Future

Nayvadius DeMun Cash (né Wilburn; born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper and singer. Known for his mumble-styled vocals and prolific output, Future is considered a pioneer of the use of melody and auto-tune in modern trap music. Due to the sustained contemporary popularity of his musical style, he is commonly regarded as one of the most influential rappers of his generation. 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-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 would each peak the US Billboard 200 and receive wider critical and commercial success upon release, beginning with his third album DS2 (2015) and its follow-up Evol (2016), which were supported by the lead singles "Where Ya At" (featuring Drake) and "Low Life" (featuring The Weeknd) respectively. Future's eponymous fifth album and its successor Hndrxx (both 2017) made him the first artist in history to debut two albums in consecutive weeks atop the US Billboard 200; the former contained the international hits "Used to This" (featuring Drake) and "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). In 2021, Future achieved his first number-one single on the Hot 100 after a record-breaking 125 entries from his guest appearance on Drake's single "Way 2 Sexy" alongside Young Thug. His ninth studio album, I Never Liked You (2022), spawned his second single to peak the Hot 100 and first to do so as a lead artist, "Wait for U" (featuring Drake and Tems). The song won a Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, while its parent album received a nomination for Best Rap Album. Future released the mixtapes Beast Mode (with Zaytoven), 56 Nights (with Southside), and What a Time to Be Alive (with Drake) in 2015; the latter included the hit song "Jumpman". He released the full-length collaborative projects Super Slimey (2017) with Young Thug, Wrld on Drugs (2018) with Juice Wrld, and Pluto x Baby Pluto (2020) with Lil Uzi Vert. Among the best-selling hip hop musicians, Future's accolades include two Grammy Awards from ten total nominations.