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The Weeknd’s latest album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ offers a rollercoaster of styles, moments of brilliance, and a few missteps. From the jump, the intro gives a clear nod to Michael Jackson with a “Thriller”-esque switch-up, setting the tone for what’s to come: an eclectic blend of R&B, drill, and even a little bit of trolling.
The second track, “Cry For Me”, introduces a unique R&B drill sound. The Weeknd croons over the hard-hitting drill beat, expressing his hopes that she’ll cry for him the way he once cried for her. It’s emotionally raw, but the heavy rhythm creates a bit of distance from the sentiment, adding an interesting juxtaposition. “I Can’t F**g Sing” is an unapologetic 10-second interlude that serves as The Weeknd’s playful response to critics who’ve questioned his vocal abilities. It’s a brief but sharp moment of self-aware trolling, letting fans know he’s confident in his talent.
Moving to “São Paulo”, this track feels overloaded with too many ideas. There’s an ambitious mix of sounds, but it ends up feeling disjointed and hard to follow. “Baptized in Fear” suffers the same fate—it’s forgettable and doesn’t make much of an impact. On “Open Hearts”, The Weeknd tries to recapture the magic of “A Lonely Night”, but the result feels like a knockoff. It’s good, but not quite up to par. Meanwhile, “Reflections Laughing” stands out with its raw honesty about mental struggles, featuring a surprise verse from Travis Scott.
The track “Enjoy the Night” would’ve been lackluster if not for Future’s guest verse, which brings a vintage Pluto energy to the song, elevating it significantly. Similarly, “Given Up On Me” is enhanced by Future’s backing vocals, as The Weeknd reflects on his self-doubt and the woman who refuses to leave him.“Timeless” is easily one of the album’s highlights, featuring Playboi Carti. It’s a nearly flawless track, rich in sound and melody, perfectly crafted to be a single. “Niagra Falls” will please longtime fans with its throwback feel, tapping into the “old Weeknd” vibe that made him a star.
The production on “Big Sleep” is undeniably amazing, making it one of the album’s standout tracks. However, “Hurry Up Tomorrow”, the outro, feels like the weakest point of the entire project—forgettable and lacking the emotional punch that usually defines his closers. Overall, Hurry Up Tomorrow is a mixed bag with flashes of brilliance but also a few bumps along the way.
Check out the overall score for The Weeknd’s latest album ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ below.
1. Wake Me Up – 7/10
2. Cry For Me – 8.5/10
3. I Can’t F****g Sing – Ten second Interlude
4. São Paulo – 4/10
5. Until We’re Skin & Bones – Another ten second interlude
6. Baptized In Fear – 4.5/10
7. Open Hearts – 4.5/10
8. Opening Night – 5.5/10
9. Reflections Laughing ft. Travis Scott – 6/10
10. Enjoy The Show ft Future – 6.5/10
11. Given Up On Me ft Future (again) – 7/10
12. I Can’t Wait to Get There – 6/10
13. Timeless – 9/10
14. Niagra Falls – 7/10
15. Take Me Back to LA – 6.5/10
16. Big Sleep – 7.5/10
17. Give Me Mercy – 6.5/10
18. Drive – 5/10
19. The Abyss – 6.5/10
20. Red Terror – 5/10
21. Without a Warning – 5/10
22. (Outro) Hurry Up Tomorrow – 4.5/10
23. The Weeknd’s ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ Overall Rating: 6
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We are sad to report rapper, Future’s Grandmother, Emma Jean Boyd has passed away. The ATL rapper went to social media to break the news.
Pluto’s bond with his grandmother, Emma Jean Boyd, was deep, and her passing hit him hard. She was always there for him, guiding the rapper as well as showing him love. The Freebandz artist always showed his grandmother love back in big ways. In 2019, Future and his mom, Stephanie Jester, surprised his grandmother at the FreeWishes Foundation’s Golden Wishes Gala. At the event, they gave her a community service award to honor all the hard work she’d done giving back to the community. It was a big moment for Future, showing how much he respected her.
He’s also mentioned her a lot in his music. In his song “Love You Better”, Future raps, “It’s my love from my grandmother make me gentle when I care for you,” which shows how much she influenced him. Her love made him more caring and thoughtful, and you can feel that in his music. There isn’t any reports on the cause of her passing currently.
Losing her will be tough on Future, but the lessons she taught him about love and giving back will always be a part of him. Her legacy lives on not just in his life, but in the way she has touched her community. Our love, thoughts, & prayers go out to Future and his family.
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Future is keeping the momentum high in 2024, announcing another project on the way just months after his successful album dropped. The Atlanta rapper took to Instagram, posting a cryptic video with the caption “New Tape OTW,” sparking anticipation among fans. This comes hot on the heels of an impressive string of releases.
Future kicked off 2024 with We Don’t Trust You, his collaborative album with Metro Boomin. The project made waves not only for its hard-hitting beats but also for the infamous track “Like That,” where Kendrick Lamar took shots at the “big three” rap discussion, declaring “it’s only big me.” That song set off a firestorm of diss tracks, intensifying the already heated beef between Kendrick and Drake.
