Future (rapper)

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| name = Future

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| caption = Future in 2019

| birth_name = Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn{{cite web|url=https://georgia.arrests.org/Arrests/Nayvadius_Wilburn_6329990/|title=Nayvadius Wilburn Mugshot}}

| alias = {{flatlist|

Meathead{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/future-how-hip-hops-paranoid-android-became-a-robocroon-superstar-232180/|title=Future: How Hip-Hop's Paranoid Android Became a Robocroon Superstar|first1=Christopher R.|last1=Weingarten|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 15, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108050303/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/future-how-hip-hops-paranoid-android-became-a-robocroon-superstar-232180/|archive-date=January 8, 2019|url-status=live}}
Future Hendrix{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/interactive/futures-reign/|title=Future's Reign|website=MTV|first=Meaghan|last=Garvey|access-date=January 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112005649/http://www.mtv.com/news/interactive/futures-reign/|archive-date=January 12, 2019|url-status=dead}}
Pluto{{cite web|url=http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37702/title.big-gipp-details-futures-dungeon-family-background-rapper-was-known-as-meathead|title=Big Gipp Details Future's Dungeon Family Background; Rapper Was Known As Meathead|website=HipHopDX|first=Cherise|last=Johnson|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=May 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505020547/http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.37702/title.big-gipp-details-futures-dungeon-family-background-rapper-was-known-as-meathead|archive-date=May 5, 2016|url-status=live}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|11|20}}

| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

| occupation = {{flatlist|

Rapper
singer
songwriter
record producer

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| works = {{hlist|Albums|singles|production|videography}}

| years_active = 2003–present

| education = Columbia High School

| partner =

| children = 7

| relatives = Rico Wade (cousin){{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/future-thanks-cousin-outkast-producer-rico-wade-182065/|title=Future Thanks Rico Wade|first1=Billy Jr.|last1=Johnson|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=April 23, 2014|access-date=January 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190108100829/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/future-thanks-cousin-outkast-producer-rico-wade-182065/|archive-date=January 8, 2019|url-status=live}}

| awards = Full list

| website = {{URL|freebandz.com}}

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Southern hip hop{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=August |title=Atlanta, a hip-hop mecca, reels as a favorite son faces sweeping criminal charges |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2022-05-11/young-thug-atlanta-gunna-rico-ysl-arrest#:~:text=Riffing%20on%20the%20lean%2Dsoaked,he%20put%20Lil%20Baby%20on. |website=Los Angeles Times |date=May 11, 2022 |access-date=6 May 2025 |quote="His oft-imitated style — melancholy and machine-tweaked, yet melodic and flamboyant — places him right beside Future as the defining act of contemporary Southern rap"}}
trap
mumble rap{{cite web |url=https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.25871/title.maybe-this-is-why-modern-mumble-rap-exists |title=Maybe This Is Why Modern Mumble Rap Exists... |website=HipHopDX |date=February 25, 2017 |language=en-US |access-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180919171643/https://hiphopdx.com/videos/id.25871/title.maybe-this-is-why-modern-mumble-rap-exists |archive-date=September 19, 2018 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://cardinaltimes.org/11726/reviews/review-mumble-rap-is-a-poor-label-for-new-hip-hop/ |title=Review: 'Mumble Rap' is a poor label for new Hip-Hop |last=Harold |first=Oscar |website=The Cardinal Times |access-date=September 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807190036/https://cardinaltimes.org/11726/reviews/review-mumble-rap-is-a-poor-label-for-new-hip-hop/ |archive-date=August 7, 2018 |url-status=dead }}

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| label = {{flatlist|

Freebandz
Epic
A1 (formerly)

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| past_member_of = Dungeon Family

| website = {{URL|futurefreebandz.com}}

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Nayvadius DeMun Cash{{Cite web|title=Future Appears to Confirm He Legally Changed His Last Name to Cash

|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/future-changed-last-name-cash/|access-date=2022-11-09|website=XXL|date=November 9, 2022 |language=en}} (né Wilburn; born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Known for his mumble-styled vocals and prolific output, Future is credited with having pioneered the use of Auto-Tuned melodies in hip-hop and trap music.{{cite web |last1=Thompson |first1=Paul |title=Why Future Is One of the Most Important Artists of This Decade |url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/07/future-is-one-of-the-most-important-artists-of-the-decade.html |website=Vulture |access-date=10 November 2021 |language=en-us |date=31 July 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Kearse |first1=Stephen |title=How Future Rewrote Rap in His Own Image |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/2010s-decade-in-future-rapper/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=10 November 2021 |date=21 October 2019}}{{cite magazine |last1=Holmes |first1=Charles |title=Future Changed Rap for a Generation. He Doesn't Know How to Feel About It |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/future-the-wizrd-profile-779220/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=10 November 2021 |date=17 January 2019}} Due to the sustained popularity of this musical style, he is commonly regarded as one of the most influential rappers of his generation.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-19 |title=Future Is the Best Rapper Alive |url=https://www.gq.com/story/future-may-cover-profile |access-date=2022-04-20 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}

Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Future signed a recording contract with Rocko's A1 Recordings in 2011, which entered a joint venture with Epic Records shortly after. His first two studio albums, Pluto (2012) and Honest (2014), were both met with critical and commercial success, spawning the platinum-certified singles "Turn On the Lights", "Honest", "Move That Dope" (featuring Pharrell Williams and Pusha T), and "I Won" (featuring Kanye West). His subsequent albums have each debuted atop the US Billboard 200; his third and fourth, DS2 (2015) and Evol (2016), were supported by the singles "Where Ya At" (featuring Drake) and "Low Life" (featuring the Weeknd), respectively. Future's eponymous fifth album and its follow-up, Hndrxx (both 2017) made him the first musical act to release two chart-topping projects on the Billboard 200 in consecutive weeks—the former spawned his first Billboard Hot 100-top ten single, "Mask Off."

After departing A1, Future released the albums The Wizrd (2019) and High Off Life (2020)—the latter spawned the diamond-certified single "Life Is Good" (featuring Drake). Future guest appeared alongside Young Thug on Drake's 2021 single "Way 2 Sexy," which became his first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100 after a record-breaking 125 entries. His ninth album, I Never Liked You (2022) spawned the single "Wait for U" (featuring Drake and Tems), which became his second to peak the chart and first to do so as a lead artist. At the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, the song won Best Melodic Rap Performance, while its parent album received a nomination for Best Rap Album. His two collaborative albums with record producer Metro Boomin—We Don't Trust You and We Still Don't Trust You (both 2024)—continued his string of number-one projects on the Billboard 200; the former spawned his third Billboard Hot 100-number one single, "Like That" (with Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar); which became his first Hot-100 leader to lead for multiple weeks. Future then released Mixtape Pluto (2024), his seventeenth mixtape which caused him to become the first hip-hop artist to have three number one albums in the same year, and in less than six months.

Future has released the mixtapes Beast Mode (with Zaytoven), 56 Nights (with Southside), and What a Time to Be Alive (with Drake) in 2015—the latter spawned the single "Jumpman". He has released the full-length collaborative projects Super Slimey (2017) with Young Thug, Wrld on Drugs (2018) with Juice Wrld, Pluto x Baby Pluto (2020) with Lil Uzi Vert. Among the best-selling hip hop musicians, Future's accolades include three Grammy Awards from a total of fifteen nominations.

