We’re in the middle of a savage heat wave here in Los Angeles, so TMT contributor Sam Goldner and I decided to hit the beach on Saturday. I got to Sam’s house at 10:30 in the morning (way too late to beat the weekend leisure traffic, as we were about to find out), just to find him stretched out blissfully on his couch listening to what sounded like a Future album I wasn’t familiar with. No wonder: the said album was released just hours before, and it turned out to be the rapper’s long-awaited follow-up to his collaboration with Zaytoven, BEASTMODE.
Released in 2015 as part of a trilogy of mixtapes that included Monster and 56 Nights, the original BEASTMODE was recorded during a time when Future’s business partner DJ Esco was arrested in Dubai, along with hard drives that contained a bulk of Future’s to-be-released material. After the collection met with critical acclaim, its part deux was announced almost right away. Eventually, however, it took more than two years of sessions, during which over 100 tracks were recorded, for this perfect collection of nine to finally see the light of the day.
BEASTMODE 2 is available now on all streaming platforms and features one guest appearance by fellow Atlantan Young Scooter. Check it out through Soundcloud below:
BEASTMODE 2 tracklisting:
01. Wifi Lit
02. Cuddle My Wrist
03. Racks Blue
04. 31 Days
05. Red Light
06. Doh Doh (Feat. Young Scooter)
07. When I Think About It
08. Some More
09. Hate The Real Me
