Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn better known by the stage name Future, is an American rapper and singer. Known for his mumble influenced vocal range and prolific output, Future is considered a pioneer of the use of melodies and vocal effects in modern trap music.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Future signed a recording contract with A1 Recordings and Epic Records in 2011, and released the albums Pluto (2012) and Honest (2014), which contained the platinum singles “Turn On the Lights”, “Honest”, “Move That Dope”, and “I Won”.
Future began using his stage name while performing as one of the members of the musical collective The Dungeon Family, where he was nicknamed “The Future”. 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; as well as providing temporary respite from street life.
Full Name:
Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn
Date of Birth: November 20, 1983
Age: 38
Birth Place: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality: American
Profession: Rapper, Singer, Songwriter, Record producer
Networth: $30 Million
Career: Future began using his stage name while performing as one of the members of the musical collective The Dungeon Family, where he was nicknamed “The Future”.
From 2010 to early 2011, Future released a series of mixtapes including 1000, Dirty Sprite and True Story.
In January 2020, Future released the songs “Life Is Good” and “Desires”, both collaborations with Drake.In April, Future announced his eighth studio album, Life Is Good.
The title was later changed to High Off Life and was released on May 15, 2020.
The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with 153,000 units in its first week, becoming Future’s seventh consecutive album to debut at number one.[
In August 2020, Future teased a song, “Gucci Bucket Hat”. It was released as a single with Pap Chanel, featuring Herion Young, on October 20, 2020.
On November 13, 2020, Future released Pluto x Baby Pluto, a collaborative studio album with Lil Uzi Vert, which was his second project of that year. It debuted and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200.
Future broke the record for most Billboard Hot 100 entries until a number one single after featuring on Drake’s 2021 single “Way 2 Sexy”.
Personal Life:
Future is the father of at least seven children, each with different women. His children include Jakobi (born 2002), Londyn (born 2009), Prince (born 2013), Future Zahir (born 2014), Kash (born 2015), Hendrix (born 2018), and Paris.
In October 2013, Future was engaged to Ciara, who is the mother of his son Future Zahir, but she ended the engagement in August 2014 due to his infidelity.
Awards:
Future earned his first Grammy in a tie for Best Rap Performance at the 2019 Grammy Awards.
He has also won the award for Best Mixtape (2015) and Best Club Banger (2014) at the BET Hip Hop Awards for his mixtape 56 Nights and song “Move That Dope” respectively.
His music video for the song “DnF” with P Reign and Drake has won him the Best Hip Hop Video award at the Much Music Video Awards in 2015.
Future has received many nominations at the BET Awards and BET Hip Hop Awards from 2011 until 2017, and at the MTV Awards and Billboard Music Awards.
Studio albums
Pluto (2012)
Honest (2014)
DS2 (2015)
Evol (2016)
Future (2017)
Hndrxx (2017)
The Wizrd (2019)
High Off Life (2020)
Collaborative mixtapes
Beast Mode (with Zaytoven) (2015)
56 Nights (with Southside) (2015)
What a Time to Be Alive (with Drake) (2015)
Super Slimey (with Young Thug) (2017)
Beast Mode 2 (with Zaytoven) (2018)
Wrld on Drugs (with Juice Wrld) (2018)
Pluto x Baby Pluto (with Lil Uzi Vert) (2020)
