Future’s majority of Spotify streams are from London
Atlanta rapper Future turned 39 on Sunday (November 20), and he already has a breakneck record on Spotify. RapCaviar shared his Spotify streaming data via Instagram on his birthday that shows he’s most listened to in London.
With 12.4 followers and 23 projects under his belt, Hendrix has a total of over 17.6B all time streams. He currently holds 39.2M monthly listeners.
The I Never Liked You artist recently appeared on Billboard‘s cover where he talked about his future, especially with his tenth album on the way. He explained that he wants “to do something I never done” which is to “make a billion dollars.”
“A lot of money,” Future said of his strategy. “That’s a lot of damn money. My main focus right now is just to do something I never done. One thing I never done is make a billion dollars. I ain’t done that, so I’m focused on that.”
Atlanta rapper Future appears to have officially altered his last legal name. An outlet by the name Hot Tones alleged this week that the “First Off” rapper changed his last government name from Wilburn to Cash. Future later reposted the report on his IG stories with the caption, “BAG SECURED. Da BGGEST.”
Just recently, the rapper reportedly bought a $16 million home in Miami, around a month after he allegedly sold his 2010-2020 publishing rights for $75 million.
In a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, Future, who was born Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, said he used to replace his last name with Cash to avoid identification incase he indulged in wrongful doings. “So when I do something… They gonna tell the people the wrong name. My daddy didn’t even sign my birth certificate. So I ain’t never had his last name,” he said at the time.
Wikipedia now states Future’s real name as Nayvadius DeMun Cash.
Lil Baby and Future unleash the visuals for their collab, “From Now On,” which hit YouTube Friday night (October 28). The Denity-envisioned video captures Baby and Pluto flexing flashy outfits all through.
“FaceTime, we still talk in codes, I think the feds on every iPhone, No more Polo T-Shirts, Put that shit on everyday from now on,” Baby spits on the hook.
The 27-year old delivered his third solo studio album, It’s Only Me, on October 14 to commercial success. The project topped Billboard 200 in the first week moving 213k album-equivalent units. It dropped to #2 in the second week with 114k units earned.
In the Fall of 2015, two of the biggest rap artists in the world, Drake & Future, released an 11 song mixtape executively produced by Metro Boomin and long time Drake producer, 40.
Metro produced or co-produced eight of its 11 songs. Additional producers include Southside, Allen Ritter, Boi-1da, DJ Esco, Frank Dukes, and others.
It was released on the iTunes Store and Apple Music, and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and sold 334,000 copies in its first week.
With such a monumental album, naturally come a five facts article by DailyRapFacts. Enjoy!
5 – Drake & Future recorded ‘What A Time To Be Alive’ in Atlanta in 6 days.
What a Time to Be Alive was allegedly born out of an impromptu, six-day recording session between the duo in Future’s hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.
Drake told Rolling Stone, “It’s a little soundtrack for people that need it right now. I went to Atlanta for six days with the hopes of doing some songs with Future, and when you get around Future, it’s like a vortex, that guy can outwork anybody right now. It’s tough to see someone do four, five songs in one night and not try to match it.”
4 – ‘Digital Dash’ was the first song they made for the project and ‘Jumpman’ was the last song the duo created for the project.
‘Digital Dash’ was presented as a finished piece to Drake prior to him getting on the song.
‘Jumpman’ would be the highest selling and most popular song from the album. The song was eventually certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for combined sales and streaming units of over four millions units.
In an interview with Fader, What a Time to be Alive executive producer Metro Boomin recalled one of the song’s sessions. “I remember, it was like six in the morning, I had been up in the studio all night mixing beats. And Drake come in in the middle of the night to f–k with ‘Jumpman. Drake was playing the new verse,” he added. “And I heard ‘Jumpman, jumpman. Metro Boomin on production, wow.’ and I knew it was going to be a hit.”
3. After a commercial featuring Taylor Swift rapping to ‘Jumpman’ while running on a treadmill, downloads of the song increased by 431%.