Early life and career beginnings

Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn{{cite web |url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=880982&keyname=WILBURN+NAYVADIUS+DEMUN&CAE=435760746&Affiliation=BMI |title= Songwriter/Composer: WILBURN NAYVADIUS DEMUN| publisher=Broadcast Music, Inc. |access-date=May 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151223201624/http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=880982&keyname=WILBURN+NAYVADIUS+DEMUN&CAE=435760746&Affiliation=BMI|archive-date=December 23, 2015}} was born on November 20, 1983,{{cite web|last=Iandoli|first=Kathy|title=Future: Landing on 'Pluto' |url= http://music.msn.com/future/story/interview/|access-date=August 1, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130928213704/http://music.msn.com/future/story/interview/|archive-date=September 28, 2013|url-status=dead}} in Atlanta, Georgia,{{cite web |url=http://hiphopenquirer.com/1future-says-next-album-future-hendrix-will-have-more-substance-but-wont-be-selling-out-video-inside/ |title=Rapper Future Says Next Album 'Future Hendrix' Will Have More Substance |work=Hip Hop Enquirer Magazine, LLC |date=December 11, 2012 |access-date=April 16, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182846/http://hiphopenquirer.com/1future-says-next-album-future-hendrix-will-have-more-substance-but-wont-be-selling-out-video-inside/ |archive-date= April 16, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url= http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/Future/profile/f |title=Future |website=HNHH |access-date=January 10, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150707031015/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/Future/profile/f/ |archive-date=July 7, 2015 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url= http://hiphopwired.com/2012/08/20/future-talks-dungeon-family-ties-credits-cousin-rico-wade-with-success-video/ |title=Future Talks Dungeon Family Ties, Credits Cousin Rico Wade With Success |date=August 20, 2012 |access-date=April 16, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183345/http://hiphopwired.com/2012/08/20/future-talks-dungeon-family-ties-credits-cousin-rico-wade-with-success-video/ |archive-date=April 16, 2014 |url-status=live }} the son of Stephanie Jester.{{cite web | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestheculture/2021/03/22/futures-mother-stephanie-jester-on-how-shes-supporting-women-with-nonprofit-empowher/ | title=Future's Mother, Stephanie Jester, on How She's Supporting Women with Nonprofit EmpowHer | website=Forbes }} He attended Columbia High School in Decatur. At age sixteen ({{circa}} 1999/2000), Future describes getting shot in the hand and robbed, an event he regards as a major turning point in his life.{{Cite web|url= https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/pt7r1i/10-things-we-learned-from-future-s-crwn-interview/lfdsjc|title= 10 Things We Learned From Future's CRWN Interview|date=2015|website=BET.com}}

Future began his career under the name "Meathead", as a member of the Georgia-based musical collective Dungeon Family. He was led to join the group by his first cousin Rico Wade (1972–2024), who was part of the group's in-house production team Organized Noize and operated the East Point, Georgia "Dungeon" studio which the collective's name was based from.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/14/arts/music/rico-wade-dead.html|title=Rico Wade, an Architect of Atlanta Hip-Hop, Dies at 52|first=Jonathan|last=Abrams|work=New York Times|date=April 14, 2024|accessdate=April 15, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/atlanta-rap-legend-dungeon-family-member-rico-wade-dies-52/7UZB4EBQZFA27IOCHWFSHTNWIE/|title=Atlanta rap legend, Dungeon Family member Rico Wade dies at 52|publisher=WSB-TV|date=April 15, 2024|accessdate=April 15, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/headland-drive-the-start-of-something-good/|title=Headland Drive: The start of something good|first=Mike|last=Jordan|publisher=Atlanta|date=September 14, 2022|accessdate=April 15, 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/rico-wade-music-producer-member-organized-noize-dungeon/story?id=109218269|title=Rico Wade, music producer and member of Organized Noize and Dungeon Family, dies at 52|first=Mason|last=Laib|publisher=ABC News|date=April 14, 2024|accessdate=April 15, 2024}} Future performed in a smaller hip hop group within the collective who went by the name "Da Connect", where he would later be nicknamed "The Future" by group member G-Rock. Da Connect recorded one album, Rico Wade Presents: Da Connect which was slated for commercial release in 2003, but was ultimately shelved.{{Cite web|url= https://www.discogs.com/release/7358457-Rico-Wade-Presents-Da-Connect-Dungeon-Family-2nd-Generation|title=Rico Wade presents "Da Connect"/Dungeon Family 2nd Generation on Discogs|website=Discogs |date=November 6, 2023 }} Future had one solo record on the project titled "Belly of da Beast", which is considered to be his first song.{{Cite web|url= https://www.theculturecrypt.com/posts/futures-superhero-like-origin-story-and-tenure-with-the-dungeon-family|title= Future's Superhero-like Origin Story and Tenure with the Dungeon Family}}{{Cite web |last=Eustice |first=Kyle |date=2024-04-13 |title=Rico Wade—Organized Noize Co-Founder Who Produced Outkast, TLC & Goodie Mob—Has Died |url=https://allhiphop.com/news/rico-wade-organized-noize-co-founder-who-produced-outkast-tlc-goodie-mob-has-died/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=AllHipHop |language=en-US}} He did not use autotune in his early career with Da Connect compared to later in his career. During this time, Future appeared in numerous Dungeon Family music videos,{{Cite web|url= https://rockthebells.com/articles/big-gipp-future-part-of-dungeon-family/|title=BIG GIPP: "A LOT OF PEOPLE DIDN'T KNOW FUTURE IS PART OF THE LEGENDARY DUNGEON FAMILY" |website=Rockthebells.com|date=March 23, 2023}} and received his first songwriting credit on the Organized Noize-produced single, "Blueberry Yum Yum" for rapper Ludacris in 2004.

Wade encouraged him to sharpen his writing skills and pursue a career as a rapper, as recording would create temporary respite from street life.{{Cite news|url=https://djbooth.net/features/2017-02-23-history-of-future-and-rocko|title=Brothers Turned Adversaries: The History of Future & Rocko|first=Yoh|last=Phillips|newspaper=Djbooth |date=February 12, 2018 |access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413012130/https://djbooth.net/features/2017-02-23-history-of-future-and-rocko|archive-date=April 13, 2019|url-status=live}} Future voices his praise of Wade's musical influence and instruction, calling him the "mastermind" behind his sound. He was thereafter discovered by fellow Atlanta rapper Rocko, who took Future under his wing as a solo artist on his A1 Recordings record label.{{cite web |date=July 11, 2011 |title=Future's Latest Mixtape Based On A 'True Story' |first=Rob |last=Markman |publisher=MTV |website= MTV.com |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667082/future-true-story-mixtape.jhtml |access-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120205073616/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667082/future-true-story-mixtape.jhtml |archive-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead }}

From 2010 to early 2011, Future released a series of mixtapes including 1000, Dirty Sprite and True Story.{{cite news |date= September 9, 2011| title=Starting New York Cool, Ending Atlanta Hot| first=Jon|last= Caramanica| work= The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/arts/music/future-at-sobs-review.html |access-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111231202541/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/arts/music/future-at-sobs-review.html |archive-date= December 31, 2011|url-status=live}} The latter included the single "Tony Montana", in reference to the Scarface film. He gained regional popularity after his songs were played by DJ Esco at Magic City,{{cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/how-atlanta-strip-club-runs-music-industry-gq-india/ |title=How an Atlanta strip club runs the music industry|date=October 23, 2015|website=GQ India|language=en-US|access-date=December 29, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190130072854/https://www.gqindia.com/content/how-atlanta-strip-club-runs-music-industry-gq-india/|archive-date=January 30, 2019|url-status=live}} a strip club in Atlanta deemed "largely responsible for launching the careers of artists."{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/read-this-inside-the-atlanta-strip-club-that-supposedl-1798286442|title=Inside the Atlanta strip club that supposedly runs the music industry|last=Dart|first=Chris|date=November 16, 2015|website=The A.V. Club|access-date=December 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181229220330/https://news.avclub.com/read-this-inside-the-atlanta-strip-club-that-supposedl-1798286442|archive-date=December 29, 2018|url-status=live}} In April 2011, he co-performed with Atlanta rapper YC on his single "Racks", which would become his first hit song and Billboard Hot 100 entry—peaking at number 42.{{cite web|title =Future: Biography |first=David|last=Jeffries |publisher=Allmusic| url ={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=future-p579837/biography|pure_url=yes}} |access-date =March 24, 2012}}{{cite web|date=September 12, 2011|title=Reviews: Future, 'Streetz Calling'|first=Adam|last=Fleischer|publisher=XXL|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2011/09/future-streetz-calling/|access-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120102231541/http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2011/09/future-streetz-calling/|archive-date=January 2, 2012|url-status=live}} In July of that year, Future and rapper Gucci Mane would release a collaborative mixtape titled Free Bricks.

