Torii MacAdams is a Pluto cartographer.
I have a superpower: I can calculate approximately how many pairs of cargo shorts a rap fan owns based solely on their reaction to the statement “I think Future is great.” Maybe “superpower” is an oversell–it’s a parlor trick, really–because the equation is simple: each additional notch on a ten-point scale of effrontery is another pair of shorts. (I once asked a pair of cargo shorts what it thought of Future. It was a grievous error.)
I kid. Sort of.
One of the more discomfiting facets of my deeply personal hell is that when people find out what I do for a living, they tend to ask who I’m currently listening to. For the past four-plus years, I’ve almost inevitably named Future. And, often before I’ve finished mumbling his mononym’s second syllable, I’ve learned how many pairs of cargo shorts are jammed into their dusty Ikea dresser, or if they post “real hip-hop” memes on Facebook, or whether they’ve listened to an album KRS-One’s released this century. Some rap fans have never donned ‘Nam-era attire or earnestly uttered the phrase “real hip-hop,” but some have–and all rap fans have an opinion on Atlanta’s biggest star.
Future is perfectly prismatic: the colors you see are yours and yours alone. Armed with his extensive catalog, one can justify nearly any coloration of his character. He’s a prolific genius or an unfiltered dunce; he’s a dangerous narcissist or a lovesick troubadour; he’s a logical extension of the Dungeon Family’s forever-forward ethos or a detestable harbinger of the genre’s collapse. At its best his music is, like an oil slick, beautiful and corrosive, a chemical opalescence amidst tamer waters.
Thus, three separate greatest-of playlists, Scarlet, Lime, and Canary. Trap Future and R&B Future are a false dichotomy–there are too many hits that don’t fit these strictures. Scarlet is bloody and tempestuous; Lime brash and unrepentant; Canary triumphant and lighthearted. Surely, there are even more undiscovered Futures–the man contains multitudes.
Tracklist:
[All songs by Future unless otherwise noted. This is a Drake-free zone.]
Scarlet (Click to download)
1.Big Rube Intro
2. Deeper Than The Ocean
3. Hardly
4. Perkys Calling
5. Codeine Crazy
6. Blood On The Money
7. Rich $ex
8. Dedicated [The Game ft. Future and Sonyae]
9. Break The Rules
10. Use Me
11. Lookin Exotic
12. High Demand
13. No Basic
14. Just Like Bruddas
15. Inside the Mattress
16. Lie to Me
17. Astronaut Chick
18. My Collection
19. No Love
20. Throw Away
Lime (Click to download)
1.Big Rube Speaks
2. Tony Montana
3. Jordan Diddy (ft. Gucci Mane)
4. Ain’t Neva Seen
5. Tricken Every Car I Get [Trae Tha Truth ft. Future & Lil Boosie]
6. Coupe
7. Campaign [Ty Dolla $ign ft. Future]
8. Move That Dope (ft. Pharrell Williams, Pusha T & Casino)
9. Karate Chop (Remix) (ft. Lil Wayne)
10. Fuck Up Some Commas
11. Stick Talk
12. Trap Niggas
13. 2 Pac
14. Sh!t
15. Pain [Pusha T ft. Future]
16. Who (ft. Young Thug)
17. March Madness
18. Aintchu (ft. Juvenile)
19. Blow a Bag
20. Thought It was a Drought
21. Zone 6 [Gucci Mane & Future]
22. Wolf
23. U.O.E.N.O. [Rocko ft. Rick Ross & Future]
Canary (Click to download)
1.The Future Is Now [Big Rube]
2. Racks (ft. YC)
3. Straight Up
4. Double Cup & Molly
5. Ring Ring [Rick Ross ft. Future]
6. Them Bands [Stuey Rock ft. Future]
7. You Deserve It
8. Magic
9. Same Damn Time
10. Space Cadets
11. Draco
12. Benz Friendz (Whatchutola) (ft. André 3000)
13. Kung Fu [Baauer ft. Pusha T & Future]
14. Drive By [Curren$y ft. Future]
15. High Demand
16. Champagne Shower (ft. Rich Homie Quan)
17. Married To The Game
18. Incredible
19. How Many Times [Tinashe ft. Future]
20. Mask Off
