Honest is the second studio album by American hip-hop artist and music producer Future (Future), released on April 22, 2014 via A1, Freebandz and Epic. He reached second place in the US Billboard 200 charts (USA).
| Honest | ||||
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| Futures Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | April 22, 2014 | |||
| Recorded by | 2012-14 | |||
| Genre | hip-hop | |||
| Duration | 47:11 | |||
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| Reviews | |
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| Cumulative rating | |
| A source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [1] |
| Any Decent Music? | 7.4 / 10 [2] |
| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| The av club | B + [4] |
| Consequence of sound | B + [5] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [6] |
| Fact | 4/5 [7] |
| Hiphopdx | 3.0 / 5 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.1 / 10 [9] |
| Rolling stone | |
| Spin | 8/10 [11] |
| USA Today | |
In June 2012, Future announced the release of its second studio album, originally titled Future Hendrix [13] [14] . Then there were several more interviews about the musician's ongoing work on the new disc [14] , December 2012 [15] [16] [17] , 01/15/2013 [18] , January 2013 [19] , June 2013 [20] . On August 7, 2013, Futures announced a new release date (November 26, 20113) and a new name ( Honest ) [21] . In October 2013, during an interview with The Huffington Post, the rapper confirmed the release date for November 26, 2013 [22] .
Content
Reviews
The album received positive reviews from music critics and online publications: Metacritic [1] , Rolling Stone [10] [5] , AllMusic [3] , Pitchfork [9] , Exclaim! [6] , The AV Club [4] , HipHopDX [8] , Fact [7] .
Summary Annual Lists
| Publication | List | Rank | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard | Ten Best Rap Albums of 2014 | 9 | [23] |
| Rolling stone | 50 Best Albums of 2014 | 43 | [24] |
| Spin | 40 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2014 | ten | [25] |
| Stereogum | 40 Best Rap Albums of 2014 | 18 | [26] |
| Vibe | 46 Best Albums of 2014 | 45 | [27] |
Awards and nominations
| Ceremony | Category | Result | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards | Album of the year | Nomination | [28] |
Commercial Success
Honest debuted at No. 2 in the US Billboard 200 mainstream chart with a print run of 53,000 copies in its first week in the US [29] . In the second week of release, another 20,000 copies were sold [30] . In the third week of its sales, another 11,000 copies of the disc were sold [31] . In the fourth week, an additional 8,000 copies were added [32] . By June 2014, the album reached 111,000 copies in the United States [33] .
List of Songs
According to data from the disk [34]
| Standard version | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Producer | Duration | ||||||
| one. | "Look Ahead" | The runners | 3:33 | ||||||
| 2. | T-shirt | Nard & b | 3:35 | ||||||
| 3. | “ Move That Dope ” (featuring Pharrell , Pusha T and Casino) |
| 5:40 | ||||||
| four. | "My Momma" (with the participation of Wiz Khalifa ) |
| 3:40 | ||||||
| five. | " Honest " |
| 3:20 | ||||||
| 6. | “ I Won ” (with the participation of Kanye West ) |
| 3:59 | ||||||
| 7. | Never Satisfied (with Drake ) |
| 1:55 | ||||||
| eight. | "I Be U" |
| 3:52 | ||||||
| 9. | Covered N Money | Sonny digital | 3:35 | ||||||
| ten. | Special (with the participation of Young Scooter ) |
| 4:56 | ||||||
| eleven. | “Benz Friendz (Whatchutola)” (with André 3000 ) |
| 4:41 | ||||||
| 12. | "Blood, Sweat, Tears" | Katalyst | 4:23 | ||||||
| 47:11 | |||||||||
| Deluxe version | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Producers | Duration | ||||||
| 13. | Big Rube Speaks | 1:07 | |||||||
| 14. | "Side Effects" |
| 2 a.m. | ||||||
| 15. | "I'll Be Yours" |
| 3 o'clock | ||||||
| sixteen. | “How Can I Not” (with Young Scooter) | Metro boomin | 3:58 | ||||||
| 17. | " Shit " |
| 4:52 | ||||||
| 18. | " Karate Chop (Remix) " (with the participation of Lil Wayne ) |
| 4:36 | ||||||
| 60:06 | |||||||||
Notes
- ↑ co-producer
- ↑ additional producer
Charts
Weekly Charts
| Chart (2014) | Highest position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [35] | 103 |
| Canada ( Billboard Canadian Albums ) [36] | 6 |
| French Albums ( SNEP ) [37] | 81 |
| Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) [38] | 99 |
| Great Britain ( UK Albums ) [39] | 78 |
| Great Britain ( UK R&B Albums ) [40] | ten |
| United States ( Billboard 200 ) [41] | 2 |
| USA ( Billboard Top R & B / Hip Hop Albums ) [42] | one |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States ( RIAA ) [43] | Gold | 500,000 |
* sales data are based only on certification | ||
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Honest Reviews . Metacritic. Date of treatment May 11, 2014. Archived on April 26, 2014.
