Following his trio of Top Three collaborative mixtapes with Young Thug, Zaytoven, and Juice Wrld, Future revisits his Hndrxx persona with his seventh solo full-length, Future Hndrxx Presents: The Wizrd. Issued in early 2019, the 20-song set features many of the same sounds and sex-money-drugs lyrics to which fans are accustomed, balancing booming anthems with moments of introspection -- thus consolidating the Future and Hndrxx sides from his 2017 personality-splitting releases. Southside, Wheezy, Tay Keith, and Richie Souf are just a few of the producers who help maintain Future's hold on addictive trap soundscapes, elevating tracks such as "Jumpin on a Jet," "Crushed Up," "Talk Shit Like a Preacher," and the wild "Faceshot." Navigating through the glut of rumbling-bass anthems, surprises such as the tender (for Future) "Promise U That" and "Krazy But True" pair sweetly with searching bookends "Never Stop" and "Tricks on Me." Young Thug and Gunna guest on the passable "Unicorn Purp," while Travis Scott slaps his unmistakable charm onto "First Off." Lording above the pack, highlights "F&N" and "Baptiize" hypnotize with urgency and inspired production choices that jolt The Wizrd to life. Much like Scott's smash hit "Sicko Mode," the keys to both tracks are mid-song tempo switch-ups that surprise and excite in equal measure, the latter twisting an icy first half into a swirling thrill-ride closer that interpolates Future's own "Slave Master" from his 2015 effort DS2. If Future had simply focused on these standouts, The Wizrd could be impeccable. However, given its runtime and filler moments, this remains yet another serviceable trap buffet that would benefit from some trimming to maximize impact and allure.
Idol first made a splash in the latter half of the '70s with the British punk band Generation X. In the '80s, he went on to a solo career combining rock, pop, and punk into a distinct sound that transformed him and his musical partner, guitarist Steve Stevens, into icons. They have racked up multiple GRAMMY nominations, in addition to one gold, one double platinum, and four platinum albums thanks to hits like "Cradle Of Love," "Flesh For Fantasy," and "Eyes Without A Face."
Then when I got into my solo career, that was the fun of it. With someone like Steve, I knew what he could do. I could see whatever we needed to do, we could nail it. The world was my oyster musically.
Future is a Grammy award-winning rapper who has topped the Billboard 200 albums chart several times with the solo albums DS2, EVOL, HNDRXX and FUTURE as well as with the Drake collaboration What a Time to Be Alive and the Lil Uzi Vert collaboration Pluto x Baby Pluto. He has nine studio albums, with his latest, I Never Liked You, released in April 2022.
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