Pluto didn’t stop there. September 2024 saw the release of Mixtape Pluto, which quickly became a fan favorite. With standout tracks like “Plutoski,” “Too Fast,” and “South Of France,” the mixtape was hailed as one of the best projects of the year. The raw energy and innovative sound on Mixtape Pluto only fueled Future’s ever-growing reputation as a dominant force in hip-hop. Now, with a new tape on the horizon, fans are eagerly awaiting what’s next. Will Future keep the fire burning, or is this new project a curveball? Either way, with his track record this year, anticipation is at an all-time high.
Splendour in the Grass, one of Australia’s most prominent music festivals, will not be going ahead in 2025.
The decision to not return following the unceremonious cancelation of its 2024 event was confirmed by promoters Live Nation in a statement given to Rolling Stone AU/NZ.
“The festivals team has our full support to bring Splendour in the Grass back when they feel it’s right,” the statement reads. “In the meantime, we’re working on exciting new projects to support artists and the industry, while meeting the demands of music fans and look forward to sharing more in the coming months.”
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On the Splendour social channels, a separate, more casual message was simultaneously conveyed to its followers, apologizing for their silence and explaining they had “finally” taken the opportunity to have a “holiday”.
“The rest of the festival team have still been busy cooking up some awesome new things for music lovers in Australia, but Splendour needs a little more time to recharge and we won’t be back this year,” the statement read. “Think of it as a breather so we can come back even bigger and better when the time is right. Lots of other huge events on the horizon so keep an ear to the ground in the coming months – we can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on!”
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Established in 2001 and held each year in Byron Bay, a picturesque beach town on the most easterly tip of Australia, Splendour is a destination event, the most popular mid-winter camping fest in the country. Names such as The Cure, Sonic Youth, Childish Gambino, Tame Impala, and Tyler, the Creator have all headlined the festival across its lifetime.
In 2024, the festival was canceled just weeks after it announced Kylie Minogue, Future, and Arcade Fire as headliners. “We know there were many fans excited for this year’s line-up and all the great artists planning to join us, but due to unexpected events we’ll be taking the year off,” a statement from organizers read at the time.
Three months later, the festival’s co-founder Jessica Ducrou, announced that she was exiting her role as co-CEO of Australia’s Secret Sounds Group, the producer of Splendour and a slew of live music brands.
Earlier in 2023, Secret Sounds’ other long-running festival, Falls Festival, announced it too would be taking some time off, though no updates have been provided since.
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Atlanta rapper Rocko went viral, but not for the reason you’d expect. The UOENO rapper got arrested for disorderly conduct and willful obstruction, but Twitter ignored all that and instead roasted him for his receding hairline. His mugshot was posted online, and people quickly started comparing his hairline to LeBron James’ famous struggle cut.
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The internet went wild, with jokes and memes about Rocko’s hair taking over Twitter. Folks were cracking on him nonstop, making it all about his hairline instead of the arrest. It became one of those classic viral moments where the real story just gets lost in the jokes. Rocko didn’t seem too pressed about it though, taking the roasting in stride. The UOENO rapper went on IG to respond to all the trolls, “Man f**k all y’all I promise you, I hope y’all got some money today because I did. B**tch!”. As he was laughing hysterically.
Rocko is best known for his 2013 hit “UOENO,” a track that blew up and made some huge noise in the rap game. He was also friends with Future back then and even came up together. But things went south between them over money and business issues. They ended up falling out, and the tension turned into a public beef, with both throwing shots at each other in interviews and on social media. Despite that, “UOENO” still stands as Rocko’s biggest hit.
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2024 has been a busy year for the toxic king, Future, as he not only helped kick off the battle between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but also dropped two entire albums just weeks apart in the process.
Looking to keep his 2024 rolling, last week, Future announced that he’d be releasing a new mixtape dubbed Pluto near the end of September. Now, he’s dropped the track list for said project on social media. On Wednesday (Sept. 18), Future Hendrix took to Instagram and revealed the titles of his 17-deep project, and though it didn’t reveal any featured guest, you can bet you’ll be hearing from a few of his Hip-Hop peers joining come Sept. 20 when Pluto drops.
While we don’t expect anyone else suddenly starting off a classic rap battle based off of a guest appearance on Future’s mixtape, we’re sure whoever pops up will be bringing their “A” game on the upcoming project, which has some pretty interesting titles such as “Ready To Cook Up,” “Oath,” and “MJ.”
01. Teflon Don
02. Lil Demon
03. Ski
04. Ready To Cook Up
05. Plutoski
06. Too Fast
07. Ocean
08. Press The Button
09. MJ
10. Brazzier
11. South of France
12. Surfing A Tsunami
13. Made My Hoe Faint
14. Told My
15. Oath
16. Lost My Dog
17. Aye Say Gang
Should be interesting to see what kind of waves Future makes with his latest piece of work. Will he continue to take subliminal jabs at his rap rivals to get social media speculating? Will he play it cool and go about his business? Guess we’ll find out soon enough.
