WE DON’T TRUST YOU BY FUTURE AND METRO BOOMIN REVIEW

Future and Metro Boomin have collaborated before, and it has more often than not been fruitful, be it one of their biggest songs to date, ‘Mask Off’, Metro’s hand in executive producing ‘Monster’ and ‘DS 2′, or countless other moments when they have worked together. They are known to create moments together, and collaborating on a full-length project is exciting and fun. We Don’t Trust You is a moment in hip-hop that will be celebrated in history. This album sees both Metro and Future on a mission to claim the throne they helped build. We Don’t Trust You establishes Metro Boomin and Future as the pioneers of the trap sound. The record comes at a time when both artists are at the peak of their careers. Future keeps on delivering chart-topping albums and singles, and Metro is on a journey to soundscape the future of rap with his work, be it his solo albums, his work producing for other rappers and singers, or even scoring movies that started with the latest installment of the Spider-Man series. He is huge in the industry. Despite all this, both of these artists sound hungry and ready to go against the world. Both of them make sure that they keep some familiarity that the listeners enjoy while also challenging each other enough to keep their creative sides fulfilled.

Let’s dive deep into the world of Metro and Future and understand the album better:

• We Don’t Trust You: The titular track transports us straight into the moody and deceitful world that the album is building. Metro uses a haunting and beautiful sample over hypnotic synths and deep bass, while Future goes off and finds a catchy flow, especially on the second verse. What makes this song even more interesting is that we see Future dissing Drake on this track, while the sample says, “Smiling faces pretend to be your friend,” which is the perfect way to start an album where you talk about not trusting people.

• Young Metro: Young Metro sees Metro and Future diving into a synth-filled adventure, with The Weeknd providing angelic vocals in the background over Mike Dean synths. The track sees Future catch a hypnotic flow over rattling 808’s and a rising synth while The Weeknd slides in like a way of light. A banger that keeps on going from strength to strength as it progresses.

• Ice Attack: ‘Ice Attack’ starts out as a chill and laid-back, late-night drive song but progresses into a hard-style banger with the beat switch. Future goes Banoodles with a crazy flow on the second half. Props to Metro for the smooth transition into the next track.

• Type Shit: I must say I am enjoying the deep voice carti the most out of all his eras; he hasn’t missed once since he found this raspy voice. This cut is a typical all-star banger with some beautiful church bells, the hypnotic Travis bridge and Future saying the most random stuff with a straight flow. The outro features Prodigy, who makes his appearance throughout the tracklist with snippets from his 2003 speech right before he went to jail.

• Claustrophobic: Future’s going to buy another mansion because he is claustrophobic, and we are here for it. The cut speaks about the lack of originality in the rap game and Future supports the statement made by prodigy in his speech. Metro creates the perfect setting for this track with his smooth production.

• Like That: This is the song that rattled the entire rap industry and gave us one of the most exciting phases of hip-hop in the last few years. Metro uses an Eazy-E sample to lay the soundscape for the declaration of war made by Kendrick Lamar in this cut. Kendrick disapproves of the narrative of a BIG 3 in rap, nudges J Cole, and doubles down on dissing Drake. Future also does phenomenally on this track, as he finds one of his best flows on the entire record, but Kendrick and his bold statements overshadow everything else.

• Slimed In: Future takes us into his slime lifestyle, with Young Thug talking about the same in the intro. Metro crafts the perfect beat for this with a grimy synth and a simple yet catchy drum pattern. Another banger on the track list.

• Magic Don Juan (Princess Diana): This two-part cut has a gritty horror core production in the first half of the track, with the second part switching into a banger-style beat with more upbeat drums. Future sounds very energetic and pumped up in the latter half of the track, with a woman shouting. This also features a smooth transition into the next track; props to Metro for these small yet amazing moments.

• Cinderella: the catchiest bop on the entire album, ‘Cinderella’ shows how good Travis and Future are together. The song features a simple production, which makes it more interesting. Both Future and Travis Scott deliver solid verses, with them trading bars on the end chorus. A BANGER for ages!!

• Runnin Outta Time: This one is for the fans of vulnerable future crooning. Future seems to be at his most vulnerable self in this cut. The track continues the theme of not trusting. A simple track that switches things up in the right way.

• Fried (She A Vibe): It seems like Future got done with his vulnerable side and decided to get sloshed right after feeling that way and went straight into his nearest stripclub. This track has a vibe. Future’s flow is immaculate, and he finds the catchiest pockets as the bass gets deeper and deeper. Metro’s choice to use the weird horn bells on this really elevates the track to the next level.

• Ain’t No Love: This cut once again shows why Metro is the GOAT of the current generation. The use of the flute in his collaboration with Future will always give great results. Future’s vocals are laced with reverb and autotune, giving this cut a hypnotic feel throughout. Another banger!!

• Everyday Hustle: Metro and Future switch things up in this cut with a sample-driven Kanye-style track featuring Rick Ross. Future adopts a blues-style flow over the sample and spits one of his most introspective bars on the whole project. Rick Ross comes and does what he does best—kills every feature he is on. The second half switches into the drums from Kanye’s ‘Good Morning’ with Metro adding his spin with 808s and a deep bass. An underrated banger from this tracklist.

• GTA: ‘GTA’ seems to be straight out of Without Warning, with its haunting keys, dark and gritty drums, and growling bass. It is a basic future and metro banger that does everything right in its concise run time.

• Seen It All: ‘Seen It All’ sees the future looking down on what he has done for the culture and his journey towards superstardom. The minimalistic keys add to the introspective nature of the cut.

• WTFYM: Metro Boomin and Future save the best chorus on this record for the last cut. The production is very simple, but the video game-style synth and the spacey elements make sure that it keeps you engaged. Future is in his comfort zone here and spazzes on the beat for close to 5 minutes. The perfect closer for ‘We Don’t Trust You’.

At the time when this album was released, no one would have anticipated the amount of impact it would have on the culture. This album started the spree of disses aimed at Drake with the very first track, Kendrick Lamar’s Declaration of War, and much more. Most importantly, what this album does is make Future and Metro Boomin the kings of the hill once again. They make a solid duo, and with the help of their collaborators, they deliver a solid body of work. They fit each other perfectly while giving each other the push to thrive in what they do. For all the fans of rap, hip-hop, and trap rap in particular, this record is a moment to celebrate. Here is a link to the album.