Future appears to be one of those narcissistic men who isn’t very self-aware.
The Freebandz honcho has become synonymous with the term toxic masculinity, and according to the countless memes of him shared on social, he is recognized as the “Toxic King” leading the way for “City Boys” — a male personification of rap duo “City Girls’” lyrics — to thrive in a sea of women.
“People associate me with being toxic…People have their own definition of what toxic is,” he told GQ for their May cover story. Future’s records can easily be interpreted by critics, and fans, as lacking morality as he raps about having a bevy of women, creeping with married women and using intimacy as just a momentary transaction.
But when it comes to looking in the mirror, Future sees his past lovers — which includes a short-lived engagement to singer Ciara, a brief and public romance with Lori Harvey, and a string of relationships with the mothers of his gaggle of children — he sees a man who has been a victim to love.
“[These women] all were toxic to me. They just don’t want to admit it,” Future claimed. His latest project is one of passion and transparency. It’s “about sometimes having an open heart, handling everybody with open arms, man … Sometimes people out there try to make you seem like the suspect. Really, you are the victim.”
But with lyrics such as, “I just f—d your b—h in some Gucci flip flops/ I just had some b—s and I made ’em lip lock.” Or the song he worked on while being interviewed where he rapped, “She walked in with a goofy, I got a chance to intercept it,” — which some may read into as a wordplay jab at Russell Wilson, his ex Ciara’s husband — his fans and critics are split on who to label toxic.
“This man literally raps about being toxic.”
“Nah some of them be his match and he don’t like that.”
“This man heart has been BROKEN since Ciara moved on and got better. Y’all notice since then he’s been running thru women.”
Other fans, however, agreed that Future has been unfairly titled toxic when the women he chooses to date are the real toxic culprits.
“I believe him too he can’t take all the blame. I think the women were just as wrong, they say he toxic but kept dealing with him even having kids with the man. He can’t be all that bad.”
“They dealt with him knowing his history so yup, I can understand.”
“I believe him! Most of them wanted a come up! Except Ciara he knows he fumbled with her.”
In the past Future said he canceled the wedding to Ciara because he didn’t want industry people there, nor did he want to see headlines saying “Ciara’s Husband Was Seen In A Strip Club.” He also said that his fans were pretty accustomed to him saying reckless things, and he feels that he needs to continue to say those things in order to keep their attention. Those things are not in alignment with being married to a woman of Ciara’s character.
It’s pretty obvious that Future is afraid to grow up. Future, like a majority of single baller men who refuse to take accountability. They have several women around at one time, half-way commit, and then wonder why women bail on him.
He literally said he wouldn’t marry any of his baby mother’s because the others would get upset. Ciara went on to marry a King, and Lori Harvey is now dating a Prince. Both seem to have fairly healthy relationships that lasted longer than their relationships with Future. Future is indeed the common denominator. He lacks true kindness in his heart and the ability to commit in compromise.
This week a popular podcaster signified that Future was actually a better man than Russell Wilson. 🤣
Now that we all had a good laugh, let’s take a flash back to the past, in order to see the difference between Future and Russell Wilson.
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Back in 2019, Future called out Russell, revealing that he didn’t necessarily approve of the way his ex-fiancé dominated her marriage with Seattle Seahawks quarterback.
Future — who got engaged to Ciara in October 2013, but called it quits three months the birth of their first child, son Future Zahir Wilburn — explained that he felt like Wilson, 30, was far too easygoing when it came to Ciara and her past relationships.
At the time, the rapper’s alleged infidelity was said to have led to their breakup.
“He do exactly what she tell him to do. He not being a man in that position,” he said during his interview with Beats 1 Radio. “You not tellin’ her, ‘Bro, chill out with that on the internet. Don’t even talk to him. I’m your husband! You better not even bring Future’s name up!’”
Future went on to explain that when he was dating the “Level Up” singer, 33, things were much different.
“If that was me, she couldn’t even bring his name up. She’d know that,” he said. “She couldn’t even bring her exes’ names up. Don’t give that s— no energy. It’s about me. I’m taking care of everything.”
After ending her engagement with Future, Ciara began dating Wilson in 2015. The pair officially tied the knot the following summer and continue to parent Future Zahir together, in addition to their 1-year-old daughter Sienna Princess.
Reps for Ciara and Wilson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
Despite what Future thinks about their relationship, it seems the past two years have been incredibly blissful for Ciara and Wilson — and they’re looking forward to making it even better.
The Grammy award-winning singer recently opened up about her desire to take her marriage with the NFL quarterback to new heights.
“Russ and I always like to have the conversations and reflect on our years in general, whether it’s what we’ve done individually, but also together and how we can keep on leveling up our love,” the singer told PEOPLE exclusively while gearing up to host and perform on the West Coast telecast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2019. “We’re definitely going to chat about those ideas.”
In this photo released by Warner Bros., talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is seen during a taping of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” at the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif. (Photo by Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.)
Though the pair’s love has never had an off-season, they continue to search for “the best rhythm” when it comes to maintaining their romance while juggling parenthood amongst their hectic schedules.
“I can definitely say more date nights,” she added. “That’s the one thing that we’ve been working on because we always have a tradition of date nights on Fridays since that falls in perfect place for his schedule when he’s in season.”
“We’ve been able to add some more date nights in the mix and that’s been really fun, so I think in 2019 we’re gonna level up the date nights and add some more to the mix as much as we can, especially with our schedules always moving,” the mom-of-two said.
Now here is the clutch of the shift and the reason I am writing this article.
But even when Ciara is busy working and Wilson is tied up on the field, the singer has nothing to fear because Future is there to “make [Sienna] happy and love her!”
“He’s so loving,” Ciara says about Future being the greatest big brother to Sienna. “When they FaceTime each other, both of them smile in ways that I’ve never seen when we make them smile.”
“He’ll say, ‘Sit in my lap SiSi mama,’ and he likes to try to help with the bottles,” she added.“He’s just there! He gets so frustrated if he makes her mad or if she’s feisty.”
Men hate Russell Wilson because they aren’t HIM. They don’t know how to make a beautiful woman with her own money happy like Ciara is. If women had Ciara’s money, beauty and fame, they’d dump most men.
Most men don’t know how to make their woman glow. Half of the time they hide their woman and she hides him too. Some of these men are only good for accolades, and appearance, not for love. They are too busy loving every other woman, and don’t know how to help a woman make a house a home.
Prayers for all of the men who were taught that mistreating a woman is what a real man does.
Real men love women who love themselves and seek to give those women the world.
Now to ground in what you’ve just learned, watch the video of Will Smith BELOW and LISTEN to what he says about the woman he’s speaking about.
