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DS2 (abbreviation of Dirty Sprite 2) is the third studio album by American rapper Future. It was released on July 17, 2015 by A1 Recordings, Freebandz and Epic Records. The album serves as the sequel from his breakout mixtape Dirty Sprite (2011).[1] It received favorable reviews from critics, and was ranked as one of the best albums of 2015 by several publications.

Preceding the album's release were the singles "Fuck Up Some Commas", "Real Sisters", "Blow a Bag" and "Where Ya At".

Background

On July 10, 2015, Future posted the artwork and announced his new album, titled DS2, would be released on July 17, 2015.[2] The tracklist of the album was released on July 15, 2015.[3] In an interview with Power 105.1, he explained the official album title was abbreviated to DS2 in order to avoid copyright infringement from Sprite.

Singles

The album's lead single, "Fuck Up Some Commas" was released on March 2, 2015, along with a music video. The song was later announced to be included on the album's deluxe edition. The music video for the second single "Real Sisters" was released, while preceding the album's release and was also announced to be included on the album's deluxe edition. The music video for the third single "Blow a Bag" was also released, while preceding the album's release.

The album's fourth single, "Where Ya At" featuring Drake, was released on July 18, 2015.[4] The production on the song was handled by Metro Boomin.

Album artwork

The basis for the album's cover art is a stock photo sold through Shutterstock with the title "Color drop in water, photographed in motion. Ink swirling in water. Cloud of silky ink in water isolated on white background. Colorful ink in water, ink drop." The image was created by Sanja Tošić, an artist based in Slovenia. Although, she did not know who Future was until The Fader contacted her to ask about the album art, Tošić said that she is now a fan.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4058/10[7]
AllMusic[8]
Billboard[9]
Consequence of SoundB+[10]
Exclaim!8/10[11]
NoiseyA–[12]
Pitchfork Media8.4/10[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
SPIN8/10[15]
Tiny Mix Tapes [16]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[6] AllMusic wrote that with DS2 Future solidified himself as, "a strange and yet in command figure standing at the center of a slick, inventive swirl of music."[17] Complex wrote of the album, "If you've followed Future's recent moves, DS2 is not unprecedented, but it greatly enhances the brooding ambiance of his recent work, a dive further into the abyss." [18] Calum Slingerland of Exclaim! wrote that "the majority of these beats hit to hurt, and though the emotional Future that listeners have come to know through past cuts "Throw Away" and "My Savages" has been dialed back, the honesty and vulnerability come through when it counts." [19] Reviewing the album's deluxe edition for Noisey, Robert Christgau deemed DS2 a "miserable minor masterpiece" that is "all the proof we needed that money can't buy happiness".[12]

Accolades

Publication Accolade Year Rank
Complex The Best Albums of 2015 2015
2[20]
FACT The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
6[21]
NME NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 2015
37[22]
Noisey The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
2[23]
Pitchfork The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
19[24]
Rolling Stone 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
26[25]
Stereogum The 50 Best Albums of 2015 2015
18[26]
Tiny Mix Tapes 2015: Favorite 50 Music Releases 2015
8[27]

Commercial performance

In the United States, DS2 debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 151,000 equivalent album units; it sold 126,000 copies in its first week, with the remainder of its unit tally representing the album's track sales and streaming activity during the week. DS2 became Future's first album to reach number one in the United States, and its debut represented Future's best album sales week to date.[28] As of November 2015, DS2 has sold 294,000 copies domestically.[29]

