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2002 studio album by Non Phixion
The Future Is Now The Future Is Now (Platinum Edition) cover art
Released March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26 ) Studio Fast Forward Studios (New York , NY ) D&D Studios (New York, NY)No Mystery Studios (New York, NY) Battery Studios (New York, NY) Area 51 (Brooklyn , NY) Chung King House Of Metal (New York, NY) Music Grinder Studios (Los Angeles , CA ) Genre Hardcore hip hop Length 56 :02 Label Producer
The Future Is Now The Art of Dying
"Black Helicopters" "Rock Stars" "Drug Music"
The Future Is Now Non Phixion . It was released on March 26, 2002, via Uncle Howie/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at Fast Forward Studios, D&D Studios , No Mystery Studios, Battery Studios, Area 51 and Chung King House Of Metal in New York , and at the Music Grinder in Los Angeles . Production was handled by Necro , Large Professor , Dave 1, DJ Premier , JuJu, Pete Rock and T-Ray . It features guest appearances from Christian Olde Wolbers , Marley Metal, MF Doom , Moonshine, Necro, Raymond Herrera , Stephen Carpenter and The Beatnuts . The album's cover art was created by Mear One , and the logo is a tribute to Canadian metal band Voivod .
The album reached number 65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 14 on both the Independent Albums and the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States. It includes the singles "Black Helicopters", "Drug Music" backed with "If You Got Love", and "Rock Stars" backed with "The C.I.A. Is Trying to Kill Me". "Black Helicopters" was the only charting single from the album, peaking at No. 46 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. A double disc Platinum Edition of the album was released in 2004, with the second disc featuring instrumental versions. The remix of the song "Say Goodbye to Yesterday" was included in 2003 Biker Boyz: Music from the Motion Picture
Track listing [ edit ] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Futurama" Necro 4:07 2. "Drug Music" Large Professor 3:28 3. "The C.I.A. Is Trying to Kill Me" W. Braunstein Fuentes Manzanilla R. Braunstein Necro 4:21 4. "If You Got Love" Pete Rock 3:50 5. "There Is No Future" (featuring Necro ) W. Braunstein R. Braunstein Manzanilla Fuentes Necro 4:09 6. "Uncle Howie" Non Phixion 1:00 7. "Rock Stars" DJ Premier 3:59 8. "Say Goodbye to Yesterday" Fuentes Manzanilla R. Braunstein Necro 3:56 9. "Black Helicopters" W. Braunstein Manzanilla Fuentes R. Braunstein Necro 4:07 10. "Strange Universe" (featuring MF Doom ) Necro 2:05 11. "Cult Leader" W. Braunstein David Macklovitch Dave One 4:08 12. "It's Us" W. Braunstein Manzanilla Fuentes Mitchell Large Professor 3:58 13. "Suicide Bomb" (featuring The Beatnuts , Marley Metal and Moonshine) W. Braunstein Jerry Tineo Marley Fernandez Lester Fernandez J. Moronta Manzanilla Fuentes Berntony Smalls JuJu 3:33 14. "Where You Wanna Go" Non Phixion 0:27 15. "We Are the Future" W. Braunstein Manzanilla Fuentes Mitchell Large Professor 4:15 16. "The C.I.A. Is Still Trying to Kill Me" (featuring Stephen Carpenter , Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera ) 4:39 Total length: 56:02
Platinum Edition instrumentals Title Producer(s) 17. "Futurama" Necro 4:07 18. "Drug Music" Large Professor 3:28 19. "The C.I.A. Is Trying to Kill Me" Necro 4:21 20. "If You Got Love" Pete Rock 3:50 21. "There Is No Future" Necro 4:09 22. "Rock Stars" DJ Premier 4:00 23. "Say Goodbye to Yesterday" Necro 3:55 24. "Black Helicopters" Necro 4:07 25. "Strange Universe" Necro 2:05 26. "Cult Leader" Dave One 4:08 27. "It's Us" Large Professor 3:58 28. "Suicide Bomb" JuJu 3:33 29. "We Are the Future" Large Professor 4:15 30. "The C.I.A. Is Still Trying to Kill Me" (featuring Stephen Carpenter, Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera) 4:39
Personnel [ edit ] Non Phixion — producers & recording (tracks: 6, 14) , mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 9, 12, 14, 16) , art direction
William "Ill Bill " Braunstein — vocals (tracks: 1-5, 7, 9-13, 15, 16) , mixing (tracks: 11, 13) , executive producer
Mitchell "Goretex" Manzanilla — vocals (tracks: 1-5, 7-10, 12, 13, 15, 16) , recording (track 10)
John "Sabac Red " Fuentes — vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7-9, 12, 13, 15, 16) , mixing (track 13)
Eric "DJ Eclipse" Winn — scratches (tracks: 2, 15)
Guest musicians Peter "Pete Rock " Phillips — backing vocals, scratches, producer & mixing (track 4)
Ron "Necro " Braunstein — rap vocals (track 5) , producer (tracks: 1, 3, 5, 8-10, 16) , mixing (tracks: 3, 8, 10)
Cenophia Mitchell — additional vocals (track 8)
Daniel "MF Doom " Dumile — rap vocals (track 10)
Jerry "JuJu" Tineo — rap vocals & producer (track 13)
Marley "Marley Metal" Fernandez — rap vocals (track 13)
Lester "Psycho Les " Fernandez — rap vocals (track 13)
J. "Moonshine" Moronta — rap vocals (track 13)
Berntony "Al' Tariq" Smalls — rap vocals (track 13)
Christopher "DJ Premier " Martin — scratches, producer & mixing (track 7)
Alain "A-Trak " Macklovitch — scratches (track 11)
Stephen Carpenter — guitar (track 16) Christian Olde Wolbers — bass (track 16) Raymond Herrera — drums (track 16)
Production William "Large Professor " Mitchell — producer (tracks: 2, 12, 15) , mixing (tracks: 2, 15)
David "Dave 1 " Macklovitch — producer & mixing (track 11)
Todd Ray — producer (track 16) Bones — recording (tracks: 1, 5, 11)
Dejuann Richardson — recording (track 2)
Jeff Abell — recording (tracks: 3, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14) , mixing (tracks: 6, 14)
Charles McCrorey — recording (track 4)
Eddie Sancho — recording (track 7) , mixing (track 9)
M. "10K" Sutain — recording (track 9)
Chris Conway — recording (track 13) , mixing (tracks: 1, 5, 11-13, 16)
Anton Pukshansky — recording (track 16)
Jamie Staub — mixing (tracks: 2-4, 8, 10, 15)
Kevin Hodge — mastering
Henley Halem — executive producer, management Artwork
References [ edit ]
^ Torreano, Bradley. "Non-Phixion - The Future Is Now Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 24, 2023 . ^ "Non Phixion: The Future Is Now" . Pitchfork . Retrieved February 24, 2023 .^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 4, 2002). "Non Phixion :: The Future Is Now :: Uncle Howie Records/LandSpeed" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved February 24, 2023 . ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" . Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 18, 2002. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved February 12, 2024 .^ "Top Independent Albums" . Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 2002. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved February 12, 2024 .^ "Billboard Heatseekers" . Billboard Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 2002. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510 . Retrieved February 12, 2024 .
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