Career

=2011–2014: ''Pluto'' and ''Honest''=

Future signed a major label recording contract with Epic Records in September 2011, days before the release of his next mixtape, Streetz Calling.{{cite web |date=September 9, 2011 |title=Fab 5 Alum Future Signs Major Label Deal |first=D.L. |last=Chandler |publisher=MTV |url=http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/09/09/fab-5-alum-future-signs-major-label-deal/ |access-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307150809/http://rapfix.mtv.com/2011/09/09/fab-5-alum-future-signs-major-label-deal/ |archive-date=March 7, 2012 |url-status=dead}} The mixtape was described by XXL magazine as ranging from "simple and soundly executed boasts" to "futuristic drinking and drugging jams" to "tales of the grind". A Pitchfork review remarked that on the mixtape Future comes "as close as anyone to perfecting this thread of ringtone pop, where singing and rapping are practically the same thing, and conversing 100% through Auto-Tune doesn't mean you still can't talk about how you used to sell drugs. It would almost feel antiquated if Future weren't amassing hits, or if he weren't bringing some subtle new dimensions to the micro-genre."{{cite web |date=November 17, 2011 |title=Future: Streetz Calling |first=Jordan |last=Sargent |publisher=Pitchfork Media |website= Pitchfork.com| url= http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16054-streetz-calling/ |access-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120321073012/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16054-streetz-calling/ |archive-date=March 21, 2012 |url-status=live }}

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Though Future had told MTV that Streetz Calling would be his final mixtape prior to the release of his debut studio album, another mixtape, Astronaut Status, was released in January 2012. In December 2011, Future was featured on the cover of Issue #77 of The FADER.{{cite magazine| url=http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/77/| access-date= |title=Editor's Letter| date=December 2011 – January 2012| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130506091126/http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/12/77/ |archivedate=May 6, 2013 |magazine=The Fader| number=77}}{{cite web |date=September 12, 2011 |title=Future Says 'Streetz Calling' Will Be His Last Mixtape |first=Rob |last=Markman |publisher=MTV |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670604/future-streetz-calling-mixtape.jhtml |access-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-date=February 9, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209222313/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1670604/future-streetz-calling-mixtape.jhtml |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |date=January 30, 2012 |title=Future: Astronaut Status |first=Jordan |last=Sargent |website=Pitchfork.com |publisher=Pitchfork Media |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16217-astronaut-status/ |access-date=March 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325124845/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16217-astronaut-status/ |archive-date=March 25, 2012 |url-status=live}} XXL's Troy Mathews wrote, "While Astronaut Status is up and down and never really hits the highs like 'Racks', 'Tony Montana', and 'Magic' that fans have come to expect from Future, it's apparent that he's poised to continue the buzz of 2011 humming right along into 2012."{{cite web|date=January 18, 2012|title=Reviews: Future, 'Astronaut Status'| first= Troy| last= Mathews |work= XXLmag.com |url=http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/01/future-astronaut-status/|access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=live|archive-date=February 21, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221122555/http://www.xxlmag.com/reviews/2012/01/future-astronaut-status/}} Future was selected to the annual XXL Freshmen list in early 2012.{{cite web|title =XXL's Freshman Class of 2012|publisher= | website= XXLmag.com |url = http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-freshman-2012/| access-date =March 24, 2012 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327043405/http://www.xxlmag.com/xxl-freshman-2012/|archive-date=March 27, 2012}}

His debut album Pluto, originally planned for January 2012, was eventually released on April 17.{{cite magazine|date=December 14, 2011 |first=Erika|last=Ramirez|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/464734/exclusive-2-chainz-and-future-talk-upcoming-projects-and-touring|title=2 Chainz and Future Talk Upcoming Projects and Touring |magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=March 24, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511123702/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/464734/exclusive-2-chainz-and-future-talk-upcoming-projects-and-touring|archive-date=May 11, 2013}}{{cite web |date=March 2, 2012 |title=Future Travels to 'Pluto' with Drake, R. Kelly, T.I. and Ludacris |publisher= | website=Rap-Up.com |url= http://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/02/future-travels-to-pluto-with-drake-r-kelly-ti-ludacris/ |access-date=March 24, 2012 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404210510/http://www.rap-up.com/2012/03/02/future-travels-to-pluto-with-drake-r-kelly-ti-ludacris/|archive-date=April 4, 2012}} Its first three singles were mastered re-recordings of pre-existing songs, "Tony Montana", "Go Harder", and "Magic", the latter contained a guest feature from high-profile hometown native, rapper T.I.{{cite web|date=March 4, 2012 |title=Drake, T.I. and Ludacris See The Future, Pack Bags For 'Pluto' |first=Cyrus |last=Langhorne |publisher=SOHH |url=http://www.sohh.com/2012/03/drake_ti_ludacris_see_the_future_pack_ba.html |access-date= March 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406132113/http://www.sohh.com/2012/03/drake_ti_ludacris_see_the_future_pack_ba.html |archive-date= April 6, 2012 }} According to Future, "'Magic' was the first record T.I. jumped on when he came outta jail. Like, he was out of jail a day and he jumped straight on the 'Magic' record without me even knowing about it." The track became Future's first single as a lead artist to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 69 in April 2012. In addition, the albums next singles, "Same Damn Time" and "Turn on the Lights" peaked at number 92 and 50 on the Hot 100 respectively, further ushering Future into the mainstream spotlight. The latter was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA and spawned a remix featuring Lil Wayne.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=future|chart=all}}|title=Future Album and Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=March 24, 2012}} Other collaborators on the album include Trae tha Truth, R. Kelly and Snoop Dogg.{{cite web|date=March 15, 2012| title= Future Enlists R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg For 'Pluto'|first=Andrew|last=Martin|publisher=Prefix Magazine|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/future-enlists-r-kelly-snoop-dogg-for-pluto/63204/ |access-date=March 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317063535/http://www.prefixmag.com/news/future-enlists-r-kelly-snoop-dogg-for-pluto/63204/| archive-date= March 17, 2012|url-status=live}} On October 8, 2012, Future would perform the hook for Pusha T's single "Pain", which preceded his 2013 debut studio album My Name Is My Name.

It was announced that Future would be repackaging his debut album Pluto on November 27, 2012, under the name Pluto 3D, featuring 3 new songs and 2 remix songs, including the remix for "Same Damn Time" featuring Diddy and Ludacris, as well as his single "Neva End (Remix)" featuring Kelly Rowland.{{cite web|title=Future Unveils 'Pluto 3D' Album Tracklist and Release Date |work=The Versed |url=http://theversed.com/2012/10/24/future-unveils-pluto-3d-album-tracklist-and-release-date/ |access-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028010544/http://theversed.com/2012/10/24/future-unveils-pluto-3d-album-tracklist-and-release-date/ |archive-date=October 28, 2012 }} In November 2012, Future wrote, produced, and co-performed with Barbadian singer Rihanna on "Loveeeeeee Song", from the singers seventh studio album, Unapologetic.

On January 15, 2013, Future released the compilation mixtape F.B.G.: The Movie which features the artists signed to his Freebandz label: Young Scooter, Slice9, Casino, Mexico Rann and Maceo. It was certified platinum for having over 250,000 downloads on popular mixtape site DatPiff.{{cite web|title=FreeBand Gang Future Presents F.B.G: The Movie| url=http://www.datpiff.com/Future-FreeBand-Gang-Future-Presents-FBG-The-Movie-mixtape.431423.html|publisher=DatPiff|access-date=March 2, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130306135544/http://www.datpiff.com/Future-FreeBand-Gang-Future-Presents-FBG-The-Movie-mixtape.431423.html|archive-date=March 6, 2013|url-status=live}} Future said of his second studio album Future Hendrix it will be a more substantive musical affair than his debut album and features R&B music along with his usual "street bangers". The album was to be released in 2013.{{cite web | title = Future Says "Future Hendrix" LP Will Have "More Substance, More Passion". It will also feature his new song "Dookie Love-In the hole" | date = December 10, 2012 | url = http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22163/title.future-says-future-hendrix-lp-will-have-more-substance-more-passion | publisher = HipHopDX | access-date = December 11, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055953/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22163/title.future-says-future-hendrix-lp-will-have-more-substance-more-passion | archive-date = September 21, 2013 | url-status = live }} The album featured his then-fiancée Ciara, as well as other high-profile artists including Kanye West, Drake, Kelly Rowland, Wiz Khalifa, and André 3000, among others.Harling, Danielle. (December 19, 2012) [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22275/title.future-confirms-collaborations-with-rihanna-kanye-west-more-for-future-hendrix Future Confirms Collaborations With Rihanna, Kanye West & More For "Future Hendrix" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055629/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22275/title.future-confirms-collaborations-with-rihanna-kanye-west-more-for-future-hendrix |date=September 21, 2013 }}. HipHop DX. Retrieved November 16, 2013.

