The Forever Dream

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The Forever Dream
Studio album by
Fly Anakin
ReleasedApril 25, 2025 (2025-04-25)
Genre Hip-hop
Length51:10
Label Lex Records
Producer
Fly Anakin chronology
Frank
(2022)		The Forever Dream
(2025)
Singles from The Forever Dream
  1. "Yougotme!!"
    Released: November 13, 2024 [1]
  2. "My N*gga"
    Released: January 29, 2025 [2]
  3. "The Times"
    Released: March 12, 2025 [3]
  4. "Corner Pocket"
    Released: April 25, 2025 [4]

The Forever Dream, stylized (The) Forever Dream, is Fly Anakin's second studio album, released on April 25 2025. Details of the album were first reported in January 2025. [5] The album was recorded with executive producer Quelle Chris who also contributed production and vocals to the album. The album also features production from The Alchemist, Shungu and Foisey with guest vocals from $ilkmoney, BbyMutha, Pink Siifu, Denmark Vessey and Nickelus F. [6] [7] [8] The album was released in April 2025. [9] [10]

Contents

Background

There are twelve producers across the fourteen songs on the album. Talking to Style Weekly, Fly Anakin described the start of the recording process with collaborator Quelle Chris:

I went out of my way to make sure it wasn’t a single-producer project. When me and Quelle first talked about doing the album, he thought I had asked him to produce it. I said, “No, I want you to be the executive producer because I just did Skinemaxxx with Foisey.” I wanted to explore some shit, to take it to a different place. I knew that we could come up with something crazy if we just outsourced a little bit versus honing in on ourselves, because, of course, we can make a great project together. I just wanted some razzle dazzle. I started by sending Quelle songs. I sent him some shit I got with Graymatter, a whole folder of Madlib joints — some of this shit that be in the stash be amazing as fuck, like, it’s a whole Madlib album just sitting there. I can make a classic album out of my stash at any moment. I pulled "CheckOnMe" out after he said no to a bunch of shit, and it’s the only one he wanted. [11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [12]

On its release, the album was included in NPR's New Music Friday: The best albums out April 25, Brooklyn Vegan's 5 Best Rap Albums of April 2025 and was chosen as Bandcamp Daily's Album of the Day. [13] [14] [15]

Pitchfork described the album's production as "tripped-out jazz and soul grooves that coexist with a dizzying assortment of lush psychedelic textures." [16] Brooklyn Vegan found the album engaging stating "this one does feel especially upbeat and it really jumps out and grabs you." [17] Gavyn Green wrote in Paste that "Fly Anakin’s rhymes are like fine grit sandpaper, working the rough edges of 90’s New York hip-hop until they shine with southern smoothness." [18]

In December 2025 the album was listed as an album of the year in Glide's 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2025 and Vice's Top 10 Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of 2025. [19] [20] Pitchfork ranked "My N*gga" as the third best track in their list of The 40 Best Rap Songs of 2025. [21]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Good Clothes" (featuring Demae)Chris Keys2:35
2."Teen Summit" Quelle Chris 2:49
3."My N*gga" (featuring Quelle Chris, $ilkMoney and Big Kahuna OG)Shungu4:55
4."Lil One (Intro)"Micall Parknsun1:30
5."Lil One"Micall Parknsun4:39
6."Checkonme" (featuring Lojii)August Fanon3:54
7."Nottooshabby" (featuring Quelle Chris, $ilkMoney and Nickelus F) Child Actor 5:16
8."Lord Forgives, I Hold Grudges" (featuring Pink Siifu) Denmark Vessey 3:31
9."The Times"Mono En Stereo4:06
10."Forever Dream (Interlude)"Chris Keys0:32
11."Forever Dream"Chris Keys3:18
12."Corner Pockete" (featuring BbyMutha and Quelle Chris) The Alchemist 3:18
13."Dr Phil (Skit)"Sycho Sid1:14
14."Yougotme!!"Quelle Chris3:07
15."Forever Dream (Interlude)"Fly Anakin0:59
16."Say Thank You" (featuring Pink Siifu and Turich Benjy)Foisey2:50

Accolades

PublicationAccoladeReleaseYearRank
GlideBest Hip-Hop Albums of 2025The Forever Dream2025
— [19]
Pitchfork Best Rap Songs of 2025"My N*gga"2025
3 [21]
Vice Top 10 Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of 2025The Forever Dream2025
9 [20]

References

  1. ↑ FLY ANAKIN - YOUGOTME!!! (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Fly Anakin. November 13, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2025– via YouTube.
  2. ↑ FLY ANAKIN - MY N*GGA ft. Quelle Chris, $ilkmoney & Big Kahuna OG (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Fly Anakin. January 29, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025– via YouTube.
  3. ↑ FLY ANAKIN - THE TIMES (OFFICIAL VISUALIZER). Fly Anakin. March 12, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025– via YouTube.
  4. ↑ FLY ANAKIN - THE TIMES / CORNER POCKET feat. Quelle Chris, BbyMutha & The Alchemist (OFFICIAL VIDEO). Fly Anakin. April 25, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Fly Anakin Details New Album '(The) Forever Dream'". HipHopDX . January 29, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Fly Anakin announces new album prod. Quelle Chris, shares new song & video". BrooklynVegan . January 29, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Reviews: Fly Anakin, (The) Forever Dream". floodmagazine.com. April 23, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Fly Anakin Shares "(The) Forever Dream" Executively Produced By Quelle Chris". HotNewHipHop . April 26, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  9. ↑ "(The) Forever Dream by Fly Anakin". Apple Music. April 25, 2025. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ "(The) Forever Dream Fly Anakin". Pitchfork (website) . May 1, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lewis, Dash (June 10, 2025). "Living (The) Dream". Style Weekly . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  12. ↑ Lewis, Dash (May 1, 2025). "The Forever Dream Fly Anakin". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 17, 2025. }}
  13. ↑ "New Music Friday: The best albums out April 25". NPR . April 25, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  14. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (May 2, 2025). "5 Best Rap Albums of April 2025". Brooklyn Vegan . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  15. ↑ Smith, Nadine (April 25, 2025). "ALBUM OF THE DAY Fly Anakin, "(The) Forever Dream"". Bandcamp . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  16. ↑ "12 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Niontay, Maria Somerville, Djrum, and More". Pitchfork (website) . April 25, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  17. ↑ Sacher, Andrew (April 25, 2025). "Notable Releases of the Week (4/25)". Brooklyn Vegan . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  18. ↑ Green, Gavyn (January 29, 2025). "Fly Anakin Announces New Album (The) Forever Dream". Paste (magazine) . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  19. 1 2 Dillon, Ryan (December 11, 2025). "Glide's 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2025: McKinley Dixon, Earl Sweatshirt, Clipse & More". Glide Magazine. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  20. 1 2 Catlin, Caleb (December 9, 2025). "Top 10 Hip-Hop & R&B Albums of 2025". Vice . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  21. 1 2 Pierre, Alphonse (December 10, 2025). "The 40 Best Rap Songs of 2025". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 17, 2025.


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