The Future Is Now

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The Future Is Now

Studio album by Non Phixion

Released

March 26, 2002

Recorded

2000 – 2001

Genre

Hip Hop

Length

56:13

Label

Uncle Howie Records

Producer

Necro
Large Professor
Pete Rock
DJ Premier
Dave One
JuJu
T-Ray
Non Phixion

Professional reviews

All Music Guide link
RapReviews.com link

Non Phixion chronology

The Past, the Present and the Future Is Now
(2000)

The Future Is Now
(2002)

The Green CD/DVD
(2004)

The Future Is Now is the debut album from New York hip hop group Non Phixion, released in March 2002 on Uncle Howie Records. The album garnered acclaim among critics and fans, and is considered to be an underground classic. A double disc Platinum Edition of the album was released in 2004, with the second disc featuring instrumental versions of the fourteen full-length tracks found on disc one [1]. The Future Is Now features an all-star production lineup, including legends such as DJ Premier, Pete Rock and Large Professor, as well as group affiliate Necro, JuJu of The Beatnuts, Dave One and T-Ray. The album features guest appearances from Necro, MF DOOM, The Beatnuts, Al Tariq, Marley Metal, Stephen Carpenter of Deftones, and Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera of Fear Factory. The album's cover art was created by Mear One.

The album was a minor underground hit, breaking into the top fifteen on Billboard's Top Independent Albums and Heatseekers charts, and peaked at #65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart [2]. The album includes the singles "Black Helicopters", "Drug Music" b/w "If You Got Love" and "Rock Stars" b/w "The C.I.A. is Trying to Kill Me" [3]. "Black Helicopters" was the only charting single from the album, peaking at #46 on the Hot Rap Singles chart [4].

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)
1	"Futurama"	Necro	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: Goretex Third verse: Ill Bill Chorus: Ill Bill
2	"Drug Music"	Large Professor	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: Sabac Red Third verse: Goretex Chorus: Goretex
3	"The C.I.A. is Trying to Kill Me"	Necro	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: Sabac Red Third verse: Goretex Chorus: Ill Bill
4	"If You Got Love"	Pete Rock	First verse: Goretex, Ill Bill Second verse: Goretex Third verse: Ill Bill Chorus: Ill Bill, Pete Rock
5	"There Is No Future"	Necro	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: Necro Third verse: Goretex Fourth verse: Sabac Red Chorus: Ill Bill
6	"Uncle Howie"	Non Phixion	Skit performed by: Uncle Howie
7	"Rock Stars"	DJ Premier	First verse: Goretex, Ill Bill Second verse: Sabac Red, Ill Bill Third verse: Goretex, Sabac Red
8	"Say Goodbye to Yesterday"	Necro	First verse: Sabac Red Second verse: Goretex Chorus: Cenophia Mitchell
9	"Black Helicopters"	Necro	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: Goretex Third verse: Sabac Red Chorus: Ill Bill
10	"Strange Universe"	Necro	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: MF DOOM Third verse: Goretex
11	"Cult Leader"	Dave One	Performed by: Ill Bill
12	"It's Us"	Large Professor	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: Goretex Third verse: Sabac Red Chorus: Non Phixion
13	"Suicide Bomb"	JuJu	First verse: Ill Bill, Al Tariq Second verse: Marley Metal, Psycho Les Third verse: JuJu, Goretex Fourth verse: Sabac Red, Moonshine
14	"Where You Wanna Go"	Non Phixion	Skit performed by: Uncle Howie
15	"We Are the Future"	Large Professor	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: Goretex Third verse: Sabac Red
16	"The C.I.A. is Still Trying to Kill Me"	T-Ray	First verse: Ill Bill Second verse: Sabac Red Third verse: Goretex Chorus: Ill Bill Live instrumentation: Stephen Carpenter, Christian Olde Wolbers, Raymond Herrera

[edit] Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
Year	Album	Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	Top Independent Albums	Top Heatseekers
2002	The Future Is Now	-	#65	#14	#14