The album's lead single, "Karate Chop" featuring Casino, premiered on January 25, 2013, and was sent to urban radio on January 29, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |title=Urban Future Releases |publisher=All Access |access-date=February 1, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130121225902/http://www.allaccess.com/urban/future-releases |archive-date=January 21, 2013 |url-status=dead }} The song, produced by Atlanta-based producer Metro Boomin, spawned an official remix featuring Lil Wayne, was sent radio and was released on iTunes on February 19, 2013. On August 7, 2013, Future changed the title of his second album from Future Hendrix to Honest and announced that it would be released on November 26, 2013.{{cite web| url= http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/future-honest-album-release-date/ |title= Future Changes Album Title & Announces Release Date| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130812234945/http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/future-honest-album-release-date/ |archivedate= August 12, 2013 | website= MissInfo.tv |date= August 7, 2013| access-date= November 16, 2013}} It was later revealed that the album would be pushed back to April 22, 2014, as it was said that Future has tour dates with Drake on Would You Like A Tour?.[http://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/future-talks-about-honest-drake-album Future Talks About "Honest," Drake's Album] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010003845/http://www.complex.com/music/2013/10/future-talks-about-honest-drake-album |date=October 10, 2013 }}. Complex (October 4, 2013). Retrieved on November 16, 2013. Along with "Karate Chop", the album was preceded by the singles "Honest", "Shit", "Move That Dope", featuring Pharrell and Pusha T and "I Won" featuring Kanye West; "Honest" peaked at number 55 on the Hot 100. Upon release, the album was received generally positively and peaked at number 2 on the Billboard 200. During this time, Future also made a slew of guest appearances on hit songs including Lil Wayne's 2013 hit single "Love Me", Rocko's single "U.O.E.N.O." the same year, and DJ Khaled's 2014 single "Hold You Down". The former became his first top-10 entry on the Hot 100 and received diamond certification from the RIAA.

=2015–2017: ''DS2'', ''Evol'', ''Future'', and ''Hndrxx''=

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Future released DS2 on July 16, 2015.{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} On September 20, 2015, Future released a collaborative mixtape with Canadian rapper Drake, titled What a Time to Be Alive.{{cite web |url= http://www.rap-up.com/2015/09/20/drake-future-what-a-time-to-be-alive-mixtape/|title=Stream Drake and Future's Mixtape 'What a Time to Be Alive'|work=Rap-Up|access-date=September 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928094524/http://www.rap-up.com/2015/09/20/drake-future-what-a-time-to-be-alive-mixtape/|archive-date=September 28, 2015|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/what-a-time-to-be-alive/1440842320|title=What a Time To Be Alive|work=iTunes|date=September 20, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016225114/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-a-time-to-be-alive/id1041818504|archive-date=October 16, 2015|url-status=live}} The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, Billboard R&B Charts, and Billboard Hot Rap Songs, marking the first time a rapper was able to score two number one albums in a year, in 11 years, since Jay Z back in 2004. The mixtape has sold over 334,000 copies in the U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2015/09/28/drake-future-what-a-time-to-be-alive-debuts-at-no-1/|title=Drake and Future's 'What a Time to Be Alive' Debuts at No. 1|work=Rap-Up|access-date=September 30, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150929203905/http://www.rap-up.com/2015/09/28/drake-future-what-a-time-to-be-alive-debuts-at-no-1/|archive-date=September 29, 2015|url-status= live}} On January 17, 2016, Future released another mixtape, titled Purple Reign, with executive production from Metro Boomin and DJ Esco, as well as beat credits from Southside, Zaytoven and more.{{cite web|title = Future Drops Purple Reign|url = http://pitchfork.com/news/62966-future-drops-purple-reign/ |website = Pitchfork.com | publisher= Pitchfork Media |date = January 17, 2016|access-date = February 1, 2016|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160129102239/http://pitchfork.com/news/62966-future-drops-purple-reign/|archive-date = January 29, 2016|url-status = live}} On February 5, 2016, Future premiered his fourth studio album, EVOL, on DJ Khaled's debut episode of the Beats 1 radio show We The Best.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/02/01/dj-khaled-to-premiere-new-future-album/|title=Future to Premiere New Album on DJ Khaled's Radio Show|access-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611041256/http://www.rap-up.com/2016/02/01/dj-khaled-to-premiere-new-future-album/|archive-date=June 11, 2016|url-status=live}} In 2016, Future became the fastest artist to chart three number-one albums on the Billboard 200 since Glee soundtrack albums in 2010.{{cite web|title = The Success Of 'EVOL' Puts Future In The Same Company As 'Glee'|url = http://uproxx.com/music/evol-future-number-one-billboard-glee/|website = UPROXX|date = February 15, 2016|access-date = February 19, 2016|language = en-GB|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160219101013/http://uproxx.com/music/evol-future-number-one-billboard-glee/|archive-date = February 19, 2016|url-status = live}}

On June 29, 2016, he appeared in an issue of Rolling Stone.{{cite news |last=McCormick |first=Luke |date=June 29, 2016 |title=Future Covers Rolling Stone |url= http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/29/future-rolling-stone-cover-ciara |newspaper=The Fader.com |location=Music |access-date=June 29, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160701125137/http://www.thefader.com/2016/06/29/future-rolling-stone-cover-ciara |archive-date=July 1, 2016 |url-status=live }} On Valentine's Day 2017, Future announced via Instagram that his self-titled fifth studio album would be released on February 17, 2017.{{cite web |url= https://music.apple.com/us/album/future/1205691905 |title=Future by Future |work=iTunes Store |publisher=Apple |date=February 14, 2017 |access-date= February 14, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170306154348/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/future/id1205691905 |archive-date=March 6, 2017 |url-status=live }} Exactly one week later, he would release his sixth studio album titled Hndrxx. Both albums went number one consecutively, which made Future the first artist to debut two albums at number one at the same time on the Billboard 200 and Canadian Albums Chart. On October 20, 2017, he alongside Young Thug would drop their collaboration mixtape Called Super Slimey. He, along with Ed Sheeran, collaborated with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift on the song "End Game" from her album Reputation.{{cite web|last1=Renner Brown|first1=Eric|title=Taylor Swift unites with Ed Sheeran and Future on 'End Game'|url=http://ew.com/music/2017/11/10/taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-future-end-game/|website=EW.com|access-date=November 14, 2017| language= en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113211437/http://ew.com/music/2017/11/10/taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-future-end-game/|archive-date=November 13, 2017|url-status= live}} The song peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was Future's eighth top 20 hit.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}

