EVOL
by Future
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Feb 6, 2016
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 112 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 112
  3. Negative: 23 out of 112

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  1. BIGMAN22
    Apr 19, 2016
    0
    most of the music on here doesnt really hold my interest. like his past works. you can only take a few songs that may stand out more than others. but even then those ones dont really have much a sound to them.
  2. wildheart
    Feb 23, 2016
    3
    On "DS2", his previous album, Future did the unthinkable : he surprised us. The album was catchy, quite creative for trap music and without being outstanding lyrically, Future seemed to have things to say and the writing was a lot better than on his previous efforts. You didn't have to like Future's work to like "DS2" : his autotuned flow, usually appalling on a whole song, was the mostOn "DS2", his previous album, Future did the unthinkable : he surprised us. The album was catchy, quite creative for trap music and without being outstanding lyrically, Future seemed to have things to say and the writing was a lot better than on his previous efforts. You didn't have to like Future's work to like "DS2" : his autotuned flow, usually appalling on a whole song, was the most surprising thing on the album.
    2 mixtapes later, Future releases his fourth studio album "EVOL" and the illusion left by "DS2" that Future was actually a promising talent goes right through the window. Of the 11 tracks of the album, it's impossible to remember one in particular, maybe except for "Low Life" (mostly because The Weeknd is on it). The production is absolutely similar to "DS2" except it's lacking of extravagant and surprising moments like "Blood On The Money" and "Slave Master" or catchy mainstream hits like "Where Ya At".
    "EVOL" is just another collection of beats and unsurprising productions. Lyrically, it is a real disaster. The album is slightly boring, to say the least ...    … Expand
  3. Mybabyblue
    Jan 15, 2017
    0
    Future is still going on his monotonous, autotuned and meaningless trap, this album is just bad, all the songs sounds the **** same, still bragging songs about how many **** he cheated on, this **** is just boring... what make people say "yeah this is good music" i can't stand
  4. FruitJuice
    Jul 18, 2017
    3
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Awards & Rankings

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#77 Most Discussed Album of 2016

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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. The Wire
    Mar 22, 2016
    40
    Despite the bloodlettting and reckless spending, Future just sounds bored. And occasionally lazy. [Apr 2016, p.50]
  2. Absolute Punk (Staff reviews)
    Feb 29, 2016
    85
    EVOL is one of if not the best project Future has under his name, and while it may not feel as grandiose and capital I Important as DS2 in his legacy, it pushes his sound forward while he continues to stretch himself as an MC, songwriter, and lyricist.
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  3. Pretty Much Amazing
    Feb 23, 2016
    50
    EVOL is the first time we begin to hear the ostensible rigidity in Future's formula revealing itself.
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