Trap greats Future and Metro Boomin (both hailing from the Atlanta scene) have worked together frequently as rappers and producers (such as on Future's album DS2), but the follow-up records We Don't Trust You and We Still Don't Trust You mark their first full-fledged joint albums. With their titles, the projects build on Future's statement "If young Metro don't trust you I'm gonna shoot you," a
… soundbite often placed by Metro Boomin at the beginning of his productions for recognition. His cinematic beats with characteristically sharp kick drums provide a fitting backdrop for Future's grating voice and heavy-handed vocals, which veer between vocals and rap.That trust does not suddenly recover, Future underscores a Metro with the release of We Still Don't Trust You, a record released shortly after We Don't Trust You. This double album contains 18 + 7 tracks, making it even more lavishly endowed than its 17-track predecessor. Contributions come from R&B singer Ty Dolla $ign and rappers Lil Baby, J. Cole and A$AP Rocky. Whereas on We Don't Trust You Kendrick Lamar was the one who aimed his arrows at Drake, here it is The Weeknd who, on All To Myself, sings reflecting on Drake's OVO label's offered contract that he turned down in the past: 'I thank god that I didn't sign my life away.' (SD)more
