A Future Without a Past...
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. (The Inner Mind's Eye)
(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

A Future Without a Past... is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Leaders of the New School.[2][3] It was released in 1991 on Elektra Records.[4]

Production

A Future Without a Past... is a loose concept album about high school, divided into three parts.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[6]
RapReviews8/10[7]
The Village Voice(dud)[8]

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."[5] 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

A Future Without a Past...
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Homeroom"  2:25
2."Case of the P.T.A."
3:42
3."Too Much on My Mind"
4:26
4."What's the Pinocchio's Theory?"
3:43
5."Just When You Thought It Was Safe..."
2:30
6."Lunchroom"  2:30
7."Sound of the Zeekers @#^**?!" (featuring Cracker Jacks, Rumpletilskinz and Kollie Weed)
  • Higgins
  • Smith
  • Jackson
  • Scott
  • Desmon Gordon
  • B. Freedom
  • Shawn Oliver
  • K. Porter
  • T. Pierce
  • E. Romero
  • Koolie Weed
5:16
8."Sobb Story"
4:51
9."Feminine Fatt"
3:08
10."Transformers"
4:00
11."Afterschool"  1:24
12."Show Me a Hero"
4:35
13."Trains, Planes and Automobiles"
4:04
14."The International Zone Coaster"
5:05
15."Teachers, Don't Teach Us Nonsense!!"
Leaders of the New School4:06
16."My Ding-a-Ling"
3:41
17."Where Do We Go from Here?"
6:51

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[3] 128
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. 1 2 3 Swihart, Stanton. "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 "Today in Hip-Hop: Leaders of the New School Drop Debut Album - XXL". XXL Mag.
  4. ↑ "Leaders of the New School | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. 1 2 "Leaders of the New School". Trouser Press. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. pp. 131–132.
  7. ↑ "Leaders of the New School :: A Future Without a Past... :: Elektra Records". www.rapreviews.com.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (November 5, 1991). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 3, 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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