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Future
Rapper · USA
Future is an American rapper who holds the record for the most number one albums on the Billboard 200 among rappers.
Profile checked 17 August 2026
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The Real Me delivered a twelfth number one with 131,000 units, a record set alongside his smallest comparable opening, and made without a single guest.
This VJOURNAL profile gathers verified data, official channels and our 2026 analysis of what a chart record measures.
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