The Future Is Now

The Future Is Now
The Future Is Now
	The Future Is Now (Platinum Edition) cover art
Studio album by Non Phixion
Released	March 26, 2002
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	Uncle Howie; Landspeed;
Producer	Dave One; DJ Premier; JuJu; Large Professor; Necro; Non Phixion; Pete Rock; T-Ray;
Non Phixion chronology
Ill Bill chronology
Sabac Red chronology
Goretex chronology
Singles from The Future Is Now
	"Black Helicopters"; Released: 2000; "Rock Stars"; Released: 2002; "Drug Music"; Released: 2002;

The Future Is Now is the only studio album by the American hip hop group 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.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Pitchfork	4.6/10^[2]
RapReviews	9/10^[3]

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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Futurama"	William Braunstein Mitchell Manzanilla Ron Braunstein	Necro	4:07
2.	"Drug Music"	W. Braunstein John Fuentes Manzanilla William Paul Mitchell	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"	Manzanilla W. Braunstein Pete Phillips	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"	Manzanilla W. Braunstein Fuentes Chris Martin	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)	W. Braunstein Daniel Dumile Manzanilla R. Braunstein	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)	W. Braunstein Fuentes Manzanilla Stephen Carpenter Christian Olde Wolbers Raymond Herrera Todd Ray R. Braunstein	T-Ray Necro	4:39
Total length:				56:02

Platinum Edition instrumentals
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
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)	T-Ray Necro	4:39

Personnel

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

Trevor "Karma" Gendron — art direction, design, layout
Kalen "Mear One" Ockerman — artwork, design, painting
Ricky Powell — photography
Michael Lavine — photography
Michael Benabib — photography

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

References

^ 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. July 18, 2002. 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. Vol. 114, no. 20. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 18, 2002. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 2002. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
^ "Billboard Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 2002. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

External links

Non Phixion – The Future Is Now at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Torreano, Bradley. "Non-Phixion - The Future Is Now Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[2] "Non Phixion: The Future Is Now". Pitchfork. July 18, 2002. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[3] Juon, Steve 'Flash' (June 4, 2002). "Non Phixion :: The Future Is Now :: Uncle Howie Records/LandSpeed". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.

[4] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 20. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 18, 2002. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[5] "Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 2002. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

[6] "Billboard Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 19. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. May 11, 2002. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved February 12, 2024.

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