Beast Mode is the fourteenth mixtape by American rapper Future and American producer Zaytoven. It came out on January 15, 2015. Along with Monster and 56 Nights, it is considered part of "a trilogy of album-quality mixtapes" that Future released following Honest.[1][2] On July 6, 2018, a sequel mixtape titled Beast Mode 2 was released.
Beast Mode came out two and a half months after Monster, six months after his second album Honest, and two days after Ciara released her track, called "I Bet" (which is her first song since the breakup between her and Future).[3][4][5] According to Zaytoven, “Really, the work was done in two to three days. The rest was just picking which record we wanted to use. For somebody else to come in and see us doing the work, it would blow your mind....We might’ve gotten 40 songs done as we were putting this tape together. That’s us doing songs back-to-back. I make a beat, he raps to it… And we’d do it all over again. We might do 10 songs a day.”[6]
"Kno The Meaning" (which was taken from DS2) is the song where Future had to elaborate on the impetus behind the project and its origin in DJ Esco's 56-day incarceration in Dubai: "People didn't even understand that my hard drives that I recorded all my music on for two years straight was on this... was on this one hard drive that Esco had and he was locked up with it, so I had to record new music. That's when I did Beast Mode." DJ Esco returned to the USA two days before the release of Beast Mode.[7]
Upon release, Beast Mode was met with critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the mixtape received an average score of 81 based on four reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[8]
David Amidon of PopMatters wrote, "Not only does the tape constantly satisfy, at nine tracks and less than a half hour it does what nearly every truly fantastic hip-hop album does: it makes its motives known and gets the hell out."[11] Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork praised the mixtape's production and lyrics, writing, "Though he'll only tacitly admit as much, [Future] is hurt, and Beast Mode's heavy-hearted sounds assist him in sorting through it just as Monster's menace helped him turn spite to fuel.[10] Claire Lobenfeld of Fact wrote, "[Zaytoven's] ability to bring out some of the fiercest vocals from Atlanta's finest is brought to light here," and that Future "has found [his focus] in Beast Mode – and not just because of its brevity," adding that the project "is a reminder that [Zaytoven] has a deft control over the ivories and southern-fried twinklers."[9]
Track listingedit
All tracks are written by Future and Zaytoven alongside the featured artist (if applicable)
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^"Hear Future's New 'Beast Mode' Mixtape". Billboard.com. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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^ ab"Beast Mode [Mixtape] by Future Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ abLobenfeld, Claire. "Beast Mode". Fact. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ abJenkins, Craig (January 29, 2015). "Future: Beast Mode Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ abAmidon, David (February 19, 2015). "Future & Zaytoven: Beast Mode". PopMatters. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
May 07, 2024
beast, mode, mixtape, beast, mode, fourteenth, mixtape, american, rapper, future, american, producer, zaytoven, came, january, 2015, along, with, monster, nights, considered, part, trilogy, album, quality, mixtapes, that, future, released, following, honest, j. Beast Mode is the fourteenth mixtape by American rapper Future and American producer Zaytoven It came out on January 15 2015 Along with Monster and 56 Nights it is considered part of a trilogy of album quality mixtapes that Future released following Honest 1 2 On July 6 2018 a sequel mixtape titled Beast Mode 2 was released Beast ModeMixtape by Future and ZaytovenReleasedJanuary 15 2015 January 15 2015 GenreHip hoptrapLength27 55LabelFreebandzProducerZaytovenFuture chronologyMonster 2014 Beast Mode 2015 56 Nights 2015 Zaytoven chronologyDrip Gang 2014 Beast Mode 2015 OG Zay 2015 Singles from Beast Mode Real Sisters Released July 8 2015 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 ReferencesBackground editBeast Mode came out two and a half months after Monster six months after his second album Honest and two days after Ciara released her track called I Bet which is her first song since the breakup between her and Future 3 4 5 According to Zaytoven Really the work was done in two to three days The rest was just picking which record we wanted to use For somebody else to come in and see us doing the work it would blow your mind We might ve gotten 40 songs done as we were putting this tape together That s us doing songs back to back I make a beat he raps to it And we d do it all over again We might do 10 songs a day 6 Kno The Meaning which was taken from DS2 is the song where Future had to elaborate on the impetus behind the project and its origin in DJ Esco s 56 day incarceration in Dubai People didn t even understand that my hard drives that I recorded all my music on for two years straight was on this was on this one hard drive that Esco had and he was locked up with it so I had to record new music That s when I did Beast Mode DJ Esco returned to the USA two days before the release of Beast Mode 7 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic81 100 8 Review scoresSourceRatingFact favorable 9 Pitchfork7 7 10 10 PopMatters8 10 11 Upon release Beast Mode was met with critical acclaim At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications the mixtape received an average score of 81 based on four reviews indicating universal acclaim 8 David Amidon of PopMatters wrote Not only does the tape constantly satisfy at nine tracks and less than a half hour it does what nearly every truly fantastic hip hop album does it makes its motives known and gets the hell out 11 Craig Jenkins of Pitchfork praised the mixtape s production and lyrics writing Though he ll only tacitly admit as much Future is hurt and Beast Mode s heavy hearted sounds assist him in sorting through it just as Monster s menace helped him turn spite to fuel 10 Claire Lobenfeld of Fact wrote Zaytoven s ability to bring out some of the fiercest vocals from Atlanta s finest is brought to light here and that Future has found his focus in Beast Mode and not just because of its brevity adding that the project is a reminder that Zaytoven has a deft control over the ivories and southern fried twinklers 9 Track listing editAll tracks are written by Future and Zaytoven alongside the featured artist if applicable No TitleLength1 Oooooh featuring Young Scooter 3 092 Lay Up 2 473 Aintchu featuring Juvenile 2 484 No Basic 3 065 Peacoat 3 016 Just Like Bruddas 3 517 Where I Came From 2 408 Real Sisters 2 549 Forever Eva 3 39References edit Future Dirty Sprite 2 Pitchfork com Retrieved July 22 2015 FutureHive Assemble Future Announces Monster vs Beast Mode Tour The Fader Retrieved July 22 2015 Still Itchin Future Is on a Mixtape Hot Streak Complex com Retrieved July 16 2015 Mixtape Of The Week Future Beast Mode Stereogum com Retrieved July 16 2015 Hear Future s New Beast Mode Mixtape Billboard com Retrieved July 16 2015 Zaytoven Speaks On Future s Work Ethic Nicki Minaj s Early Days amp Usher s Ode to Migos EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Boombox com Retrieved July 16 2015 The Terrifying True Story Of How Future s DJ Got Stuck In A Dubai Jail For 56 Days The Fader Retrieved July 17 2015 a b Beast Mode Mixtape by Future Reviews and Tracks Metacritic Retrieved September 18 2021 a b Lobenfeld Claire Beast Mode Fact Retrieved September 18 2021 a b Jenkins Craig January 29 2015 Future Beast Mode Album Review Pitchfork Retrieved September 18 2021 a b Amidon David February 19 2015 Future amp Zaytoven Beast Mode PopMatters Retrieved September 18 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beast Mode mixtape amp oldid 1217349826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
