Mr. Freebandz himself, Future, recently had a chance to sit down with Karen Civil to do a CivilTV session, where he discusses working with Kanye West and Diplo, the current beef battle between Drake and Pusha T, and his upcoming performances for Rock The Bells 2012. With this album ‘Pluto‘ already in stores, Future has been keeping a steady buzz, which is creating excitement for his upcoming work.

15. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded – 21,000 - Just being out and about, not a day goes by that I don’t hear “Beez In The Trap.” And yes, the fact 2 Chainz put “doohickey” in a song is one of the best moments of 2012. Even better, that red squiggly line doesn’t even appear when you type doohickey. The South wins again!

20. B.o.B. – Strange Clouds – 16,000 - I’m pretty sure this isn’t doing the numbers many hoped it would do (especially since his first was an overwhelming success), but with Tip apparently thinking about life after music, Grand Hustle may be Bobby Ray’s to carry.

35. Drake – Take Care – 10,000 - Look, I love my grandma more than anything in this world. So Drake postponing dates on his tour to possibly go check up on her is something I more than understand. In other news, he’s creeping up on two milli.

42. Krizz Kaliko – Kickin’ & Screamin’ – 9,500 - What having a following does for you. I’m pretty sure Krizz saw no parts of mainstream radio or TV.

54. Future – Pluto – 7,000 - If you plan on going out this weekend and partying, how many times do you expect to hear “Same Damn Time?” Over/under 50. Say what you will, Puffy bodied the remix something serious, too.

77. Killer Mike – R.A.P. Music – 5,300 - Let me tell you something. THIS is the best album of 2012 so far. And I’m not exaggerating one bit when I say it. Mike dropped a modern day classic. Too bad most won’t both to pay attention.

106. Jay-Z & Kanye West – Watch The Throne – 3,500 - At some point, they’re going to have to start working on part two.

149. Ab-Soul – #ControlSystem – 3,400 - And you know, this wasn’t too shabby either. TDE just doesn’t believe in release subpar music.

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Family connections in the music industry are rare, but not for 28-year-old, Atlanta-born (Zone 6-raised) Nayvadius Wilburn. Going by the alias Future –as in the “future of rap,” a name given to him by his pre-Future days rap crew Da Connect– he already had a helpful resource early on his career when he was just a mixtape rapper. Rico Wade, Future’s cousin and Organized Noize/Dungeon Family member who is highly responsible for the success of Outkast and Goodie Mob, encouraged Future to sharpen his writing skills, which proved to be good guidance as Future went on to release several mixtapes such as Dirty Sprite, True Story, and 1000. However, Future’s success and penchant for writing catchy sing-a-long hooks and choruses is what helped him pen hits such as the auto-tune heavy “Racks” and the street, Scarface-inspired “Tony Montana.” Those tracks along with his underground success through several mixtape releases eventually landed Future a deal with Epic Records, headed by urban music mogul LA Reid.

Interview by Michael Nguyen

With Future’s “Pluto” album dropping tomorrow, he did nothing but promotion for it while in the Windy City. The Atlanta native stopped by WGCI for a quick interview as he hyped up the album. Then finished his night in Chicago with a listening party performing his club banger “Same Damn Time.”

You can still pre-order the album before it drops here.

Future takes fans to another planet with his debut album Pluto, dropping in stores April 17th. DJ Ty Boogie and DJ Action Pac came together to give you a preview of the 15 track album featuring the club banger “Magic” featuring T.I., and street anthem “Tony Montana” as he linked up with YMCMB’s Drizzy Drake. The Atlanta native also adds appearances from R. Kelly, Snoop Dogg, Juicy J, and more! You can preview the album before it drops below.

You can Preorder Pluto here.

A few weeks back, Future took his talents to Charlotte, North Carolina to promote his debut album Pluto and while promoting, Steve from In Flex We Trust caught up with Mr. Free Bandz to talk about how he makes his records, what we can expect from his debut album, how the deal with L.A. Reid and Epic Records came about and much more. Be sure to meet Future in Pluto on April 17th.

Strap your seat belts on and hold on as Future is about to take us to Pluto. Future will serve as the first XXL 12′ freshman to drop an album this year and I’ll go out on a limb and say it’ll be the best one released of all the freshman. The release date is set for April 17th and you can view the tracklist below and as you’ll notice, Future kept the features to a minimum as he should have.

1. The Future Is Now: ft. Big Rube
2. Parachute ft. R.Kelly
3. Straight Up
4. Astronaut Chick
5. Magic (Remix) ft. T.I.
6. I’m Trippin ft. Juicy J
7. Truth Gonna Hurt You
8. Neva End
9. Tony Montana ft. Drake
10. Permanent Scar
11. Same Damn Time
12. Long Live The Pimp ft. Trae The Truth
13. Homicide ft. Snoop Dogg
14. Turn On The Lights
15. You Deserve It