"Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" | ||||
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Single by MC Breed & DFC | ||||
from the album M.C. Breed & DFC. | ||||
B-side | "Just Kickin' It" | |||
Released | 1991 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, G-funk | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
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MC Breed & DFC singles chronology | ||||
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"Ain't No Future In Yo' Frontin'" on YouTube |
"Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" is a song performed by American hip hop group MC Breed and DFC from Flint, Michigan. It was released in 1991 through S.D.E.G. Records with distribution via Ichiban Records, as a lead single from the trio's debut studio album MC Breed & DFC . It was written, arranged and produced by MC Breed, Herman Lang and S. Harris.
The song was later included in MC Breed's 1995 greatest hits album The Best of Breed , and was featured in the soundtrack to the 1998 film Ringmaster . It was covered by Erick Sermon retitled "Ain't No Future...2001" from his 2001 album Music , by Johnny Richter for Subnoize Souljaz's 2009 album Blast From tha Past, and by Insane Clown Posse for their 2012 album Smothered, Covered & Chunked .
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" |
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| 3:58 |
2. | "Just Kickin' It" |
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| 3:50 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" (Future Mix) |
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| 4:23 |
2. | "Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" (As T'Was Mix) |
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| 3:58 |
The single peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 47 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 12 on the Hot Rap Songs in the United States, making it the most successful single for both MC Breed and DFC.
Chart (1991–1992) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100 [1] | 66 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [2] | 47 |
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [3] | 12 |
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