Purple Reign came from Futures is addiction to the drink lean,and lean is purple. Reign is to rule as king that’s expressing his power over the rap game. Future announced his Purple Reign Tour December 9th then comes out with this mixtape named Purple Reign January 17, 2016. This is not an album for non future fans the style he uses will be hard to understand, but for fans of future the old future is back. At first it was hard to react to the album because it’s not the Future that we heard in some of his other 2015 mix tapes. The album is a mixture of old Future and new beats.
Futures instrumentals are always ethereal and powerful, the beats itself make the mix tape. Futures meaning behind his lyrics are so clever. He still displays the anger, happiness, boisterousness, and vulnerability he has previously, but this time there’s another meaning to his words. It’s not quite happy, but it’s not sad either. It’s acknowledging there's always going to be problems in the world, and he’ll be the first to tell you so. But Future’s delivery suggests a certain amount of acceptance, and it signals to his audience that he's grown as a person alongside growing as an artist during this mixtape. A couple of songs are Future looking back on what’s occurred in his career and giving commentary on where he’s come since then. Most songs connect to previous works, providing more insight on what was said before. For instance, “Perkys Calling” works like a reflection on "Just Like Bruddas" where he discusses the lessons he’s learned since the events of the Beast Mode highlight, expressing remorse that he wasn’t able to bring all his family and friends along with him in his rise to success. “Purple Reign” continues Future’s excellent record of outro songs that recap the tape’s perspective, providing a sort of revision to “Codeine Crazy.” The song indicates that there’s some sadness in all of this. Even though he’s achieved all these things he's dreamed of, there are still things he wishes he didn’t have to do to get here. The song “Alright” is devoid of talk about his previous relationship with Ciara, which Future has spoken of negatively in his previous works. From the tentative first few notes of tape opener “All Right,” his hooks and verses are focused on stunting. “You know I be gettin’ that moolah on a daily basis. The song “Run Up,” is a challenge: “Dare you try to run up.” The song is emphasizing that future is dangerous and that he is not the one you want to be in competition with. With no features around to help him navigate the waters, Future is able to have a more in control tone.
Future has created his artistry to a science, balancing the various responsibilities of making rap music.This mixtape is consistent and one of the most emotive. Future definitely did not hold back when making this mix tape. So if you like Future, and even if you don’t and enjoy the energy of trap music, you will really vibe with this mix tape for sure. But if you don’t like high-energy music , and Future’s style then you probably won’t really like the mix tape too much.
8/10
1. Purple Reign Intro
2. All Right
3. Wicked
4. Never Forget
5. Drippin (How U Luv That)
6. Inside The Mattress
7. Hater Shit
8. Salute
9. Bye Bye
10. No Charge
11. Run Up
12. Perkys Calling
13. Purple Reign
2. All Right
3. Wicked
4. Never Forget
5. Drippin (How U Luv That)6. Inside The Mattress
7. Hater Shit
8. Salute
9. Bye Bye
10. No Charge
11. Run Up
12. Perkys Calling
13. Purple Reign
Out of theses 13 tracks I would personally recommend Wicked because of it's fascinating beat and I would also recommend Drippin because it's difference from all of the other songs. All the songs are great but these songs stand out the most and these are the songs that caught my attention when i first skimmed through the album.
