Future

Nayvadius Cash (born Nayvadius Wilburn on November 20, 1985), better known by his stage name Future, is a Haitian American musician from Kirkwood,Atlanta, Georgia. He is signed to the record label Epic Records.

Career beginnings

His name came about after members of The Dungeon Family called him "The Future". His cousin, producer Rico Wade of Dungeon Family, encouraged him to sharpen his writing skills and pursue a career as a rapper. From 2010 to early 2011, Future released a series of mixtapes including 1000, Dirty Sprite and True Story. The latter included the single "Tony Montana", in reference to the Scarface film. During this time, Future also partnered with Gucci Mane on theFree Bricks collaborative album and wrote YC's single "Racks".