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

In December 2023, Metro Boomin expressed dissatisfaction with how the 2024 awards show season dismissed his HEROES & VILLAINS LP as the best hip-hop full-length of that timespan. While this relates to his current Drake beef, it displays an important principle. People need to push for quality and quantity, earned success, and a genuine approach to making resonant art. It’s this philosophy that Metro Boomin and Future’s new collaborative album WE DON’T TRUST YOU champions above all else.

Here, the iconic trap duo reunites for a whole project for the first time… at least officially. They’ve both been instrumental to each other’s rise in rap’s top tier, and few pairings are as revered, complimentary, or rewarding in the genre’s mainstream today. While this first of two albums from them is not a perfect attempt, it does showcase a lot of focus, new approaches, intent-driven artistry, and most importantly, a lot of bangers.

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Do We Trust Future?

For the most part, Future is carrying the lyrical load and largely lives up to that responsibility. His vocal tone and inflections are as buttery and rich as the sensational cheesecake he loves, and the infectiousness of this delivery hasn’t lost its luster over his legendary decade-plus-long run. Whether it’s menacing croons on “GTA,” aggressive barks on “WTFYM,” or the heartfelt and dynamic melancholy on the bonus cut “Where My Twin @,” the Atlanta MC’s able to highlight his versatility here.

Future offers some great switch-ups in his flow to keep his verses riveting. WE DON’T TRUST YOU find him skating over the title track, “Young Metro,” “Runnin Outta Time,” “Fiend (She A Vibe),” and many more. Sadly, on other songs, the 40-year-old fails to keep up these acrobatics. While passionate and fast verses carry “Ain’t No Love,” despite stagnant flows, these repetitive lyrical performance patterns can’t bring “Slimed In” above a background mood listen.

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Do We Trust Metro Boomin?

But every single beat on here ends better than how it started, and that’s meant as high praise. Through a lot of well-balanced and progressive structural arrangements, Metro Boomin continues his penchant for making simple yet subtly evolutionary records. There’s the chilling calmness of “Cinderella,” the bombastic and expertly put-together Eazy-E and Rodney O homages on “Like That,” the incredible beat switch and sample flips on “Everyday Hustle“… the list goes on. With woodwinds, horns, strings, electric guitar solos, organs, vocal samples, and probably a lot more, he makes unassuming pianos, synths, and drum patterns loom large.

However, Metro Boomin’s beats can sometimes have a hollow impact on arrival. Take “Ice Attack,” a song whose familiar piano beat becomes all but forgotten once the second (and much better) instrumental sampling La Chat’s “Yeah, I Rob” switches in. There are only so many melodic layers you can pile up song after song before you start noticing a pattern, albeit a very well-executed one that often reaches Metro’s past highs. There are also some small mixing miscalculations like Future’s muffled vocals kickstarting “Magic Don Juan (Princess Diana)” and the overpowering hi-hats in its second half.

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Why Are Future & Metro Boomin Distrusting On Here?

Those are just small details in the face of the thematic focuses of WE DON’T TRUST YOU, but let’s make one thing clear: this isn’t revolutionary Future writing. Success, loyalty, the streets, lack of romantic satisfaction, wealth, weapons, and the weary reflections of a women-and-party-loving lifestyle of a global superstar surround the “Ridin Strikers” spitter. Regardless, his high-quality performances make this well-treaded ground grow gardens of standout bars throughout, despite some dead-on-arrival moments.

WE DON’T TRUST YOU narrates an unquenchable ambition and luxury fueled by paranoia on “Claustrophobic,” odes to hard work and pain on “Seen It All,” and so much more. But these themes seem more deliberate than ever, emphasizing distrust in the rap game at large. They’re losing faith in its authenticity, skill level, work ethic, loyalty, and significantly, the competition. Of course, there are a few other people on this project that cemented this idea.

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Who Do Future & Metro Boomin Trust On This Album?