Track listing

DS2 – Standard version[30]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Thought It Was a Drought"
4:25
2."I Serve the Base"
  • Wilburn
  • Wayne
  • Metro Boomin
3:08
3."Where Ya At" (featuring Drake)
Metro Boomin3:27
4."Groupies"
3:06
5."Lil One"
  • Wilburn
  • Wayne
  • Luellen
  • Metro Boomin
  • Southside
3:27
6."Stick Talk"
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
Southside2:50
7."Freak Hoe"
  • Wilburn
  • Wayne
Metro Boomin2:54
8."Rotation"
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Wayne
  • Southside
  • Metro Boomin
2:45
9."Slave Master"
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Wayne
  • Southside
  • Metro Boomin
3:18
10."Blow a Bag"
  • Wilburn
  • Wayne
  • Uwaezuoke
  • Luellen
  • Metro Boomin
  • Sonny Digital
  • Southside
3:19
11."Colossal"
Zaytoven3:04
12."Rich Sex"
4:00
13."Blood on the Money"
  • Wilburn
  • Dotson
  • Wayne
  • Cassius Jay
  • Zaytoven
  • Ritter
  • Metro Boomin
4:46
Total length:42:28
DS2 – Deluxe version (bonus tracks)[32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Trap Niggas"
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
Southside3:04
15."The Percocet & Stripper Joint"
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Southside
2:36
16."Real Sisters"
  • Wilburn
  • Dotson
Zaytoven2:54
17."Kno the Meaning"
  • Wilburn
  • Merlin Watts
  • Luellen
Southside3:45
18."Fuck Up Some Commas"
  • Wilburn
  • Luellen
  • Gary Hill
  • DJ Spinz
  • Southside
3:57
Total length:57:24

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[33] 98
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[34] 5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[35] 95
French Albums (SNEP)[36] 161
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] 85
UK Albums (OCC)[38] 56
US Billboard 200[39] 1

References

  1. ^ "Future Announces New Album 'Dirty Sprite 2'". Rap-Up. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Future Announces DS2 Album And The #FutureHive Goes Wild". MTV. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Here's The Official Tracklist For Future's 'Dirty Sprite 2'". Complex. July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  4. ^ "Future Announces Release Date For 'Dirty Sprite 2', Shares First Official Single 'Blow A Bag'". Billboard. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. ^ "Future's DS2 Cover Art Is A Stock Photo By A Slovenian Artist Who Had Never Heard Of Future". The Fader. July 17, 2015. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
  6. ^ a b http://www.metacritic.com/music/ds2/future
  7. ^ The 405
  8. ^ ALLMUSIC
  9. ^ Ex, Kris. "Future Pledges Allegiance to Highs & Lows of Self-Medication on 'Dirty Sprite 2': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  10. ^ CoS
  11. ^ Exclaim!
  12. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (October 2, 2015). "Future Is the Proof We Need That Money Doesn't Buy Happiness: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Noisey. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  13. ^ Garvey, Meaghan. "Future Dirty Sprite 2". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  14. ^ Rys, Dan. "Future Dances With the Devil on 'DS 2′". XXL Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  15. ^ Millard, Drew. "Review: The Lurid Pill-Popping and Flip-Flopping of Future's 'Dirty Sprite 2′". Spin. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
  16. ^ Beane, Pat (August 24, 2015). "Future: DS2". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  17. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/ds2-mw0002860348
  18. ^ http://uk.complex.com/music/2015/07/review-future-dirty-sprite-2
  19. ^ http://exclaim.ca/music/article/future-ds2
  20. ^ "The Best Albums Of 2015". complex.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  21. ^ Fact. The 50 Best Albums of 2015.
  22. ^ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  23. ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015". noisey.vice.com. 2015-12-03. Retrieved 2015-12-03.
  24. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". noisey.vice.com. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  25. ^ "50 Best Albums Of 2015". rollingstone.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-12.
  26. ^ "The 50 Best Albums Of 2015". stereogum.com. 2015-12-01. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
  27. ^ "2015: Favorite 50 Music Releases". noisey.vice.com. 2015-12-16. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
  28. ^ Caulfield, Keith (July 26, 2015). "Future Earns His First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  29. ^ Smith, Trevor (November 25, 2015). "Charts Don't Lie: November 25". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
  30. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Future-DS2/release/7271559
  31. ^ https://twitter.com/MetroBoomin/status/621788194128924674
  32. ^ "DS2 (Deluxe)". iTunes. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  33. ^ [US&titel=DS2&cat=a "Ultratop.be – Future [US] – DS2"] (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
  34. ^ "Future Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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  36. ^ [US&titel=DS2&cat=a "Lescharts.com – Future [US] – DS2"]. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  37. ^ [US&titel=DS2&cat=a "Swisscharts.com – Future [US] – DS2"]. Hung Medien. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
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