19 Interesting Facts You Might Not Have Known About Future was originally published on globalgrind.com
1. His full government name is Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn.
2. He legally changed his last name to Cash.
3. His stage name was born when members of the hip-hop musical collective, The Dungeon Family, called him “The Future.”
4. Before he was Future, he was known as Meathead of Da Connect.
5. Meathead was a battle rapper.
6. He was shot in the right hand at the age of 14 or 15.
7. Future wrote the hook for Ludacris’ “Blueberry Yum Yum.”
8. Future is a fan of Shakespeare. He’s said, “”When I went to school, I would read Shakespeare and just fell in love with how he mixed his words. I started playing around and writing poems, reading poems.”
9. From the ages of 17-24, Future had no relationship with his mother.
10. Their relationship didn’t improve until he stopped hustling in the streets to focus on music.
11. And his favorite cereal is Cap’ n Crunch.
12. As a kid, he learned the lyrics to all of Too $hort’s songs.
13. Initially, Future’s hit song with Rihanna was titled “Love & Affection.” Jay Z decided to change the name to “Loveeeeeee Song.”
