Future - Honest **Full Stream** (Official Discussion Thread)

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After bumping this all weekend its pretty straight :ehh:

i like 10/18 as of right now... Special needs to be on the radio like right now tho... Thats my shyt :lawd:

Im also fukking wit my momma, never satisfied, how can i not, look ahead and T shirt

Not really feeling the joints made for the hoes right now, and I won is pretty weak imo.

3.5/5
 

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I don't know how to feel about this album:patrice:....Its hard to not have flashbacks and hope to see Dirty Sprite,Streetz Iz Calling,Astronaut Status Future make more of an appearance,that grit:banderas:....But if I put all that to the side I think I would love this album:blessed:....The production sounds incredibleFuture rippin,hooks on point,the tracks where he does bring that grit like Sh!t,Move That Dope,Karate Chop,My Momma are some of his best imo....and the tracks that aint neccesarily hard or gritty still sound great too,if Kanye made this album we would be talkin about how great it sounded and how he was helping advance the sound of hiphop:ohlawd:...I like my hiphop raw and gritty,but this album is sorta like I remember Pluto where it was half and half,so if you rocked wit Pluto I don't see why this album would be much of a problem.....and I definitely say the songs on here that are for the chicks,or meant to "expand his fanbase" those songs on here are twice as good as the ones I remember on Pluto....this may just be the album formula for Future,i actually didn't like Pluto at all really and think he definitely improved on his formula here without question...I wuz glad I didn't spend money on Pluto,and im not mad I spent money on this one:myman:...long as bruh realize he owe the streets another mixtape we shouldn't have no problem:obama:...I hope he don't fuk around and confuse his fanbases tryna navigate back n forth though,like he pulls em in with his mixtape material and then loses em with the album...but it worked for and against Fabolous so maybe it can work for Future too:manny:...but its just a fact that people who fell in love with him for sounding like something else just may not be able to vibe with this and I cant blame em for that either:manny:..if you liked Pluto though I don't see how you cant love this album
The thing is

Pluto and Honest are better than any Fab album. Lol

I love his new album .

Pluto was great. But opening with that r Kelly song was corny
 

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man, how is everyone hating on this so much?

after the stream, then listening to this a few times through, I think it's great. It surpassed my expectations

what do yall mean there's no specific sound or concept on this album?

If I were to ever test drive a Lambo, I would fully expect this album to be in the stereo. Laugh all you want at how ridiculous that visual is, but this album is more or less driving an exotic car, reaching in your pocket and feeling a few rolled up bands of money, on your way home to fukk your 10/10 woman, and feeling the love from everyone, everywhere you go.

"Oh it's all about clubs and this and that." Yes, and no. Sure, the production is aimed towards what we've known out of Atlanta for a while, club music. This is more, and Future has, in my mind, achieved a FEEL throughout the album for where he is trying to take the listener. I hope this doesn't come across as me disrespecting the audio equipment or speakers that you used to listen to this album, but ...you HEARD the album right? Start to finish? No skips?

I'm not floored by the album, but I think dismissing this album is a mistake. Especially with warmer weather here. Believe it or not, this is a mood album. It's not about a dance, or attempts to wow the audience with amazing tales of a drug empire. It's about feeling a certain way. Being a certain type of person, celebrating success, but striving for more.

Future has always been about swag, and gliding through life on a different plane. I think this is great insight into that, and an amazing effort. I think it has a unique sound very particular to Future's sound and his vision for what he wanted this album to be.

I'm putting it around a 3.5/5 or 4/5, and I would definitely put it above Pluto. If you took out 2 or 3 tracks, it would be receiving way more praise. Everything about this is Future entirely, from start to finish, both album and career. I understand the progression, and where he was going with this album. I think he brought it all together fairly well.

Look Ahead - The first time I heard it, it definitely got my attention. There's not a lot of replay value, but it's a serviceable intro.

T-Shirt - How can you listen to the first 30 seconds of this song and not experience the feeling of being in a Lambo, or a dark club? I think that THIS song is the pace-setter and true intro to the album. Has a dark feel, but it definitely has blue neon framing the entire experience.

Move That Dope - picks up right where T-Shirt leaves off. Dark song, but powerful. It has the same dark feeling that Yeezus shot for. Right there with that vibe, IMO. It's POWER and PRIDE. Exploration of the ego of man, and what it takes.

My Momma - Speaking of ego and pride lmao. Straight song.

Honest - Again, this has that futuristic sound to it, dark but that blue neon feel again.

I Won - I get it, everyone thinks this is corny. This isn't the first time he's made this song anyway, so it's not really a shocker. The production and Kanye feature IS a treat though. In my opinion this is the first bright track on the album. Very chill, very happy, way to go. Kanye's flow (not necessarily lyrics) over the production makes me excited for Ye's next project.

Never Satisfied - I wish the version I had wasn't only 2 minutes or whatever. This is quintessential Drake. The Houston hummmm. It sounds like the space behind sunglasses on a night out. Seeing everything but having an almost out of body experience. This is still respecting that central theme of the album rolled out from T-Shirt.

I Be U - Again, futuristic Miami sound.

Covered N Money - I feel like I've heard 100 Atlanta rappers have the mid-album rant. This is that. Also, I can't pinpoint it, but I feel like this is the first true adversity track. This song is like a soundtrack for all the problems in his life that he has to address. The audience is being introduced to the evils of the album. Every good storyteller (Future is a good storyteller) knows how and when to introduce the villain.

Special - still has that futuristic feel. The cartel guitar...whew. More Lambo music, big time.

Benz Friendz - another treat. And a Dungeon Fam shoutout.

Blood Sweat Tears - A triumphant track, another bright track going back to the I Won song (the other triumph of the album)

Big Rube - Dungeon Fam and walking, talking, truth

Side Effects and I'll Be Yours probably could have missed the cut and this album would have been ok without them. I get why they're there, but they kind of dilute the overall feel to the album and direction.

How Can I Not - dark, futuristic, catchy, almost an outro. I'd really say that the "Club tracks" start here.

shyt - dark, almost demonic (three 6 reference) futuristic, club banger

Karate Chop - old faithful
 
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