Nayvadius DeMun Cash[8] (né Wilburn; born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer.

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.

[9] 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.

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".

Among the best-selling hip hop musicians, Future's accolades include three Grammy Awards from a total of fifteen nominations.

At age sixteen (c. 1999/2000), Future describes getting shot in the hand and robbed, an event he regards as a major turning point in his life.

Wade encouraged him to sharpen his writing skills and pursue a career as a rapper, as recording would create temporary respite from street life.

[29][30] He gained regional popularity after his songs were played by DJ Esco at Magic City,[31] a strip club in Atlanta deemed "largely responsible for launching the careers of artists.

"[32] In April 2011, he co-performed with Atlanta rapper YC on his single "Racks", which would become his first hit song and Billboard Hot 100 entry—peaking at number 42.

[33][34] In July of that year, Future and rapper Gucci Mane would release a collaborative mixtape titled Free Bricks.

[35] The mixtape was described by XXL magazine as ranging from "simple and soundly executed boasts" to "futuristic drinking and drugging jams" to "tales of the grind".

[36][37][38] XXL's Troy Mathews wrote, "While Astronaut Status is up and down and never really hits the highs like 'Racks', 'Tony Montana', and 'Magic' that fans have come to expect from Future, it's apparent that he's poised to continue the buzz of 2011 humming right along into 2012.

[41][42] Its first three singles were mastered re-recordings of pre-existing songs, "Tony Montana", "Go Harder", and "Magic", the latter contained a guest feature from high-profile hometown native, rapper T.I.

"[43] The track became Future's first single as a lead artist to enter the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 69 in April 2012.

In addition, the albums next singles, "Same Damn Time" and "Turn on the Lights" peaked at number 92 and 50 on the Hot 100 respectively, further ushering Future into the mainstream spotlight.

: The Movie which features the artists signed to his Freebandz label: Young Scooter, Slice9, Casino, Mexico Rann and Maceo.

[48] The album featured his then-fiancée Ciara, as well as other high-profile artists including Kanye West, Drake, Kelly Rowland, Wiz Khalifa, and André 3000, among others.

[citation needed] On September 20, 2015, Future released a collaborative mixtape with Canadian rapper Drake, titled What a Time to Be Alive.

[56] On February 5, 2016, Future premiered his fourth studio album, EVOL, on DJ Khaled's debut episode of the Beats 1 radio show We The Best.

[citation needed] On January 11, 2018, Future collaborated alongside Kendrick Lamar, James Blake and Jay Rock for the song, "King's Dead", from the soundtrack album of the Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther and Jay Rock's third studio album Redemption.

[64] Wrld on Drugs debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 behind A Star Is Born by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, with 98,000 album-equivalent units, which included 8,000 pure album sales.

[69] At the 61st Annual Grammy Awards held on February 10, 2019, Future won his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance for his collaboration alongside Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and James Blake for the song, "King's Dead", from the soundtrack album of the Marvel Studios superhero film Black Panther.

[76] On April 1, 2020, Future released the fourth single for his then upcoming album, "Tycoon"—the song debuted and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

[81] On July 21, 2020, Future and fellow rapper Lil Uzi Vert both deleted all posts on their Instagram pages respectively and proceeded to upload a visual teaser directed by Hype Williams, intending to announce an at-the-time upcoming album titled Pluto x Baby Pluto.

alongside Miguel by Jhené Aiko on February 26, 2020[94]—"What It Was" by Lil Gotit on June 26, 2020[95]—"Rari" by Octavian on July 27, 2020[96]—"Thrusting" alongside Swae Lee by Internet Money on August 21, 2020[97]—"Gucci Bucket Hat" with Pap Chanel featuring Herion Young on October 20, 2020[98]—and many other features.

[106][107][108][109] On December 15, 2021, Future collaborated with rapper Rvssian to release the non-album single "M&M", which also features vocals from Lil Baby.

[110][111] Throughout 2021, Future appeared on many songs as a featured artist, most notably—he broke the record for the most Billboard Hot 100 entries (125) until a number-one song was captured, he earned his first number-one with his feature alongside Young Thug on Drake's single "Way 2 Sexy", which debuted in the Hot 100's number one position.

[112][113][114][115] On February 11, 2022, Future released his first solo single in over a year, "Worst Day", which happened to appear on the deluxe edition of his at-the-time upcoming ninth studio album.

[12] Then on April 22, 2022, Future and record producer Southside released the collaborative single "Hold That Heat", which features rapper Travis Scott.

In 2013, Pitchfork wrote that Future "miraculously shows that it's still possible for Auto-Tune to be an interesting artistic tool", stating that he "finds a multitude of ways for the software to accentuate and color emotion".