An Atlanta rapper with ties to OutKast, Future is a true ATLien, mumbling his way through infectious hooks and frequently drenching his vocals in Auto-Tune, not to correct the pitch but to further muddle and murk his delivery. It was the perfect complement for YC's snarky vocals on his hit "Racks," and it made for an excellent centerpiece for "Tony Montana," Future's own mixtape hit that, landing on his official debut here, still sounds like a draggy and dark David Banner cut made with both the syrup sippers and the goth kids in mind. In other words, the man is either "niche" or "limited" depending on your viewpoint, but this scattershot yet uniquely attractive debut does an excellent job of swaying listeners toward "niche" by keeping the guest list purposeful and the production varied. Good luck defining yourself on any track R. Kelly is going to declare his comeback, and yet Future's grand rollout goes from an everyday intro into Kellsville within two tracks, although "Parachute" ("because I am going down on ya") is a true highlight and there's little reason to ease fans into an album that's like a T-Pain-ish circus at half tempo. T.I. and Juicy J offer worthy catch phrases and better choruses on their cuts before the chilled and biographical "Truth Gonna Hurt You" appears like halftime, conveniently splitting the album as the pattern begins again. Breaking up the hooky solo numbers on part two are great Drake, Trae tha Truth, and Snoop Dogg features, and by the end of it all, Future comes off as a memorable name in spite of his narrow style. Pluto is fat and redundant, but it delivers whenever you desire that purple and woozy, Cudi-meets-Khalifa flavor. [In late 2012, Sony BMG reissued the rapper's debut album as Pluto 3D with three new tracks and two remixes.]
Busting out of Atlanta in 2011 with his hit street track "Tony Montana," rapper Future grew up in Atlanta's Zone 6 section. Born Nayvadius Cash, hip-hop was in his family, as his cousin was producer Rico Wade. It was his local crew who gave him his moniker, dubbing him "The Future of Rap," something the nation got to experience in 2010 when he partnered with Gucci Mane for the mixtape Free Bricks. In 2011 he released the street album Streetz Calling and made a guest appearance on YC's mixtape hit...
Track List:
1 The Future Is Now (feat. Big Rube)
2 You Deserve It
3 First Class Flights
4 Jealous
5 Turn On the Lights
6 Straight Up
7 My
8 Same Damn Time (Remix) [feat. Diddy & Ludacris]
9 Neva End (Remix) [feat. Kelly Rowland]
10 Tony Montana (feat. Drake)
11 Magic (feat. T.I.) [Remix]
12 Homicide (feat. Snoop Dogg)
13 I’m Trippin (feat. Juicy J)
14 Parachute (feat. R. Kelly)
15 Long Live the Pimp (feat. Trae The Truth)
16 Astronaut Chick
17 Permanent Scar
18 Truth Gonna Hurt You
19 Go Harder
Release Name: Future-Pluto_3D_(iTunes_Version)-2012
Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
Label: ℗ 2012 Epic Records
Format: m4a
Size: 146 MB
Store Date: Nov 27, 2012