Future is mourning the death of engineer Seth Firkins who he closely worked with on almost all his albums. He reportedly passed away after a heart attack in his sleep this morning (Sept. 23). After several people aware of the incident shared it on Twitter, Future confirmed the news on his Instagram.
idk if heaven has twitter, but i miss you Dad
— sethfirkins (@sethfirkins) September 17, 2017
My good homie Seth Firkins passed away this morning from a heart attack. He was loved by many and will forever be missed. RIP my friend. pic.twitter.com/itemcgT9LI
— Buk Norris (@Bukshizzle) September 23, 2017
Wow R.i.p @sethfirkins legend to me & many others 💔💔
— TSUNAMI (@wheezy5th) September 23, 2017
Firkins was Future’s main engineer for many years, having worked on albums and mixtapes like Pluto 3D, DS, DS2, Evol, Purple Reign, Future and HNDRXX. Growing up in Louisville, Ky., Firkins started his music career as a roadie for local rock sensation Element H when he was just a teen. After moving to Atlanta, he started to get into mixing and mastering full time, working with artists such as Juvenile and Rocko. Apart from Future, he had regularly worked with stars like Jay-Z, Young Thug, Rihanna and Gucci Mane to name a few.
Future paid his respects to his good friend with the caption, “I always gave racism a cold shoulder because my real brother Is a white guy by the name of Seth Firkins. I got a call saying u died in your sleep? First thing came to my mind is, why are you sleep at 5am? That’s when we record our best shit & I tell u “don’t” fall asleep we got more work to do.. but somethin told me I should’ve been at home recording for some reason. I was saying this in my head, then bad news beat me home! I love u beyond this post, I will cherish u forever big bro, I just wish u would’ve text me & told me u was going to sleep and i wasn’t going to be able to wake u up this time…the family will miss u 1000%!! No kap in my game kid, rest well my brother. Rest well.”
RIP Seth Firkins.
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