He's the greatest of his generation hands down. Everyone borrows from Future and Gucci. Underneath all the drug talk he's the deepest lyricist of his generation. Even when he talks drug talk, his perspective is unique. He discusses addiction and what makes him do drugs.
It's not always about doing drugs to party. He does drugs to get through the day. He discusses the losses he takes more than his victories. He's hard on hoes, but he explains why he is. He always explain the emotional and physical motivation for his lifestyle.
He's an artist. He creates worlds and invites us into them with his music.
He has lines in his singles that take courage to say. "I disguise pain when I make it rain." Of course people only listen to the chorus and they only vibe off the melody. But the truth of his identity lives in his cadence and his verses.
He makes music for black people that white people consume. I feel rappers tend to cater to white people when they realize white people consume a lot of black culture. Future has remained making music for us.
My favorite thing about Future is what makes him so special. He discusses the evils of his lifestyle and explores why he keeps evil in his life. It's fascinating to listen to someone who's as self aware and disconnected from society as Future.