=2018–2019: ''Superfly'', ''Wrld on Drugs'', and ''The Wizrd''=

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On January 11, 2018, Future collaborated alongside Kendrick Lamar, James Blake and Jay Rock for the song, "King's Dead", from the soundtrack album of the Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther and Jay Rock's third studio album Redemption. At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards, the song earned two Grammy nominations, for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song, marking Future's first career Grammy nominations.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards|title=61st Annual GRAMMY Awards|date=December 6, 2018|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181207153109/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards|archive-date=December 7, 2018|url-status=live}} Future curated the soundtrack for the movie Superfly, which was released in June 2018.{{cite magazine| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8458949/future-superfly-soundtrack-tracklist|title=Future Unveils 'Superfly' Soundtrack Track List|magazine= Billboard |publisher= Billboard Music| last=Saponara|first=Michael|date=June 1, 2018|access-date=June 3, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180613154438/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8458949/future-superfly-soundtrack-tracklist|archive-date=June 13, 2018|url-status= live}} On October 19, 2018, Future released Wrld On Drugs, a collaborative mixtape with fellow American rapper Juice Wrld.{{cite web|url=http://hiphop-n-more.com/2018/10/future-juice-wrld-announce-joint-album-wrld-on-drugs/|title=Future & Juice WRLD Announce Joint Album 'WRLD On Drugs'|last=Navjosh|date=October 17, 2018 |website= HipHop-N-More.com |language=en-US| access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190110034150/http://hiphop-n-more.com/2018/10/future-juice-wrld-announce-joint-album-wrld-on-drugs/| archive-date=January 10, 2019|url-status=live}} Wrld on Drugs debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 behind A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, with 98,000 album-equivalent units, which included 8,000 pure album sales.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8482014/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-third-week-no-1-album|title='A Star Is Born' Soundtrack Earns Third Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart, Future & Juice WRLD Debut at No. 2|magazine=Billboard|date=October 28, 2018|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181028232918/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8482014/a-star-is-born-soundtrack-third-week-no-1-album|archive-date=October 28, 2018 |url-status=live}} It became Future's tenth top-ten album in the United States, and Juice Wrld's second.

On January 18, 2019, Future released his seventh studio album, Future Hndrxx Presents: The Wizrd. The album consists of 20 songs and was promoted by a film titled The Wizrd, released on January 11 on Apple Music.{{cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.49856/title.future-unveils-the-wizard-documentary-trailer|title=Future's "The WIZRD" Tracklist Includes Travis Scott, Young Thug & Gunna|date=January 14, 2019|website=HipHopDX|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190116034136/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.49856/title.future-unveils-the-wizard-documentary-trailer|archive-date=January 16, 2019|url-status=live}} The Wizrd received generally positive reviews from critics{{Citation|title=Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD by Future|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/future-hndrxx-presents-the-wizrd/future|language=en|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204100019/https://www.metacritic.com/music/future-hndrxx-presents-the-wizrd/future|archive-date=February 4, 2019|url-status=live}} and became Future's sixth US number-one album, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 125,000 album-equivalent units (including 15,000 pure album sales).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8495131/future-sixth-no-1-album-billboard-200-wizrd|title=Future Earns Sixth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart With 'WIZRD'|magazine=Billboard|date=January 27, 2019|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190831082405/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8495131/future-sixth-no-1-album-billboard-200-wizrd|archive-date=August 31, 2019|url-status=live}} With the release of The Wizrd, several songs from the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100, leading to Future becoming the artist with the 10th most entries in Hot 100 history.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8483244/nicki-minaj-first-woman-100-hits-hot-100|title=Nicki Minaj Makes History as First Woman With 100 Appearances on Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=November 5, 2018|access-date=February 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105061129/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8483244/nicki-minaj-first-woman-100-hits-hot-100|archive-date=January 5, 2019|url-status=live}} At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards held on February 10, 2019, Future won his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for his collaboration alongside Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and James Blake for the song, "King's Dead", from the soundtrack album of the Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther.{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards| title= 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards|date=December 6, 2018|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=February 26, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181207153109/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/61st-annual-grammy-awards|archive-date=December 7, 2018|url-status=live}}

On June 7, 2019, Future released his second project of the year, his debut solo EP titled Save Me.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=June 6, 2019|title=Future Drops 'SAVE ME' EP|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.51670/title.future-announces-save-me-ep|url-status=live|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190724003613/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.51670/title.future-announces-save-me-ep|archive-date=July 24, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2019|website=HipHopDX}} Save Me received mixed reviews from music critics and debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200.{{Cite magazine| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8516136/jonas-brothers-happiness-begins-album-debuts-number-1-billboard-200|title=Jonas Brothers' 'Happiness Begins' Album Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart With Biggest Week of 2019|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|magazine=Billboard|date=June 17, 2019|access-date=July 11, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191022053946/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8516136/jonas-brothers-happiness-begins-album-debuts-number-1-billboard-200|archive-date= October 22, 2019|url-status=live}}

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=2020–2021: ''High Off Life'' and ''Pluto x Baby Pluto''=

On January 10, 2020, Future released the third single for his then upcoming seventh studio album: "Life Is Good", which features Drake; the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, and eventually was the highest charting song off the album.{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Rapper Future Charts His Seventh No. 1 Album With Surprise Release 'High Off Life' |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2020/05/24/rapper-future-charts-his-seventh-no-1-album-with-surprise-release-high-off-life/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}} On February 15, 2020, Future released an official remix of his song "Life Is Good", the remix kept Drake’s feature—and added new verses from DaBaby and Lil Baby.{{Cite web |title=Listen to Future and Drake's "Life Is Good" Remix f/ DaBa... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/eric-diep/future-drake-new-song-life-is-good-remix-feat-dababy-lil-baby |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Complex |language=en}} On May 1, 2020, Future guest appeared on Drake’s sixth mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes; on the mixtape—Future appeared on the tracks "Desires",{{cite web |last1=Minsker |first1=Evan |last2=Monroe |first2=Jazz |date=February 1, 2020 |title=Drake and Future Share New Song 'Desires': Listen |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-future-share-new-song-desires-listen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200131173719/https://pitchfork.com/news/drake-and-future-share-new-song-desires-listen/ |archive-date=January 31, 2020 |access-date=February 1, 2020 |website=Pitchfork.com |publisher=Pitchfork Media}} and "D4L" alongside Young Thug. Both tracks charted within the top-30 of the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=2020-05-12 |title=Drake Charts All 14 Songs From 'Dark Lane Demo Tapes' on Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/all-drake-dark-lane-demo-tapes-songs-chart-hot-100/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} On April 1, 2020, Future released the fourth single for his then upcoming album, "Tycoon"—the song debuted and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Later that month (April), Future announced his eighth studio album, at the time titled Life Is Good;{{cite web |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2020/04/future-interview-life-is-good-album |title=Future Interview: Read his exclusive XXL Magazine cover interview |work=XXL |date=April 7, 2020 |access-date=April 7, 2020}} The title was later changed to High Off Life and the album was released on May 15, 2020.{{Cite web| title= Future Releasing New Album High Off Life This Week| url= https://pitchfork.com/news/future-releasing-new-album-high-off-life-this-week/|last=Hussey|first=Allison|website=Pitchfork.com | date= May 12, 2020| publisher= Pitchfork Media |language= en |access-date= May 13, 2020}} The album became Future’s seventh consecutive number one album, debuting at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with 153,000 album-equivalent units in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9389803/future-flies-high-with-seventh-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart|title=Future Flies 'High' With Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart|magazine=Billboard |last= Caulfield |first= Keith |date= May 24, 2020|access-date=August 7, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200527000452/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9389803/future-flies-high-with-seventh-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart|archive-date= May 27, 2020|url-status=live}} The album sales week also became Future’s largest week since 2015, when his third album DS2 debuted atop the chart with 151,000 album-equivalent units.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2020-05-24 |title=Future Flies 'High' With Seventh No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/future-flies-high-with-seventh-no-1-album-on-billboard-200-chart/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} On May 26, 2020, Future released the ninth track from High Off Life as a single, becoming the albums fifth and final single—the track being "Trillionaire", which features YoungBoy Never Broke Again.{{Cite web |title=Future & NBA Youngboy Do Some Heavy Flexing On "Trillionaire" |url=https://www.thebeat1055.com/2020/05/18/future-nba-youngboy-do-some-heavy-flexing-on-trillionaire/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Beat 105.5 Rochester |language=en-US}}

