It's Future SZN once again, as the Atlanta rap kingpin drops his newest LP, the self-titled FUTURE. The rapper born Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn works at a velocity that other rappers can only dream of. That productive quality has led to Future having more quality projects than almost anyone else rapping today. But how do those projects stack up against each other?
Ranging from street-level mixtapes to full-blown studio albums, there's a lot of content to choose from. We put out heads together, and crafted the definitive list of Future's finest, based on project quality and cultural impact.
Flip through the gallery to get a glimpse at Future's 5 best projects thus far.
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Streetz Calling
Release: September 9 2011
Format: free mixtape
Streetz Calling is one of two pre-debut album mixtapes Future released, alongside Astronaut Status. This mixtape not only contains Future's most successful record to date, "Same Damn Time," it contains that 'classic' Future sound with minimal features.
Honest
Release date: April 22 2014
Format: album
Honest is Future's second studio album. It finds the rapper veering into new territory-- slightly less trap, for the most part. He put the framework for this sound in place with his debut Pluto, but he further perfected it with Honest.
Monster
Release date: October 28 2014
Format: free mixtape
Monster is the starting place of an incredible Future mixtape run that resulted in three new mixtapes from the rapper. It includes fan-favorites like "Codeine Crazy" and "Fuck Up Some Commas."
Beast Mode
Release date: March 21 2015
Format: free mixtape
Beast Mode is another notch in Future's impressive mixtape run; a collaborative effort with ATL mainstay Zaytoven. Beast Mode, although just 9 tracks, is among the strongest collection of songs as a whole, within that mixtape run.
DS2
Release date: July 17 2015
Format: album
DS2 serves as Future's third studio album and a return to form. It's not only a follow-up to his 2011 mixtape Dirty Sprite, it also finds Future honing in on his emotional auto-tuned sound with spacey-yet-gritty trap beats from Metro Boomin, Southside, Zaytoven and Cassius Jay.
