Rapâs Misunderstood Genius: The Story of Future
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:16 Early life
05:05 Working with Rico
09:33 Future's Style
14:15 7 Years of Failure
17:23 A Small Window of Songs
19:33 King of Strip Clubs
22:12 Pluto: Launching for Stardom
25:40 Pluto's Impact: Mini Star, Major Influence
27:51 Honest: Possible Career Killer
30:53 Monster: The Birth of The Future We Know
34:30 DJ Escoâs Arrest, Beast Mode, 56 Nights
36:45 DS2: The Historical Trap Album
41:03 Futureâs Mainstream Stardom
42:47 The Artistic Genius of Future (Conclusion)
Future bio (SEO):
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 Auto-Tuned melodies in trap music. Due to the sustained popularity of this 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 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 artist to release two chart-topping albums 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. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, while its parent album received a nomination for Best Rap Album at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.
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, and 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 ten nominations.
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future isnt in the goat conversation because he didnt put himself there and doesnt have people like akademiks helping him look good and also shrugging the dirt
@@user-zl1wx8pu9q he's not there because he's not on that level. period!
the second you start talking GOAT is when lyricism get's analyzed. record sales don't trigger GOAT conversations, lyricism does.
if the conversation is about being a GOAT at the pop trap level, then it may be possible, but at the overall rap level....HELL NO!
@poondaddy9992 you saying that doesnt make people believe you it just makes you look crazyđđfuture is one of the best...
@@user-zl1wx8pu9q at his level in his genre of rap, perhaps, but no way we trying to compare a future to a kdot, j cole, pusha t, twista, eminem, etcâŠ
Compare him to another mumble rapper if you must
@poondaddy9992 lemme remind you that in 2013 before future even made his best hits...rappers and entire labels realized future was going the future of sound!!!
"He became an overnight success at the age of 28 after 10 years of failure"
Honestly had no idea
like making the light bulb, like catching lightning in a bottle. Dosent happen overnight đ
ConnectionsâŠ
Nice contradiction
MASK ON,FUCK IT MASK OFF
"Future's music is easy to replicate but it was very hard to originate" this goes unnecessarily hard
Thatâs a bar.
I would say itâs not easy to replicate tho because itâs hard to be on top of trap for a decade
Monster, Beast Mode, 56 nights, DS2 đ„đ„đ„
That was a good time to be alive
What A Time To Be Alive đ
Bro in a 1 year span tho, is what makes it even more RAW
u really had to be there
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@@6below_if you know you you really did đ€©
Futures Discography destroys 90% of the big popstars and rappers catalogues but you ain't ready to accept it
This dude sold some of his masters for more than 50m
@@user70621he can buy his masters back if he wanted
@@user70621also not dumb because there is a copyright law allowing him to reclaim the rights of his masters after 35 years
@@user70621100M
Entirety of WOD gas
Futures background is much more grounded in hip hop than people realize
I'm a big Future fan and I'm only clocking this now! It's crazy man đ„
Dungeon Family
He was around Gucci and flocka back in his early days
literally discovered by the producer of outkast
@@theespottedgiraffe_5368that was his blood, his cousin. RIP Rico Wade.
His writing is severely underrated. He be talking crazy in a lot of songs
And then other songs, the lyrics are so simple but his delivery caries. He is a lot more complex of an artist than most people realize. He would have fallen off like Dababy, Lil Baby and others⊠if his sound was the same all the time. Future is very good and under appreciated when it comes to the artistic side of things.
(Sorry for the lil rant lol)đ
@@DatBoiGloomy i 100% agree bro. As someone that has been producing music for over a decade and was raised in the music industry, i gotta give him his flowers. Heâs a genius. I have music on my page but you can see the difference in producing/rapping as a hobby and a way to vent vs a science and business. I clearly honed my craft as an elite lyricist but its not marketable lol
@@DatBoiGloomy im 28 now. Same age as when future blew up lol i should start releasing official music and visuals
@@freshgeek18definitely should but it might be to late đą
Who's better at it?
That thing Future said about being able to identify pain through melodies is some of the realest shit Iâve ever related to and coincidentally itâs one of the main reasons I started listening to him all those years ago.
This an I can hear it from time to time
Yeah. He honestly a blues artist
I was in prison and Pluto was the only rap album I was feeling cuz somehow pop music was my go toođ
real shit
all he rap about is women đ
Future is unironically the most consistent rapper of the last decade. Heâs in the goat conversation of hip hop
He literally has Lebron James longevity of the rap game
Iâm not even a fan but what about Drake tho?
