By Mark Benway
The highly anticipated collaborative project by widely acclaimed producer Metro Boomin and rapper Future was released to the public on March 22, 2024, and it did not disappoint. After the album was heavily rumored for over a year, it was announced on March 8, 2024 through a trailer posted on their respective Instagram profiles. Metro Boomin and Future have worked together before, most notably their collaborative song “Superhero” on Metro Boomin’s solo project Heroes & Villains in 2022 and the song “Mask Off” on Future’s solo album FUTURE in 2017. Although no single was released in advance of the album, anticipation was high enough that We Don’t Trust You was streamed 58.9 million times on the day it dropped – the most of any album so far this year..
The first of 17 songs on the hour-long album is the title track, ‘We Don’t Trust You. which arguably set the tone for the production we would receive on the album from Metro Boomin. The opening track also includes one of the most well-known producer tags in all music, with Metro’s, “If Young Metro don’t trust you, I’m gone shoot you.” This track gives us some insight into the album’s title, which is an homage to the iconic tag. This track is followed with a seamless transition into the next, “Young Metro,” highlighted by a subtle feature by The Weeknd, a common collaborator with both album artists. “Ice Attack” is a classic Future Flow on an average trap beat seen on most Future projects.
Two of the most popular songs on the album come shortly after, which include “Type S**t” with Travis Scott and Playboi Carti and “Like That” with Kendrick Lamar. “Type S**t,” the album’s first single off the album, features stellar production from Metro Boomin, including a beat switch into Travis Scott’s melodic verse and another switch into Playboi Carti’s new deep-voiced flow that he has been using for the past year. “Like That” featured a historic verse from the legendary Kendrick Lamar, who started the online chaos of a potential hip-hop civil war between Lamar and Drake & J. Cole, with multiple disses aimed at the two rappers throughout Lamar’s verse.
Other highlights from the album include “Cinderella,” which is another solid collaboration between Future and Travis Scott; “Everyday Hustle,” which has a soothing soulful-trap beat with a well-executed feature out of Rick Ross; and “Where My Twin @,” which is a calming Future track and an excellent beat to close out the album.
Overall, the first half of the project was stacked with hard features and stellar production. In contrast, the second half sometimes feels more repetitive and less outgoing, with Future sticking to the same formula that has made him successful for years. To any new Future listener, it may get repetitive at times, but there are still a handful of tracks to take away from the project, and with Metro Boomin’s iconic production, it is too star-studded not to give it a spin.
FINAL RATING: 7.6 / 10
