High Off Life: Why Mid-life Crisis Future Might Be The Best Future We’ve Ever Seen

The male’s mid-life crisis can be characterized by a few different types of erratic behavior. Some men go out and buy a flashy sports car; others pick up on a younger girlfriend that makes them feel revitalized and brand new. Some travel the world on a whim, while some stay out late night at clubs chasing their glory days. Atlanta megastar, Future seems to be embodying all of these actions as the end of 2020 will see him at 37-years old, a bit past the average age of a rap superstar. Still, his music is fresh as ever — filled with life and an enthusiasm that remains to serve as a soundtrack for today’s youth. So just how does Future remain the voice of a generation he himself has aged out of? Simple, by always relating his success as a product of his struggle, which is an idea we can all get behind. On his 8th studio album, High Off Life he speaks directly to an era in which he helped define with the music he’s made over the last decade.

The album opens silently and erupts into a roar with the first track, “Trapped In the Sun” as Fewtch wastes no time giving quotable bars and inspiring the classic hip-hop stank face from his listeners.

“That yellow Lambo outside from when I trapped in the sun,