
Today (January 19), The Joe Budden Podcast released its episode, “Nadaviusss?” The title is a play on Future’s given name, Nayvadius Wilburn.

On the subject of Future, the retired MC is not buying it. Joe Budden is an artist who has been public about his addictions and subsequent sobriety. Mysonne Rips Future’s Mask Off And Says He’s A Fiend (Audio) Oh, I can hear it when he changed’…But it just be hard when your fan so used to you being a certain kinda way, a certain persona. “I didn’t wanna tell nobody I stopped drinking lean because I felt then they’re gonna be like, ‘Oh, his music changed ’cause he ain’t drinking lean no more. Only now is he coming clean to the public. Despite reportedly quitting lean, Future’s high-profile lyrics maintained the persona of an artist with two cups in his hand. And it’s hard because I’d be like, damn, I don’t wanna stop it, and have a fan stop loving me,” said the artist who released two volumes of Dirty Sprite in the mid-2010s, as well as WRLD On Drugs with Juice Wrld last year.

Just being this person, being that Rock star. “What drives me is living every word, and being that same way. Specifically, the 35-year-old reveals that he no longer drinks lean, a nickname for the recreational drug mixture of codeine and promethazine. In a recent interview with Genius‘ Rob Markman, the multi-platinum Epic Records star addressed his drug use.

However, at the same time, the Dungeon Family product appears to be taking strides with the mic, his personal growth is getting called into question. Recently, the maturation of Future’s music has been at the forefront of many conversations in the Rap music space, especially on The Joe Budden Podcast. Yesterday (January 18), rapper Future released his seventh studio album, Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD.
