Honest
| Future
Honest
Honest is the second studio album by American rapper Future. It was released on April 22, 2014, by A1 Recordings, Freebandz and Epic Records. -Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Honest surges with the self-assurance of an artist finally coming into his own.
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Rolling Stone
The Atlanta oddball is vaulting ahead once again with his second album – a weirder, grander, dizzier trip than its predecessor.
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SPIN
No one in hip-hop is as fascinating as Future right now.
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Consequence of Sound
Honest peels back layers of emotional context, narrowing in on what truly makes his raps so compelling: the duality and sincerity of his character.
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Daily News
True to its title, the new "Honest" goes for something more personal and earnest.
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Vibe
Honest is not an amazing album. It’s a good one, with many enjoyable songs that people will predictably continue playing for the next few months. But as an artist, Future hasn’t quite mastered finding new things to write about.
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Hot New Hip Hop
Listening to Honest feels like zooming through an Auto-Tuned space portal at 200 MPH. It’s thrilling to say the least.
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Prefix
With Honest, Future delivers an album that is focused, scarce on filler, and could only be crafted by him and his most trusted producers.
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Hip Hop DX
As a soloist, Future is learning to play to his strengths.
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Tiny Mix Tapes
Even if Honest occasionally feels less than cohesive, it’s fleet, immersive, and never less than transfixing.
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All Music
The world of Future is as wobbly and as wonderful as ever, and thanks to Honest, it just got grand.
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NZ Herald
Left to his own devices, Future falls back on his overused bag of AutoTune tricks.
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Respect.
While Future has certainly demonstrated some growth on this project, this album falls slightly short of the lofty expectations set forth by Pluto.
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Pop Matters
Even though Future’s affection for autotune is still at times off-putting, it seems much more bearable and at times even artistic on Honest.
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Exclaim!
Honest demonstrates Future's keen ear for production, as well as a sense of realism hidden between braggadocio lyrics, club hooks and reverberating production.
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Artistic Manifesto
Honest further solidifies Future’s place in today’s hip-hop game.
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DJ Booth
The album has flaws: traditionally abysmal and sometimes unintelligible lyrics and a few uninspired hooks and dud beats, but Future’s fiery delivery and ability to craft memorable melodies make this one worth while.
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Spectrum Pulse
This album is a wallow in exaggerated opulence that lacks any form of taste, class, or even good melody.
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The Boombox
He’s gone entirely rogue and in a country that loves an anti-hero, Future is our brightest star.
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Bearded Gentlemen Music
Even when it falters, usually because Future is trying too hard to be provocative, Honest still has a way of sticking with you.
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The Filtered Lens
Future creates a unique and well-rounded atmosphere, one that’s human, with qualities both good and bad.
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Every Dejavu
Throughout the album, you can tell how hard Future has worked to get to the level of success, fame and wealth he is at, but that doesn’t mean that he can automatically be hailed as the new king of Southern hip-hop.
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The 405
The album suffers from a bit of an identity crisis.
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Music Is My Oxygen
You can feel his heart on this album. Grimy, braggy, urgent and at times sweet, Honest, is honestly just Future telling his success like it is.
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Rap Wave
Future‘s sophomore attempt is still a nice progression from previous efforts and makes me excited for try number three.
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Half Cloth
A record of boundless innovation that is never anything less than exhilarating.
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