Wale has given Future his flowers, crowning the trap titan a top 10 rapper of all time.
The D.C. rapper appears to be a fan of Hendrixās latest effort Mixtape Pluto as he took to X (formerly Twitter) on Monday (September 30) to heap high praise on the Freebandz boss.
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āFuture means so much to Hiphop. A top ten. Im not debating that one,ā he wrote.
Waleās opinion appeared to ruffle feathers among those who werenāt as enthusiastic about Futureās ranking among rapās all-time greats, but he refused to back down.
In a second post, he added: āI got some folks fired up today ā¦ I seen.. excuse me for havin a diverse palette ā¦ art is subjective. Im listening to The Beach Boys right now and then Devin the dude. Yall like what yall likedā¦see yall on the road [blue heart emoji, moon emoji].ā
Future means so much to Hiphop . A top ten . Im not debating that one
ā Wale (@Wale) September 30, 2024
I got some folks fired up today ā¦ I seen.. excuse me for havin a diverse palette ā¦ art is subjective . Im listening to The Beach Boys right now and then Devin the dude . Yall like what yall likedā¦see yall on the road šš
ā Wale (@Wale) September 30, 2024
Thereās at least one other Hip Hop figure that agrees with Wale.
Back in April, Charlamagne Tha God declared Future the most influential rapper of the last decade.
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Speaking on hisĀ Brilliant IdiotsĀ podcast with Andrew Schulz, the radio personality argued that the āMarch Madnessā hitmaker belongs in the same conversation as the so-called āBig Threeā of Drake, Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole.
āThey talking about a Big Three but really thereās a Fantastic Four. If you really wanna get a little spicy, Future could be in the Big Three,ā he said.
He then pointed to Futureās influence, saying: āFor better or worse, I can find a million Future clones all around the world. I donāt think thereās any rapper thatās influenced culture and music more than Future over the last decade. I think Future has influence. People wannaĀ beĀ Future, people wannaĀ soundĀ like Future.ā
Charlamagne also cited some of the rapperās more recent achievements, including simultaneously topping the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 with his joint album withĀ Metro Boomin,Ā We Donāt Trust You, andĀ Kendrick-assisted hitĀ āLike That.ā
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āI would have Drake, Future, Kendrick, personally,ā he added, nudgingĀ J. ColeĀ out of the top three. āStatistically, if youāre talking about numbers and all of that, Futureās over Cole.ā
Charlamagne did, however, acknowledge that Cole is a stronger lyricist than Pluto.
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Future has also previously called himself a top five rapper of all time.
In a chest-thumping social media post back in 2018, he shared a picture of himself in a fur coat along with the caption: āTop 5 dead or alive and Iām #1.ā