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| Released | January 17, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
| Genre | Trap | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
| Label | Freebandz | |||
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Purple Reign is the sixteenth mixtape by American rapper Future, hosted and executive-produced by DJ Esco and Metro Boomin. It was released on January 17, 2016 with an 11-hour notice via LiveMixtapes and DatPiff.[1][2][3][4] It is Future's first non-commercial mixtape since the mixtape trilogy Monster (2014), Beast Mode, and 56 Nights (2015).[5][6] Purple Reign follows the commercial collaborative mixtape What a Time to Be Alive with Canadian rapper Drake. The mixtape features production from frequent collaborators Metro Boomin, Southside, Zaytoven, DJ Spinz, and Nard & B, among others.[7] The title and cover font is a tribute to Prince's landmark 1984 album Purple Rain, which is stylized in the same fashion.
The mixtape was re-released for streaming platforms on April 16, 2020, removing the single "Wicked" and including the song "News or Something". "Wicked" would later be included on streaming editions of Future's fourth studio album, Evol, which released a month after Purple Reign.[8][9]
- ^ "11:56pm LiveMixtapes.com". Twitter. January 16, 2016.
- ^ "#PurpleReign". Twitter. January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Future - Purple Reign - Freebandz". LiveMixtapes.com. January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Future - Purple Reign - Hosted by DJ Esco & Metro Boomin - Mixtape". DatPiff. January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Future: Dirty Sprite 2". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "#FutureHive, Assemble: Future Announces Monster vs. Beast Mode Tour". The Fader. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ "Future Drops Purple Reign". Pitchfork. January 17, 2016.
- ^ "Future's 'Purple Reign' Is Now on Streaming Services". Billboard. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
- ^ "Future's 'Purple Reign' Mixtape Is Now Available on All Streaming Services". Complex. April 16, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.