’15 Disappointing Albums #1: Drake & Future ‘What A Time To Be Alive’

Written By: @BdotTM January 4, 2016 @ 6:00 PM EST
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No Time.

In theory, it sounded like a good idea. But in practice, things didn’t turn out the way we expected. Aside from a few highlights, Drake and Future’s chemistry just isn’t combustible. United they stand, divided, they’re probably better off.

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  1. Kris Kompute says:

    BULLSHIT! This shit slaps! “Live From The Gutter” and “Big Rings” are top 10 songs in 2015. “30 for 30” might be some of the best verses of his career.

    And I don’t even fuck with Drake!

    1. jayreeves says:

      big rings was annoying af what u talkin bout

      1. Kris Kompute says:

        Club banger!

        1. Harlem's Finest says:

          That’s so not a win! Lol

          1. Kris Kompute says:

            A song about “big rings” that slaps in the club and got every ho memorizing it isn’t a win? What do you dance to? Aesop Rock?

            Stfu.

        2. Sigh twice says:

          You love what the bitches love? Gotcha

          1. Kris Kompute says:

            For the club? Yes! Bitches dance and get drunk to good songs. They make the club go round. Could careless about what some lyrics or what niggas like in that setting. Big rings serves its purpose.

            I’ll listen to Cole/Kendrick in the car on the way home.

    2. hiphopisdead says:

      “30 for 30” definitely the best song off WATTBA, I think.

    3. LēTeck says:

      True. Diamonds Dancing needs a grammy

  2. Jay Zebra says:

    Drake sounded like he was out of his element on this and Future just mumbles over 808’s! And that Robitussin line from Drake was awful

    1. ari gold says:

      thank you ! Drake def out of his element on this one. He is a culture vulture. You know drake aint with that lean ,maybe cocaine but not lean with his bitch ass self

      1. Who says:

        Lol drake been talkin n sippin lean since so far gone.. Maybe before.. Lol ur late

  3. Tomas Anthony says:

    how oh how did I know you guys were gonna fuck these lists up YET AGAIN and have them unorganized as fuck!!! in the description there should be the top 10 itself to reference to with links to those pages….. WATTBA has BANGERS on there and the production is on point. i get that this is more of a mixtape with songs they just threw together but you guys overlooked alot of projects…..foreal tho id like to thank Bdot and Rap Radar you guys are really making think about starting a site myself bc clearly u guys are just TROLLING for clicks….what a time to be online

    1. jayreeves says:

      this site is one of the worst hip hop sites in all aspects

      1. Tomas Anthony says:

        couldnt agree more I am a daily user of this site but they have been falling off even before changing up the site….fucking sad when they try to use things like lists and charts just to gain some attention for some web traffic

        1. thetruth says:

          your mom being fallen off but your dad keeps going back and he dont complain

          1. Tomas Anthony says:

            good one.

      2. Harlem's Finest says:

        #Facts

      3. Sigh twice says:

        How would you know if you didn’t keep coming back?

        1. Jason says:

          I can’t speak for jayreeves but there’s a bunch of hip hop sites I run through every couple of days in case I’m missing something off 2dopeboyz (i.e. a Lupe story). But RapRadar has gradually become the site I check last, if at all. There’s a lack of depth behind the articles; whether that be opinion pieces without a solid argument, gossip posts based on tweets or when they suspiciously plug one wack artist for weeks like they’re on the pay roll.

          You’re allowed to criticize a service you still use.

      4. THE ALMIGHTY MIKEY ESCO!!! says:

        BYE BITCH!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!

    2. GetReal says:

      you niggas bitch about anything shut the fuck up

    3. Iamstillmusic says:

      You have to admit this project was underwhelming. Yeah it’s Drake and Future but it had like 3 good songs out of 11. Not a win in my eyes

      1. Tomas Anthony says:

        I definately admit it was underwhelming and “disappointing” as the consumer goes that there wasn’t more time put into it, but on some real shit what did u guys really expect from this project? they announced it a few weeks ahead of time, both Drake and Future basically brought like 5 halfway done tracks each n simply had the other hop on the songs n put that shit together. I’l give u that they definately werent trying to make a whole body of work from scratch to finish like a tape like i stated earlier, HOWEVER THO if u got a billboard #1 for 3 weeks straight in Jumpman, there are like 6 tracks that BUMP and the kids are listening to DAILY STILL TODAY. would u say Ross’ project Black Market was better?? I hope not. What about Ludacris Ludaversal album? hell naaa shit even IMO Snoop Doggs Bush album and even Jadakiss Top 5 DOA album(TO ME) was MORE disappointing because of my expectations for that project. If you call it Top 5 DEAD OR ALIVE you better be bringing that FIRE and i liked that album overall MUCH better than WATTBA because the whole body of work is better however when were tlking about “disappointing” to me it was more disappointing to hear that from Kiss after 5-6 years waiting on that project….

