Future Samples His Own Track “Slave Master” On New Song “Baptiize”

Future has always been committed to building up his mystique and mythos in his music, and on “Baptiize” off his new record Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD, he finds a new way to do that by sampling an older track of his. The song’s instrumental flips the strings from his DS2 cut “Slave Master.”

“Baptiize” is produced by Fuse 100, Southside, Javar Rockamore, and The LoopHoles. Southside is also a credited producer on “Slave Master” alongside Metro Boomin and DJ Spinz.

On “Baptiize,” Future raps about his time selling drugs in Atlanta. He recalls:

I done sold drugs before and couldn’t bust out of Rice Street
I came from off the floor, you won’t find no nigga like me
I done told you once before, you gotta say it’s spicy
Makin' money is the only thing excite me

On “Slave Master,” Future raps about sipping lean. In the press run for The WIZRD, he’s spoken about quitting the drug and being nervous to admit that publicly. He raps on “Slave Master”:

Ain’t no fabrication, I’m on medication
Cough syrup, I’m infatuated

Other influential southern rappers have sampled their own older music, though they’ve typically used vocal lines, not instrumentals. Big Boi did it on “In The A,” and UGK sampled their track “Cocaine in the Back of the Ride” for “Grind Hard.”

Future appeared on Genius' series Verified to break down his single “Crushed Up.”

Read the full lyrics to “Baptized” and “Slave Master” along with the rest of Future’s discography on Genius now.