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Where is Future from? The rapper Future is from Atlanta, Georgia — the Kirkwood section, to be exact. He was born Nayvadius Cash on November 20, 1983, and while he got his start as a battle rapper called Meathead of Da Connect, he soon adopted the name Future, which was given to him by G-Rock, a member of the Atlanta hip-hop collective the Dungeon Family. In G-Rock’s estimation, Cash was “the future of rap,” and given that Nayvadius’ cousin was Rico Wade, the producer behind much of the Dungeon Family’s material, he had additional encouragement from a guy who knows the business. Beginning in 2010, Future released a string of mixtapes, and following a deal with Epic Records, he dropped his debut album, “Pluto,” in April 2012. It was a major hit, and it set the stage for his sophomore effort, “Honest,” due out in April 2014.

The question “where is Future from?” or perhaps “where is the rapper Future from?” has been on many hip-hop fans’ lips for the better part of this decade — particularly since he dropped the 2011 cut “Tony Montana,” His “Streetz Calling” mixtape, released shortly after he signed to Epic, further cemented his status as a rising rapper and singer, and once “Pluto” dropped, it spawned four hit singles: “Magic,” “Same Damn Time,” “Neva End,” and “Turn On the Lights,” which reached No. 2 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

Where is Future from? Future is from Atlanta, a hip-hop mecca that’s given the world the likes of Outkast and T.I. Then again, the question isn’t “where is Future from?” but rather “where is the rapper Future going?” That’s because the MC has been everywhere in 2014, and “Move That Dope,” featuring Pharrell and Pusha T., has gotten the buzz going for “Honest.” What’s more, Future is engaged to the R&B singer Ciara, who’s pregnant with his fourth child.

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