<\/a>Derrick Walton
\n<\/strong>Practicum\/Staff Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

Atlanta rap star Future surprised fans on March 20 with the release of his latest mixtape \u201c56 Nights.\u201d<\/p>\n

The title refers to the number of days fellow Atlanta native and frequent collaborator DJ Esco was incarcerated.<\/p>\n

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\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n

\u201c56 Nights\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

The beginning track of \u201c56 Nights\u201d is called \u201cFree At Last\u201d 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.<\/p>\n

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, \u201cMarch Madness\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarch Madness\u201d, 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, \u201cWe balling like the March Madness\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m the one that living lavish, like I\u2019m playing for the Mavericks\u201d, in which it goes to show that he is living in wealth.<\/p>\n

\u201cDiamonds from Africa is another track that serves as a reminder that Future is living wealthy.\u00a0 \u201cI got them diamonds like Africa. I got the blow on a one-footed trafficker\u201d can be heard on the hook of this song.<\/p>\n

There are some similarities between the sound of \u201c56 Nights\u201d and last year\u2019s \u201cMonster\u201d. 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 \u201cMonster\u201d, you\u2019ll notice that Southside used a few similar sounds and drumlines that can be heard quite a bit in \u201c56 Nights\u201d.<\/p>\n

Like many of Future\u2019s mixtapes, he included skits as well as DJ Esco talking as if he was going to purchase drugs.<\/p>\n

The mixtape is concluded with a track entitled \u201c56 Nights\u201d. 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\u2019t refer to the incarceration of DJ Esco.<\/p>\n

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 \u201cMarch Madness\u201d. 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 \u201c56 Nights\u201d included more tracks.<\/p>\n

\u201c56 Nights\u201d is now available and can be downloaded on livemixtapes.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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