Album Review: Future's "High Off Life" Does Not Disappoint

By: James Teague

One of the intriguing things when it comes to being part of a fanbase for an artist is being a fan of an artist long enough to know exactly when they’re getting ready to release an album. It all started right around Mothers day when Future decided to tweet Happy Mothers Day to all of the important women of his life who happen to be the mothers of his children. Some days after that, Future then started letting off some cryptic tweets that caused the timeline to be in an uproar.

Some were not thrilled at the tweets which then caused some of the tweeters to throw their own triggered subliminals to the Atlanta Rapper (I don’t know why as if he was going to even respond to them) . The whole time as I’m watching the chaos unfold, there was only one thing that came to mind: Future is gearing up to drop an album. And low and behold the announcement was made to the people for his new upcoming album, High Off Life, like clockwork.

To be completely honest, I was somewhat surprised that he decided to release a new album during this Pandemic because most of his music created is made to hit more while you’re outside and active whether at the club, bar, day party, or working out in the gym. But at the same time. we were eventually due for a new Future album. If you’ve a VIP member of the Freeband Baptist congregation aka Future Hive, then I can already assure that this album is a solid listen.

Coming off of his last album, The Wizrd, we got the hints from the music and interviews that Future was closing down a chapter and heading into a new chapter with his music. Coming into High Off Life, we find that Future is still livings life the rockstar lifestyle. I’ve seen some mention that there was an attempt towards a rebrand on this album. But listening to the music, we still find Future in his usual trap element with songs such as “Trapped in the Sun” and “Hi-Tek Tek“.

When it comes to album intros, Future proves with “Trapped in the Sun”, that he is undefeated in setting the tone for each new album. The first half of the albums starts on a strong foot all the way up until we get to “Trillionaire” with NBA Youngboy. The highlights coming from the features on this album came from Future and Travis Scott teaming up for “Solitaires.” Listening to the duo, the chemistry and vibe was effortless  and showcased us the “Rock star lifestyle Might Dont make it” vibes. Needless to say, the other features on this album minus the bonus tracks  “Life is Good”, “Last Name”, and “100 Shooters”, the rest of the features were lackluster.

When looking at the tracklist for High Off Life, I just look at all of the last 5 singles after “Accepting my Flaws” as album bonus cuts because those 5 records have already been available prior to High Off Life being released. Listening to  “Accepting My Flaws” rings off as an indicator that this is the album closer. All in all, as a fan of Future’s music i thoroughly enjoyed this album for the purpose it served. The tracks that stood out the most to me were “Hi Tek Tek”, “Solitaires”, “Ridin Strikers”, “Posted With Demons”, “Too Comfortable”, and “Accepting my Flaws”. However when compared to the last album The WIZRD, High Off Life does fall short. The difference between the two is that with The WIZRD, the body of work is much more complete and the sound is more fresh whereas with High Off Life certain moments throughout the album sounded uninspired and rushed.

Don’t get me wrong the album is still a good solid project but you cant help but think if whether or not this was just put together and thrown out there for something to hold the masses over. So if you’re a member of Future Hive, then it’s a high chance you’ll be satisfied with this album regardless simply because the “Future formula” was familiar. However if you’re a casual listener then I can understand one was to feel how they feel in regarding the album.

Future - Trapped In The Sun (Audio)

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