6 Takeaways From Future and Metro Boomin’s ‘We Still Don’t Trust You’

Metro Boomin has been on a historic run since he dropped Savage Mode 2 with 21 Savage in 2020, and he just keeps leveling up. After We Don’t Trust You and “Like That” both went No. 1 thanks in large part to the ridiculous beats that Metro cooked up, We Still Don’t Trust You is extra impressive because he found new and creative ways to bring the best out of Future, like sampling The Isley Brothers’ soulful “Let’s Lay Together” on “All to Myself” or using jazzy horns on “Nights Like This.” The title track sounds like it’s straight out of Miami Vice with disco-inflected snares and keys, while songs like “Red Leather” sound like something you’d listen to with a star-crossed lover at an intimate speakeasy in Ludlow. 

After the rap-heavy We Don’t Trust You, they both lean into more of an R&B bag here, but Metro still finds time to feed the rap heads, teeing up ASAP Rocky perfectly with the explosive beat on “Show of Hands” after setting Lil Baby up for a redemptive comeback verse on “All My Life.” We Still Don’t Trust You continues a legendary run that Metro’s been on for the past few years, and at this point, it’s become even more obvious that he needs to be mentioned among the all-time great hip-hop producers.

After showing his range as a rapper on We Don’t Trust You, Future got back into his melodic mode on We Still Don’t Trust You. Everyone knows he’s a great rapper, but R&B HNDRXX Future is just as elite, which he reminds us of on songs like “This Sunday” (a reference track for Drake’s hit song “Feel No Ways”) and “Right 4 You,” where he interpolates Boys II Men’s iconic “End of the Road.” Most artists don’t have the skill to deliver standout rap verses and dutifully pay respects to R&B legends on the same album, but Future does so with ease. He sounds inspired here, and after dropping some lackluster solo albums over the last few years, We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You represent an energized return to form for Future. 

There aren’t a lot of misses on this album, but with a runtime of nearly one hour and 30 minutes, We Still Don’t Trust You would have benefitted from some trimming, especially after this duo already dropped a 17-song album less than a month ago. Some songs like “Gracious” and “Overload” feel a bit redundant back-to-back, and a track like “Red Leather” with J. Cole is good, but it’s a 7-minute record that was leaked over a year ago, so it doesn’t have much purpose here (outside of the headline-bait shock value of Cole’s appearance). The second disc is special, where Future switches back into his rap bag after focusing on melody, but it could have been added on as a deluxe version rather than being inserted at the end of an already long tracklist. Because of how good the music is, chugging through We Still Don’t Trust You doesn’t ever feel like a chore, but it could have been a little more concise.