On his official solo debut, hip-hop producer Metro Boomin gathers a team of familiar faces and serves up a shadowy collection of hypnotic trap nuggets on the chart-topping Not All Heroes Wear Capes.
His work is typically addictive, as hazy atmospherics and popping beats lay the groundwork for the guest rappers to do their things.
At the top of the pack, Travis Scott scores five slots, including album highlight "Overdue," which rides a haunting Annie sample, while 21 Savage contributes a trio of ominous yet deviously enthralling songs, with "Don't Come Out the House" and "10 Freaky Girls" the standouts.
Young Thug, Gunna, Swae Lee, Wizkid, and Migos' Offset each drop a pair of tracks, personalizing Metro's production with their distinctive deliveries.
In addition to these multiple appearances, Not All Heroes Wear Capes also recruits J Balvin on the Wizkid/Offset collaboration "Only You" and Gucci Mane on "10AM/Save the World." Elsewhere, Kodak Black joins Scott and 21 on "No More," a weary comedown that finds their hard-living lifestyles catching up to them.
The effort's sole promotional single, "No Complaints," is basically a Migos song with a Drake verse, allowing Offset to take his place in the spotlight while Future and Young Thug pop into the studio for some ad-libbing.
Overall, Not All Heroes advances Metro Boomin's technique, utilizing an Avengers-of-trap team to amplify the drama in his atmospherics and focus the hypnotic appeal of his sharp beat pops.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10am/Save the WorldRadric Davis, Joseph Froese, Gladys Williams Givens, Andre Proctor, Leland Wayne | Metro Boomin | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | OverdueRichard Phillips, Hannah Robinson, Annie Strand, Leland Wayne, Jacques Webster | Metro Boomin | Play | 02:46 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 3 | Don't Come Out the HouseShéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, Brytavious Chambers, Leland Wayne | Metro Boomin | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 15 MB |
| 4 | DreamcatcherKhalif Brown, Allen Ritter, Leland Wayne, Jacques Webster | Metro Boomin | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Space CadetWesley Glass, Sergio Kitchens, Allen Ritter, Leland Wayne | Metro Boomin | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 6 | 10 Freaky GirlsShéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, Joseph Michael Jones, Leland Wayne | Metro Boomin | Play | 03:28 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | Up to SomethingJoshua Luellen, Allen Ritter, Leland Wayne, Jacques Webster, Jeffrey Williams | Metro Boomin | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 8 | LesbianSergio Kitchens, Joshua Luellen, Leland Wayne, Jeffrey Williams | Metro Boomin | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 9 | Borrowed LoveAyodeji Balogun, Khalif Brown, Mary Cross, Johnnie Lee Frierson, Leland Wayne | Metro Boomin | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 10 | Only YouJ Balvin, Kiari Cephus, Allen Ritter, Leland Wayne | Metro Boomin | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | No MoreShéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, Bill K. Kapri, Dale Ossman Warren, Leland Wayne, Jacques Webster | Metro Boomin | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 25 MB |
| 12 | No ComplaintsKiari Cephus, Aubrey Graham, Leland Wayne | Metro Boomin | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 23 MB |
| 13 | Only 1 (Interlude) | Metro Boomin, Travis Scott | Play | 01:20 | 3 MB | 8 MB |
| 43 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 253 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Savage | Featured Artist |
| 2 | Prince 85 | Producer, Programming |
| 3 | Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph | Composer |
| 4 | Tyler Arnold | A&R |
| 5 | Mac Attisson | Engineer |
| 6 | Ayodeji Balogun | Composer |
| 7 | J Balvin | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 8 | Jeff Basko | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 9 | Milan Beker | Additional Production, Keyboards |
| 10 | Corey Damon Black | Creative Director |
| 11 | Mike Bozzi | Mastering |
| 12 | Khalif Brown | Composer |
| 13 | Brytavious Chambers | Composer |
| 14 | Hudson Buckley | Bass |
| 15 | Kiari Cephus | Composer |
| 16 | Mary Cross | Composer |
| 17 | Radric Davis | Composer |
| 18 | Drake | Featured Artist |
| 19 | Amir Esmailian | A&R |
| 20 | Johnnie Lee Frierson | Composer |
| 21 | Joseph Froese | Composer |
| 22 | Gladys Williams Givens | Composer |
| 23 | Wesley Glass | Composer |
| 24 | Aubrey Graham | Composer |
| 25 | Gucci Mane | Featured Artist |
| 26 | Gunna | Featured Artist |
| 27 | Higher Calling | Choir/Chorus |
| 28 | Peter Lee Johnson | Keyboards, Strings |
| 29 | Joseph Michael Jones | Composer |
| 30 | Bill K. Kapri | Composer |
| 31 | Kodak Black | Featured Artist |
| 32 | Swae Lee | Featured Artist |
| 33 | Kevin Lemons | Choir/Chorus |
| 34 | Joshua Luellen | Composer |
| 35 | Mike McTaggart | Guitar |
| 36 | Metro Boomin | Primary Artist, Producer, Programming |
| 37 | Dre Moon | Producer, Programming |
| 38 | Offset | Featured Artist |
| 39 | Sean O'Neil | Guitar |
| 40 | Richard Phillips | Composer |
| 41 | Andre Proctor | Composer |
| 42 | Siraaj Rhett | Horn |
| 43 | Allen Ritter | Additional Production, Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocals (Background) |
| 44 | Hannah Robinson | Composer |
| 45 | Travis Scott | Featured Artist |
| 46 | Sergio Kitchens | Composer |
| 47 | Southside | Producer, Programming |
| 48 | Ethan Stevens | Engineer, Mixing |
| 49 | Annie Strand | Composer |
| 50 | Tay Keith | Programming |
| 51 | Turn Me Up Josh | Engineer |
| 52 | Dale Ossman Warren | Composer |
| 53 | Leland Wayne | Composer |
| 54 | Jacques Webster | Composer |
| 55 | Wheezy | Producer, Programming |
| 56 | Jeffrey Williams | Composer |
| 57 | Wizkid | Featured Artist |
| 58 | Young Thug | Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |