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Still, when eagle-eyed fans noticed that Metro had unfollowed Drake on Instagram (the ultimate sign of an unfriendly split in the 21st century) prior to the album’s release, you didn’t need to be a hip scholar. hop to assume that, as Kendrick would declare, “it’s over.” And for those wondering how a beef between producer and rapper would reasonably play out, Metro makes it clear by delivering a new creative peak on “Like That,” with an obscenely crazy beat that samples Three 6 Mafia’s “Who the Crunkest” ( which in turn sampled ’80s rap duo Rodney O and Joe Cooley), with a touch of “Ridin Spinners.” In effect, Kendrick and Metro are following the playbook loved by artists like Jay-Z before them, or even Drake with “Back to Back,” by dissing their opponent in a song that is an undeniable hit, whether people whether you know the context or not.
But why Future, who is approximately 30 (thirty) collaborations with Drake, including the 2015 collaborative album What a time to be alive! and two fairly recent songs from Future’s latest solo album, are they giving up airtime on their new project to a known Drake hater? No one knows for sure as of this writing, but they may have their own problems. Despite their prolific collaborations, their relationship has gone through difficult times from day one. Recall back to 2011, when a rising Future got help from Drake to remix the former’s “Tony Montana,” only to publicly lament it. Drake refuses to make a video. And while they toured together in 2016, who can forget? that time in 2013 when Future was reportedly briefly kicked off Drake’s tour for unflattering comments about his music in an interview.
Considering the name of the album and Future’s rap in the intro about someone who is his number one fan despite sneakily criticizing him, you don’t need that big of a tinfoil hat to make the jump. Any opinion on the current state of Future and Drake’s relationship is unfounded conjecture for now, but what is irrefutable is that rap is geopolitics. One could imagine Drake, who in the chorus of a recent track unashamedly wonders what Pluto (Future) would do in a certain romantic situation (answer: not safe for work), he wouldn’t just shrug his shoulders at one of his most frequent collaborators publishing a project with space reserved for direct shots at he. (That would be like 21 Savage letting Pusha T get on a track.)
It’ll be interesting to see how this all plays out, but while it’s understandable that it’s taking up a lot of oxygen in the timeline right now, one thing we shouldn’t lose sight of is that We don’t trust you It is, simply, incredible. Sure, meat is great, but so is Future returning to some of his most historically depraved peaks at the beginning of the track. No Listen carefully if you don’t want to hear details of the X-rated scenario that could absolve you of one of your 20-carat rings. He’s swooning almost everywhere on the album even more so; 2022 I never liked you It’s a great album, but We don’t trust you arrives immediately fighting for an even higher place in their historic discography. The same can be said for Metro’s rhythms; I screamed at him as loudly as I did at Kendrick on “Like That” later at Rick Ross’ surprise verse as he slides into the soulful, rising beat of “Everyday hustle”…only for the beat to change for a third time as Future returns to take the reins.
Metro has been talking about this album for the better part of a year, directly acknowledging the high standard set by his and Future’s previous work as a unit. They’ve surpassed that bar and then some, revolutionizing the rap game in the process, securing a top spot for a summer outdoors and any best-of lists. Silencing all the music’s doubters, presenting himself as one step ahead of the competition: it’s energy that the late, great Mobb Deep rapper Prodigy would appreciate, which is perhaps why the album is peppered with passionate snippets of some from his past interviews.
new meat and A handful of great mainstream rap records before Easter? I thought it was a drought.