In an interview in January, Future, the Atlanta rapper behind often tragic, always druggy rap hits like “Codeine Crazy” and “March Madness,” said he doesn’t do drugs. He raps about it because that’s what people like to hear, he said at the time.
Many Future fans freaked out, felt downright betrayed and manipulated. Their reactions brought up an interesting question: What happens when Future puts down the lean? What happens when he isn’t sad?
Whether or not Future is a drug addict or not, it indicated he has an awareness of something: There’s a part of us that likes it when artists are sad, that views darker art as more serious, more real. He’s made a career off of this, and he knows it Read more…
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