“WE DON’T TRUST YOU” - Future and Metro Boomin Album Review

Rapper, Future, and record producer, Metro Boomin, have released their collaborated record “WE DON’T TRUST YOU.” Sorry, but who hurt them?

This album is a reflection of Future clearly trying to top the peak of his career, which was in 2017 when he was featured on Taylor Swift’s iconic hit, “End Game.” This opportunity was the end all be all of any music career.

Even though Future has already achieved this magnificent milestone, he continues to release music.

He is recognizable for his use of auto-tune and frequent use of features on his own songs, along with being featured on other artists' work.

This is the rapper’s ninth studio album, but the first one featuring producer Metro Boomin.

Upon first listen, playing each track back to back, it is hard to distinguish differences between each song.

Each song clearly has its own message and contrasting lyrics, however the beat drops and autotune are very resemblant of songs previous and to come.

This album will truly only stand out to listeners who are tried and true trap fans.

One truly impressive thing about this album is the use of “yeah.” Those four letters carry the album.

“Yeah” does more than answer questions. It intros songs, it transitions, it ends, it eats.

When writing a trap song, and in doubt… just add “yeah.”

The album starts off with a bang with the title track “We Don’t Trust You.” Great start to the album, good hype song.

Following this comes a boom or a lack thereof with “Young Metro.”

Future does a phenomenal job making up his own slang, “Ice Attack” being one of the best.

“Ice Attack” is pretty clearly about being dripped out, which really means showing off wealth in your appearance, specifically jewelry.

A cooler term to use could have been “Ice Age” because the 2002 cinematic classic will probably continue to be more well-known than this song ever will be. Sorry Future, but Ray Romano voicing an animated mammoth will forever be infamous, the autotune may not.

Aside from odd slang, the song goes hard.

If looking for a Christmas vibe, it is in “Type Sh*t.” Probably not the vibe the creators were going for however, the bells and chimes featured in the background of the track gives Christmas Eve service.

This song is easy to catch on to considering the end of every line is “type sh*t.”

Let’s just say if fans had a dollar for every time that song said “type sh*t” they would have over 50 dollars that they could then use to have a trusted friend take away their Spotify privileges after listening to that monotonous excuse of a song.

“Like That” has the best intro and beat on the album.

The first verse of this song offers beautifully written descriptions on objectifying women. Following this is a fire verse from Kendrick Lamar.

Aside from this, the song does not offer much. Not too much to like about it at all.

The most stand-out song on the album is “Everyday Hustle,” featuring Rick Ross, a slower vibe with the best-written and delivered lyrics.

Stereotypically, trap music is hard to understand, but the slowness of this song makes the lyrics understandable and enjoyable.

“Fried (She a Vibe)” is potentially one of the most niche songs ever.

The first 6 lines of this song are “Yeah, I'm fried.” The track might be more successful being featured in the background of a McDonald's song.

Questions that come to mind after listening to this song are as follows: who is this woman, and what vibe does she give? If he is actually fried, how sure is he that “shorty, is a vibe?”

This album is definitely an outlet for people who do not do drugs to pretend that they do drugs.

Without a doubt, this album will make one feel slightly cooler if they can get past the repetitive rhymes, objectification of women, aggressive references to drugs and the constant dropping of the n-word.

The album has notable beats which is unquestionably the best aspect of this record.

“WE DON'T TRUST YOU” is worth one listen and if anyone tries to persuade that it's worth more… don’t trust them.

Rating: 4/10

Reviewer’s favorite songs: “We Don’t Trust You,” “Like That”

Reviewer’s least favorite songs: “Fried (She a Vibe)”

Savannah Swartz is a third-year majoring in communications. To contact her, email sms9072@psu.edu.