- ↑ Honest by Future reviews . AnyDecentMusic ?. Date of treatment February 19, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 David Jeffries. Honest - Future . AllMusic. Date of treatment April 23, 2014. Archived April 25, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Rytlewski, Evan Future resists major-label bloat on his brisk Honest unopened . The AV Club . Date of treatment April 23, 2014. Archived April 23, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Pearce, Sheldon Future - Honest . Consequence of Sound (March 13, 2014). Date of treatment April 19, 2014. Archived on April 19, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Lowers, Erin Future - Honest . Exclaim! . Date of treatment April 23, 2014. Archived April 24, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Honest . Fact . Date of treatment April 23, 2014. Archived on April 26, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Burgess, Omar Future - Honest . HipHopDX . Date of treatment April 23, 2014. Archived April 24, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Future: Honest . Pitchfork . Date of treatment April 23, 2014. Archived April 23, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Simon Vozick-Levinson. Future 'Honest' Album Review . Rolling Stone (June 28, 2013). Date of treatment April 19, 2014. Archived on April 20, 2014.
- ↑ Soderberg, Brandon Future, 'Honest' Review . Spin Date of treatment April 23, 2014. Archived April 24, 2014.
- ↑ Future gets real 'Honest' with everybody . USA Today . Date of treatment April 23, 2014. Archived April 22, 2014.
- ↑ Video: Future Announces New Mixtape And Sophomore Album Title Complex (June 13, 2012). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived July 2, 2014.
- ↑ 1 2 Ryon, Sean Future "Super Future / Fire Marshall Future" Mixtape Cover Art & . HipHopDX (September 24, 2012). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived December 17, 2013.
- ↑ Ryon, Sean Future Says "Future Hendrix" LP Will Have "More Substance, More Passion" . HipHopDX (December 10, 2012). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived on September 21, 2013.
- ↑ Harling, Danielle Future Confirms Collaborations With Rihanna, Kanye West & More For "Future Hendrix" . HipHopDX (December 19, 2012). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived on September 21, 2013.
- ↑ Rap-Up TV: Future Talks Lil Wayne, Drake Collaboration Rap-Up (December 19, 2012). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived March 10, 2014.
- ↑ Horowitz, Steven J. Future "FBG: The Movie" Mixtape Download & Stream . HipHopDX (January 15, 2013). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived February 23, 2014.
- ↑ 'I'm Not Normal': Future on Hendrix, Rihanna, and Fashionable Flair . Spin (January 14, 2013). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived March 11, 2014.
- ↑ Rap-Up TV: Future Announces New Single 'Honest' . Rap-Up (June 23, 2013). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived November 4, 2013.
- ↑ Future Readies Sophomore Album 'Honest' for November . Rap-Up (August 7, 2013). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived October 17, 2013.
- ↑ Future Pushes Back 'Honest' Release Date . Vibe (October 3, 2013). Date of treatment March 10, 2014. Archived March 13, 2014.
- ↑ The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2014 . Billboard (December 11, 2014). Date of treatment December 21, 2015. Archived December 21, 2015.
- ↑ Future, "Honest" - 50 Best Albums of 2014 . Rolling Stone (December 1, 2014). Date of treatment December 21, 2015. Archived December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Future, Honest (A1 / Freebanz / Epic) . Spin (December 4, 2014). Date of treatment January 17, 2016. Archived February 21, 2016.
- ↑ The 40 Best Rap Albums Of 2014 . Stereogum (December 16, 2014). Date of treatment January 17, 2016. Archived on February 3, 2016.
- ↑ The BIG List: 46 Albums From 2014 That Are Actually Worth Your Money - Future Honest - 3 . Vibe (December 2, 2014). Date of treatment December 21, 2015. Archived December 22, 2015.
- ↑ Nostro, Lauren Here Are the 2014 BET Hip-Hop Award Nominees . Complex . Complex Media. Date of treatment September 5, 2014. Archived on September 5, 2014.
- ↑ Tardio, Andres Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 04/27/2014 . HipHopDX (April 30, 2014). Date of treatment April 30, 2014. Archived on May 2, 2014.
- ↑ Tardio, Andres Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 04/05/2014 . HipHopDX (May 7, 2014). Date of treatment May 7, 2014. Archived on May 8, 2014.
- ↑ Tardio, Andres Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 11/11/2014 . HipHopDX (May 14, 2014). Date of treatment May 14, 2014. Archived May 15, 2014.
- ↑ Tardio, Andres Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 05/18/2014 . HipHopDX (April 20, 2014). Date of treatment May 21, 2014. Archived May 21, 2014.
- ↑ Tardio, Andres Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 08/06/2014 . HipHopDX . Date of treatment June 11, 2014. Archived June 13, 2014.
- ↑ Notes on Honest . Epic Records , 2014.
- ↑ Future [US - Honest] . Ultratop. Date of treatment July 27, 2015. Archived on September 14, 2016.
- ↑ Future - Chart History Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Future. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ leschart.com - Future [US ] . Lescharts.com. Date of treatment July 26, 2015. Archived July 15, 2015.
- ↑ Future [US - Honest] . Swisscharts.com. Date of treatment July 26, 2015. Archived November 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Future | Artist | Official Charts . " UK Albums Chart . The Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "20140503 Top 40 R&B Albums Archive | Official Charts . " UK Albums Chart . The Official Charts Company.
- ↑ Future - Chart History Billboard 200 for Future. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ Future - Chart History Billboard Top R & B / Hip Hop Albums for Future. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
- ↑ American album certifications - Future - Honest . Recording Industry Association of America . If necessary, click Advanced , then click Format , then select Album , then click SEARCH .