Future Announces Project “E.T.” With DJ Esco; Reveals Cover Art

Future announces new mixtape with DJ Esco called "E.T." Future has been teasing us on Twitter over the past couple days that a project was nearing, and thankfully he wasn’t lying. On Thursday night, the Freebandz Gang leader decided to announce to his followers that he has a new mixtape on the way with DJ Esco called E.T., which stands for "Esco Terrestrial". Unfortunately, he didn’t reveal any further information, other than its artwork, but if his tweet from the other day is any inclination of what’s to come, then Future says he “maybe a lil too disrespectful on this one,” but “fuck it. Y’all deserve it.” Peep the artwork below, and keep your eyes peeled for further information. Who's excited for some new Future?

Future & Jay Z To Release Single With DJ Khaled

Southside mentioned the song during an interview with DJ Whoo Kid. Stop the presses!! Future and Jay Z have a song together... with DJ Khaled. This revelation comes courtesy of 808 Mafia producer Southside, who mentioned the record during an interview with DJ Whoo Kid. "I got the new single with Future and Jay Z too," Southside said. "And Khaled. That shit's crazy." Southside revealed that he produced the song with Jake One and a producer named G-Coup. Khaled has a history of bringing huge names together, so the fact that he is involved makes the Future-Jay Z pairing more believable. As does the fact that Jay Z is now Khaled's manager. This is not the first time Southside has offered a juicy bit of insider information re: Future. In November, he mentioned that Future was sitting on six albums and three mixtapes. (Fewtch has blessed the streets with one album and one mixtape since then.) Southside mentions the Future-Jay Z-Khaled single at the 3:30 mark below. The whole 20-minute interview is worth a listen -- the Atlanta producer discusses his role in Kanye West's The Life of Pablo, how he and Flocka changed the sonic landscape of hip hop, the time Kanye told him he was the future of music, and more.

See Awesome Vintage T-Shirts From Future's Pop-Up Shop In L.A.

The pop-up shop includes exclusive Pen & Pixel-style tour T-shirts as well as an exclusive A$AP Yams tribute shirt. This news is manly for the L.A. folks, as that's the site of Future's temporary "Purple Reign" pop-up shop, which is open now through March 20. The shop houses the latest fashion merchandise from Future's Freebandz label as well as Future-inspired clothing items from well-known streetwear brands like Cease & Desist, DOPE, and RSVP. Future and his team also hired a designer named Darien Bruze to create a series of limited edition vintage-style T-shirts that already look like treasured collectors' items. Each shirt will be released in quantities of 50, and there is one shirt in particular, a tribute to A$AP Yams that shows a montage of Future, the Mob founder, and a few white doves, that won't be available until the store's final business day (Sunday, March 20).

Future & The Weeknd Shoot Music Video For “Low Life”

Future & The Weeknd's hit collab, "Low Life," is getting the visual treatment. Well it looks like we’re going to get a music video for Future & The Weeknd’s hit collab “Low Life” soon. On Tuesday, the two superstars took to their respective snapchat stories to share some footage while on set. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to see any footage of the actual video itself, but sources are reporting that French Montana will be making a cameo (see pic in gallery). The song itself can be found on Future’s latest album EVOL, even though it originally first appeared on The Weeknd’s soundcloud page on Christmas Eve. While we wait for the official video to surface, check out a couple pics & snaps of the duo in the gallery above. Remember, Future is set to take the stage for his first time on SNL this weekend. Who knows, maybe he’ll even bring out Abel as a surprise guest and perform this song? (Wishful thinking)

Future Shuts Down Blac Chyna Dating Rumors

Despite Blac Chyna's new tattoo, Future maintains that he's single. Hopefully Blac Chyna got that tattoo just to pay tribute to her favorite rapper, because according to Future the two are not dating. "Single & focusing on what makes me happy," Future wrote on Twitter today, following it up with a quote from his own song "Though It Was A Drought" (coincidentally the very one Chyna referenced in her Instagram post) "U kno I dnt fuck wit no rumors..." In case you're not up to date, Chyna and Future dating rumors have been circulating over the last few weeks, and Chyna seemed to confirm things when she debuted a "FUTURE" hand tattoo this weekend. This is all very confusing, and we're sure we haven't heard the end of it just yet. Think Chyna is regretting that tattoo now? Or did it mean something else entirely?