Apple released a commercial for Apple Music featuring Taylor Swift rapping along to the song and accidentally falling face first on the treadmill, which ultimately became very popular and was dubbed as ‘TAYLOR vs TREADMILL’. Following the premiere of the commercial, downloads of the song increased by 431%. According to Swift, the storyline was based on true events.
3- WATTBA marked the second project for both artists to chart at number one on the Billboard 200 in 2015.
If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late for Drake and DS2 for future, respectively
2- Future gets almost double the airtime of Drake on the album.
Future having the majority of the bars and time on the album led many to understand the true time that went into the album. Doing it in 6 days in Futures hometown, Atlanta, with the majority of Future’s crew and producers its no wonder it sounds like a Future album with Drake added in.
1 -There were rumors of a sequel to the album dropping late 2018 early 2019.
Rumored cover art for the WATTBA sequel was shared on social media by OVO and FBG members in early 2019
In an Instagram story posted back in April 2019, Drake can be seen throwing up the deuces, saying “What’s that? We gotta cook that up, that two.” Future then hints at the fact that the album is already done, “It’s already cooked.”
Kanye West previews unreleased track “War” on ‘Last Week’ documentary
Kanye West released his new 30-minute documentary, Last Week, on YouTube Monday (October 10), that highlights his activities in the recent times.
At one point in the doc, Ye plays an unheard track titled, War, during a car ride. On the record, the 44-year old references Drake, Future, Snoop Dogg, Lil Baby, and Moneybagg Yo.
“You a fake bitch / You don’t really love Ye, go listen to Drake, bitch / You don’t have no idea what it take, bitch / Go listen to Lil Baby, go listen to Future, bitch,” Ye spits.
WE BEEN HERE BEFORE I AINT NEW TO THIS, FAST FORWARD TRYNA FIND OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THIS
“Tryna get away, feeling like a fugitive / Uncle Snoop voice, baby I don’t love hoes / You ain’t love Ye, you love Moneybagg Yo / I done signed away some of what he bad for / What he mad for? You a fake bitch.”
WE BEEN HERE BEFORE I AINT NEW TO THIS, FAST FORWARD TRYNA FIND OUT WHAT TO DO WITH THIS
Future allegedly sells his 2004-2020 publishing catalog for “high eight figures”
Atlanta rap star Future has reportedly sold his publishing catalog from 2004 to 2020 to Influence Media Partners, according to Variety. Pluto is said to have bagged in “high eight figures” in the deal.
The catalog contains 614 titles including collabs with Drake (“Life Is Good,” “Jumpman”), Kendrick Lamar (“King’s Dead”), Rihanna (“Selfish”), and the Weeknd (“Low Life”) as well as his solo gems like “Mask Off.”
Future reportedly sold his publishing catalog to Influence Media Partners in a deal that was in the “high eight figures,” according to Variety. The Grammy winner sold his catalog from 2004-2020, which includes 612 tracks and most of Future’s biggest hits! 💰💯🎶 • 📸: Getty pic.twitter.com/6WAo0SvSW8
Influence Media partner & founding advisor Rene McLean called Future “a cultural icon” for his impact on the industry. “His prolific career and continued popularity more than 15 years into the game is a testament to his undeniable influence on the contemporary music and culture landscape. We’re honored to be partnered with him,” McLean said in a statement.
Future also added, “I put everything into my music, and I wanted to make sure these were in good hands as I thought about the next chapter of these songs. I’m proud to partner up with Rene and the team at Influence Media and send a signal that this music has timeless value. My music is my art, and these songs represent some of the most precious artwork of my career.”
Travis Scott kicked off his Road to Utopia seven-night residency at Zouk nightclub in Las Vegas Saturday (September 17), in preparation for his upcoming album, Utopia. That night, the Houston rapper played unreleased songs with Future, Lil Uzi Vert, Kid Cudi, and Pharrell Williams. The songs will likely appear on the forthcoming album.
