Future Is Tired of Making Your Wrongs Right: The FADER Interview

Over the past eight years, #Future has reinvented himself countless times. From his early days as a pioneering street rapper, contorting his voice to create unforgettable hooks, to his superstar-making, hedonistic 2016 run, the Atlanta artist has always been a master at shedding his skin. He’s undergone sonic shifts, so many that he’s created a whole group of alter-egos to encompass his many shifting modes: Future Hendrix, Super Future, Fire Marshal Future. After a year that saw the 35-year-old stepping back from the, at times, hyper-speed of his releases, Future is now introducing a new identity with The WIZRD, an album he said will “close the chapter out of everything I've done so far up until now.”

In the week before the release of his album, Future sat down with The FADER at the Epic Records offices in New York to discuss the album and the past year of his life. In the intimate discussion, which you can watch in part below, he spoke about the way his most painful music is consumed and the pressure it brings to keep living a lifestyle that he feels he’s outgrown. In recent years, Future has become rap’s preeminent anti-hero but, in conversation, he was thoughtful and reflective, an ever-evolving artist on the precipice of another major shift.

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[coldcutz]

Futures voice sounds like a hook, without the music

[raheemtheodore]

Future was born with Reverb already installed on his larynx

[tooneyvibes]

“it’s crazy, but it’s true” only real future fans appreciate that line.

[iamLucid]

Future should have interviewed the interviewer. My mans bottling up his emotions.

[applayer]

When he talks it sound like two people are talking

[reeldeal]

Future really doesn't need to do anymore in the music game. His 2014-2017 campaign already speaks for itself

[wpgnzwd]

"It's krazy, but it's true."

[BirdzFlyYonda]

Who the hell let a goat in the building

[iamLucid]

They both look hella uncomfortable. Those couches are wack

[highwayjunkieb]

Real future fan know he been saying wizrd since dirty sprite 🤷🏾‍♂️

[chrismehmet]

The interviewer looks like he's going through some shit haha

[newstew]

That’s not Future, that’s Corneliusfromwyoming

[BusinessFirst]

The fact that they act like this man don't have substance because he doesn't rap like jay z or nas is a detriment to what this man means to the culture. You can tell this man has depth. It's not so much what he says but how he says it. You feel every word that's comes from him.

[ADoT_L]

Future said it best on the song "RedLight" when he said "Finally starting to embrace that I'm famous, it was hard for me to erase when i was nameless

[dwainbaker]

Future been 99 OVR since 2015! Feel like this new project gonna be a classic

[derrickderrion]

I give These interviewers respect they asking a goat questions Ik Dey nervous..

[TheFader]

00:21 What was the past year like for you
00:30 Where does the name 'The WIZRD' come from
01:00 Why did you feel like now was the right time to introduce 'The WIZRD' persona
01:39 Do you think your fans always expect you to go through pain to write successful music
03:31 What do you think about the way some fans have labeled you the 'male Beyonce'
04:59 Are your kids at an age where they can listen to your music and understand your lyrics
06:14 What did Seth Firkins mean for your music and your life
07:20 Did the loss of Seth Firkin change the way you operate in the studio
07:40 Did you take a break from social media before 'The WIZRD' like you did for past albums
08:51 What is it about being in the studio with Young Thug that's special
13:05 What makes you happiest right now
13:14 Is there anything about you that still makes you feel misunderstood

[SoSoulFulKendra]

Future was really about that life .. straight from the trenches .. he is so fucking real!!! I’m proud of him and I wish him continued future success!!!!

[jonathanallen]

Sound like his pain is deeper than the ocean. Do yo thing bro u inspire me.

[kevindelapaz]

Even when future laughs it’s on auto tune . Legend, man . Straight hood philosopher . The wizrd himself .