The very anticipated collaboration between Atlanta rapper Future and lucid dreamer Juice WRLD is finally here, but it may be disappointing.

Upon first hearing these two talented artists had plans to release an album together, I was extremely excited, yet skeptical. Both Future and Juice WRLD have experienced success in the music industry, but they don’t produce the same kind of music. Future’s quick paced beats release a “trap” energy, while Juice WRLD tends to create more lyrical songs with a catchy chorus. Although they have different styles, I hoped they could come together to create a nice mixtape.

In their first track “Jet Lag (feat. Yung Scooter)” Future and Juice WRLD, I was satisfied with the beat and their dynamic seemed to be working. Juice WRLD is known for his catchy choruses such as in “Lucid Dreams” and “All Girls Are The Same,” and in their first track, he used that to his advantage with an appealing chorus.

The next few tracks, Astronauts and Fine China, continued on the same path. These are both very melodious tunes that could be played on a radio. The lyrics could have been less repetitive and a have deeper meaning, but the songs were still decent.

However, disappointment began to dawn when I listened to the next few tracks: Make It Back and Oxy (feat. Lil Wayne). There was no cohesion between the two artists; it sounded like they just threw random verses together over a beat. Too many ad libs were thrown around and their rhymes just weren’t as good.

As I continued down the tracklist, still holding on to hope, the partnership just did not deliver. There were a few catchy tunes such as Hard Work Pays Off, but the album did not live up to expectations. With Future’s lyric brilliance and Juice WRLD’s rhythm, many fans were excited to what these two could come up with together. As a result, it was disappointing that the album did not capitalize on the chemistry these two could’ve had.

By the time I had listened to the whole album, I had grown tired of their auto tuned voices and spamming ad libs. I was hoping they would change it up but 16 tracks went by and they all sounded the same.

With competition to Lil Baby and Gunna’s “Drip Harder” album also just being released, rap fans were forced to compare the two albums, which ultimately may be a reason for lower streams for Future and Juice WRLD. When compared to other hot rap mixtapes, this couple simply underperformed, even with all the potential they had as a team.

The album seemed like Future and Juice WRLD put minimal effort into it. Many of the beats sounded the same and their lyrics were very surface-level. However, they are both talented and with more effort and time, I hope they can collaborate again in the future.