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Hands down, Future is apart of the Atlanta Mt. Rushmore of Rappers, along with André 3000, Ludacris & T.I. I first came on board as a fan with his 2015 release, Dirty Sprite 2. I had never heard anything like it. Pure hip-hop heads will say the vocal effects and indistinguishable words aren't real rap, but I beg to differ. Music has always been about the vibez, and Future is the king of vibin' out. Dirty Sprite 2 wasn't even a proper album, but a mixtape... but then again... Future doesn't abide by the traditional album cycle. This dude is one of the most prolific rappers in the game right now... It all started in 2010 when he first started droppin' mixtapes. There's been years when he has released upwards to four albums... in one year! I haven't seen that kind of work ethic since The Beatles. Future has a lot of material for someone who popped onto the scene only a decade ago. Back to me being introduced to Future with the Dirty Sprite 2 mixtape- once I heard the song "The Percocet & Stripper Joint" I knew I dug this guy. The beat. The delivery. It was one of those songs that I felt like I had heard before... either that... or wondered how I had gotten so far in life without hearing a song so great. Fuckin' loved it. Future was already a legend in the hip-hop scene before he even broke into the mainstream. Future's star has only continued to rise, peaking with "Mask Off" and the remix with Kendrick Lamar. He has also done collaborations with Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Taylor Swift, just to name a few. Whether you like him or not, there's no denying his influence on modern hip-hop. Some albums & mixtapes to check out: 2015's Beast Mode, 2017's Future, 2017's Hndrxx, & 2014's Honest. The stars have never been more uncannily aligned for the man born Nayvadius Wilburn back in 1983. He still remains one of the reigning kings of Atlanta (one-fourth of Atlanta's Mt. Rushmore [I stand by that statement!]) who’s deployed album after mixtape after collaboration after album after mixtape after collaboration in a way to capture his own essence as an artist. Future is only thirty-six-years old but has already created such an impact legacy. In his own prolific way, he drops bombs and continues on... No past... no present... 

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