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Monster is the ninth mixtape by American rapper Future. It was released on October 28, 2014 by Freebandz Entertainment.[1] Along with Beast Mode and 56 Nights, it is considered one of "a trilogy of album-quality mixtapes" that Future released following Honest.[2][3] The mixtape was executive produced by St. Louis producer Metro Boomin.

Critical reception

Music critic Robert Christgau gave Monster a "B+" and wrote in his review for Noisey:

Before [Monster] sinks slowly into the generic, it justifies openers claiming "Radical" and "Monster" with a five-track sequence that begins with the club hit "Fuck Up Some Commas," ends with the outrageously catchy "2 Pac," scoops up a fine Lil Wayne 16 along the way, and never tops "Throw Away," a truer love song for Ciara than any hook machine he'd hoped would cross over: "I came home last night to a menage/Got my dick sucked I was thinking about you/I was fucking on a slut and I was thinking about you/When you're fucking another nigga I hope you're thinking about me." Actually painful. Strong like pop so seldom is. Vulnerable like pop so seldom is too.[4]

Sam C. Mac from Slant Magazine gave Monster three-and-a-half out of five stars,[5] while PopMatters critic Colin McGuire gave it six out of ten stars.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" 1:00
2."Radical"Metro Boomin3:29
3."Monster"
3:39
4."Abu's Boomin" (skit) 1:33
5."Fuck Up Some Commas"
  • DJ Spinz
  • Southside
3:36
6."Throw Away"Nard & B5:18
7."After That" (featuring Lil Wayne)
2:53
8."My Savages"Will A Fool3:24
9."2 Pac"Nard & B3:21
10."Gangland"
  • DJ Plugg
  • Bobby Kritical
3:01
11."Fetti"
  • Metro Boomin
  • TM88
  • Southside
3:43
12."Hardly"Southside2:37
13."Wesley Presley"Metro Boomin2:26
14."Showed Up"
  • DJ Spinz
  • TM88
3:22
15."Mad Luv"
  • Metro Boomin
  • DJ Plugg
3:14
16."Codeine Crazy"TM885:52

References

  1. ^ http://www.datpiff.com/Future-Monster-mixtape.652571.html
  2. ^ "Future: Dirty Sprite 2". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "#FutureHive, Assemble: Future Announces Monster vs. Beast Mode Tour". The Fader. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Mac, Sam C. (November 3, 2014). "Future: Monster". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  6. ^ McGuire, Colin (November 24, 2014). "Future: Monster". PopMatters. Retrieved October 5, 2015.