User:Fhones/Future (rapper)
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.jpg) Future in 2019 | |
| Born | Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn November 20, 1983 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Education | Columbia High School |
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| Years active | 2005–present |
| Partner | Ciara (2013–2014; ex-fiancée) |
| Children | 8[4] |
| Relatives | Rico Wade (cousin)[5] |
| Awards | Full list |
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| Formerly of | Dungeon Family |
| Website | futurefreebandz |
Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn (born November 20, 1983), better known by the stage name Future, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.[8] He is known for his mumbling voice and prolific output. Future is considered a pioneer of the use of melody and vocal effects in modern trap music.[9][10][11] The continued popularity of his musical style has made Future one of the most influential rappers of his generation.[12]
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Future signed a recording contract with A1 Recordings and Epic Records in 2011. In April 2012, he released his first album Pluto. The album had positive reviews. In 2014, he released his second album Honest. It contained the platinum singles "Turn On the Lights", "Honest", "Move That Dope", and "I Won".
He then achieved major critical and commercial success with his third album DS2 (2015). Evol followed in 2016. That same year, he won the Best Group award at the BET Awards alongside Drake.
In 2019, Future won a Grammy Award at the 61st Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance for the song "King's Dead" alongside Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, and James Blake.
In 2021, he was featured alongside Young Thug on Drake's "Way 2 Sexy". It became Future's his first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.[9]
His ninth album, I Never Liked You (2022), included the single "Wait for U". It became his second number-one hit and highest charting single as a lead artist.
Future is a father of 4 children.
As a child, he was one of the members of the musical collective Dungeon Family. The group included his cousin and Organized Noize member Rico Wade.
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- ↑ Weingarten, Christopher R. (April 15, 2014). "Future: How Hip-Hop's Paranoid Android Became a Robocroon Superstar". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ↑ Garvey, Meaghan. "Future's Reign". MTV. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ↑ Johnson, Cherise (February 29, 2016). "Big Gipp Details Future's Dungeon Family Background; Rapper Was Known As Meathead". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
- ↑ Xtra, Capital (May 28, 2022). "Future kids: how many does he have and who are the mothers of his children?". Capital Xtra. Retrieved April 20, 2022.
- ↑ Jr, Billy Johnson (April 23, 2014). "Future Thanks Rico Wade". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Maybe This Is Why Modern Mumble Rap Exists..." HipHopDX. February 25, 2017. Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ↑ Harold, Oscar. "Review: 'Mumble Rap' is a poor label for new Hip-Hop". The Cardinal Times. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
- ↑ "How Future Rewrote Rap in His Own Image". Pitchfork. October 21, 2019. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Thompson, Paul (July 31, 2018). "Why Future Is One of the Most Important Artists of This Decade". Vulture. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ↑ Kearse, Stephen (October 21, 2019). "How Future Rewrote Rap in His Own Image". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ↑ Holmes, Charles (January 17, 2019). "Future Changed Rap for a Generation. He Doesn't Know How to Feel About It". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ↑ "Future Is the Best Rapper Alive". GQ. April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2022.