Future

Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn (born November 20, 1983), known by the stage name Future, is an American rapper from Atlanta.

After releasing a number of mixtapes, Future signed to Epic Records and A1 Records, eventually starting his own label Freebandz. He then released his debut album Pluto in 2012. He has since released Honest (2014), DS2 (2015), EVOL (2016), Future (2017) and Hndrxx (2017). With his latest two albums, Future became the first artist since 1968 to debut two albums in consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard 200.

Career
Future started his career as a member of the Atlanta collective The Dungeon Family, where he earned his stage name. He soon signed to A1 Records and released a series of mixtapes over 2010/11 titled 1000, Dirty Sprite and ''True Story. He also collaborated with Gucci Mane for mixtape Free Bricks. ''In late-2011, Future signed a major deal with Epic Records and released two more mixtapes before his debut album. In 2012 Future was selected as a member of XXL's Freshmen Class. In April 2012, his debut album Pluto was released debuting at 8 on the Billboard 200. In April 2014, Future released his second album Honest which debuted at number 2.

In mid-2015, Future released his third album DS2, which was his first to debut atop the Billboard 200. In late-2015 he released a collaborative mixtape with Drake. In 2016 he released EVOL which again topped the charts. In early-2017, Future released his self-titled album Future and only one week later released Hndrxx, both albums topping the Billboard charts.