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 1991 on Elektra Records. The album is now out of print.

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

Samples

"Where Do We Go from Here?" contains a sample of "Why Can't We Live Together" by Timmy Thomas

Chart history

Album

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

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions^[4]
Year	Single	U.S. Hot Rap Singles
1991	"Case of the P.T.A."	4
1991	"Sobb Story"	8
1992	"The International Zone Coaster"	1

Personnel

Information taken from Allmusic.^[5]

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 2 Swihart, Stanton. "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Review )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-02.
1 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.
1 2 "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
↑ "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
↑ "allmusic ((( A Future Without a Past... > Credits )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-06-02.

External links

Busta Rhymes
Discography
Albums	The Coming When Disaster Strikes... E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front Anarchy Genesis It Ain't Safe No More... The Big Bang Back on My B.S. Year of the Dragon E.L.E.2 (Extinction Level Event 2)
L.O.N.S. albums	A Future Without a Past... T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)
Flipmode albums	The Imperial
Compilations	Total Devastation: The Best of Busta Rhymes Turn It Up! The Very Best of Busta Rhymes The Artist Collection: Busta Rhymes Rich Gang (with YMCMB)
Singles	"Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" "It's a Party" "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" "Dangerous" "Turn It Up (Remix)/Fire It Up" "Gimme Some More" "What's It Gonna Be?!" "Break Ya Neck" "Make It Clap" "Pass the Courvoisier, Part II" "I Know What You Want" "Where's Your Money?" "Touch It" "I Love My Bitch" "New York Shit" "In the Ghetto" "Don't Get Carried Away" "Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" "We Made It" "Arab Money" "Hustler's Anthem '09" "Respect My Conglomerate" "World Go Round" "Why Stop Now" "Twerk It" "Thank You" "Calm Down"
L.O.N.S. singles	"Case of the P.T.A." "Sobb Story" "The International Zone Coaster" "Scenario" "What's Next" "Classic Material"
Flipmode singles	"Everybody on the Line Outside" "Cha Cha Cha"
Featured singles	"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)" "Victory" "Fire" "What's Happenin'" "Don't Cha" "Hurt" "Run the Show" "Peace Sign/Index Down" "Rotate" "C'mon (Catch 'em by Surprise)" "Look at Me Now" "Welcome to My Hood (remix)" "Worldwide Choppers" "The Woman You Love" "Pride n Joy" "Take You There"
Other songs	"We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
Related articles	Native Tongues Conglomerate Records

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