Future dropped his third project of the year this past Friday, Sept. 20, with “Mixtape Pluto.”
After a relatively quiet 2023, Future has been producing high-quality and catchy tracks through out all of 2024 and does so with a classic trap mixtape, including 17 different songs. Following the release of his melodic album “We Still Don’t Trust You,” Future fans were pushing for more vintage trap music from him, prompting a classic release of hard-hitting beats and aggressive lyrics.
In front of the dark beats, Future uses his crisp rapping to speedwalk through the tracks in a typical fashion. Future still displays his versatility with slower, smoother songs sprinkled throughout the track list in songs like “Lost My Dog” or “Too Fast,” but other tracks like “Ski,” “Lil Demon” and “Teflon Don” quickly bring the energy back.
However, as for any project, it’s not perfect. There are a few moments throughout the 44-minute runtime where Future seems to stumble. This is incredibly apparent in the track “Plutoski,” where close to a minute of the track consists of him mumbling over the beat with no sense of direction. Additionally, the tape seems to stall for a few tracks halfway through. Sometimes, the beats and style start to blend sounding like a run-on.
Regardless of the momentary flaws, it was refreshing to hear Future tap into his old style of rapping to give the fans a simple yet effective piece of work.
There were plenty of rumors about possible features from other big rap artists like Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Gunna leading up to the mixtape’s release, but Future opted for a solo tape with no featured artists. This is Future’s first project without a feature since his mixtape “Save Me” was released in 2019. The new mixtape gave production credits to big producers such as Wheezy, Southside, London on Da Track, FBG Goat, etc.
Despite his 41st birthday looming later this year, Future shows the fans that he can hang around with the new age of rappers and shows no signs of slowing down. His rapping ability and style versatility cannot be replicated.
Rating: 8/10