What will you be expecting from Future’s latest mixtape? Let us know in the comments section below.
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After teasing new material for the last couple of weeks Future has finally confirmed his newest work Mixtape Pluto is coming soon.
This week the Atlanta trap rapper announced his long-anticipated forthcoming solo effort via his Instagram account. “F*** the publicity I got this out the mud MIXTAPE PLUTO 9-20-24” the caption read. The post teased the newest album with a preview visual of the “Too Fast”. Along with the video snippet he also unveiled the album artwork. The cover features Rico Wade’s former house, nicknamed “The Dungeon”, with purple lighting inside. This is where the late great produced most of his iconic music. This home also served as the first work space to Outkast and The Goodie MoB during their formative years.
MIXTAPE PLUTO will be Future’s third project in 2024. Earlier this year he released We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You with producer Metro Boomin. Prior to those collaborative albums his last true solo effort was I Never Liked You in 2022. While not much is known about the forthcoming project the title seems to reference to Future’s debut Pluto and his storied run of classic mixtapes (i.e., 56 Nights, Purple Reign, etc.) which many of his fans believe is his best work.
You can see the trailer to MIXTAPE PLUTO below.
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The ongoing divorce between Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams and her estranged husband, Simon Guobadia, has taken a new turn after court documents revealed that Guobadia is seeking clarification on Williams’ relationship with the rapper Future.
Earlier this week, In Touch Weekly reported that Guobadia has filed additional court documents as part of the divorce proceedings. These documents include a series of questions that he demands Williams answer under oath. Among these, he asks whether Williams married him for his money and to clarify the nature of her relationship with Nayvadius DeMun Cash, professionally known as “Future.”
Guobadia’s inquiry does not stop there. He also asks Williams to confirm or deny if she filed for divorce without informing him, whether she was unfaithful during their marriage, and if she had intimate relations with anyone else during their union. Additionally, he wants Williams to admit or deny if she was ever truly in love with him. Another pointed question concerns the five-figure monthly allowance he provided her during their marriage, seeking her understanding of the reasons behind it.
Despite the public nature of these requests, Guobadia has not provided an explanation for them. Sources close to Williams have reportedly stated that “Porsha does not know Future.”
A judge has yet to rule on Guobadia’s requests.
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Future and Metro Boomin set off an explosive back-and-forth war via their recent collaborative album, WE DON’T TRUST YOU and he’s coming back this weekend with more heat. With the announcement of a new mixtape dropping on the same day, Gunna plans to drop an album some fans believe the Freebandz honcho dissed the former YSL affiliate.
Gunna, who is currently on his “Bittersweet” tour and prepping for the release of his new album, ONE OF WUN, slated to drop this Friday (May 10). The Young Stoner Life X account tweeted the news of the ew album, which the “pushin P” rapper reshared on his timeline.
Eagle-eyed fans took notice of Future tweeting about his upcoming untitled mixtape and some believe it’s an attempt to step on Wunna’s release date.
“F*ck yo album Sh*t ain’t slappin like my MIXTAPE, read the first of a series of tweets. He followed with replies that read “MAY TENTH” and “MIXTAPE PLUTO” before ending his salvo.
Gunna, perhaps in response to those lines, wrote, “F*c What These boys talkin bout” and left the cryptic message at that.
We haven’t been able to determine if a connection between the replies on X is inspired by beef but considering Hip-Hop’s current climate, fans are making up their theories. We’ve got reactions from all sides below.
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Looking to strike while the iron is still burning hot, Future and Metro Boomi’ have announced that their follow-up album to We Don’t Trust You (which dropped on March 22) will be releasing less than a month later on April 12 and will be titled, We Still Don’t Trust You.
The two announced the surprise project yesterday (April 4) and though the announcement was overshadowed by J. Cole’s Might Delete Later EP and response to Kendrick Lamar’s diss, fans are already buzzing about the upcoming project. Taking to his official IG page for the big reveal, Future and Metro dropped a teaser video for their latest offering with Future writing “Job’s not finished 4/12/24” in the caption for the post.
With many feeling that Future took many subliminal at Drake on his previous album, could his caption suggest that the Southern rapper will continue to throw darts at the King of The North? Will he and Kendrick Lamar collaborate on another diss record? Maybe Pusha T for good measure? Who knows, but with We Don’t Trust You having debuted atop of Billboard’s Top 100, you can expect We Still Don’t Trust You to do the same.
And no, this isn’t a deluxe edition of the previous album with some extra tracks as Metro made it clear that “This is not a deluxe this is completely separate body of work #WeSTILLDontTrustYou 4/12/24.”
Can’t wait.
Do y’all have any expectations for Future and Metro Boomin’s We Still Don’t Trust You album? Let us know in the comments section below.