I personally think heâs an industry plant but heâs been a star ever since those Sprite commercials and he never fell off seemingly
@@poindextertunes I think where people differentiate is that Drake switched to a Pop-Rap sound. Something easy to listen to with no real distinction. Once his 'Views' album got him household name status, pretty much everything he's done since then is basically another version of that album.
Future has always had a distinct sound. He is methodical about trying new things, and is very often successful with using more alternative sounds. People like Future and Young Thug have inspired so many rappers but no one has been able to replicate what they do which keeps their sound fresh.
He is def the goat
@@poindextertunes canât deny his position or power, but heâs been on a gradual decline since like 2013
Sometimes I'll be listening to Future and become fully convinced he's the greatest artist to have ever lived.
same
This isnât sometimes for me, its often
Kanye better, Kendrick better
Iâve never been a fan I agree with the guy above me, Iâm sure I just donât get it
Nah fr youâll sit there listening like âhow is he not in the goat convoâ
Rest in peace to Rico Wade. A generational talent whose loss is beyond description in the world of music.
Woah I didnât know he died đ
@@Shaun.is.typing yeah about 3 days ago, devastating
đïž I was looking for this comment IMMEDIATELY DF4L
#weDF
Pretty much the same or next day as OJâs deathđ€ŠđŸââïžđ©
Future making music before you were born sounds so crazy to me...
Lol exactly what I was thinking. How okd are you KID
He lives up to his name
@@mallyworldnailshe literally said âfor more than twenty yearsâ that should tell you how old he is
@@nab5999Itâs crazy to me that somebody who isnât even 20 yet is making a video on Future when a lot of us can tell you this from off top our head growing up listening to him, and itâs wild that Future is even still relevant tbh. Great important video tho for those uninitated.
Accepting my flaws and Love thy enemies are some great introspective future songs
i feel it in my bones when u taking out my semen!!
Accepting my flaws had me in a chokehold in 2020đ
Accepting my flaws I still love I had it on repeat for months straight when I first heard it
Future catalog is crazy
Facts he sold it last year or so but dropped even more classics since then
â@@ishaqmuhammad5095đđ crazy
âPISS ON YOUR CASKET, SHOOT AT YOUR BROADâđ„
No ones ever made such simple, disrespectful bars sound so good.
That ratchet disrespectful high class đ©
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Ain't having problems I'm sipping the barđŻđŻ
"Same Damn Time" was my entry into Future. Dude's a legend.
Magic ft Ti
TONY MONTAAANA
Same damn time ft. Gucci Mane (remix)
Sameeeeeeeeeeeeee I wasnât feeling him at first , same damn time I was like this man got the juiceee
@@MR-qz4zj Also, tho Honest wasn't that great. "MOVE THAT DOPE" was like everywhere. Loved that track when I was younger.
March Madness is one of the greatest rap songs in the last 10 years.
That's facts... đŻ I love that song...
It never gets old
You did his story some true justice with this one. Future has the process of a master and not many people truly see that.
I always felt like due to futureâs mysterious and quiet persona we donât really know much about dude. I think heâs kinda misunderstood to a certain extent. He keeps to himself but probably has the best resumes of anybody in the last 10-15 years of hip hop & R&B
He wants to be misunderstood
The second he saw how messed up and freaky the music industry was, he wanted nothing to do with it. All these insane things being uncovered so many artists and celebrities associated with really really fâed up things and futures name never brought up in any allegations at all cause he a real one and the industry never ever changed him
That quote about him feeling and studying the pain within Melodies is EXACTLY why I connect on a deeper level with his music. Even if you canât relate to the lyrics word for word he transmits the exact feeling that the track attempts to. Everyone can relate to pain, heartbreak, anger, arrogance and future is the best at conveying the exact feeling thru the music
Preach. He the goat at that for me
This is spot on
sometimes when you speak from your soul it sound like you singin
@@toma866one of his best quotes from one of his best songs Looking exotic
Future wasnât just the feature on Racks!!! He wrote the whole thing and gave it to YC!
Crazy that his come up is rarely talked about, he's also a part of the Dungeon Family too which notably has OutKast, Goodie Mob, Janelle MonÀe & many other artists along with him being cousins with Rico Wade too is insane, RIP to Rico Wade.