On July 21, 2020, Future and fellow rapper Lil Uzi Vert both deleted all posts on their Instagram pages respectively and proceeded to upload a visual teaser directed by Hype Williams, intending to announce an at-the-time upcoming album titled Pluto x Baby Pluto.{{Cite web |title=Lil Uzi Vert and Future Tease Upcoming Collab and Fans Ar... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/tracewilliamcowen/lil-uzi-vert-future-tease-collaboration |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Complex |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Triscari |first=Caleb |date=2020-07-22 |title=Lil Uzi Vert and Future tease a new collaboration |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/lil-uzi-vert-and-future-tease-at-a-new-collaboration-2712646 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Zidel |first=Alex |date=2020-09-11 |title=Lil Uzi Vert & Future Continue Teasing Collab Project: "Baby Pluto x Pluto" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/300384-lil-uzi-vert-and-future-continue-teasing-collab-project-baby-pluto-x-pluto-news |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} Later that month, on July 31—which is Uzi’s birthday, Future and Uzi both released the collaborative singles "Patek" and "Over Your Head", both singles would later appear on the deluxe edition of Pluto x Baby Pluto.{{Cite web |last=Woods |first=Aleia|date=2020-07-31 |title=Future and Lil Uzi Vert Didn't Drop a Mixtape and People Are Pissed |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/future-lil-uzi-vert-didnt-drop-mixtape/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=XXL Mag |language=en}} On November 13, 2020, after extensive promotion—Future and Lil Uzi Vert released their collaborative album Pluto x Baby Pluto, which was both artists second project of the year; the album debuted and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 105,000 album-equivalent units.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2020-11-22 |title=AC/DC's 'Power Up' Charges In at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/acdc-power-up-number-one-billboard-200-albums-chart/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The album was blocked from the number-one spot by AC/DC’s album Power Up—which debuted atop with around 12,000 more units (117,000 units).{{Cite web |title=A PLETHORA OF NEW RELEASES |url=https://m.hitsdailydouble.com/news&id=324037&title=A-PLETHORA-OF-NEW-RELEASES |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=HITS Daily Double |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-23 |title=Future & Lil Uzi Vert's 'Pluto x Baby Pluto' Storms In At No. 2 On Billboard 200 Chart |url=https://staging.hiphopdx.com/news/id.59151/title.future-lil-uzi-verts-pluto-x-baby-pluto-storms-in-at-no-2-on-billboard-200-chart |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}

Throughout 2020, Future guest appeared on many songs, all of which either performed well on music charts, or didn’t chart. Future was featured on "Big Drip" by Ufo361 on January 17, 2020{{Cite web |date=2020-01-17 |title=Ufo361 & Future Link for Hard-Hitting Trap Anthem "Big Drip" |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/1/ufo361-big-drip-feat-future-music-video |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Hypebeast}}—"Dead Man Walking" by 2 Chainz also on January 17, 2020{{Citation |title=2 Chainz (Ft. Future) – Dead Man Walking |url=https://genius.com/2-chainz-dead-man-walking-lyrics |access-date=2024-12-23}}{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2020-01-17 |title=2 Chainz, Future Mingle With the Undead in New 'Dead Man Walking' Video |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/2-chainz-future-dead-man-walking-music-video-939577/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}—"1st n 3rd" alongside Lil Baby by Marlo on January 23, 2020{{Citation |title=Marlo (Ft. Future & Lil Baby) – 1st N 3rd |url=https://genius.com/Marlo-1st-n-3rd-lyrics |access-date=2024-12-23}}{{Cite web |date=2020-01-23 |title=Marlo Connects With Lil Baby and Future for "1st N 3rd" |url=https://hypebeast.com/2020/1/marlo-connects-with-lil-baby-and-future-for-1st-n-3rd |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Hypebeast}}—"Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)" alongside Miguel by Jhené Aiko on February 26, 2020{{Cite web |date=2020-02-28 |title=Jhené Aiko teams with Future and Miguel on sexy new single "Happiness Over Everything (H.O.E.)": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2020/02/jhene-aiko-happiness-over-everything-hoe-miguel-future-stream/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Consequence |language=en}}—"What It Was" by Lil Gotit on June 26, 2020{{Cite web |last=Lilah |first=Rose |date=2020-06-26 |title=Lil Gotit & Future Go Crazy On "What It Was" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/260036-lil-gotit-and-future-go-crazy-on-what-it-was-new-song |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}—"Rari" by Octavian on July 27, 2020{{Cite web |title=Rari by Octavian feat. Future on WhoSampled |url=https://www.whosampled.com/Octavian/Rari/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=WhoSampled |language=en}}—"Thrusting" alongside Swae Lee by Internet Money on August 21, 2020{{Cite web |last=Zidel |first=Alex |date=2020-08-14 |title=Internet Money "B4 The Storm": Future, Juice WRLD, Wiz Khalifa, & More |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/292963-internet-money-reveals-b4-the-storm-tracklist-future-juice-wrld-wiz-khalifa-and-more-news |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}—"Gucci Bucket Hat" with Pap Chanel featuring Herion Young on October 20, 2020{{cite web |last=Findlay |first=Mitch |date=August 6, 2020 |title=Future Reps A 'Gucci Bucket Hat' In Promising New Snippet |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/future-rocks-a-gucci-bucket-hat-in-promising-new-snippet-news.115572.html? |access-date=August 6, 2020 |work=HotNewHipHop.com}}—and many other features.{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2020-10-07 |title=Future Hops on Travis Scott's New "FRANCHISE (REMIX)" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/future-hops-on-travis-scott-new-franchise-remix-listen/ |access-date=2024-12-24 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

On March 26, 2021, Future collaborated with rapper Moneybagg Yo to release the single "Hard for the Next", which became the second single from Moneybagg Yo's fourth studio album: A Gangsta's Pain.{{Cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |date=2021-03-26 |title=Moneybagg Yo and Future Share Video for New Song "Hard for the Next" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/moneybagg-yo-and-future-share-video-for-new-song-hard-for-the-next-watch/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-03-26 |title=Moneybagg Yo Thinks Future Tried To Hide Their 'Hard For The Next' Track From Him At First |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.61273/title.moneybagg-yo-thinks-future-tried-to-hide-their-hard-for-the-next-track-from-him-at-first |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=HipHopDX |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Moneybagg Yo Links With Future on New Track "Hard For The... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/fnr-tigg/moneybagg-yo-hard-for-the-next-future-video |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Complex |language=en}} On May 28, 2021, Future collaborated with Hotboii to release the non-album single "Nobody Special."{{Cite web |last=Schube |first=Will |date=2021-05-29 |title=Florida Rising Star Hotboii Recruits Future For New Song, 'Nobody Special' |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/hotboii-future-nobody-special/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-05-28 |title=Future And Hotboii's 'Nobody Special' Is Against An Exclusive Love |url=https://uproxx.com/music/future-hotboii-nobody-special/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=Joshua |date=2021-05-28 |title=Hotboii & Future Tell The Ugly Truth On "Nobody Special" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/327051-hotboii-and-future-tell-the-ugly-truth-on-nobody-special-new-song |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}} On September 24, 2021, Future collaborated with rapper Gunna to release the single "Too Easy", which happened to be the lead single from Gunna's at-the-time upcoming third studio album: DS4Ever; the song charted in the top-twenty of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.{{Cite web |title=Gunna Enlists Future for New Single "Too Easy" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/gunna-future-too-easy |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Complex |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Blistein |first=Jon |date=2021-09-24 |title=Gunna and Future Make It Look 'Too Easy' on New Song |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/gunna-future-new-song-too-easy-1231878/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Marie |first=Erika |date=2021-09-24 |title=Gunna & Future Drop Bars About Making This Look "Too Easy" |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/356027-gunna-and-future-drop-bars-about-making-this-look-too-easy-new-song |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-09-24 |title=Gunna And Future's 'Too Easy' Is A Hard-Hitting Flex About Riches |url=https://uproxx.com/music/gunna-future-too-easy/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}} On December 15, 2021, Future collaborated with rapper Rvssian to release the non-album single "M&M", which also features vocals from Lil Baby.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Jimi |date=2021-12-17 |title=Rvssian Enlists Future & Lil Baby On All-New Track "M&M" |url=https://grmdaily.com/rvssian-future-lil-baby-m-m/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=GRM Daily |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Cho |first=Regina |title=Rvssian, Future, and Lil Baby link up for "M&M" single |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-12-15/144466/rvssian-future-lil-baby-mm-song |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=REVOLT}} Throughout 2021, Future appeared on many songs as a featured artist, most notably—he broke the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries (125) until a number-one song was captured, he earned his first number-one with his feature alongside Young Thug on Drake's single "Way 2 Sexy", which debuted in the Hot 100's number one position.{{Cite web |last=Zidel |first=Alex |date=2021-09-13 |title=Future Finally Has His First #1 Song, Thanks To Drake |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/374343-future-finally-has-his-first-1-song-thanks-to-drake-news |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=HotNewHipHop |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Saint-Vil |first=Sweenie |title=Drake and Future's "Way 2 Sexy" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-09-13/101076/drake-and-futures-way-2-sexy-debuts-at-no-1-on-billboard-hot-100 |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=REVOLT}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Shirvan |date=2021-09-13 |title=Future Claims First Hot 100 No. 1 Song With Drake's 'Way 2 Sexy' After 125 Entries |url=https://urbanislandz.com/2021/09/13/future-claims-first-hot-100-no-1-song-with-drakes-way-2-sexy-after-125-entries/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Urban Islandz |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Drake Charts His Ninth No. 1 Hit As 'Way 2 Sexy' Debuts Atop The Hot 100 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2021/09/13/drake-charts-his-ninth-no-1-hit-as-way-2-sexy-debuts-atop-the-hot-100/ |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

