Future, popular rapper is an American who was born in Atlanta, Georgia, continue reading to know more about Future biography, career and other life aspects.
Nayvadius DeMun Cash Wilburn (born November 20, 1983), better known by the stage name Future, is an American rapper. He is known for his mumble-styled vocals and prolific output, and Future is considered a pioneer of the use of melody and auto-tune in modern trap music.
Future Biography, Early Life, Career And Networth
Early Life
Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn was born on November 20, 1983, in Atlanta, Georgia. He went to Decatur’s Columbia High School. Future first performed under the alias “Future” while a member of the musical ensemble The Dungeon Family, where he earned the moniker. His first cousin, Rico Wade, a record producer and member of the Dungeon Family, pushed him to hone his writing abilities and pursue a career as a rapper, which could also be used to provide a short-term break from life on the streets. Future acknowledges Wade as the mastermind behind his sound and praises his musical guidance and influence. A fellow Atlanta rapper named Rocko immediately took him under his wing and signed him to his record label, A1 Recordings.
Career
Days before his subsequent mixtape, Streetz Calling, was released in September 2011, Future inked a major label recording deal with Epic Records. After promising MTV that Streetz Calling would be his last mixtape before releasing his debut studio album, Future released Astronaut Status in January 2012. Future was on the cover of The FADER Issue #77 in December 2011. Prior to the April 2012 release of his album.
Early in 2012, Future was chosen for the XXL Freshmen list. Originally scheduled for release in January, his debut album Pluto was eventually made available on April 17. It has remixes of “Magic” with T.I. and “Tony Montana” with Drake. Future’s debut single, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album also has contributions from Trae the Truth, R. Kelly, and Snoop Dogg.
Future released his second album, Future Hendrix, in 2013. Kanye West, Rihanna, Ciara, Drake, Kelly Rowland, Jeremih, and André 3000 are among the artists who appear on the album. Future and Drake collaborated on the mixtape What a Time to Be Alive, which was released in September, 2015. The album was the first rapper to achieve two number one albums in a calendar year since Jay Z in 2004 when it debuted at the top of the Billboard 200, Billboard R&B Charts, and Billboard Hot Rap Songs. The mixtape has sold over 334,000 copies in the U.S.
Personal life
According to Future, he has had at least seven children, each with a different woman although one child’s authenticity has been disputed. Additionally, he adopted the son of one of his daughter’s moms.
Future proposed to Ciara, the mother of one of his sons, in October 2013, but she called it off in August 2014 owing to his extramarital affairs. Through Erykah Badu’s Instagram in June 2019, Future disclosed that he is Korean-American.
Ciara and Jessica Smith both sued Future in 2016. Their son “suffers from emotional and behavioral disorders resulting from Future’s neglect as a parent,” according to Smith, who filed a lawsuit against him for failing to pay child support. He was sued by Ciara for libel, slander, and defamation. A judge ruled in October 2016 that Future’s series of negative tweets against Ciara had nothing to do with the $15 million she was requesting. In 2019, two ladies from Texas and Florida filed paternity lawsuits, claiming that Future was the father of their respective sons and daughter. The Texas woman withdrew her paternity lawsuit in 2020.
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Net Worth
According to different online sources, Future has an estimated net worth of $55 million. He accumulates his wealth from song sales, retail sales, product endorsements, touring, and other commercial interests.