MUSIC symbol next to ur name
@@JAPANESE_MAPLE Because I am an artist hahahaha
He's not a real dungeon families member he's the nex generation and only got in because of his cousin
@@sinceninetyeightysixgustof8122You one of the haters he was talking about I see you wouldâve wanted bro back in the hood to die
@@sinceninetyeightysixgustof8122 Bro literally lived there seems real enough to me.
March Madness has been my favourite Future song since I first heard it. I knew about the origin of the album originating from DJ Esco sitting in an Arab jail for 56 nights, but the story about the harddrive, Esco humming the song to himself every day, and the impact the whole situation had on Future makes me appreciate the song even more. Shit goes unbelievably hard.
I think Future is one of the most underrated artists in the world. People see him as another Drake, a big artist with lots of hits and no depth. But he revolutionized rap to such a degree that you can barely tell because everyone else sounds exactly like him. Beyond that, from Monster to DS2 to Purple Reign to something completely off the wall like SAVE ME, Future's artistry is so diverse and much of it is timeless. It's kind of hard to express, but there's an ethereal, darkly beautiful quality to his music that no one else really captures. I don't know how Future isn't in the Big 3 conversation because he's absolutely a better artist than two of them.
1000%
Preach brother đŁïžđŁïžđŁïžđŁïžđŁïž
He can never be better than drake. Drake is much more Versatile than future. Not to mention drakes the reason future has number 1 hits. Futures a goat but he wonât surpass drake
@@calebwright9974 opinions that donât matter have entered the conversation
Only reason drake is seen as âbetterâ than future is cuz drake is easily accepted by White people. Thatâs it!
How you skip over Purple Reign? đą
Canât cover it all sometimes you forget but definitely understood đ
Purple Reign
The fact that you covered so much and explained Futureâs music so well without even touching on Astronaut Status speaks volumes about this manâs discography
RIP Rico Wade đïž Thank you for your numerous contributions to Hip Hop in your lifetime đđŸđđŸ & free Thug
& R.i.p Og double D
@@prestongreenleaf1340you the real oneâŸïž
I think he is the embodiment of when hopelessness that your situation will change eventually leads to you changing. I think this is what a lot of people especially young men feel.âIf my situation is messed up and wonât change no matter what. If people are still gonna hate me. If Iâm still gonna lose the people I want Why change ? Iâd rather keep doing what Iâm good at and see where it gets me.â Itâs unfortunate but the lack of options to take, lack of forgiveness to be had for others creates people like this. There is no redemption, no improvement, no empathy for you. The only thing thatâs left for you to fall back on is money, drugs, women, and jewelry. So you dive head first into that lifestyle. The person that comes out of that lifestyle is not the same one that went in. This new person, is a monsterâŠ
He is the embodiment of hopelessness and self destruction and you see him smiling with pride yet his eyes pot-ray how sad he is. Thats why he wears shades when out on public.
Future's music brought me out of a dark depression. I love seeing stuff like this, it motivates me. Thank you.
Who is Future?
For the blind, he is light. For the hungry, he is bread. For the sick, he is the cure. For the sad, he is joy. For the poor, he is the treasure.
Not even close
I saw u in thegreatones comment section
Iâm a big FUTURE fan but he not Christ bro, I cringed when I read this lol
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That's God bro
March Madness original story is crazy
56 Nights too!
What are they???
@@user-wy8do7hf1m the story of 56 Nights happened when Future and DJ Esco were in Abu Dabi and DJ Esco got arrested and locked up for 56 nights. unfortunately, DJ Esco had a hard drive full of Futures music he had recorded for the past 2 years. they didn't know when he was gonna get out so Future had to go record Beast Mode with Zaytoven. listen to "Know The Meaning" on DS2! it'll explain some of it lyrically lol
@@user-wy8do7hf1m DJ Esco was arrested in Dubai and held in jail for 56 nights, his harddrive that contained all of the 56 nights mixtape was seized. The only song Future could remember off the drive was March Madness.
@@neame-bh3uqAnd he kept humming it to himself so he would remember it and re-record it. Itâs also the story behind Kno The Meaning
Iâve legit had future as my goat since 2020. heâs obviously not the best technical rapper, but in terms of influence, hits, artistic direction, diversity, so much more i could name heâs always gonna be number one for me.
future generations will study future. he is big now but his legacy will, as his name suggests, overshadow his present
Honestly the future will expose just how bad he really is. They will analyze his "bars" and laugh. Nigga just like trends
Future just has his own vibe man.
