It’s a difficult corner to fight your way out of: There is no obvious adversary and you are still revered around the world.
#Future the wizrd full free#
in 2007, Kanye West in 2015-where, as far as their public is concerned, their hero’s story is concluded and they are free to cede the stage. Many rappers before Future have faced this moment- T.I. But the minute you’ve peaked, rap music starts waiting impatiently for you to disappear. He’s still popular, still relevant, still scoring hits, and rap, as it exists now, has been remade in his image, with at least three artists on the Billboard charts making their name out of repurposed bits of his style. Future seems to think that the weight of the world (or at least, Atlanta) is on his shoulders - and it’s starting to get to him.Future’s career has reached its plateau. Future mostly misses the mark in Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD, offering too many weak filler tracks and not bringing enough highlights.
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It’s not easy being at the top, but with inconsistency like this, it’s hard to see how Future still manages to keep his footing. Sometimes, you can’t even tell what Future’s trying to get at, such as in ‘ Krazy But True‘ where you can’t tell if he’s trying to be cool or romantic. Even the features can’t hold their ground sometimes: Young Thug and Gunna do ‘ Unicorn Purp' absolutely no favors. All of ‘ Overdose’ is a mess, while ‘ Temptation‘ and ‘ Promise U That‘ are just dull. Lyrically, there are - unsurprisingly - some pretty low moments on this record. Opening track ‘ Never Stop‘ kicks things off with a nice atmosphere, but poor flow prevent the song from really shining. There are many solid tracks that are simply just inoffensive and don’t bring the album up or down, such as ‘ Faceshot,’ ‘ Baptiize,’ and ‘ Talk Shit Like A Preacher.’ The hook of ‘ Crushed Up‘ is also pretty catchy. The WIZRD doesn’t really do too much else well. Closing track ‘ Tricks On Me‘ changes things up with a more summery, Caribbean-type beat and nice overall mood to take things out on a high note.
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Future also managed a Travis Scott feature in ‘ First Off,’ which is another solid track all around, though it’s not terribly impressive overall. From the flow to the beat change, everything about ‘F&N’ makes it one of the album’s most successful tracks. The highlight of this record is ‘ F&N,’ where Future actually delivers consistently throughout the track. This is when the music on The WIZRD shines particularly because it involves the beats.
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Hip-hop especially is prone to trends, and Future makes sure to jump on some of them on The WIZRD.
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To keep on top, you have to prove that you’re able to adapt to an ever-changing landscape of music. The challenge of being a top influencer in a genre seems to get to Future in Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD as filler dominates the record even while he employs current trends. Future’s had ups and downs in his career, yet it feels like he’s never nailing it. While Future’s influence and importance to trap cannot be denied, the consistency of his music isn’t quite so. The Atlanta and trap rap scenes both have Future to thank for helping put them on the map.