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Future's first solo project for the year titled MIXTAPE PLUTO was finally delivered to streaming platforms after being initially teased by producer Southside during his XXL exclusive interview in July.
"I just mixed all the worlds up. I put people on songs with people that you wouldn’t normally hear. I’m working on Mixtape Pluto with Future right now. I’ve been working a lot with Roddy Ricch, too. It’s a new sound, like a whole new vibe." - Southside stated in his XXL interview.
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The Atlanta rapper's MIXTAPE PLUTO was distributed to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and other major DSPs (Digital Streaming Platforms) today via Freebandz and Epic Records.
The album lacks any features and focuses on Future's solo performances across 17 tracks. However, before the project's release, fans speculated on the inclusion of Travis Scott and Gunna as potential features.
These claims were made given that Travis Scott made a cameo appearance in the promotional video for SOUTH OF FRANCE and an alleged leaked version of TOLD MY seemingly featured a Gunna verse.
Top Picks from Future's new project 'MIXTAPE PLUTO'
Future's new MIXTAPE PLUTO marks the rapper's third project for the year, following up on his collaborative album series with Metro Boomin, We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You, both of which went No.1 on the Billboard 200 album charts.
The first installment in their series hosted the viral Like That record, which ignited the 2024 rap beef after an extremely aggressive performance from Kendrick Lamar. This eventually led to the track hitting No.1 on Billboard's Hot 100 charts.
With netizens continuing to discuss and debate the rapper's decision to release a project without features, the 17 tracks included on MIXTAPE PLUTO do a lot to deliver trap bangers reminiscent of the ATL native's early 2010 work.
The project includes full-length records as well as shorter songs, with solo verses, all of which are performed over spacy, melodic, and hard-hitting trap productions credited to producers like Southside and Wheezy. Notable themes that are explored in Future's new mixtape have been provided below:
- Wealth
- Success
- Luxury
- Legacy
- Excess
- Love
- Heartbreak
- Relationships
- Intimacy
- Philandering
- Violence
- Gang Affiliations
- Crime and Law
Disclaimer: This review is rated explicit. Reader discretion is advised.
TEFLON DON
(Production Credits: Southside, Topp, Peeb, MoXart Beatz, London on da Track, and Desro)
Future's MIXTAPE PLUTO begins with a high-tempo trap beat whose production was led by Southside. The producer effortlessly blends the screechy samples into melodies which complement the rapper's bouncy cadence.
Pluto's bars on this track are aggressive and find the rapper touching on themes of wealth, success, luxury, violence, gang affiliations, and crime, delivering an extremely catchy performance on lines like:
"Turn a ho on a stroll out in Tennessee / I control all the motion, it been beneath / Really crunk up the s--t, talkin' V-nee-nee / All my b---hes be turnt, that Cha-nee-nee / I got stripes on the turf, ain't no kiddin' me / Got my ice on the dirt, is you s--ttin' me? Got the load on the boat, dropped the pin in it / Hit the nitro, the motor, I'm pushin' it"
LIL DEMON
(Production Credits: Southside and Smatt Sertified)
Listeners are then re-introduced to LIL DEMON which was initially previewed by Southside on Instagram earlier this month, teasing an upcoming music video for the song directed by Freebandz Films.
The hook, production, and delivery, on this track are more amped up, which brings a bouncy energy to the hard-hitting trap record. Notable bars from LIL DEMON include comparisons to Italian-American mafia "La Cosa Nostra," and more, on lines like:
"La Cosa Nostra (Say, gang) / They ready to vote me in (Skrrt, skrrt) / Push the Royce like a Rover (Who you with?) / I get love from the vultures (Super) / Yeah, came up with the roaches / Yeah, young n----s down like an oath (Super) / More respect than the Pope (What you gon' get?) / She give me top on the low (What you doin'?)"
PLUTOSKI
(Production Credits: Southside, Wheezy, and Juke Wong)
On the fifth track, PLUTOSKI, listeners are introduced to a darker production credited to producers Southside, Wheezy, and Juke Kong, who fill the mix with enticing melodies and rapid drum progressions.
The menacing production on the track significantly amplifies Future's bars and low vocal performance. One of the most memorable parts of PLUTOSKI appears on the song's hook, where Future's cadence becomes more ecstatic, seen on lines like:
"Trappin' out the trap, oh, yeah (Yeah, yeah) / I'm flippin' out the strap, oh, yeah (For the syrup) / I'm flippin' the— oh, yeah / I'm thuggin' the thug, oh, yeah / I'm thuggin' again, oh, yeah / I'm blessin', I'm bless, oh, yeah, yeah, yeah / I'm flippin', I'm flippin', oh, yeah, yeah, yeah"
TOO FAST
(Production Credits: Taurus, DJ Champ, McCoy (Producer), and Ike Made)
Immediately listeners are delivered a well-produced record titled TOO FAST, where Future teams up with several producers to deliver a track that delves into themes of heartbreak, relationships, intimacy, success, and wealth.