I knew Future was a star from the very first time i heard his feature on Racks. Itâs been crazy to see his journey so far. Solo is by far my most favourite track of his. Peak 4AM driving through the empty city kinda music.
Something happens to your soul when Solo starts to intro đ„
I like your taste sir, my fav song of all time is very similar not solo but the very next track off HNDRXX âsorryâ. Any genre any artist any time period I will choose that song to listen to for the rest of my life. Future really makes timeless music fr
Ngl until this video I thought he was the one doing the hook for racksđ
Future wrote the racks song
No wonder why I love when future sings, it seems so raw and genuine that it connects to my soul. He really does love his melodies
A lot of people like to minimize future message to just drugs but I believe he truly does and always has represented pure pain from the struggle and being from the bottom. Sure not every song touches on that legitimately but you can always tell throughout his catalog that itâs a common theme of talking about overcoming the bottom from his pov. Thatâs why future is relatable to me
Future is really the greatest artist.
I have tons of hundreds thousands minutes of listening to Future, he is the goat, I know everything about him, seen him multiple times.
Thank you for the video brother.
yall donât know how much i love this channel its the only one i watch every video all the way through i hope he continues to keep making this videos forever
Thereâs only a few rappers who have gave me goosebumps with their music.
Eminem, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne, Pac, Drake, Future
These are my most listened artists of all time.
Uhm sir you forgot kendrick Lamar
@@ZoLANI-mpandlaYT_Channel. no, I didnât.
Eminem = Polar bear in Arlington Texas
Future has been my favorite rapper since 2010 ppl looked at me like I was crazy đ. This was a great watch thank you!
Same fam. Lol the homies always got annoyed cause I always wanted to play the burned future cd in the whip đ
Every now and then, I get an itch to listen to his music, but whenever I go find that music in other places, Gunna, Thug, 21, etc. It just doesn't scratch the itch. And that's not to say those guys are bad by any means.
It's just to say that there is only and will only ever be one Future.
Future is definitely in the goat realm for the past decade đ consistent bangers, under the radar but maintains relevance, evolution in each album and always trying new shxt
You Know someone is good at something, when they make it look easy.
Thank you! Been waiting on you do dis THIS one!!
Our boy sold 612 songs for 65-75 million. He did Good! I appreciate you good sir! Great video
That Thug quote hurts honestly seeing how it aged... Damn
âMusic for weight loss Reelsâ is crazy funny lmao good shit dawg
I think this is what I needed i was depressed the whole day thinking that I wont amount to anything but this woke me up
SAME
Get at it, I believe in yall. God got us. We just gotta make the change. Peace and prosperity be with you!
Same family. I made a similar comment. I'm 28 finding out he was 27 gave me a little hope. I'm glad I found it
I remember when Same Damn Time dropped. finding out he was making music for years before that is crazy. I think a lot of us saw him as younger than he was, and that helped him out. I thought he was the same age as YC when I heard "Racks." I appreciate the criticism that future acts younger than he is, especially with the "I never liked you" album, but it feels like he's playing a role that is 10-15 years younger than his real life.
Honest wasnât trash at all.
Ehhh
I love that album itâs one of my favorite
Agreed, he definitely lost me when he said benz friendz was midâŠ.. like are you crazy
Future really is one of the greatest, most influential rappers of our time. And he is showing no signs of slowing down
Great video man, thanks for sharing this.
Idc what anybody gotta say about it but that Honest album by future was a classic fr most underrated album he ever dropped damn near the most underrated album period by a major artist. I've been saying this since it dropped in 2014. That album layed the base foundation of future's still current melodic sound
Bro move that dope was my favorite song as a kid when it came out
Exactly!!!!
i went to school with a large group of Atl kids and they definitely introduced me to future and he had all the parties on smash. this was 2011-2015 so i defiantly got to see him blow up
What an amazing documentaryâŒïž Thank you so much for this bro
Future is the Beyoncé for Men.
We are Future haha
FactsđŻ
Women too đŻ
WTF does this even mean? Honestly sounds like youâre describing Drake if anybody.
@@Byronic19134 drake is more taylor swift for men
This documentary can be summed up by Futureâs line in Look Ahead. The intro to Honest:
âNever sacrifice who you are
Then you turn yourself into a star
Turned myself into a avatarâ
In some way, on some level, we all relate to future. Thatâs what makes his music so special.
