''We Still Don't Trust You'' is the second collaborative studio album by American rapper

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and American record producer

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. It was released on April 12, 2024, through

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. The album contains guest appearances from

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. Production was primarily handled by Metro himself, with help from Mike Dean,

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, and others. It followed Future and Metro Boomin's first collaboration, '' We Don't Trust You'', which was released three weeks before ''We Still Don't Trust You''. A

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, with the first disc being R&B-focused and the second disc being hip hop- and

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-focused, it was supported by one single, its

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, with the Weeknd. The album received generally favorable reviews from critics and debuted atop the US ''Billboard'' 200, like its predecessor.

Background and promotion

In January 2023, Metro Boomin first teased news of a collaborative album with Future. Metro later promised that their collaborative album would be released that year, but that did not occur. Two collaborative albums were announced by Future and Metro on March 8, 2024. The first album was '' We Don't Trust You'', with a release date of March 22; a second album was expected on April 12. The journalist Elliott Wilson further confirmed the information. On April 4, Future and Metro formally revealed the second album's title and release date through a trailer, showing the duo in white suits. Metro later confirmed on

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that ''We Still Don't Trust You'' was its own project, not a deluxe edition of ''We Don't Trust You''. They formally revealed the album's cover art on April 10, 2024. A day later, they revealed the album's tracklist. In 2024, Future and Metro will embark on the We Trust You Tour in support of ''We Still Don't Trust You'' and its predecessor.

Singles

The music video for the album's title track was released on April 13, 2024. It was delivered to Italian radio on April 19, 2024, as the album's lead single.

Composition

Musically, ''We Still Don't Trust You'' is noted for expanding out of the duo's "customary hip-hop and

" genres, in favor of a trap-influenced R&B sound. The album's first disc further incorporates elements of

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, while its second disc is noted as returning to the trap music present in ''We Don't Trust You''.

Critical reception

Writing for '' Clash'', Robin Murray compared the album to its

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, saying that the album was "even more bloated" despite some positive elements. Murray noted that although there were several memorable tracks, "there's a huge amount f songsthat simply passes you by" due to a lack of structure and substance. ''

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''s Dakota West Foss wrote that the album had "little to offer" and wrote that the length of the album fed into his negative review; Foss described it as "somewhat of a tortuous war of attrition". Foss described the album as "airy", "forgettable", and a prime example of "quantity over quality".

Track listing

Notes

* "Drink n Dance" features additional vocals from

*"#1 (Intro)" features an excerpt from

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Samples

* "Right 4 You" features an interpolation of " End of the Road" by

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* "Mile High Memories" contains samples of " Hanging On" by

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* "This Sunday" features an interpolation of "Feel No Ways" by

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* "All to Myself" features a sample of "

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" by

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Personnel

– vocals *

–

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– mastering * Ethan Stevens – mixing

Charts

Release history

Notes

References

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