Monster (Future album)

Monster
Mixtape by Future
Released October 28, 2014 (2014-10-28)
Recorded 2013–14
Genre Hip hop
Length 49:32
Label Freebandz
Producer
Compiler DJ Esco
Future chronology
Honest
(2014)		 Monster
(2014)		 Beast Mode
(2015)
Singles from Monster
  1. "Fuck Up Some Commas"
    Released: March 2, 2015

Monster is the ninth mixtape by American rapper Future. It was released on October 28, 2014 by Freebandz Entertainment.[1] Along with Beast Mode and 56 Nights, it is considered one of "a trilogy of album-quality mixtapes" that Future released following Honest.[2][3] The mixtape was executive produced by St. Louis producer Metro Boomin.

Critical reception

Music critic Robert Christgau gave Monster a "B+" and wrote in his review for Noisey:

Before [Monster] sinks slowly into the generic, it justifies openers claiming "Radical" and "Monster" with a five-track sequence that begins with the club hit "Fuck Up Some Commas," ends with the outrageously catchy "2 Pac," scoops up a fine Lil Wayne 16 along the way, and never tops "Throw Away," a truer love song for Ciara than any hook machine he'd hoped would cross over: "I came home last night to a menage/Got my dick sucked I was thinking about you/I was fucking on a slut and I was thinking about you/When you're fucking another nigga I hope you're thinking about me." Actually painful. Strong like pop so seldom is. Vulnerable like pop so seldom is too.[4]

Sam C. Mac from Slant Magazine gave Monster three-and-a-half out of five stars,[5] while PopMatters critic Colin McGuire gave it six out of ten stars.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Intro"    1:00
2. "Radical"  Metro Boomin 3:29
3. "Monster"  
 3:39
4. "Abu's Boomin" (skit)  1:33
5. "Fuck Up Some Commas"  
  • DJ Spinz
  • Southside
 3:36
6. "Throw Away"  Nard & B 5:18
7. "After That" (featuring Lil Wayne)
 2:53
8. "My Savages"  Will A Fool 3:24
9. "2 Pac"  Nard & B 3:21
10. "Gangland"  
  • DJ Plugg
  • Bobby Kritical
 3:01
11. "Fetti"  
  • Metro Boomin
  • TM88
  • Southside
 3:43
12. "Hardly"  Southside 2:37
13. "Wesley Presley"  Metro Boomin 2:26
14. "Showed Up"  
  • DJ Spinz
  • TM88
 3:22
15. "Mad Luv"  
  • Metro Boomin
  • DJ Plugg
 3:14
16. "Codeine Crazy"  TM88 5:52

References

  1. ↑ http://www.datpiff.com/Future-Monster-mixtape.652571.html
  2. ↑ "Future: Dirty Sprite 2". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "#FutureHive, Assemble: Future Announces Monster vs. Beast Mode Tour". The Fader. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (October 2, 2015). "Future Is the Proof We Need That Money Doesn't Buy Happiness: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Noisey. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ Mac, Sam C. (November 3, 2014). "Future: Monster". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ McGuire, Colin (November 24, 2014). "Future: Monster". PopMatters. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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