Falling out of love with Ciara was the best thing to ever happen for Future’s career. Ever since the breakup, the rock star has blessed ‘Future Hive’ with three mixtapes and now, he’s delivered his third studio album entitled, ‘Dirty Sprite 2’.
Future’s last album , ‘Honest’, had nine different features, while DS2’s only featured artist is Drake, which happened at the last minute.
However, it’s not surprising to see Future have little to no features, especially when you look at his recent work. ’56 Nights’ had zero features.
Without further ado, let’s dive into the album that has the internet buzzing.
“Thought It Was a Drought” – Last year, Actavis pulled their promethazine codeine syrup off the shelves, due to rappers such as Future, who were glamorizing the drug. However, it apparently isn’t stopping Future from getting his favorite drink.
This track provides a smooth beat and flow, that grabs you in with Future’s catchy hook, where he talks about having sex with someone’s girl while wearing Gucci flip-flops.
“I Serve the Base” – Records such as this is why it’s difficult to put Future in a box. Immediately, you notice the alternative sound, which Future decides to flood with bars that implies he’s reaching ‘kingpin’ status in the drug game.
“They should’ve told you I was on the pill, They should’ve told you I was on the lear, I serve cocaine in some Reeboks, I’m full of so much chronic, need a detox.”
Need I say more?
“Where Ya At” (feat. Drake) – Anytime Drake is on a song, expectations are high and deservedly so, but this track didn’t cut it. The repetitiveness of “where your a** was at” didn’t move me in anyway shape or form.
You be the judge.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zK7ZYMgdIs
As mentioned before, Drake did call Future at the last minute, so maybe this song was a bit rushed.
“Groupies” – Future is a single man and boy, did he let you know on this one. The hook consist of him repeating, “now I’m back f*cking my groupies”.
In more ways than not, this is vintage Future. He displays his famous “yeah, yeah” ad-lib and if you plan on being one of Future’s groupies, there’s a chance he’ll buy you designer purses and watches, but don’t expect for him to acknowledge you in public.
“Lil One” – ‘Dirty Sprite 2′ is a colorful and upbeat album for the most part, but it wouldn’t be Future if he didn’t have some dark street tracks. While Future isn’t in the streets like he used to be, that doesn’t mean his little homies aren’t in the field.
Part of the chorus goes like this, “N*gga gon’ keep that mask on, my lil nig keep that Mac on ’em, gotta keep that Mac on ’em”.
This track will definitely slap in your car on a late night move.
“Stick Talk” – This track follows up ‘Lil One’ in the sense that Future acknowledges that moves in the streets must be precise and made without a lot of extra noise.
Don’t expect a lot of quality bars on this one, but take it as more of a street lesson.
“Freak Hoe” – After a series of trap songs, Future gives us a good change of pace with this club banger. Expect to hear this song at your local parties and strip clubs.
At the same time, Future couldn’t totally leave his trap tendencies out of this song. Hint this couplet, “free dope, free coke, lay it down, n*ggas kickin’ in your front door”.
“Rotation” – There’s multiple sounds in the background here, which catches the listeners ear from jump. The term ‘rotation’ here is implying females, which comes off as a subtle jab to Ciara.
I mean, what else could Future mean by, “I just put that famous b*tch on rotation, I just put lil shawty out on probation”?
All in all, this is an educational track for guys to be cautious around anonymous females.
“Slave Master” – When I first saw this track title, it instantly stuck out to me. In the hook, Future’s creativity shined as he correlated hopping out of a new whip with being a slave master.
As the song progressed, Future showed his ability to change tempo. It was fully on display in the second verse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3bQ8saJc9I
It’s also important to note that Future showed love to OG Double and A$AP Yams, who both have passed away.
“Blow a Bag” – Well, the title here pretty much explains the direction this song went. Future is making a lot of money these days, so he has plenty of stuff to blow it on.
Here’s the music video:
“Colassal” – I would love to see Future’s bank account because dude is getting bread in big amounts apparently. In this track, the superstar artist gives you insight on how he makes money off drugs from Arizona all the way to Baltimore. While doing so, Future hits you with bars at a ferocious rate as a listener.
“Rich $ex” – Future changed the game with this one. Why have basic sex, when you can have ‘rich $ex’?
In this song, the definition of ‘rich $ex’ is to keep expensive ice (jewelry) on and in Future’s case, he has to keep his AP near by as well.
The ladies will love this one.
“Blood On the Money” – When you go to the laundry mat, most likely you’re going to wash clothes, right?
Well, not Future. He goes to wash his money. Okay, okay, Future is really referring to his money being dirty money. Similar to ‘Lil One’, this track is very dark and hood.
And if you had any doubts about Future being a drug lord, he says his hood treats him like El Chapo on this track.
“The Percocet & Stripper Joint” – Before I get into this track, it’s important to note that percocet is a painkiller which includes oxycodone and paracetamol.
This track is easy to ride out to. It provides an old school beat, which Future rides out perfectly with his vintage raspy voice.
“Kno the Meaning” – As Future wraps up the album, he sheds light on the real meaning of ’56 nights’. DJ Esco went to Dubai with Future to perform, but Esco would end up staying there for 56 nights after being arrested for marijuana possession.
What’s even crazier is that Esco had Future’s hard drive, which Future claims had two years worth of music on it. So, Future explains how he had to make more music and go back to the basics.
If you got the deluxe CD, songs like “Trap N*ggas, “Real Sisters” and “F*ck Up Some Commas” are on there, but we already know about them tracks from Future’s recent mixtapes.
Overall, this album lived up to the hype, which seemed impossible considering all of the buzz Future has been getting as of late.
As Future moves on, it’ll be interesting to see what else he has to talk about because let’s be frank, this album was flooded with drugs, violence, sex and money.