Future Buys Drake Diamond-Encrusted FBGOVO Ring

Future got Drake (and himself) a really big ring. Diamonds were a major theme of Drake and Future's recent joint album, What a Time to Be Alive. Diamonds adorned the Shutterstock cover art and were the subject of the tape's second biggest hit (currently at No. 53). Well, in that case, diamonds may have been a metaphor for dancers at the Diamonds of ATL strip club, but regardless, the two rappers clearly bonded over the sparkling stones, and as a tribute to the album's success, Future has given Drake a FBGOVO ring full of blinging rocks.

Drake Brought Future Out To Perform "WATTBA" Tracks At Austin City Limits

Drake and Future did a selection of new songs in Austin Saturday night. Just before dropping their joint project, Future brought Drake out during his set in Toronto, and last night at Austin City Limits, Drizzy returned the favor. As a result, we got to see some What A Time To Be Alive songs performed for the first time live, as the two rappers ran through "Big Rings," "Digital Dash," "Jumpman," and more. The Austin crowd was definitely feeling the new material, and seeing a couple clips from the show, the songs work well in a live setting, though next time we hope they break out "Diamonds Dancing". Last night we also got to hear a more complete version on Drizzy's leaked Beyonce collaboration, "Can I". It's still rumored that Drake will be releasing his fourth studio album, Views From The Six, before the year's end, but we'll believe it when we see it.

Drake & Future Reveal Mixtape Title, Artwork & Release Date

Drake & Future's "What A Time To Be Alive" is out Sunday on iTunes. The world has been patiently waiting for news of Drake and Future's joint mixtape, and while the two have been hinting at the release over the last few days, official word has finally made its way out. Drake has shared the artwork for the project on Instagram, captioning it "WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE available at 8pm EST, Sunday on ITunes @future 💎". The cover features a collection of diamonds, something the two rappers have been hinting at through emojis over the last couple of days. Drizzy also announced a special FBG-assisted episode of OVO Radio would be airing at 6 PM Sunday night. Metro Boomin and DJ Esco will be participating in the broadcast, and we assume Future and Drake will at least stop by.

Drake Confirms Mixtape With Future Is On The Way

Drake & Future's joint mixtape looks to be the real deal and coming soon. Update: Drake has officially announced the mixtape. After weeks of rumors & speculations, which included a fake countdown that turned out to be one big troll job on Friday night, Drake has finally confirmed the news that what we've all been waiting to hear, that his mixtape with Future is indeed on the way. While performing down in ATL Friday night for the Music Midtown Festival, Drake reportedly confirmed to the crowd during his set that he and Future have a joint project on the way. He says "take a break from Views now it's back to that, and me and Future got a tape before that." Later, Drizzy added that “Sunday were making a motherf*ckin movie,” ultimately leaving us to presume that in two days our wishes will come true and this tape will finally be here. Guess we’ll have to play the waiting game for two more days to find out, but at least we know it's actually coming.

Drake and Future Continue To Hint Very Strongly That Mixtape Coming Soon

Drake and Future hint HEAVILY that their mixtape is dropping very soon. We hate to keep teasing you with these articles about the Drake and Future mixtape, but they KEEP TEASING US. After Drake posted an Instagram photo captioned "FBGOBO" yesterday, he just posted a photo of him and Future with the caption "*hourglass emoji* *watch emoji* *diamond emoji*." Future than posted the same photo in addition to another photo of him Drake dabbing it up in the studio. ICYMI: we traced the entire history of their relationship and concluded that they are pretty good friends and rumors of this tape seemed legit. http://putitallinaplasticbag.com/ has a countdown. But is it legit?

Drake Shows Up At Future's Toronto University Show, Brings Norm Kelly

Drake decided to crash Future's performance at Ryerson University, and he brought a very special guest. Rumors of a Drake and Future collaborative project have been spreading over the last few days, and when Drake showed up to Future's performance at the Ryerson University orientation concert in Toronto, it seemed some kind of announcement could be made. Unfortunately, there was no mention of any new music, but the night wasn't without its surprises. At one point, Drizzy brought out city councillor, Norm Kelly, a man applauded more for his vague understanding of memes than for his politics. Before instructing fans to turn up in a way only a 73-year-old white man could, Norm went "back to back" with Drake, further solidifying his internet cred. Meanwhile Drake ran through his verse on "Where Ya At,” as well as doing pieces of “Energy,” “Back to Back,” and “Know Yourself.”