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Future's Mixtapes Are Made For The Summer And He Knows It

The Atlanta trendsetter surprises fans with Beast Mode 2, the follow-up to his 2015 mixtape with producer Zaytoven.
Future performs on stage at Gucci and Friends Homecoming Concert in July 2016 in Atlanta.

When the rest of the music world rests, Future keeps working. Just days after the Fourth of July holiday, Navyadius releases Beast Mode 2.

Like 2015's , the 2018 with credited assistance from audio engineer Seth Firkins, one of hip-hop's most respected audio engineers who died in Sept. 2017. Though Futch plays the petty, purple drank QB on all nine tracks, a guest verse from Young Scooter on "Doh Doh" catches attention, requiring head bobbing and an implicit replay. Early standouts are "Doh Doh" and "When I Think About It" both for the boomin' production and quotables. "I know they goin' try to misuse me / Patiently wait while they come up with solutions," he rhymes on "When I Think About It."

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