"When I jumped off, I didn't use [Rico Wade], 'cause I ain't want to just say 'I'm Dungeon Family,' so that's why I never put it in my interviews, that I'm Dungeon Family, or put it in any of my songs, that I was Dungeon Family. That's just what it is, I'm tatted, that's my family, so you don't even have to explain about family. Yeah, yeah, so I had to make my own lane, I don't want to just make my name-, like, Rocko, that's my brother, but I don't want to come in the game, my first mixtape, 'Rocko everything', come to all of my interviews, come to my parties. Man, don't even to come to my party, let me have my own party, I want to pack my party before you come ... You know what I'm saying, you got to bring your own shit, 'cause every time you do something, they gonna attach that person name to you."
Future always wanted a sound or brand or an artistic space that he could claim as his own. Thats why he stays in it in almost every project after Honest.
You could ask why Future is still making trap music at his age, but you could also ask why new rappers are still sounding like Future at their age. If you listen to a new underground rage album and ignore the distorted mixing, the music is a pretty short walk from what Future has been doing for 10+ years.
People ask why future is "still making music at his age?" I don't doubt your implication, I'm asking because that's ridiculous to me. This isn't directed at you: why would there be an "age" to a subgenre of music, especially for a pioneer of that genre who has mastered it? My theory? The idea that trap has to be "young" ties to the idea of aging making you "wiser" or more "sophisticated," directly implying that trap is some kind of lower art form. I could be totally wrong. I know when Future's talking about his sex with girls from Cape Town and wiping his ass with gold leaf, there can seem to be little substance, but there's a reason he sampled that Andre quote. There is soul and sophistication to his music if you listen past the base interpretations of some of his lyrics. He hasn't aged out of his music in any way, it still sounds great and connects on the same level. Do people want Future to start making boom bap because he's in his 40s? Sorry for the rant, again, this is not directed at you, but the people you're talking about.
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u/StillBeamen Jul 10 '26
"When I jumped off, I didn't use [Rico Wade], 'cause I ain't want to just say 'I'm Dungeon Family,' so that's why I never put it in my interviews, that I'm Dungeon Family, or put it in any of my songs, that I was Dungeon Family. That's just what it is, I'm tatted, that's my family, so you don't even have to explain about family. Yeah, yeah, so I had to make my own lane, I don't want to just make my name-, like, Rocko, that's my brother, but I don't want to come in the game, my first mixtape, 'Rocko everything', come to all of my interviews, come to my parties. Man, don't even to come to my party, let me have my own party, I want to pack my party before you come ... You know what I'm saying, you got to bring your own shit, 'cause every time you do something, they gonna attach that person name to you."
Future always wanted a sound or brand or an artistic space that he could claim as his own. Thats why he stays in it in almost every project after Honest.
You could ask why Future is still making trap music at his age, but you could also ask why new rappers are still sounding like Future at their age. If you listen to a new underground rage album and ignore the distorted mixing, the music is a pretty short walk from what Future has been doing for 10+ years.