Future
Jan 12, 2014
Nayvadius Cash, (born Nayvadius D. Wilburn on November 20, 1983), better known by his stage name Future, is an American hip hop recording artist from the Kirkwood neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. After releasing a series of moderately successful mixtapes between 2010 and 2011, Future signed a major label deal with Epic Records and fellow American rapper Rocko's A1 Recordings, which helped launch his own label imprint Freebandz. Future subsequently began working on his debut studio album Pluto, and in April 2012 released the album to positive reviews. The album spawned five singles, all of which charted on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was later re-released in November, as Pluto 3D. Future is currently working on his sophomore album Honest, which will be released in early 2014, and also performing with his group Freeband Gang.
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.
Future's second studio album Honest is a more substantive musical affair than his debut album and features R&B music along with his usual "street bangers". The album features Kanye West, Rihanna, Drake, Kelly Rowland, Ciara, Jeremih, Andre 3000, and Diplo, among others. Including same productions from Mike WiLL Made It, Sonny Digital, Will-A-Fool, DJ Spinz & more. Also Pharrell Williams produced a song for the album. The album's lead single, "Karate Chop" featuring Casino, premiered on January 25, 2013 and was sent to urban radio on January 29, 2013. The song is produced by Metro Boomin. The latest single is entitled, "Shhh".