The Weeknd’s background vocals stun, Travis Scott moves through “Cinderella” like smoke with earworm flows, and he and Playboi Carti are a fantastic tag team on “Type S**t.” Some short vocals from Young Thug appear, and Rick Ross asserts his way through impressive rhyme schemes. Perhaps the most significant guest to name is Prodigy, the late Mobb Deep legend whose “corny rappers” rant from decades ago narrates many songs here through vocal samples (plus sampling Mobb’s “Quiet Storm”).

P’s words, plus Kendrick Lamar’s earth-shattering feature on “Like That,” represent the narrative of beef that currently dominates much of WE DON’T TRUST YOU‘s reception. This album never lets you forget its pressure-stressing theme and provides amazing hip-hop to represent two collaborators who’ve built a strong trust through a decade-plus run of consistency. Hendrix is as consumed by his vices as he is compelled to seek them out to authentically live the lifestyle that lyrically leads to both pain and prosperity.

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How Does WE DON’T TRUST YOU Flow Together?

Like every great trap album that came before WE DON’T TRUST YOU, this makes for a fulfilling push and pull. A few smooth transitions between distinct and unique songs make this album flow quite seamlessly. Southside, Boi-1da, Mike Dean, Wheezy, Alan Ritter, Honorable C.N.O.T.E., Zaytoven, and more help shape this run behind the board. It’s not quite varied or thematically versatile enough to escape occasional fatigue and recycling, but for its contemporary appeal, it certainly succeeds.

To no one’s surprise, the sheer chemistry between Future and Metro Boomin defines WE DON’T TRUST YOU. There is always something up to standard, and maybe even exceeding it, to latch onto with each new cut, whether beat or verse-wise. In addition, this project still retains the darkness, ethereal intoxication, and grittiness associated with their collaborative history. For classic and newer fans, there’s a lot to love.

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Metro & Pluto Pick A Side

WE DON’T TRUST YOU is, in many ways, exactly what we expected. It feels like a throwback to 2014-2016 on many occasions in the best way, although some beats evoke past projects like HEROES & VILLAINS almost too much. The album falters in its artists’ occasional lack of consistency or idiosyncrasy, and in being what we predicted and have heard for years. This aside, their loyalty to their sound does not replace their will to make it the best it can be, every single time.

This resulted in rap’s next big beef, one that WE DON’T TRUST YOU might not outshine right now, but will likely outlast due to its many highlights and the overall album experience. But what Metro Boomin and Future want is for the genre’s mainstream to take itself seriously among the best that the culture has to offer. On that metric, there are a few areas in which this project could’ve done better. Yet based on these songs, its upcoming sequel will not fall victim to complacency.

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Candace Owens Believes Diddy Is The “Fall Guy,” Claims Feds Are Trying To Hide Evidence

Candace Owens has become a huge name in the political commentary world. Overall, she is a far-right conservative who has delivered some pretty disgusting takes. However, there are millions of people willing to listen to her. After all, how do you think Donald Trump won the election in 2016? Her fans are the same demographic, and they will eat up anything she has to say about a particular topic. Recently, Owens has been increasing her coverage of hip-hop. More specifically, she has been taking aim at Diddy, and the allegations surrounding him.

For instance, she recently said that Michael Jackson’s death and Diddy’s alleged actions are linked. Furthermore, she has stated that this is a bigger story than the Jeffrey Epstein case. Yesterday, Diddy had his homes in Miami and Los Angeles raided. Now, all eyes are on the Diddy case and what is about to become of it. As for Owens, she decided to weigh in all of this, in the tweet below. As you can see, she believes that Diddy was not the head of the ship. Instead, he was simply following orders and will now be seen as the fall guy.

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Candace Owens Speaks

“The Feds are currently raiding Diddy’s house. They already knew what he was up to but he is going to be the fall guy so that they can protect the people at the top of the ring,” Owens wrote. “They are raiding his home to hide evidence not to find it. That’s how this works.” This borders on conspiracy theory territory, however, Owens is not the only person who believes this. Needless to say, the entire Diddy situation has the entire hip-hop world talking. Only time will tell what happens next.

