It’s only been about a year since Future released EVOL, his last proper album. But given the speed at which Future has been releasing music for the past few years — and given that his negligible Project E.T. mixtape was really only barely a Future mixtape — it feels like he’s been silent for ages. So it’s welcome news that Future will return this week with a brand-new surprise album. Right now, he’s revealed basically none of the details. It’s a self-titled album, and he’s shared no singles, announced no guests, and unveiled no track titles. But it’s coming. It’ll be here in three days, and that’s the cover art above. And Future has also announced a massive new summer tour called the Nobody Safe tour, with Migos, Tory Lanez, and Kodak Black opening. Young Thug and A$AP Ferg will also join up at select dates. Check out the tour poster below.

With all due respect, Im asking you to be loving, patient, and kind enough to understand my creativity is to heal wounds, not make new ones. However, the greater the risk, the greater the reward. Especially when you have great intentions for every individual that has played a major role in your life experiences. Now bare with me through my trials and tribulations, my wrong's and my rights. Find time to forgive me for any hurt or heartbreak I may have caused loving selfishly! I'm not perfect, no man walking this earth is. I'm at a place in life where I wanna make my weaknesses my strengths to become a better person than I was yesterday. -Future

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Future is out 2/17 on Epic/A1/Freebandz. Hopefully, I’ll be able to say that this column was all wrong.