I just lost my job and this feeds me hope â€â€
This video made me feel for future in a way I never saw the guy. Love your shit man
This is the documentary I didnât know I needed
I could not imagine my music library without Future. I just simply can't.
He's really underrated asf which is weird cause we all acknowledge his greatness but somehow it don't feel like he gets enough recognition
Blueberry yum yum is iconic will never forget that. Now finding out that this GOAT had a writing credit on it blows my mind.
I was waiting on the future episode foreverđ amazing video
This video deserves to be archived somewhere safe. The way you explained everything about a big misunderstood artist like future makes this such an amazing documentary. Keep up the good workđ
Amazingly put together! Was enthralled with your storytelling and following Future's rise. Brilliant!
I literally just wrote the same comment and scrolled down to see SO many people being supportive in the comments. Its awesome. All â€
rip rico wade
People donât remember that when Future first came to the mainstream, everyone was clowning his song âTony Montanaâ and saying itâs one worst songs ever released. They claimed he was a mumble rapper who would flop. Itâs crazy how he never quit and became what he is, growing while succeeding. đŻ
I love Tony Montanaâ€
The fact that Future has been in the game for so long and is STILL topping the charts and showing no signs of falling off is crazy. As much as they will hate to admit it, sooner or later people will have to give him a spot in the big 3
I've always been in awe of his decade long peak, his 2014 - 2016 era defining run but seeing his come up and how his background played a big role in the modern day hip hop/trap scene. đđ„
Amazing as always!
Future > drake
Crazy asl
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Thats tough
Never that
I agree. Wanted to disagree. Then I thought about it, and I listen to way more future than drake.
âMarried to the Gameâ is my favorite. âThe deeper the ocean the deeper the painâđą mans was venting
A lot of my friends have always paralleled me to Future and that âBe Smart donât look Smartâ comment was spot on
DS2 is a no-skip album
Incredible documentary đ„
You obviously did a great Job. You showed this man in a unique yet challenging way. It all made me appreciate Future a lot more. Thank you.
I really loved the way you put these documentaries together man. Great storytelling , well researched and just the perfect visual transitions and audio tracking. I really want to do this for artists from Bangladesh, huge inspiration †thanks
Let's goooo, volkgeist is back!
Amazing video bro wow. Like future, I took notes lol
One of the best of our time. Glad i got to see and hear it with yall
This is actually a culturally important video because people really try and group Future in with these "Minute-made" artists and downplay his greatness
Didnât he drop Monster, Beast Mode and 56 Nights within a few months?? That was a legendary run that not many can ever replicate. Kinda reminds me of now with We Donât Trust You and We Still Donât Trust Youđ„đ„đ„RIP Rico Wade
Future-Hndrxx
His 2014-2016 run matches Lil Wayneâs 2006-2009 run. From albums and singles to mixtapes and features, just an insane level of quality output in such a short time.
Great documentary, very insightful and concise
Your videos are so in depth and insightful appreciate your work đđœ
Nigga been poppin since 2010 I remember my basketball coach playing future when I was in 7th grade I'm 25 now n he still get played on a daily đđœ
Thumbnail looks like Future just stepped out a puff party
LMFAO đ underrated comment
@@3stanc am I bugging or did they change it? đđđ
This video inspired me. Thank yu.
another amazing vid, one of my favourite channels on yt
I love the point made that when he was young hanging with his cousin, he wasnt trying to network with his cousins clients or doing too much. He just sat, listened, learned, and then years later took all that knowledge and went hard just making music. Have to respect him for that. You dont have to go crazy or sit back and chill to achieve your dreams. You have to keep your eyes and ears open at all times and then go hard when your ready to apply what you learned.
Love you better is what officially put future back in my top 5 indefinitely cause I related to it on a different level
Oh yeah this about to be on everyone's recommended.
Bro thanks for coming back đŻđ«Ą
Great video.. Subbed and waiting for the next one
I really donât get why future is not in the GOAT convo more often when he shifted the game so much
Iâm not really a (modern) rap fan⊠more of a Metalhead⊠and I donât even really care for Future too muchâŠ
But âMask Offâ is one of my favorite songs from any genre ever. Just the original version. MASTERPIECE!!
yo vids gone do it every timeđ„
This was an amazing video. I absolutely love music. The history, the lyrical deep dives, the emotions you feel, all of it. Iâve always liked futureâs music, but never did any real research into him. Being older now and finding my way through adulthood, I really have time to focus on the things I love. Needless to sayâŠ. I watched this whole video twice.