What A Time To Be Alive [Mixtape]
by Drake & Future
User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 120 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 76 out of 120
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 120
  3. Negative: 24 out of 120

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  1. TomFisher
    Sep 24, 2015
    8
    It's decent for what it is. A handful of club anthems, and songs for the fans. As I'm a fan of both Drake and Future, I enjoyed it. Metro Boomin does great production for the most part too. Definitely worth giving a listen
  2. lilgnzlo
    Sep 23, 2015
    7
    I'm a Drake fan.

    I like all the preovuos works. Room For Improvement, Comeback season, So Far Gone, Thank me Later, Take Care, nothing Was The Same and If You're Reading this It's Too Late. Future is a great rapper too. I had big hopes and expectative for this, but i am a little bit diappinted. Drake has drop so many good songs this year, on IYARTITL and when the Meek Mill feud    I'm a Drake fan.

    I like all the preovuos works. Room For Improvement, Comeback season, So Far Gone, Thank me Later, Take Care, nothing Was The Same and If You're Reading this It's Too Late.

    Future is a great rapper too.

    I had big hopes and expectative for this, but i am a little bit diappinted. Drake has drop so many good songs this year, on IYARTITL and when the Meek Mill feud came in, he dropp back To Back, right hand and Hotline Bling, the three song are better than any of this mixtape.

    But there are a few songs, that will be on another Drake project as normal tracks, as 30 for 30 Freestyle and Chnage Locations.

    Plastic Bag and Jumpman, are great songs, at the level of Hotline Bling or Back To Back.

    But you will not find "Energy" "Know Yourself" "10 Bands" "Legend" type tracks on this project.    … Expand
  3. ben_zo77
    Oct 23, 2015
    8
    WATTBA has been hurt by the tape's massive expectations. Listening to the project, you can tell that Future and Drake didn't put nearly as much effort into it as they do for their studio albums. The duo's incredible talent, however, has still resulted in an elite mixtape and a pretty great project, overall. "I'm The Plug" exemplifies the entire mixtape. The production from Southside andWATTBA has been hurt by the tape's massive expectations. Listening to the project, you can tell that Future and Drake didn't put nearly as much effort into it as they do for their studio albums. The duo's incredible talent, however, has still resulted in an elite mixtape and a pretty great project, overall. "I'm The Plug" exemplifies the entire mixtape. The production from Southside and Future's hook were great, but Future's lyrics were a little shaky. Drake's verse was one of the best on the album but had a terrible transition back to Future. The song was good but not nearly as good as it could have been, similar to most of WATTBA. Also, shoutout to Metro Boomin for several masterfully-produced songs and OVO's 40 for producing the incredible "30 For 30 Freestyle". ~ 7.8/10
    Best tracks: "Plastic Bag" & "30 For 30 Freestyle"    … Expand
  4. musikman91307
    Sep 22, 2015
    8
    It's a dope mixtape overall with a few stand out tracks. Nothing ground breaking or game changing, but Drake and Future have a nice chemistry throughout and there's a proper balance of trap bangers and that ambient ovo sound.
  5. yankeeacab
    Oct 11, 2015
    10
    This mixtape was pretty decent. It was created in a very short time and it is of good quality. Metro Boomin did an awesome job at producing the tracks, the beats are very dope and catchy. Although you can't really understand what Future is saying(not that anyone expected that from him), his voice matches perfectly with the beats. Drake's verses sometimes were pretty disappointing but atThis mixtape was pretty decent. It was created in a very short time and it is of good quality. Metro Boomin did an awesome job at producing the tracks, the beats are very dope and catchy. Although you can't really understand what Future is saying(not that anyone expected that from him), his voice matches perfectly with the beats. Drake's verses sometimes were pretty disappointing but at his freestyle at the end he drops some nice bars.… Expand
  6. MillerFF
    Oct 6, 2015
    7
    As a follower of both Future and Drake, it is easy to see that this tape is Future dominant. With a few tracks that really bang, (Jumpman, Big Rings, etc) this tape is overall pretty dope, but nothing spectacular. Good to chill and smoke to, with a handful of bangers that compliment nicely.
  7. Jumpman
    Jan 13, 2016
    8
    The mixtape is great. Obviously it did not live up to the hype which was actually very hard to accomplish. However most songs are bangers and both drake and future come up with a bunch of great flows over -once again- outstanding metro boomin production.
  8. SuperbaDMIke
    Jun 22, 2022
    7
    This is a good mixtape from future and drake. Jumpman is a better song in this mixtape.

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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Q Magazine
    Oct 27, 2015
    60
    This feels like a flying visit through an impromptu victory party. [Dec 2015, p.107]
  2. The Source
    Oct 20, 2015
    70
    Although it fails to live up to the internet created hype, its highs outweigh its lows making it an impressive body of work especially if it was made in just six days.
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Oct 12, 2015
    80
    Future’s eerily Auto-Tuned sing-song vocal style, suspended somewhere between Lil Wayne’s salacious croak and the spiritual suspended animation of a Gregorian chant, seems to energise him.... Drake is sounding as dynamic and engaged as at any time since 2009’s stellar So Far Gone.
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