Future, the Auto-Tune rapper du jour, had a very lazy night at
the Regency  Mr. Ciara-to-be has had his moments, but Monday
night wasn't one of them.  Future, America's Auto-Tune rapper du
jour, is in a cushy position. His recent album Honest is one of
the year's most critically acclaimed rap albums so far, and it's
moved enough units to establish him as a major presence on
2014's hip-hop scene. Hip-hop fans know who he is, as do a lot
of indie kids who've stumbled across fawning reviews of his work
online. But he's not yet a star.  As such, he doesn't get a lot
of high-profile hate. His most notable detractor is his direct
stylistic predecessor, T-Pain, who's expressed resentment
towards the acclaim Future's garnered through his use of the
same software T-Pain was so often mocked for during his own
career heyday. Auto-Tune was — and still is — viewed by musical
conservatives as a crutch, a fancy tool for artists who couldn't
sing and were thus "talentless." Along with laptop DJing and
lip-synching, it is one