The song primarily finds the rapper introspectively looking back at his self-destructive behavior with women and relationships, recounting a lifestyle filled with excess and luxury. The hook on TOO FAST builds on these themes, as seen on lines like:
"New G-Wagon, I was movin' too fast (Too fast) / Got the condo, I was movin' too fast (Too fast) / Only sorry 'cause I was movin' too fast (It's why I'm sorry) / So we said I knew it wasn't gon' last (Yeah) / Bought the Patek, I was movin' too fast (AP) / Richard Millie, I was movin' too fast (What we see) / And I knew it wouldn't last, yeah"
PRESS THE BUTTON
(Production Credits: Southside, Topp, and Rosen Beatz)
On PRESS THE BUTTON, Future teamed up with producers Southside, Topp, and Rosen Beatz to deliver a hard-hitting trap banger with aggressive bars and enticing flow switches.
Almost all of Future's lyricism on this track appears to revolve around themes of wealth, luxury, success, and excess, with consistent flow switches that make PRESS THE BUTTON an interesting listen. Memorable points in the song's solo verse includes lines like:
"Big four-magger, big toe tagger / Pluto Mick Jagger / You must've forgot who had her before you had her, Pluto had her / There's no need to go through the data, my new b---h is badder (I seen this s--t) / Before you go public, tell a n---a, Take out the budget / A cup of that muddy, I'm back on that muddy, I'm back on that dirty / B---h, you could've never loved me"
SOUTH OF FRANCE
(Production Credits: Wheezy, Southside, and Car!ton)
On SOUTH OF FRANCE, listeners are introduced to a sample-heavy trap production credited to Wheezy, Southside, and Carlton, with Future's vocal performances adding to the melodies of the record.
The track is relatively short and features a single verse which finds the rapper reflecting on his excessive lifestyle and the various choices that he's made. Notable bars from SOUTH OF FRANCE include lines like:
"Somе s--t a n---a would've killed for, same things don't еxcite us / New level of life from a whole 'nother perspective / The trenches look a little different when you in the inside of the Spectre / The stars came in the door, that's how I know this one is special / Some things I can't rap about, wish I knew this was my destiny"
SURFING A TSUNAMI
(Production Credits: Wheezy and Che Pope)
Future delivers an orchestric masterclass on SURFING A TSUNAMI with the record's enticing electric production credited Wheezy and Che Pope.
The vocal performances on this track perfectly float over the spacy instrumental, delving into themes of success, wealth, struggle, pain, and legacy. The hook is very catchy and filled with memorable lines like:
"Don't be careless with this rich n---a behavior / All these millions out the trap feel so amazing / I can surf on a tsunami when the wave hit / I get fly with all these guns on me, I'm brazy / Don't be careless with this rich n---a behavior / I got way too many vibes, ain't no favorites / I got riders on my side, we gettin' faded / Double cups with all that drivin', let's get wavy"
MADE MY HOE FAINT
(Production Credits: Southside and Wheezy)
Future, Southside, and Wheezy, team up on MADE MY HOE FAINT to deliver a hard-hitting trap banger filled with fast drum progressions, electric keys, and spacy melodies.
Pluto delivers a single verse broken into multiple flow switches and transitions, keeping the listeners engaged while speaking on themes of excess, as seen on aggressive bars like:
"B---h f--k around and faint, and whеn she see me, had that s--t on / Flickin' up my wrist, I'm cookin' dope, smelled like I peed on / Anything I get on, put a fit on, then I s--t on / Tax bracket, high skyscrapers, I can't see y'all / Talkin' dogs--t, I f--k it up then put the beat on / Got my dogs turnin' up, they ready to put the switch on"
OATH
(Production Credits: Taurus, Rocaine, Koncept P, and 808 Jayy)
On OATH listeners are introduced to a short solo verse performance from Pluto over an electric fast paced trap production.
The lyricism and cadence highlighted on this track are highly addictive and contribute significantly to the record's "replay value". Memorable bars from OATH include lines like:
"I'm a misfit, ain't goin' nowhere without my biscuit (Oh) / I went rags to riches just goin' ballistic (Pluto) / Got a powder plate for a model, b---h tryna toot s--t / Alley-oopin' vibes to the members, I'm not a Clark Kent / Got some mix breeds (Where?) with bad friends and they dark skin (Where they at?) / Had my yellow b---h actin' devilish, tryna rob s--t"
LOST MY DOG
(Production Credits: ATL Jacob and FNZ)
Future closes out MIXTAPE PLUTO with a more serious introspective track titled LOST MY DOG, which finds the rapper speaking on themes of loss, regret, death, self-harm, drug abuse, and excessive behavior.
A primary theme in this track appears to find the rapper regretfully looking back on all the times he lost people close to him, either to gang warfare or drug abuse. Memorable lines from LOST MY DOG include bars like:
"Poppin' opioids, just trying to relax / Thought I was done with it, then got the news about you / All it made me wanna do is relapse / Lost my dog to fentanyl / I go up and I cry for you / Love you so much, I'd die for you / Lost my lil' homie to a gang war / I don't cry, I go slide for you / All these lighters in the sky for you"
A majority of the records included on MIXTAPE PLUTO draw heavily from trap music tropes, many of which Future helped establish back in the early 2010s.
Although the mixtape doesn't sonically compare to the production on Future's collaborative albums with Metro Boomin, from earlier in the year, what stands out on this project are the consistent bouncy performances.
The rapper's autotuned vocal performances, personal lyricism, catchy cadences, memorable bars and several key production-mix elements highlighted in the review help significantly elevate the mixtape's listening experience.
