Future performs live on stage during day one of Wireless Festival 2024 at Finsbury Park on July 12, 2024 in London, England.
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After much hype, Future has finally dropped the mixtape he’s been teasing since he and Metro set the rap world on fire earlier this year. Mixtape Pluto is 17 tracks of an artist that has once again entered a zone mere mortals cannot comprehend. This is like Shohei Ohtani going for 50/50, or Steph Curry hitting threes from different zip codes, or Aaron Judge chasing the triple crown. What I’m trying to say is that Future is on his Patrick Mahomes, as I round out these sports references.
Future didn’t have to give us this tape after already giving us two No. 1 albums and setting off one of the most memorable rap battles in recent history, but we have a gracious king, a king that’s apparently for the people. He bullied his way into the “Big 3” conversation and his detractors will just have to deal with that reality. His loyal subjects will enjoy their plentiful bounty, in the meantime.
Southside and Wheezy handled the bulk of production on here and when you couple their beats with a guy that has entered rarified air, you get some great music. This tape is filled with great verses and memorable one-liners. I was vibin’ to this tape very hard this morning and it talked me into trying to pick out some of my favorite lines. Mind you, some of these lines are funny, but some are also toxic and I think it highlights the duality of man, if you will.
Check out our picks for the 15 best lines from Mixtape Pluto below.
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“We said a oath when we was kids, forever break the law”
Song: “Oath”
This song should’ve been on the soundtrack of every coming of age movie from the ’80s and the ’90s. Stand by Me, The Sandlot, take your pick.
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“I live a bachelor life, you ask her, she my broad/ Smash her, then look out for her, but I ain’t got time to talk/ She charging more for the p—y now, that’s my fault”
Song: “Surfing My Tsunami”
Future really makes POS music that sounds fly. You almost feel guilty for enjoying it.
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“My lil’ n—as, them on dumb s–t, walk you down shit/ ‘Til the gun click, I don’t post ’em, put ’em in no pics”
Song: “Oath”
Many a rapper have gotten themselves caught up by over-sharing on social media. Take heed from Future and keep your dirt hidden.
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“Wipe a n—a nostril, wasn’t nothing but an imposter/ Top Don Dada, so I got a bad b—h roster”
Song: “Aye Say Gang”
Future makes being a piece of s—t sound amazing, and he usually says it over a beat that will drive any sane man to commit felonious acts.
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“His mama tried to raise an angel, turned out gangster like his daddy/ We share the same pain, so I knew he wasn’t happy”
Song: “Lost My Dog”
Again, this is real stuff from Hendrix. He feels just like us. It’s nice to hear some emotionally intelligent music from the god here and there. Life isn’t all fun and games.
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“Lost my dog to fentanyl/ I go up and I cry for you/ Love you so much, I’d die for you”
Song: “Lost My Dog”
Future doesn’t get credit for being vulnerable, so I wanted to highlight that he’s not always being toxic.
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“I been flyer than a pilot, I got the key/ F—k it, put them narcotics back on the street/ Run the block, we gon’ snatch you a Cuban link/ Tote two Dracos on me ’cause the trench in me/ Hear my chains when they clank ’cause I’m turnin’ up”
Song: “Teflon Don”
Honestly, the whole verse on this song is fire. I highlighted this part because I can hear chains clank as he raps this. Big Fewtch was floating on this.
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“I just been taggin’ ’em in/ Ridin’ with Satan again/ I throw the magazine in/ Streets turn a boy to a man/ We goin’ dark, it’s nasty/ Use the lil’ blogs to gas me”
Song: “Plutoski”
First of all, Plutoski is an amazing nickname. Secondly, no one makes toxic raps like this sound so good. To quote the great Andre 3000 (and a fellow Dungeon Family member), “Man, Future makes the most negative inspirational music ever.”
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“Had to constantly get in the booth/ Keep these words, ain’t nothin’ but the truth”
Song: “Press the Button”
Getting tired of Future music during this current run is like being upset Spike Lee or Tarantino or Scorsese dropped another movie.
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“I got hella vibe, my b—h, she worse than me”
Song: “MJ”
And the chorus is him repeating “My b—h got more b—hes than me.” Shout out to the couple that are fans of pineapples. This is a judgement free zone.
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“I was serving my auntie when she was a dopehead, just to go and cop Dolce”
Song: “Oceans”
The 3 Stacks quote applies here too, because a line that ridiculous shouldn’t sound that good. Auntie was gonna get her hands on some work one or another, might as well keep it in the fam?
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“I’ll f—k a rapper b—h in the whip/ Bought her a verse, give her a lil’ clout”
Song: “Brazzier”
What is wrong with this guy? He’s a maniac.
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“I was happy my b—h got a new n—a, I’m a street n—a, I’ll never be cool with him”
Song: “Ocean”
Classic Future. What more do you want? Are you not entertained? This explains why he and Russell Wilson will never be friends.
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“I just made this h— faint/ She ain’t even believe it was me/ Shawty gon’ tie my shoe like a lil’ kid, so conceited lately/ Post a pic and let the world see it, I’m just keepin’ it P”
Song: “Made My Hoe Faint”
He’s not lying.
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“I say her name in a song, she gon’ be too poppin’/ Bro think I’m wrong, keepin’ it too solid/ I just bought another Kelly, I hope she really deserve it/ Had a talk with all the friends, told me, ‘Stop splurgin”/ Maybe you need to settle down, buy it for someone worth it/ It’s the one that woke up with me, she get new purses”
Song: “Too Fast”
We got Future feeling shame about his trickin’ habits before GTA 6. He also raps, “All this unnecessary spendin’, hidin’ it from my mother” like a real degenerate trickster. But, hey, who among us can relate?