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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".[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.