanta rapper Future has been making chart-toppers for years.
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