Evol (Future album)

EVOL
Studio album by Future
Released February 6, 2016 (2016-02-06)
Recorded 2015
Genre
Length 39:26
Label
Producer
Future chronology
Purple Reign
(2016)		 Evol
(2016)

Evol (stylized as EVOL) is the fourth studio album by American rapper Future. It was released on February 6, 2016, by A1 Recordings, Freebandz and Epic Records. It premiered on DJ Khaled's We The Best Radio debut on Beats 1. EVOL was released seven months after the release of Future's third album DS2 (2015), five months after the release of his collaborative mixtape with Drake, What a Time to Be Alive (2015), and almost three weeks after the release of his mixtape Purple Reign (2016). It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 100,000 copies sold.[1]

Background

On December 25, 2015, The Weeknd released a collaborative song with Future, titled "Low Life" on SoundCloud. It was produced by Metro Boomin and Ben Billions, while it co-produced by The Weeknd. The song was later revealed to be included on EVOL, as the penultimate track.[2][3]

On February 1, 2016, DJ Khaled announced that he would be premiering Future's fourth album on the debut show of We The Best Radio on Apple Music.[4][5] Future then announced the album title, release date and artwork, as well as individually tweeting the tracklist.[6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard[7]
Consequence of SoundB+[8]
Pitchfork7.3/10[9]
PopMatters6/10[10]
Spin8/10[11]

Evol received generally positive reviews, with Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, giving an average review score of 71.[12] In his review, Craig Jenkins of Billboard states, "The spite of 2014 mixtape Monster, the woe of 2015’s Beast Mode, and the devilish glee of his No. 1 album DS2 have all chilled into a dull malaise here". He concluded with "Evol doesn’t break any rules or set many new ones, but as the latest in a seemingly never-ending series of wonders Future and his team wield in their creation of druggy, downcast afterparty dispatches, it is a joy."[7] Matthew Ramirez of Pitchfork found that while Evol "has slightly more misses than hits, the highs are high—arguably higher than Purple Reign's".[9]

Track listing

EVOL – Standard version[13]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Ain't No Time"  
Southside 3:22
2. "In Her Mouth"  
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
Southside 3:12
3. "Maybach"  
 3:40
4. "Xanny Family"  
  • Wilburn
  • Wayne
  • Luellen
  • Metro Boomin
  • Southside
 3:05
5. "Lil Haiti Baby"  
  • Wilburn
  • Diehl
  • Karbeen
  • Ben Billions
  • Schife
 4:37
6. "Photo Copied"  
  • Wilburn
  • Wayne
  • Luellen
  • Metro Boomin
  • Southside
 2:52
7. "Seven Rings"  
 3:25
8. "Lie to Me"  
 3:32
9. "Program"  
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
Southside 2:56
10. "Low Life" (featuring The Weeknd)
  • Metro Boomin
  • Ben Billions
  • The Weeknd (co.)
 5:13
11. "Fly Shit Only"  
  • Wilburn
  • Hill
  • Mcgee
  • DJ Spinz
  • $K
 3:32
Total length:
 39:26

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 96
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 146
UK Albums (OCC)[17] 34
US Billboard 200[18] 1

Release history

Region Format Date Label
United States[19]
February 6, 2016
United Kingdom[20]

References

  1. ↑ "Future Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. February 14, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Low Life - Future + The Weeknd by The Weeknd". SoundCloud. December 25, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Weeknd, Future Drop Laid-Back New Track 'Low Life'". Rolling Stone. December 25, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Future Reportedly Debuting An Album On DJ Khaled’s New Apple Music Show This Friday". StereoGum. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "FUTURE on Twitter - New project alert". Twitter. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "FUTURE on Twitter - Pre-Order #EVOL Midnight EST!". Twitter. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Jenkins, Craig. "Future Hits His Songwriting Stride on Surprise Album 'EVOL': Review". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  8. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon. "Future – EVOL." Consequence of Sound. 10 February 2016. Web.
  9. 1 2 Ramirez, Matthew (11 February 2016). "Future: EVOL". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  10. ↑ Duricy, Brian. "Future: EVOL." PopMatters. 9 February 2016. Web.
  11. ↑ Daramola, Israel. "Review: Future Speeds Down the Expressway to Yr. Skull on ‘EVOL’." Spin. 10 February 2016. Web.
  12. ↑ "EVOL". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "EVOL by Future on iTunes". iTunes. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Future [US – Evol"] (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Future [US – Evol"] (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  17. ↑ "2016-02-18 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Future – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Future. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  19. ↑ "iTunes - Music - EVOL by Future". Itunes.apple.com. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  20. ↑ "iTunes - Music - EVOL by Future". Itunes.apple.com. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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