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'''Zachary Lewis Beck''' (born June 19, 1971),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OnlyFuturistic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor|title=Futuristic™ (@OnlyFuturistic) - Twitter|publisher=}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Futuristic''', is an American independent [[hip hop]] artist. He was born in [[Bloomington, Illinois]] but currently resides in [[Tempe, Arizona]]. He gained popularity after releasing the album "Dream Big" in 2012. His hit single "The Greatest" reached over 11 million views on YouTube and over 7 million plays on SoundCloud. His albums ''Coast 2 Coast'' and ''The Rise'' peaked at #12 and #32, respectively, on the ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/artist/6139479/futuristic/chart?f=333</ref>
'''Zachary Lewis Beck''' (born June 19, 1991),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OnlyFuturistic?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor|title=Futuristic™ (@OnlyFuturistic) - Twitter|publisher=}}</ref> better known by his stage name '''Futuristic''', is an American independent [[hip hop]] artist. He was born in [[Bloomington, Illinois]] but currently resides in [[Tempe, Arizona]]. He gained popularity after releasing the album "Dream Big" in 2012. His hit single "The Greatest" reached over 11 million views on YouTube and over 7 million plays on SoundCloud. His albums ''Coast 2 Coast'' and ''The Rise'' peaked at #12 and #32, respectively, on the ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] chart.<ref>http://www.billboard.com/artist/6139479/futuristic/chart?f=333</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==

Revision as of 18:00, 5 April 2016

Futuristic
Futuristic ("The Greatest" Music Video) in 2015
Born
Zachary Lewis Beck[1]

(1991-06-02) June 2, 1991 (age 33)
Occupation
  • Rapper
Websiteonlyfuturistic.com

Zachary Lewis Beck (born June 19, 1991),[3] better known by his stage name Futuristic, is an American independent hip hop artist. He was born in Bloomington, Illinois but currently resides in Tempe, Arizona. He gained popularity after releasing the album "Dream Big" in 2012. His hit single "The Greatest" reached over 11 million views on YouTube and over 7 million plays on SoundCloud. His albums Coast 2 Coast and The Rise peaked at #12 and #32, respectively, on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.[4]

Early life

Futuristic was born in Bloomington, Illinois on June 2, 1991. He is one of eight kids. He started rapping when he was in 1st grade with his brothers in a talent show. When he was in 5th grade, his parents separated. He moved with his mom to Danville, Illinois. He moved to Tempe, Arizona in high school, where he currently resides. He also has a house in Los Angeles.

Discography

  • Dream Big (2012)
  • Chasing Down a Dream (2013)
  • Traveling Local (2014)
  • The Rise (2015)
  • Coast 2 Coast (2015) (with Devvon Terrell)
List of singles as a featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
US R&B
US Rap
CAN
"Hold Each Other"
(A Great Big World featuring Futuristic)
2015 99 69 When the Morning Comes

References

  1. ^ "Moving at the Speed of Futuristic: Tempe Rapper Makes Moves to Go National". Phoenix New Times.
  2. ^ "Futuristic".
  3. ^ "Futuristic™ (@OnlyFuturistic) - Twitter".
  4. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/6139479/futuristic/chart?f=333