        1. Tomas Anthony says:

          Disappointment only comes from expectations…..remember that

        2. Iamstillmusic says:

          I see what you’re saying. I only bump 30 for 30 on the regular tbh because these two rappers don’t even have the same style. I actually liked Ludaversal but snoop dogs album was also a disappointment. I wasn’t disappointed by black market because I wasn’t expecting much, but Drake and Future are supposed to be the hottest in the game

    4. THE ALMIGHTY MIKEY ESCO!!! says:

      YOU SOUND LIKE A SPOILED SIDE BITCH GETTING FREE SHIT AND COMPLAINING!!! GO START YOUR OWN BLOG BAMA AND CHECK BACK IN SO WE CAN SEE HOW YOU DO!!! UNTIL THEN STFU OR TAKE YO ASS ELSEWHERE THE FKN NERVE OF YOU FK BOIS!!!
      FK YO FEELINGS!!!

      1. Tomas Anthony says:

        fuck is you so mad about lol

    5. Nizio says:

      I don’t think the project was complete ass. Some songs their vibe didn’t match, but others it worked well! If anything, it was an interesting collab…Not really bad, but not the best either.

  4. Gargemels tracksuit says:

    A strategic weapon of mass destruction. But it could have been shorter.

  5. Da Business says:

    Shit was ass…

  6. louuu says:

    Yet everyone still bumped it… terrible choice

    1. BL4QKB0X says:

      Everybody…right …

      1. louuu says:

        yeah…you leave the crib in the last two months? couldn’t go out without hearing a song from this album played in clubs and bars

  7. Reef2310 says:

    No way. 100% disagree with this. The chemistry and styles works so well. You cannot tell me drakes verse on digital dash didn’t match futures. Then the opposites both shine on diamonds dancing. I could go on. Poor choice RR

    1. Kris Kompute says:

      Preach. I hate “Jumpman” but that shit is a billboard top20 record. Album was a success

      1. Tomas Anthony says:

        Jumpman been #1 for 3 weeks now…

        1. Kris Kompute says:

          On the coon chart. I’m talking about the real chart; Billboard Hot 100.

  8. Tomas Anthony says:

    Rick Ross – Black Market was wayyyyyyyy more disappointing than WATTBA but RR got paid for marketing purposes for that album so it’s very interesting not to see that trash on here….

    1. THE ALMIGHTY MIKEY ESCO!!! says:

      STOP HATING BAMA!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!

      1. Mrs. Markidis says:

        hes speaking the truth, same reason meek had most underrated album

  9. el jim chapo guzman says:

    This one was pure trash…. I deleted this album off my computer.

  10. i agree with this. simply because this IS the mixtape that millions of fans were hanging on the edge of their seat for and it is lackluster.

    no one had been excited for a mixtape like they were for this one in a long time and it let us down.

  11. Dashing28 says:

    Just cause it wasn’t as good as their inidivual albums doesn’t mean it still didn’t have a gang of bangers.

    Jumpman, I’m the Plug, Live From the Gutter, Big Rings, Diamonds Dancing, 30 for 30, Jersey….

    Not to mention Scholarships, Change Locations, which aremid tier joints that would be the lead singles for most rappers right now.

    Not a fan of either like that, but it’s packed with hits. How is it the MOST disappointing album of the year?

    Kid Cudi? Wale?

    1. BK James says:

      You put Diamonds Dancing as one of the good songs from this list? Damn, I didn’t know women ever checked out RR.

      As for Cudi, they still haven’t unveiled the worst albums of the year list.

      1. Dashing28 says:

        Diamonds Dancing is probably the best beat on the whole joint and one of the few songs that felt like they really wrote together, rather than just a Drake verse and a future hook or vice versa.

        Regardless, this is the album that took Future from hood famous to world famous and how can that be a disappointment?

        1. BK James says:

          its a disappointment because the music is bad

  12. SJB says:

    I have to disagree. In theory, it sounds like a bad idea. When you do a project with someone you most important thing is to work with someone who pushes you to be your better self. In the way Kanye pushed Jay on Watch the Throne or, hopefully, Kendrick pushes Cole on their forthcoming project. Future does nothing for Drake and, in return, he sounds the worst he’s been since Comeback Season.

    1. Michael Ib bett says:

      I agree. Future is just future. He only has the ability to do what he does. Drake has highs and lows and is able to exceed himself. Future wasnt going to inspire that. This album was really really bad.

    2. DoughboyToad says:

      Kendrick pushes Cole on their forthcoming project. U really think Kendrick could push Cole when Cole is already a beast nigga like you just talk to talk.SMH U Hoteps niggas need to get K.dot dick out your mouths

      1. SJB says:

        How did you read that as saying something negative about Cole? His flow is fantastic. His articulation is on point. However, he’s got nothing on the level Kendrick is spasming at at the moment.

  13. Bartosz Szaniewski says:

    Why did this make the list? Seriously. I still slap this one non-stop when I can. Their chemistry was on point. Please review the job title of whoever chose to place this one on the list. Steve Harvey put this on here?

