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.”