Less than a week after Atlanta rapper Future posted an Instagram story featuring his children swimming in cash, he is being criticized again for extravagance.

On Sunday, Future gave his namesake a Rolex for the boy’s fifth birthday, and Twitter again questioned his the performer’s parenting skills and compared him to the boy’s stepfather. Baby Future’s mother is singer Ciara, who is married to Seattle Seahawk Russell Wilson.

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Many fans defended Future, however, and called all those who criticized the rapper.

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Carleigh Knight (left) and her sister, Natalie Rogovin, look at Christmas ornaments while shopping at Kudzu Antiques + Modern in Decatur on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)

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