  14. BK James says:

    Personally I’m glad they took Future’s dick out of their mouth and made the right choice with this one… this was one of the most annoying projects of the year… This tape is laughably bad, lyrically trash, a few good beats for sure but these guys never sounded on the same page… Jumpman was cool until it got played out and Live From the Gutter is good as far as Future is concerned… but the rest of the tape is just painful to listen to.

  15. DTS says:

    I thought Drake dumbed down his lyrics to fit with Future for the whole project, but I did like Drakes flow and delivery for the most part. I’m not really a Future fan and skipped most of his parts. Digital Dash to me was the best song where they both shined.

    1. BK James says:

      I think the reason his lyrics are dumbed down is because he wrote them by himself for once.

      1. DTS says:

        Damn that’s cold bruh lol.. I think it was rushed. He should of collaborated with someone who could challenge him.

  16. DTS says:

    Future’s part on jumpman is so bad. Drake wasn’t that lyrical but at least he gave the song some life.

    1. The Gary Group says:

      Chicken wings and fries/ we don’t go on dates

  17. thedeamkid19 says:

    finally, some common sense

    1. Iamstillmusic says:

      Thank you dude, this album was very disappointing for people who are supposed to be the biggest and hottest in the game. It was rushed and weak.

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      2. jay says:

        rushed is the perfect word to describe this album. They should have taken there time with it. This album shouldn’t even be out yet they should have just announced it.

  18. ilexx says:

    I agree with this. Even though there were a few “bangers” doesn’t make this a good album. Some of the worst Drake lyrics ever and overall, as an album it just wasn’t that good.

  19. GetReal says:

    this album was disposable never listened to anything outside of jumpman off this

  20. Arizona Ron From Tucson says:

    Thank you RR keep it trill. Fuck them homos!

  21. JamesTheNiggaHatingDolphin says:

    hated this shit.

  22. Sam says:

    Wack album only listened to it because of future, jumpman was a catchy tune though

  23. Epul says:

    There was no chemistry at all, couple of good radio songs by summer everyone will forget this shit even existed.

  24. hendrix says:

    Let me guess, RR is one of people that thinks that to pimp a butterfly is the greatest thing since sliced bread and hardly ever bump it, and call WATTBA shit but bump it all the time

  25. War Machine says:

    i dont know wtf u listened too….i thought the album was dope af. what do u exspect a fucking themed album? are u stupid? Its basically a retail mixtape(That most of us downloaded for free) Shit like this bullshit list will prevent artist from doing shit like this in the future. B Dot your a fucking Homo. No debate

    1. THE ALMIGHTY MIKEY ESCO!!! says:

      DIE WAR FAG!!! FK YO FEELINGS!!!

  26. Sean Power says:

    it was good for album that was recording in 2 weeks

  27. it wasn’t a combo album it was drake on some future left over songs…30 for 30 some what save the album and diamonds dancing.

  28. yorapper says:

    Nah this is a good gym album.

  29. darkskinforeskin says:

    dick ride the whole fall then diss in the winter? This why journalism losing.

  30. dontstopthewave says:

    B R U H.
    Don’t y’all know this is what this site intended to do? Post some fuckery Iike this to have activity boomin? 50+ comments. Clearly thirst trap for some attention.

  31. Sbu says:

    But we still bumping it thou , fucken haters psssh

  32. jj says:

    stfu yall sum bitches

  33. Arizona Ron From Tucson says:

    For Drake to be considered a forthcoming legend, legends dont do albums with niggas like Future.

  34. MrSkeezyMak says:

    This join was fuckin awful.

  35. 340 says:

    Few good songs but overall the album or mixtape was disappointing. The chemistry with these two is just not there. Meek & Future on most of those beats would be better.

  36. DoughboyToad says:

    How is this a disappointing album when it is a damn mixtape.LMAO People really want to give out Ls to Drake and Future but in reality this was just a tape done probably in 7 days. I agree it wasn’t up to par but people this is a MIXTAPE that went on sale.

  37. matt says:

    yn and b.dot post this but i bet they’re still gonna dicksuck the shit out of future and drake the next time they see them in person

  38. thetruth says:

    yesssssssssssssssss. this shit was wack……no bars no substance. drake dissapoints

  39. Tomas Anthony says:

    We’ll see whats gucci when the Worst albums of 2015 come out….

  40. SaniAbacha says:

    It was awful.

  41. Nate says:

    im flabbergasted “what a time to be alive” has so much diss and hate. nun of yall must not be poppin bars, smokin weed, or sippin lean

  42. Omar Merlos says:

    It mos def was not the best but I wouldn’t call it the worst either

  43. diggz says:

    Booo I liked this cd. Rating this a 1

  44. Sina Mailer Daemon Djavadkhani says:

    They got too excited , it should have been a 4 track EP – jumpman , diamonds dancing and their individual songs

  45. johnny says:

    future is fuckin dope

  46. johnny says:

    future is better than logic #fuck logic

  47. Paul says:

    U imbeciles. This tape was a classic

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