Purple Reign

Purple Reign
Mixtape by Future
Released	January 17, 2016
Recorded	2015
Genre	Trap
Length	38:50
Label	Freebandz
Producer	DJ Esco (exec.) Metro Boomin (also exec.) DJ Spinz K Major Moon Nard & B Southside Zaytoven XL Eagle Jon Boi DZL
Future chronology
What a Time to Be Alive (2015) Purple Reign (2016) EVOL (2016)
Singles from Purple Reign
"Wicked" Released: April 13, 2016

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Consequence of Sound	B-[2]
HipHopDX	[3]
Pitchfork Media	7.2/10[4]
Popmatters	[5]
Spectrum Culture	[6]
Spin	7/10[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[8]

Purple Reign is a mixtape by American rapper Future, it is hosted and executive-produced by DJ Esco and Metro Boomin. It was released on January 17, 2016 with an 11-hour notice via LiveMixtapes and DatPiff.^{[9][10][11][12]} It is Future's first non-commercial mixtape since the mixtape trilogy; Monster (2014), Beast Mode and 56 Nights (2015).^[13][14] Purple Reign follows the commercial collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive with Canadian rapper Drake. The mixtape features production from frequent collaborators Metro Boomin, Southside, Zaytoven, DJ Spinz and Nard & B, among others.^[15] The cover font is a tribute to Prince's landmark 1984 album Purple Rain, which is stylized in the same fashion, who died three months after the release of the mixtape.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All Right"	Metro Boomin Dre Moon DJ Esco	3:30
2.	"Wicked"	Metro Boomin Southside	2:53
3.	"Never Forget"	Jon Boii	3:19
4.	"Drippin' (How U Luv Dat)"	Metro Boomin	3:10
5.	"Inside the Mattress"	Nard & B Trench Music XL Eagle DJ Esco	3:30
6.	"Hater Shit"	Metro Boomin DJ Esco	3:04
7.	"Salute"	DJ Spinz K Major	2:47
8.	"Bye Bye"	Zaytoven	2:55
9.	"No Charge"	Southside	2:42
10.	"Run Up"	DJ Spinz	3:17
11.	"Perkys Calling"	Southside DZL	4:06
12.	"Purple Reign"	Metro Boomin	4:01
Total length:			38:50

Bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"In Abundance"	Metro Boomin DJ Esco	3:55
Total length:			42:09

References

1. http://www.metacritic.com/music/purple-reign-mixtape/future
2. Levy, Pat (January 22, 2016). "Future – Purple Reign". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
3. Dowling, Marcus (January 19, 2016). "Future - Purple Reign". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
4. Greene, Jayson (January 21, 2016). "Future: Purple Reign". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
5. Duricy, Brian (January 20, 2016). "Future: Purple Reign". Popmatters. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
6. Bromfield, Daniel (January 4, 2016). "Future: Purple Reign". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
7. Ramirez, Matthew (January 25, 2016). "Review: Future Sings the Computer Blues on ‘Purple Reign’". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
8. Russell, Brooklyn. "Future - Purple Reign". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
9. "11:56pm LiveMixtapes.com". Twitter. January 16, 2016.
10. "#PurpleReign". Twitter. January 17, 2016.
11. "Future - Purple Reign - Freebandz". LiveMixtapes.com. January 17, 2016.
12. "Future - Purple Reign - Hosted by DJ Esco & Metro Boomin - Mixtape". DatPiff. January 17, 2016.
13. "Future: Dirty Sprite 2". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
14. "#FutureHive, Assemble: Future Announces Monster vs. Beast Mode Tour". The Fader. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
15. "Future Drops Purple Reign". Pitchfork. January 17, 2016.