Derrick Walton
Practicum/Staff Writer
Atlanta rap star Future surprised fans on March 20 with the release of his latest mixtape “56 Nights.”
The title refers to the number of days fellow Atlanta native and frequent collaborator DJ Esco was incarcerated.
According to MTV.com, DJ Esco traveled to Dubai last year to perform with Future at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. But he didn’t make the return flight home, Esco (real name William Moore) got arrested at the airport for marijuana possession, and ended up spending 56 days in prison. He finally made it home on Jan. 13.
“56 Nights” is the second mixtape released by Future this year and with this project he embraces a unique trap style like many other southern rappers in the Atlanta area.
The beginning track of “56 Nights” is called “Free At Last” and it gives listeners the atmosphere of what it was like when DJ Esco was overseas in Dubai. You can hear sound effects of an airplane flying towards the end of the track.
The 808 Mafia produced the 10-track mixtape. Most of the tracks were produced by 808 Mafia member Southside, with the exception of the single, “March Madness”.
“March Madness”, which was produced by Tarantino, is a track that kind of reminds you of the actual NCAA basketball tournament. The single itself was released around the start of March Madness. In the song he quotes, “We balling like the March Madness” and “I’m the one that living lavish, like I’m playing for the Mavericks”, in which it goes to show that he is living in wealth.
“Diamonds from Africa is another track that serves as a reminder that Future is living wealthy. “I got them diamonds like Africa. I got the blow on a one-footed trafficker” can be heard on the hook of this song.
There are some similarities between the sound of “56 Nights” and last year’s “Monster”. Even though it was executively produced by Metro Boomin, several tracks were either produced by or collaborated with 808 Mafia. If you ever listened to “Monster”, you’ll notice that Southside used a few similar sounds and drumlines that can be heard quite a bit in “56 Nights”.
Like many of Future’s mixtapes, he included skits as well as DJ Esco talking as if he was going to purchase drugs.
The mixtape is concluded with a track entitled “56 Nights”. I think that this track is metaphorical compared to the name of the mixtape. Future raps about things that he has been doing for 56 nights straight such as drugs and having pleasure with women. He doesn’t refer to the incarceration of DJ Esco.
Overall, I really enjoyed listening to this mixtape. I am a fan of Future and I was surprised by the release. It reminds me of a typical southern rap project. My favorite song of the tape is “March Madness”. It sounds a little different from most of the other tracks, but it still has that same unique vibe to me compared to other tracks. I wish that “56 Nights” included more tracks.
“56 Nights” is now available and can be downloaded on livemixtapes.com.
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