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| Released | May 12, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–15 | |||
| Length | 40:50 | |||
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The Rise is the fourth studio album by American rapper Futuristic. It was released independently on May 12, 2015. The album features guest appearances from D-Pryde, Samson, Casto and Devvon Terrell. The album was supported by two singles: "No Way" and "The Greatest". [1]
The album was announced on March 1, 2015 on Futuristic's website. [2]
The album's lead single, titled "No Way" was released on September 20, 2014. [3] The music video was released two days later and was directed by Jakob Owens. Since its release, the music video has received over 14 million views. [4] The song was produced by Twigg.
The album's second single, titled "The Greatest" was released on March 14, 2015. [5] The music video was released four days later and was directed by Jakob Owens and shows Futuristic dressed as a nerd rapping for people in McClintock High School. [6] The song and music video gained recognition after it was cross-promoted by another video uploaded by BigDawsTv on the same day tilted "Nerd Raps Fast in Compton!". [7] Since its release, both the video and the music video has received over 28 million views. The song was produced by De-Capo Music Group.
The album was promoted through various music videos with, "Too Easy", being released on May 13, 2015. The video shows Futuristic dressed as a nerd again rapping for people in ASU. [8] The song and music video was cross-promoted again by an upload by BigDawsTv on the same day tilted "Nerd Raps Fast at Collage!". [9]
The music video for "OD" featuring D-Pryde was released on May 17, followed up by "Let's Do Something" on May 31. [10] [11] "Raw" featuring Samson was released on June 14, followed up by "Man on a Mission" on August 2. [12] [13] "Music Saved my Life" was released on September 27, and "Call of Duty" featuring Castro was released on November 5. [14] [15] All music videos were directed by Jakob Owens.
The Rise debuted at number 139 on the Billboard 200 for the chart dated May 30, 2015. [16] The album also debuted on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Rap Albums at number 13 and 10 respectively. [17] [18]
Songwriting credits are adapted from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). [19]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "The Greatest" |
| De-Capo Music Group | 3:34 |
| 2. | "No Way" | Beck | Twigg | 3:51 |
| 3. | "Man on a Mission" | Beck | Twigg | 4:01 |
| 4. | "OD" (featuring D-Pryde) |
| De-Capo Music Group | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Not Enough" |
| Tyler Rohn | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Whatever I Want" |
| De-Capo Music Group | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Let's Do Somethin" | Beck | Twigg | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Catch You" | Beck | Go The Brave | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Raw" (featuring Samson) | Beck | Samson | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Too Easy" |
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| 2:47 |
| 11. | "Call of Duty" (featuring Castro) |
| De-Capo Music Group | 3:03 |
| 12. | "The Rise" (featuring Devvon Terrell) |
| De-Capo Music Group | 3:55 |
| 13. | "Music Saved My Life" |
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| 3:57 |
| Total length: | 40:50 | |||
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [20] | 139 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [21] | 3 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [22] | 13 |
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