A Future Without a Past...

A Future Without a Past... is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Leaders of the New School, released in July 1991 on Elektra Records. The album is now out of print.

A Future Without a Past...
Studio album by Leaders of the New School
Released	July 30, 1991
Recorded	1990–91
Genre	Hip hop, East Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop
Length	66:06
Label	Elektra
Producer	Busta Rhymes Charlie Brown Cut Monitor Milo Dante Ross Dinco D Eric "Vietnam" Sadler Geeby Dajani John Gamble
Leaders of the New School chronology
A Future Without a Past... (1991) T.I.M.E. (1993)
Singles from A Future Without a Past...
"Case of the P.T.A." Released: February 13, 1991 "Sobb Story" Released: June 19, 1991 "The International Zone Coaster" Released: March 1992

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Oh Word	favorable[2]

The album peaked at 128 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and fifty-three on the R&B Albums chart.[3]

Stanton Swihart of Allmusic praised the work, calling the group's debut, "one of the most infectious rap albums ever created."[1] Nikhil P. Yerawadekar at Oh, Word, while noting that at times the insular focus of the album, "make(s) the album as a whole feel... meandering," still commented that the group, "bring(s) great production... new flows, and captivating personalities to the listener's attention in a most entertaining manner."[2]

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (1991)[3]	Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200	128
U.S. Heatseekers	1
U.S. R&B Albums	53

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.[4]

• 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. Swihart, Stanton. "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
2. Yerawadekar, Nikhil P (2005-09-20). "OH WORD – Leaders Of The New School – A Future Without A Past". Oh Word. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
3. "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
4. "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-02.

External links

• A Future Without a Past... at AllMusic
• A Future Without a Past... at Discogs