Future Rhythm

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Future Rhythm
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 4, 1996 (1996-06-04)
Recorded1995–1996
Genre West Coast hip hop
Length54:49
Label
Producer D-Flow Production Squad
Digital Underground chronology
The Body-Hat Syndrome
(1993)
Future Rhythm
(1996)
Who Got the Gravy?
(1998)
Singles from Future Rhythm
  1. "Oregano Flow"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Walk Real Cool"
    Released: 1996

Future Rhythm is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop group Digital Underground. It was released on June 4, 1996, via Critique/Radikal Records. [1] [2] [3] The album was produced by the D-Flow Production Squad. It features guest appearances from Luniz, Del the Funky Homosapien and the Black Spooks. The album reached number 113 on the Billboard 200 and number 26 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. [4]

Contents

The album was supported with two singles: "Oregano Flow" and "Walk Real Cool", which peaked at numbers 75 and 95, respectively, on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Songs "Food Fight" and "We Got More" were featured in Paris Barclay's film Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood , with the latter ended up appearing in its soundtrack album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rap Pages 8/10 [6]
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Mike Boehm of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the album "sports a nice, laid-back take on George Clinton's elaborately semi-chaotic P-Funk production approach." [9] Jeff Niesel of The San Diego Union-Tribune opined that "the mellow grooves of 'Walk Real Kool', 'Future Rhythm' and 'Stylin'' simply fall flat." [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk Real Kool" Gregory Jacobs 3:53
2."Glooty-Us-Maximus"
5:40
3."Oregano Flow" (Gumbo Soup Mix)
  • Jacobs
  • Brooks
  • Carl McIntosh
  • Jane Eugene
  • Steve Nichol
3:47
4."Fool Get a Clue" (featuring the Black Spooks)
4:03
5."Rumpty Rump"
  • Jacobs
  • Brooks
1:01
6."Food Fight" (featuring Del the Funky Homosapien)
3:59
7."Future Rhythm"
  • Jacobs
  • Shakeem Bocaj
  • Descaro Moore
3:52
8."Hokis Pokis (A Classic Case)"Jacobs5:21
9."We Got More" (featuring Luniz)
3:09
10."Hella Bump"
  • Jacobs
  • Bocaj
4:55
11."Stylin'"
  • Jacobs
  • Eric Baker
  • T. Allen
  • W. Harris
4:21
12."Midnite Snack"Jacobs0:57
13."Oregano Flow" (Hot Sauce Mix)Jacobs4:19
14."Want It All"
  • Jacobs
  • Brooks
  • M. Skeete
  • W. Williams
5:32
Total length:54:49
Sample credits

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 113
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 26

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