Album Review: We Don't Trust You | Future & Metro Boomin
Two of rap's heavy hitters link up for a collaboration project sure to spark some life into hip-hop.
Future and Metro Boomin are back on WE DON’T TRUST YOU, the first official collaboration album between the producer-rapper pair. Although they’ve collaborated before on countless hits including some of Future’s biggest hits (Jumpman, Low Life, Mask Off, and most of DS2), this is the first official project between the two after a decade-plus of labor together. It also comes right off recent individual projects from the two that were received quite favorably. Heroes & Villians is easily one of the best rap albums of late, and Future’s latest I NEVER LIKED YOU spawned multiple hits including #1 smash Wait For U with Drake & Tems.
The 17 tracks here come in at exactly an hour in length. Initially, a 17-track collaboration strikes us as an album that is going to feel like more of a chore than a gift. Somehow, Future & Metro makes this an enjoyable experience for most tracks.
Most of the conversation surrounding the album comes from the guest feature from Kendrick Lamar on Like That, where he throws a couple of punches at Drake & J. Cole “Motherf*** the big three, n****, it’s just big me.” Lamar taunts J. Cole’s idea that the trio are the big heavyweights of the rap industry of now. If this bar came out a decade ago, it would have been way more exciting. It kind of just falls flat now, it’s a very weak diss. Fans believe that by allowing Kendrick to diss Drake on his album, Future and Drake might be having some issues themselves. On the intro track, We Don’t Trust You, where he raps “You a n**** number one fan, dog/Sneak dissin', I don't understand, dog/Pillowtalkin', actin' like a fed, dog/I don't need another fake friend, dog/Can't be 'bout a ho, 'cause we sharin', dog.” There are multiple think-pieces on the beef here, but the leading theory is that Future’s repeated use of the word “dog” here is referencing Drake’s latest For All The Dogs, and that Drizzy and Pluto are fighting over some girl. Super exciting stuff!
Lyrically, nothing new here. Future’s life remains the same - a big blur of sex and drugs and nothing quite interesting. However, some of the lyrics here are so silly and nonsensical that they really work. Take the chorus on Ice Attack, where future raps “Went banoodles on the dog ass ho, that's all”
Elsewhere on the record, Future, and Metro phone some friends for guest verses from Travis Scott, The Weeknd (kinda), Playboi Carti, and Rick Ross.
WE DON’T TRUST YOU is a solid album, but nothing special. It’s hard to imagine that anyone will care for most of these tracks in a year's time. It’s a bleak time in hip-hop when an album that is universally agreed as “solid” creates this much noise. Here’s to hoping that maybe the second album between the two (which apparently drops in a couple of weeks) is a little punchier and less bloated.
Check out our favorite tracks, listen to the album, and see our scores below:
Can’t Miss:
You Can Skip: Where My Twin At, WYFYM, Magic Don Juan (Princess Diana), Ain’t No Love, Seen It All
BY THE NUMBERS
Bennett’s Score: 5.53
Carson’s Score: 5.53
Album Score: 11.06
Notes from Bennett:
The OG version of Like That went crazy. so is this one just that one? wild. One of my favorite Kendrick feature in a while, Love the adlib and weird moments he is leaning into here.
This is peak Metro Boomin FR. I thought the Spider-Verse soundtrack was fantastic but the production here is fantastic, all around. Well thought out.
This Rick Ross feature is so cool. I’m really happy with it. I was thoroughly impressed by all the features here. Travis worked really well on a lot of these, Carti delivered enough but doesn't carry energy for me the way he would for die-hard fans.
I don’t totally get the narrative here with the spoken word samples - like it’s just “i’m the best, everyone else being whack”
Ice Attack is classic Metro Boomin, reminds me of something from the early 21 savage albums.
Notes from Carson:
BANOOODLES. amazing. Ice Attack is a favorite for me.
Nothing on this record is like total earworm for me which is a little disappointing but there are a few nice tracks. Kenny did his thing which is fine I just think the beef is kinda silly.
Rick Ross kinda slid on Everyday Hustle. I like the use of the sample on this track.
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