Evol (Future album)
Evol (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American rapper Future. It was released on February 6, 2016, through A1 Recordings and Freebandz, and distributed by Epic Records. The album features a sole guest appearance from the Weeknd. It premiered on DJ Khaled's We The Best Radio debut on Beats 1. Evol released five months after the collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive (2015) and a month after Purple Reign (2016). Production was handled by frequent collaborators Metro Boomin, Southside, TM88 and DJ Spinz, among others.
Evol
February 6, 2016
39:26
- Ben Billions
- DaHeala
- DJ Spinz
- Metro Boomin
- Schife Karbeen
- SK
- Southside
- TM88
- The Weeknd
Evol was supported by two singles: "Low Life" and "Wicked". The album received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. It also debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
Background and release[edit]
On December 25, 2015, The Weeknd released a collaborative song with Future, titled "Low Life", on SoundCloud. It was produced by Metro Boomin and Ben Billions and co-produced by The Weeknd. The song was later revealed to be included on Evol.[1][2] On March 1, 2016, "Low Life" was released as the album's first single.[3] A music video for the track premiered on MTV on the same month.[4]
On February 1, 2016, DJ Khaled announced that he would be premiering Future's fourth album on the debut show of We The Best Radio on Beats 1.[5] Future then announced the album title, release date and artwork, as well as individually tweeting the track list.[6]
The album cover artwork was created by the Polish creative production studio Ars Thanea.[7] The album's title is love spelled backwards.[8]
Commercial performance[edit]
Evol debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 134,000 album-equivalent units; it sold 100,000 copies in its first week, and boasted over 25 million streams.[23][24] Evol is the third project by Future to debut on the Billboard 200 at number one in seven months.[25] As of March 2016, the album has sold 125,000 copies domestically.[26] As of May 2018, the album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 1,000,000 units in the United States.[27]
Sample credits