Future and Apple Music previewed his upcoming documentary The Wizrd for a select audience at the iPic Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening (January 8). The doc, which shares a title with his upcoming seventh studio album, is scheduled to premiere on Friday (January 11).
Following an exclusive screening of the film, distinguished radio host Zane Lowe hosted an intimate Q&A and HipHopDX was front-and-center to witness it all.
The Wizrd is a rare and captivating display of Future’s insane work ethic and effervescent personality, as seen through footage compiled over the course of three years. It is something the Future Hive will thoroughly enjoy and also works as a great introduction to those curious about his cultural impact on many up-and-coming artists.
Rico Wade, Future’s cousin and a co-founder of the legendary Dungeon Family, appeared in the film along with Outkast’s Andre 3000, who essentially geeked out over Future’s music and artistic progression. 3 Stacks offered high praise to the Freebandz boss, who ran with the Dungeon Fam when he was rapping under the moniker of Meathead.
Beyond music, Future’s relationship with his kids — including his energetic 4-year-old son — is a big part of the film. During his conversation with Lowe, Future admitted he was apprehensive about spotlighting his private life but eventually caved in and allowed it.
Viewers also get to see the charming dynamic between Future and collaborator Young Thug. After viewing the doc, it’s not hard to understand why they are thicker than thieves.
Besides them both hailing from the ATL, the two share a love for luxury fashion and have tireless work ethics. The prolific artists also have a penchant for sitting down while they record, which is how “Mask Off” was made. It turned out to be the first time Future had ever recorded in that way.
As an artist who spends a lot of time in the studio churning out song after song, it’s believed that Future has thousands of cuts in the vault. He admits in the doc that he spent so much time in the studio that his late-engineer Seth Firkins, who passed away in 2017, became like blood to him.
Future heavily relied on Firkins to help pick out slaps for his mixtapes and albums. Now, he sits in the engineer’s old chair while he records to maintain an in-studio connection to his late friend.
“I’m sitting in Seth’s chair,” Future told Lowe. “I gotta sit in Seth’s chair. I still use his chargers for my phone and everything is always Seth. I haven’t gotten over it yet.”
When Lowe asked Future about his recording process, the rap star noted that Firkins’ influence still plays an intricate part in the creation of his music.
“The process is just the feeling and having people around you helping and giving their opinion just like the engineer and everyone around me,” he said. “Even though Seth passed away, it was engineers that was in the studio training [and] coming up under him that was learning from him, so it just feels right. With Seth, it was a personal thing more than just the records and recording process.”
Fans can watch Future’s The Wizrd documentary this Friday, exclusively on Apple Music.
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WTF…this is the worst written article in a while on here…Cherise got thirst for Future!
This ni ggas time is up
Futures cultural impact? Like encouraging kids to be druggys and junkies. I wonder how many people died from drug overdoses mixing Molly, percocets, and other drugs.
His cultural impact?! What creating a generation of a buncha lean sippin molly poppin xan takin half retarded zombies yup thanks future we couldnt have lived without ya!
Oh so the documentary talks about how he’s one of the architects of the destruction of hip hop where lyricical content (or lyrics at all) no longer matter? Fark Future.
Destroying rap culture and ppls lives with promoting drug use all the while dick head be in interviews saying “I don’t do the drugs that I promote it’s just an image” which now leads me to believe he on the government payroll . Same shit happen with black panther having fake members in there ranks who were actually on government payroll and directed to destroy from within (snitching on locations and other shit). Makes you wonder but then again what do I know.
Black panther party was destined to fail a rebel group created by at the time by a group of people who only represent 11% of the population at the time and the rebel group being an even smallet faction than that yep they had a chance for sure!
Never said they had a chance just stating a fact that they were infiltrated that’s all.
I wouldn’t have wasted the time to respond to the incoherent drivel…. He’s a troll of the lowest form. The kind that doesn’t make sense
Cultural Impact? Lol. This guy is the biggest drug pusher for pharmaceutical companies next to doctors. His music is probably the most destructive in rap today. Future needs to fade away.
It’s funny how time deaf this site is. The comments below clearly how that no one wants to read about this mumbling retard who destroyed the culture this site is supposed to represent. Why would they still keep posting this garbage?
Tone deaf*
No its the same 6 “old heads” or “hip hop purists” who refuse to understand that hip
hop has evolved into something totally different than the lyrical miracle boombap bullshit it started as. Artists can now express themselves, show a human side and not be boxed in. The culture is no longer for or about you guys.
Could not agree more! Well said. I enjoy old and new. Old heads like the boOzos up there are just LAF
How is chanting the same few syllables in a mumbling tone expression? How is not forming a coherent sentence expression? You’re generation is strung out on drugs and has an ADHD problem. That’s why this garbage sounds good.
Shines Bright Light On His Cultural Impact of ruining rap music.
All these people bowing at the altar of Future. Dude is an utter joke of an artist, and has like 7 kids out of wedlock. Real example.
Waste of fucking time and storage on Internet.
Praising Future is kind of weird when the media is currently losing their mind over R. Kelly. Make up your mind. Are we honoring men who have numerous groupies and impregnates them, or shunning them? Cause I was under the impression that being a player was a death sentence for your career at the moment. This metoo bullshit is confusing.