A Future Without a Past...

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A Future Without a Past...
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Studio album by
Leaders of the New School
ReleasedJuly 2, 1991
Recorded1990–1991
GenreAlternative Hip hop[1]
Length66:06
LabelElektra
Producer
Leaders of the New School chronology
A Future Without a Past...
(1991) 		T.I.M.E.
(1993)
Singles from A Future Without a Past...
  1. "Case of the P.T.A."
    Released: February 13, 1991
  2. "Sobb Story"
    Released: June 19, 1991
  3. "The International Zone Coaster"
    Released: March 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic5/5 stars[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[2]
RapReviews8/10[3]
The Village Voice(dud)[4]

A Future Without a Past... is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Leaders of the New School.[5][6] It was released in 1991 on Elektra Records.[7]

Production[]

A Future Without a Past... is a loose concept album about high school, divided into three parts.[8]

Critical reception[]

Stanton Swihart of AllMusic praised the work, calling the group's debut "one of the most infectious rap albums ever created."[1] Trouser Press called the album "highly amiable," writing that the group's "subtle Afrocentric politics came coated in tasty upbeat rhymes."[8] Complex wrote that the album revives "the barbershop quartet-style group dynamics of early hip-hop crews like the Treacherous 3 and the Cold Crush Brothers."[9] Fact called it "a jolly throwback affair ... enlivened by Busta’s freewheeling presence and some smart production work."[10]

Track listing[]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Homeroom" 2:25
2."Case of the P.T.A."Cut Monitor Milo3:42
3."Too Much on My Mind"The Vibe Chemist Backspin4:27
4."What's the Pinocchio's Theory?"The Vibe Chemist Backspin3:43
5."Just When You Thought It Was Safe..."Eric "Vietnam" Sadler2:30
6."Lunchroom" 2:10
7."Sound of the Zeekers @#^**?!" (feat. Cracker Jacks, Kollie Weed, and Rumpletilskinz)Busta Rhymes5:16
8."Sobb Story"Eric "Vietnam" Sadler4:51
9."Feminine Fatt"The Vibe Chemist Backspin3:08
10."Transformers"Geeby Dajani, John Gamble, Dante Ross4:00
11."Afterschool" 1:24
12."Show Me a Hero"The Vibe Chemist Backspin4:35
13."Trains, Planes and Automobiles"Eric "Vietnam" Sadler4:04
14."The International Zone Coaster"Geeby Dajani, John Gamble, Dante Ross5:05
15."Teachers, Don't Teach Us Nonsense!!"Leaders of the New School4:06
16."My Ding-a-Ling"Cut Monitor Milo, Dinco D3:41
17."Where Do We Go from Here?"Charlie Brown6:51

Charts[]

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 128[6]
U.S. Heatseekers 1
U.S. R&B Albums 53

Personnel[]

  • assistant engineering – John Gamble
  • engineering – Dr. Shane Faber, Mike Mangini, Christopher Shaw
  • mixing – Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Geeby Dajani, John Gamble, Dante Ross, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler
  • production – Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Cut Monitor Milo, Geeby Dajani, Dinco D, John Gamble, Leaders of the New School, Dante Ross, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Swihart, Stanton. "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 5. MUZE. pp. 131–132. |volume= has extra text (help)
  3. ^ "Leaders of the New School :: A Future Without a Past... :: Elektra Records". www.rapreviews.com.
  4. ^ Christgau, Robert (November 5, 1991). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 3, 2020.
  5. ^ Lazerine, Devin; Lazerine, Cameron (February 29, 2008). Rap-Up: The Ultimate Guide to Hip-Hop and R&B. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780446511629 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Today in Hip-Hop: Leaders of the New School Drop Debut Album - XXL". XXL Mag.
  7. ^ "Leaders of the New School | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Leaders of the New School". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  9. ^ "The 25 Best Long Island Rap Albums". Complex.
  10. ^ "Leaders Of The New School definitely reuniting for Brooklyn festival". July 13, 2012.

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