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
ReleasedJuly 30, 1991
Recorded1990–91
GenreHip hop, East Coast hip hop, Alternative hip hop
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

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Oh Wordfavorable[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.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)[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.
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