Metro Boomin Metro Boomin artist page.

Metro Boomin

Subscribe to NPR's Up First Email

Metro Boomin and Future perform during 2023 MTV Video Music Awards. The producer and rapper have linked for two sprawling new albums this year, released weeks apart. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV hide caption

toggle caption

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV

Review

Music Features

Why Future trusts Metro Boomin

April 18, 2024 • After a decade ruled by their influence, the buzzy reunion of two hip-hop giants finds one imbued with a startling new power.

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and 50 more albums coming out this spring

Kamasi Washington, Tyla and Iron & Wine. B+ / Jeremy Soma / Kim Black. Illustration by Jackie Lay./Courtesy of the artists. hide caption

toggle caption

B+ / Jeremy Soma / Kim Black. Illustration by Jackie Lay./Courtesy of the artists.

New Music

Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and 50 more albums coming out this spring

March 12, 2024 • Get ready for albums by Iron & Wine, Kamasi Washington, Tyla, Vampire Weekend and many, many more.

'Savage Mode II' Is A Rare COVID-19 Era Blockbuster Sequel

21 Savage and Metro Boomin in Atlanta in 2019. The duo recently released Savage Mode II, which feels like a big-budget revenge thriller. Prince Williams/WireImage hide caption

toggle caption

Prince Williams/WireImage

Review

Music Reviews

'Savage Mode II' Is A Rare COVID-19 Era Blockbuster Sequel

October 7, 2020 • In a year when Hollywood's splashy sequels are continually delayed, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin delivered a big-budget revenge thriller that toes the line between authoritativeness and absurdity.