Let us know what you think of this take from Candace Owens, in the comments section down below. What do you think will happen to Diddy considering what just went down at his homes? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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Kim Kardashian Might’ve Copied Bianca Censori’s Look, Some Fans Speculate

Kim Kardashian and Bianca Censori are two fashion icons in their own right, albeit in very different ways in very different eras. However, their link through their common partner Ye extends beyond the relationship realm and into their style choices, or at least, that’s what some fans are alleging now. Moreover, the reality TV star’s most recent IG post shows her with no top in a large fur coat, along with sleek shades, slicked-back hair, and brown tights. A lot of folks compared this to a recent look from Censori, who also wears her hair like that, recently donned a similar coat, and is known to be more revealing and lewd with her presentation.

However, when has Kim Kardashian ever been a symbol of conservative clothing, and have we really forgotten how she often breaks the Internet with her tantalizing beauty? To be clear, this isn’t a bad thing at all, but it seems a tad out of touch to paint her as the more shy or traditionalist fashionista in this case, and it’s not right to villainize Bianca Censori either. Furthermore, you can draw these connections between plenty of celebrities, most likely, but Ye unites these two in a unique way, leading to comparisons. It’s an understandable conclusion, but still an odd one.

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Kim Kardashian’s New Look, Fans Think It’s Copying Bianca Censori

Still, it seems like they might actually be in a position to talk about fashion, at least a little bit. The two have been spotted together at various of Ye’s recent events, and while they didn’t speak much, fans speculated on what the energy must’ve felt like. There’s no legitimate news on how they actually feel about her, something that will likely develop over time. But we hope that Bianca Censori and Kim Kardashian find more commonalities than differences and keep up some amicable relationships.

Meanwhile, this is adds to other recent comparisons between these two, which are for your to determine their worth. Is there really some biting going on here or are these just fans being rowdy for the sake of it? Whatever the case, drop your thoughts on all this down in the comments section below. Also, for more news and the latest updates on Kim Kardashian and Bianca Censori, stick around on HNHH.

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SOURCE SPORTS: NFL Owners Approve New Format for Kickoff

NFL Owners Approve New Format for Kickoff

The NFL owners have voted to approve a new kickoff rule. The format originated in the XFL.

According to ESPN, in the 2024 season, kickers will maintain their position at the 35-yard line for kickoffs. However, the remaining ten players on the kickoff team will line up at the receiving team’s 40-yard line. On the return team, at least nine players will position themselves within a designated “setup zone” spanning from the 35- to the 30-yard lines. Up to two returners may also stand within a “landing zone” between the goal line and the 20-yard line.

An example of the kickoff is below.

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Lil Wayne Parties with 2 Chainz, Mack Maine, and Busta Rhymes at LIV Miami After ‘IAAB Tour’ Performance

Lil Wayne Parties with 2 Chainz, Mack Maine, and Busta Rhymes at LIV Miami After 'IAAB Tour' Performance

On Sunday, March 24th, rapper Lil Wayne joined forces with 2 Chainz, Mack Maine, and Busta Rhymes for a star-studded night at LIV Miami. The gathering followed Lil Wayne’s electrifying performance at Drake’s IAAB tour stop in Sunrise, Florida.

2 Chainz kicked off the evening with a powerhouse performance of his top hits, paving the way for Lil Wayne to take the stage. The iconic rapper wowed the crowd with memorable tracks like “Lollipop,” “A Milli,” and “Mrs. Officer.”

Notably absent from the festivities was Lil Wayne’s famous mentee, Drake, who has been making headlines following the release of Future and MetroBoomin’s album, WE DON’T TRUST YOU. Speculation within the hip-hop community suggests the album may contain references to Drake, adding intrigue to the ongoing narrative surrounding the acclaimed artist.

