The Future Is Now

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The Future Is Now
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The Future Is Now (Platinum Edition) cover art
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 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
Length56:02
Label
  • Uncle Howie
  • Landspeed
Producer
Non Phixion chronology
The Future Is Now
(2002)
The Green CD/DVD
(2004)
Ill Bill chronology
The Future Is Now
(2002)
What's Wrong with Bill?
(2004)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
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
Necro4:21
4."If You Got Love"
Pete Rock 3:50
5."There Is No Future" (featuring Necro)
  • W. Braunstein
  • R. Braunstein
  • Manzanilla
  • Fuentes
Necro4:09
6."Uncle Howie"  Non Phixion 1:00
7."Rock Stars"
DJ Premier 3:59
8."Say Goodbye to Yesterday"
  • Fuentes
  • Manzanilla
  • R. Braunstein
Necro3:56
9."Black Helicopters"
  • W. Braunstein
  • Manzanilla
  • Fuentes
  • R. Braunstein
Necro4:07
10."Strange Universe" (featuring MF Doom)
Necro2:05
11."Cult Leader"
  • W. Braunstein
  • David Macklovitch
Dave One4:08
12."It's Us"
  • W. Braunstein
  • Manzanilla
  • Fuentes
  • Mitchell
Large Professor3:58
13."Suicide Bomb" (featuring The Beatnuts, Marley Metal and Moonshine)
  • W. Braunstein
  • Jerry Tineo
  • Marley Fernandez
  • Lester Fernandez
  • J. Moronta
  • Manzanilla
  • Fuentes
  • Berntony Smalls
JuJu3:33
14."Where You Wanna Go" Non Phixion0:27
15."We Are the Future"
  • W. Braunstein
  • Manzanilla
  • Fuentes
  • Mitchell
Large Professor4:15
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
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
17."Futurama"Necro4:07
18."Drug Music"Large Professor3:28
19."The C.I.A. Is Trying to Kill Me"Necro4:21
20."If You Got Love"Pete Rock3:50
21."There Is No Future"Necro4:09
22."Rock Stars"DJ Premier4:00
23."Say Goodbye to Yesterday"Necro3:55
24."Black Helicopters"Necro4:07
25."Strange Universe"Necro2:05
26."Cult Leader"Dave One4:08
27."It's Us"Large Professor3:58
28."Suicide Bomb"JuJu3:33
29."We Are the Future"Large Professor4:15
30."The C.I.A. Is Still Trying to Kill Me" (featuring Stephen Carpenter, Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera)
  • T-Ray
  • Necro
4:39

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 65
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [5] 14
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 14

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