= 2022–present: ''I Never Liked You'', ''We Don't Trust You'', ''We Still Don't Trust You'', and ''Mixtape Pluto'' =

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On February 11, 2022, Future released his first solo single in over a year, "Worst Day", which happened to appear on the deluxe edition of his at-the-time upcoming ninth studio album.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-11 |title=Future Shares New Single \\\\\\\"Worst Day\\\\\\\": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2175908/future-worst-day/music/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Devin |title=Future Drops 'Worst Day' Trailer |url=https://www.rap-up.com/article/2022/02/08/future-worst-day-trailer |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Rap-Up}}{{Cite magazine |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=2022-02-11 |title=Future Declares Valentine's Day 'The Worst Day' in New Single |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/future-worst-day-kevin-samuels-single-video-1298672/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} On April 20, 2022, Future was named the "best rapper alive" by GQ. Then on April 22, 2022, Future and record producer Southside released the collaborative single "Hold That Heat", which features rapper Travis Scott.{{Cite web |last=HesAlwaysWrite |date=2022-04-22 |title=Southside Calls on Future and Travis Scott for "Hold That Heat" Video |url=https://thesource.com/2022/04/22/southside-calls-on-future-and-travis-scott-for-hold-that-heat-video/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=thesource.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-22 |title=Travis Scott And Future Team With Southside For 'Hold That Heat' |url=https://uproxx.com/music/travis-scott-future-southside-hold-that-heat/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-04-22 |title=Travis Scott resurfaces on Southside and Future collab "Hold That Heat": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2022/04/travis-scott-southside-future-hold-that-heat-stream/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Consequence |language=en}} On April 29, 2022, Future released his ninth studio album I Never Liked You after it was previously announced earlier that month.{{Cite web |title=Future Announces Album Release Date |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2022/04/13/future-announces-album-release-date/ |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=Rap-Up |language=en-US}}{{Cite magazine |last=Aderoju |first=Darlene |date=2022-04-29 |title=Future Releases New Album 'I Never Liked You' Featuring Gunna, Ye & Drake: Stream It Now |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/future-releases-new-album-i-never-liked-you-1235064763/ |access-date=2022-05-01 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The album was a commercial success, becoming his eighth number one album and debuting atop the Billboard 200 chart—moving 222,000 album-equivalent units in its first week, becoming Future's largest sales week by album-equivalent units.{{Cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=2022-05-08 |title=Future Earns Eighth No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 With 'I Never Liked You' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/future-i-never-liked-you-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235068356/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}

I Never Liked You notably spawned four simultaneous top-ten entries on the Billboard Hot 100: "Wait For U" featuring Drake and Tems (at No. 1), "Puffin On Zootiez" (at No. 4), "712PM" (at No. 8), and "I'm Dat Nigga" (at No. 10). All sixteen tracks from the album debuted on the Hot 100; as well as two additional tracks charted by Future, causing him to have 18 simultaneous entries that week.{{Cite magazine |last=Zellner |first=Xander |date=2022-05-09 |title=Future Sends All 16 Songs From 'I Never Liked You' Onto Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/future-all-16-songs-i-never-liked-you-billboard-hot-100-1235068835/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |author=A. O. L. Staff |date=2022-05-09 |title=Future Sends All 16 Songs From 'I Never Liked You' Onto Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.aol.com/future-sends-16-songs-never-223630203.html |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=www.billboard.com |language=en-US}} On May 3, 2022, Future released the seventh track from his ninth studio album I Never Liked You as a single, "Wait for U", which features Drake and Tems—the track previously became Future's second number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, Drake's tenth, and Tems' first.{{Cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |date=2022-05-09 |title=Future, Drake & Tems' 'Wait For U' Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/future-drake-tems-wait-for-u-hot-100-chart-debut-1235068559/ |access-date=2025-01-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Future's "Wait For U" f/ Drake and Tems Debuts at No. 1 o... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/backwoodsaltar/future-wait-for-u-drake-tems-debuts-no-1-billboard-hot-100 |access-date=2025-01-21 |website=Complex |language=en}} On May 6, 2022, Future released "Keep It Burnin", the third track from I Never Liked You as a single, the track features vocals from Kanye West.

Future released We Don't Trust You, a collaborative album with Metro Boomin, on March 22, 2024. The duo then released the sequel album, We Still Don't Trust You, exactly three weeks later on April 12, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |date=2024-03-08 |title=Future and Metro Boomin Announce Two Collaborative Albums, We Don't Trust You to Release in March |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/future-metro-boomin-collaborative-albums-we-dont-trust-you-1235935712/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} On September 2, 2024, he confirmed the release of his seventeenth mixtape Mixtape Pluto.{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/839247-future-confirms-anticipated-mixtape-pluto-album-dropping-soon-hip-hop-news|title=Future Confirms Anticipated "Mixtape Pluto" Album Is Dropping Soon|last=Andrews|first=Elias|website=HotNewHipHop|date=September 2, 2024|access-date=September 3, 2024}}

In this early 2025. Future featured in the song Fxck Up the World from AlterEgo, the first studio album of the Thai rapper Lisa

Musical style

Future's music has been characterized as trap music.{{cite web|title=The trap phenomenon explained|date=February 28, 2013 |url=http://djmag.com/content/trap-music-under-lock-key|publisher=DJ Mag|access-date=May 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130723021444/http://djmag.com/content/trap-music-under-lock-key|archive-date=July 23, 2013|url-status=live}} Future makes prevalent use of Auto-Tune in his songs, both rapping and singing with the effect. In 2013, Pitchfork wrote that Future "miraculously shows that it's still possible for Auto-Tune to be an interesting artistic tool", stating that he "finds a multitude of ways for the software to accentuate and color emotion".{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16554-pluto/|title=Future: Pluto Album Review – Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork|access-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117020118/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16554-pluto/|archive-date=January 17, 2013|url-status=live}} The LA Times wrote in 2016 that "Future's highly processed vocals suggest a man driven to bleary desperation by drugs or love or technology", stating that his music "comes closest to conjuring the numbing overstimulation of our time".{{cite web|last1=Wood|first1=Mickael|title=Future reflects the overstimulation of our time – or he's just busy|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-future-hollywood-palladium-review-20160319-story.html|website=Los Angeles Times|date=March 19, 2016|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828145559/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-future-hollywood-palladium-review-20160319-story.html|archive-date=August 28, 2016|url-status=live}} GQ stated in 2014 that he "has managed to reboot the tired auto-tune sound and mash it into something entirely new", writing that he "combines it with a bizarro croon to synthesize how he feels, then [...] stretches and deteriorates his words until they're less like words, more like raw energy and reactive emotions".{{cite web|last1=Serrano|first1=Shea|title=Future's Reign: How the 30-Year-Old Rules Rap's New Sound|url=https://www.gq.com/story/future-rap-album-honest|website=GQ|date=April 28, 2014|access-date=August 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921061525/http://www.gq.com/story/future-rap-album-honest|archive-date=September 21, 2016|url-status=live}} Critic Simon Reynolds wrote in 2018 that "he's reinvented blues for the 21st century."{{cite web |last1=Reynolds |first1=Simon |title=How Auto-Tune Revolutionized the Sound of Popular Music |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/how-auto-tune-revolutionized-the-sound-of-popular-music/ |website=Pitchfork Media |date=September 17, 2018 |access-date=September 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180927224800/https://pitchfork.com/features/article/how-auto-tune-revolutionized-the-sound-of-popular-music/ |archive-date=September 27, 2018 |url-status=live }}

