Future flies to London for a once in a lifetime recording session with Sir Elton John.
What’s this obsession with getting Elton John on rap records? Young Thug isn’t the only resident hip-hopper who’s made overtures to the living legend, as Q-Tip got him to guest star on Tribe’s final solo project. In return, he and Logic spotted up repping the hip-hop massive on an Elton John tribute album that dropped in 2018.
Then there’s the aforementioned Young Thug song with Elton John we all know and love. As my colleague so eloquently put it, “Salute to Young Thug for having a courageous sense artistic vision, quietly leading the charge by example.” Thugger’s duet “High” feels right at home within the boundaries unforced experimentation. Not too shabby considering Elton John spends the majority his time working on musical scores.
Which leads to the following odd-couple pairing. The Instagram post (below) is quite telling. Future is a cunning person – come to think it, Elton John is the only person standing in the way a very random musical milestone. On Billboard’s watch, Future narrowly missed besting Elton John’s mark 7 number one albums in the span 3 years and some change.
“Future earned six No. 1 albums in just 3 years and 5 months, the quickest accumulation no. 1s since Elton John in the 1970s,” writes Billboard Charts, Twitter. “He scored seven No. 1s in 3 years and 3 months.”
So what’s the deal with this obsessive interest in luring Elton John out semi-retirement. And on another note, who’s really gunning for this prospective Future x Elton collaboration. The Zone 6er said it himself, “me and my brother eltonjohn leaving the studio. Love is Love.” You’d have to think Future is gunning for his crown on some level.