Future (rapper)
Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, better known by his stage name Future, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Future signed a major record label deal with Epic Records and Rocko’s A1 Recordings in 2011. He subsequently released his debut album, Pluto, in April 2012 to positive reviews. Future’s second album, Honest, was released in April 2014, surpassing his debut on the album charts. Between late 2014 and early 2015, he released a trio of mixtapes to critical praise: Monster, Beast Mode, and 56 Nights. His next releases, DS2, What a Time to Be Alive, Evol, Future, Hndrxx, The Wizrd, and
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Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, better known by his stage name Future, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, he first became involved in music as part of the musical collective The Dungeon Family. Future signed a major record label deal with Epic Records and Rocko’s A1 Recordings in 2011. He subsequently released his debut album, Pluto, in April 2012 to positive reviews. Future’s second album, Honest, was released in April 2014, surpassing his debut on the album charts. Between late 2014 and early 2015, he released a trio of mixtapes to critical praise: Monster, Beast Mode, and 56 Nights. His next releases, DS2, What a Time to Be Alive, Evol, Future, Hndrxx, The Wizrd, and High Off Life all debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200. Future has also released several singles certified gold or higher by the RIAA, including ‘Turn On the Lights’, ‘Move That Dope’ and ‘Life Is Good’ He gained popularity after his songs were played by DJ Esco at Magic City, a strip club in Atlanta deemed ‘largely responsible for launching the careers of artists’ Future was selected to the annual XXL Freshmen list in early 2012. Before his album, Astronaut, Future was featured on the cover of #77 of The FADER. Before the release of his debut studio album, another mixtape, The Fautaut, in January 2012, he was also featured on XXL’s Troy Mathews’ #77 Issue77 of #ADER, being released on April 17.
According to Future, fans have come to expect that he’s poised to continue to be the buzz of 2011 into 2012 along along with Drake and T.I. His debut album Pluto, originally planned for January, was eventually released on March 17, 2012. It included a remix of ‘Tony Montana’, featuring Drake and Magic T, featuring T-Pain. It also included the single ‘Life is Good’, with the latter becoming his highest-charting single, and included on his eighth studio album,. High Off life. Future was also partnering with rapper Gucci Mane on their collaborative album Free Bricks, and co-wrote and featured on YC’s single ‘Racks’ He has released three singles, all of which have been certified gold. He has been featured on numerous compilation albums, including the box set “The Art of Rap” and the album “The Best of the Art of R&B” which was released on June 14, 2013. He is the first artist since 2014 to debut two albums in consecutive weeks atop of the Billboard 200 chart. His first cousin, record producer, and Dungeon Family member Rico Wade, encouraged him to sharpen his writing skills and pursue a career as a rapper. He attended Columbia High School.
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