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Sony Pictures Releases Trailer for ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ Starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence

Trailer for 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' Starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence

Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Bad Boys 4, officially titled Bad Boys: Ride or Die. This is the fourth installment of the classic franchise starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence.

The film’s synopsis reads:

This Summer, the world’s favorite Bad Boys are back with their iconic mix of edge-of-your seat action and outrageous comedy but this time with a twist: Miami’s finest are now on the run.

Joining the stars in the film are Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paolo Nunez, Eric Dane, Ioan Gruffudd, Jacob Scipio, Melanie Liburd, Tasha Smith, with Tiffany Haddish and Joe Pantoliano.

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Cassie’s Lawyer Labels Diddy “Depraved” After House Raid

Cassie’s lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, who represented the singer in her case against Diddy has spoken out on the police raiding the Bad Boy mogul’s homes on Monday. In a statement provided to The Daily Mail, he applauded law enforcement for holding Diddy accountable for his “depraved” actions.

“We will always support law enforcement when it seeks to prosecute those that have violated the law. Hopefully, this is the beginning of a process that will hold Mr. Combs responsible for his depraved conduct,” Wigdor declared to The Daily Mail. The raids were carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York, HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and local law enforcement. They are related to an investigation into sex trafficking in the Southern District of New York.

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Police Raid Diddy’s Home In Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 25: In an aerial view, the home of Sean. “Diddy” Combs is seen during a raid by federal law enforcement agents on March 25, 2024, in Los. Angeles, California. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images)

In a statement provided to TMZ, a Homeland Security Investigations representative explained: “Earlier today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York executed law enforcement actions as part of an ongoing investigation, with assistance from HSI Los Angeles, HSI Miami, and our local law enforcement partners. We will provide further information as it becomes available.” While Diddy hasn’t addressed the raids, he’s denied the allegations against him on several occasions in recent months. Check out footage from the police raid in Los Angeles below.

Footage Shows Police Raiding Diddy’s Property

Diddy was not on either of the properties and instead, his private plane reportedly traveled from California to Antigua during the incident. He left behind his sons, Justin Combs and Christian “King” Combs, who were seen in handcuffs. Be on the lookout for further updates on Diddy and Cassie on HotNewHipHop.

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DJ Akademiks Accuses Yung Miami Of Snitching On Diddy Following Home Raid

Yung Miami is someone who is currently trending on social media thanks to the Diddy home raids that occurred on Monday afternoon. Overall, this is due to the fact that Miami was in a relationship with the mogul. Moreover, the current state of their relationship has been pretty ambiguous. Considering the allegations surrounding Diddy, fans have been curious about how she is handling all of this. However, she has mostly remained silent, apart from a few cryptic tweets here and there.

That said, Monday’s home raids were easily the biggest development in the Diddy saga since Cassie filed her lawsuit against him. Consequently, fans were waiting for anyone associated with Diddy to speak out. Of course, one person fans had their eyes on was Yung Miami. Well, she ended up offering some cheeky tweets as one fan asked her “where are you?” This subsequently led to Miami saying “right here what’s up?” as if nothing was happening. DJ Akademiks saw this tweet, and promptly accused the City Girls artist of potentially being an informant.

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Yung Miami Speaks Amid Diddy Raid

“Confirmed Cooperator right here. WYM u right here. Feds at all 3 of that n*ggas properties.. U aint ‘ACTING BAD’ no mo?,” Akademiks wrote. Akademiks was not the only person accusing Yung Miami of potentially being a witness. Others in the quote tweets parroted similar thoughts on the situation. However, this is all conjecture, and simply the result of fans online looking to place blame on certain individuals. Regardless, the Diddy situation is massive, and these kinds of rumors and speculations are running rampant right now. Hopefully, we get a clearer picture of what’s happening, soon.

Let us know what you think about all of this, in the comments section down below. Do you believe Yung Miami has a role in all of this? What do you think will happen to Diddy, moving forward? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will continue to keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming projects.

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