The Rise (Futuristic album)
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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]
Promotion
Singles
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.
Other songs
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.
Commercial performance
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]