Nayvadius Wilburn: A Brief Biography

Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn was born on November 20, 1983, in Atlanta, Georgia. He began using his stage name while performing as one of the members of the musical collective. The Dungeon Family nicknamed him The Future. His first cousin recorded producer, and Dungeon Family member Rico Wade, encouraged him to sharpen his writing skills and pursue a career as a rapper. He attended Columbia High School. Future voices praises of Wade’s musical influence and instructio, calling him mastermind behind his sound. Future came under the wing of Atlanta own Rocko who signed him to his label A-1 Recordings. Since then Future work ethic had driven him to success. From 2010 to early 2011, Future released a series of mixtapes including, 1000, Dirty Sprite and …show more content…
In September 2011 days before the release of his next mixtape, Streetz Calling. The mixtape was described by XXL magazine as ranging from simple and sound executed boasts. Future had told MTV that Streetz Calling would be his final mixtape prior to the releases of his debut studio album, another mixtape, Astronaut Status was released in January 2010. In december 2011 Future was featured on the cover of Issue #77 of The Fader. Future was selected to the annual XXL Freshman list in early 2012. Future will be repacking his debut album Pluto on November 27, 2012 under the name Pluto 3D featuring 3 new songs and 2 remix. January 15, 2013 Future released the compilation mixtape F.B.G. The album lead single, Karate Chop featuring Casino, premiered on January 25, 2013. The song produced by Metro Boomin. On September 20, 2015 Future released a collaborative mixtape with canadian rapper Drake, title What a Time to Be Alive. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, Billboard R&B Charts, and Billboard's Hot Rap Songs, making the first time rapper to score two number one albums in a year, in 11 years since Jay Z back in