American singer and rapper T-Pain, who also uses that audio processor, criticized Future's unconventional use of it in 2014.{{cite web|last=Reagans|first=Dan|url=https://www.bet.com/article/idillf/t-pain-future-is-not-using-auto-tune-correctly|title=T-Pain: Future Is Not Using Auto-Tune Correctly|publisher=BET|date=February 14, 2013|access-date=April 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707114544/http://www.bet.com/news/music/2013/02/14/t-pain-future-is-not-using-auto-tune-correctly.html|archive-date=July 7, 2015|url-status=live}} In response, Future stated in an interview that "when I first used Auto-Tune, I never used it to sing. I wasn't using it the way T-Pain was. I used it to rap because it makes my voice sound grittier. Now everybody wants to rap in Auto-Tune. Future's not everybody."{{cite web|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/future-my-complex-interview|title=My Complex: Future Talks Auto-Tune, Dumbing Down Music, and Why He's Not a Romantic|publisher=Complex|date=January 23, 2013|access-date=April 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150708132359/http://www.complex.com/music/2013/01/future-my-complex-interview|archive-date=July 8, 2015|url-status=live}} Due to the sustained contemporary popularity of his musical style, he is commonly regarded as one of the most influential rappers of his generation.

Personal life

Future is the unmarried father of seven children by his account, each with different women, although another child's paternity has been litigated.{{Cite web |date=May 15, 2017 |title=Sensational: Future Wishes His Baby Mamas A Happy Mother's Day |url=https://www.vibe.com/2017/05/future-baby-mamas-mothers-day/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106132303/https://www.vibe.com/2017/05/future-baby-mamas-mothers-day/ |archive-date=November 6, 2018 |access-date=November 6, 2018 |website=Vibe magazine}}{{Cite web |last=Abts |first=Liz |date=May 12, 2020 |title=Inside Future's Family: See the Rapper's Children and Their Mothers |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/pictures/futures-family-rappers-children-and-their-moms/ |access-date=August 17, 2021 |website=Us Weekly}} He has a son named Jakobi born in June 2002 with Jessica Smith, daughter Londyn born in 2009 with India J and adopted her son Jaiden, son Prince born in 2013 with entrepreneur and influencer Brittni Mealy, son Future Zahir born in May 2014 with Ciara, son Hendrix born in December 2018 with model Joie Chavis, daughter Paris and son Kash with unknown women.{{Cite web|date=May 21, 2024|title=Future's 7 Kids: All About the Rapper's Sons and Daughters|url=https://people.com/all-about-future-kids-8643018|work=People|last=Beeck|first=Ellie}} In October 2013, Future was engaged to Ciara, who is the mother of one of his sons, but she ended the engagement in August 2014 due to his infidelity.{{Cite web |date=August 13, 2014 |title=New Mom Ciara Calls Off Engagement to Future After Rapper Cheats|magazine= US magazine|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ciara-calls-off-engagement-to-future-after-he-cheated-2014138 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618223604/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ciara-calls-off-engagement-to-future-after-he-cheated-2014138 |archive-date=June 18, 2016 |access-date=July 1, 2016}}

Future is a Christian, and has publicly acknowledged his faith on multiple accounts.{{cite web |title=Is Future A Christian? The Surprising Truth Revealed| work=temporary |url=https://christianeducatorsacademy.com/is-future-a-christian-the-surprising-truth-revealed/?form=MG0AV3|date= 24 April 2024}}{{cite web|title= Is Rapper Future Muslim Or Mormon? Ethnicity And Origin - SC|url=https://superstarsculture.com/is-rapper-future-muslim-or-mormon-ethnicity-and-origin/?form=MG0AV3|date= 13 December 2023}} Throughout his music career, Future has made references to God and Jesus with his music, whilst being open about the role of faith in his life and childhood.

In 2016, Future was sued by both Jessica Smith and Ciara. Smith sued him for failing to pay child support, stating their son "suffers from emotional and behavioral issues stemming from Future's neglect as a father",{{Cite news |last=Ivey |first=Justin |date=June 2, 2016 |title=Future Gets Sued for Child Support |work=XXL |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/future-sued-child-support/ |access-date=May 17, 2022}} while Ciara sued him for defamation, slander, and libel.{{Cite news |last=Chiu |first=Melody |date=December 2, 2020 |title=Ciara Sues Future for $15 Million: 'She Just Wants What's Best for Her and Her Baby', Says Source |work=People |url=https://people.com/crime/ciara-sues-future-for-libel-and-slander/ |access-date=May 17, 2022}} In October 2016, a judge said that Future's string of tweets bashing Ciara did not relate to the $15 million she was asking for.{{Cite news |last=Schwartz |first=Danny |date=October 12, 2016 |title=Judge Doesn't Have A Problem With Future's Ciara-Bashing Tweets |work=HotNewHipHop |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/judge-doesnt-have-a-problem-with-futures-ciara-bashing-tweets-news.24703.html |access-date=May 17, 2022}} In 2019, two women from Florida and Texas respectively filed paternity suits claiming that Future was the father of their respective daughter and son.{{Cite web |title=Another Woman Claims Future Is the Father of Her Child |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/another-woman-claims-future-father-of-her-child |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191023214303/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/10/another-woman-claims-future-father-of-her-child |archive-date=October 23, 2019 |access-date=October 23, 2019 |website=Complex|last=Hamilton|first=Xavier}} In 2020, the Texas woman dropped her paternity suit.{{Cite web |date=March 16, 2020 |title=Future's Alleged Baby Mama Cindy Parker Drops Paternity Suit Against Him |url=https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot97-now/futures-alleged-baby-mama-cindy-parker-drops-paternity-suit-against-him/ |website=Hot97}}

Discography

;Studio albums

Pluto (2012)
Honest (2014)
DS2 (2015)
Evol (2016)
Future (2017)
Hndrxx (2017)
The Wizrd (2019)
High Off Life (2020)
I Never Liked You (2022)

;Collaborative albums

Pluto × Baby Pluto {{small|(with Lil Uzi Vert)}} (2020)
We Don't Trust You {{small|(with Metro Boomin)}} (2024)
We Still Don't Trust You {{small|(with Metro Boomin)}} (2024)

Tours

=Headlining=

Nobody Safe Tour (2017)
Future Hndrxx Tour (2017)
Future and Friends: One Big Party Tour (2023){{cite web|url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-12-06/259923/future-adds-houston-to-one-big-party-tour/|title=Future adds Houston to One Big Party Tour|website=Revolt|date=December 6, 2022}}

=Co–headlining=

Summer Sixteen Tour (with Drake) (2016){{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/65039-drake-and-future-announce-summer-sixteen-tour/|title=Drake and Future Announce Summer Sixteen Tour|work=The Fader|date=April 25, 2016|access-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425150058/http://pitchfork.com/news/65039-drake-and-future-announce-summer-sixteen-tour/|archive-date=April 25, 2016|url-status=live}}
Legendary Nights Tour {{small|(with Meek Mill)}} (2019){{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/news/meek-mill-future-announce-co-headlining-us-legendary-nights-tour|title=Meek Mill & Future Announce Co-Headlining Tour|date=June 19, 2019|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=July 10, 2019}}
We Trust You Tour {{small|(with Metro Boomin)}} (2024)