Future Rhythm

{{Infobox album

| name = Future Rhythm

| type = studio

| artist = Digital Underground

| cover = Future Rhythm.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|1996|6|4}}

| recorded = 1995–1996

| studio =

| genre = West Coast hip hop

| length = {{Duration|m=54|s=49}}

| label = {{hlist|Critique|Radikal}}

| producer = D-Flow Production Squad

| prev_title = The Body-Hat Syndrome

| prev_year = 1993

| next_title = Who Got the Gravy?

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Future Rhythm

| type = studio

| single1 = Oregano Flow

| single1date = 1996

| single2 = Walk Real Kool

| single2date = 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.{{cite magazine |last1=Bennun |first1=David |date=July 20, 1996 |title=Albums – Future Rhythm by Digital Underground |magazine=Melody Maker |volume=73 |issue=29 |page=51}}{{cite magazine |last1=Nelson |first1=Havelock |author-link=Havelock Nelson (writer) |date=April 13, 1996 |title=New label, lineup mark release by Critique's Digital Underground |magazine=Billboard |volume=108 |issue=15 |page=24}}{{cite magazine |last1=Patel |first1=Joseph "Jazzbo" |date=August 1996 |title=Revolutions: Digital Underground, 'Future Rhythm' |magazine=Vibe |volume=4 |issue=6 |page=142}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Ducker |first=Jesse |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Revisiting Digital Underground’s ‘Future Rhythm’ (1996) {{!}} Tribute |url=https://albumism.com/features/digital-underground-future-rhythm-turns-25-anniversary-retrospective |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Albumism |language=en-US}}

The album was supported with two singles: "Oregano Flow" and "Walk Real Kool", 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

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite web |last=Stanley |first=Leo |title=Future Rhythm - Digital Underground {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/future-rhythm-mw0000647994 |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Rap Pages

| rev2score = 8/10{{Cite magazine |last=Zaire |date=July 1996 |title=Reviews |magazine=Rap Pages |publisher=LFP, Inc. |location=Beverly Hills, California |page=31 |language=en |volume=5 |issue=6 |issn=1063-1283}}

| rev3 = The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite book |last=Brackett |first=Nathan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Digital+Underground+Future+Rhythm&pg=PA238 |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |last2=Hoard |first2=Christian David |publisher=Simon and Schuster |year=2004 |isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8 |page=238 |language=en |author-link=Nathan Brackett |author-link2=Christian Hoard |via=Google Books}}

| rev4 = The Source

| rev4score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Borow |first=Zev |date=August 1996 |issue=83|title=Record Report: Digital Underground – Future Rhythm|url=http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=4989&album=33802|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000125142504/http://thesource.tunes.com/sections/reports/text/report.asp?from=&artist=4989&album=33802|archive-date=January 25, 2000|magazine=The Source |page=96|access-date=July 7, 2024}}

}}

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."{{Cite web |last=Boehm |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Boehm |date=July 28, 1997 |title=Digital Underground Surfaces |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-28-ca-17056-story.html |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Jeff Niesel of The San Diego Union-Tribune opined that "the mellow grooves of 'Walk Real Kool', 'Future Rhythm' and 'Stylin'{{'}} simply fall flat."{{cite news |last1=Niesel |first1=Jeff |date=June 20, 1996 |title=Digital Underground, 'Future Rhythm' |work=The San Diego Union-Tribune |location=Entertainment |page=15}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing =

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Walk Real Kool

| writer1 = Gregory Jacobs

| extra1 =

| length1 = 3:53

| title2 = Glooty-Us-Maximus

| writer2 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Ronald Brooks|Reggie Gibson|Garrick Husbands|Jeremy Jackson|A. Parker|T. Allen}}

| extra2 =

| length2 = 5:40

| title3 = Oregano Flow

| note3 = Gumbo Soup Mix

| writer3 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Brooks|Carl McIntosh|Jane Eugene|Steve Nichol}}

| extra3 =

| length3 = 3:47

| title4 = Fool Get a Clue

| note4 = featuring the Black Spooks

| writer4 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Timothy Martin|Khari Butler|Michael Hampton|George Clinton}}

| extra4 =

| length4 = 4:03

| title5 = Rumpty Rump

| writer5 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Brooks}}

| extra5 =

| length5 = 1:01

| title6 = Food Fight

| note6 = featuring Del the Funky Homosapien

| writer6 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Teren Jones}}

| extra6 =

| length6 = 3:59

| title7 = Future Rhythm

| writer7 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Shakeem Bocaj|Descaro Moore}}

| extra7 =

| length7 = 3:52

| title8 = Hokis Pokis (A Classic Case)

| writer8 = Jacobs

| extra8 =

| length8 = 5:21

| title9 = We Got More

| note9 = featuring Luniz

| writer9 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Husbands|Jerold Ellis}}

| extra9 =

| length9 = 3:09

| title10 = Hella Bump

| writer10 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Bocaj}}

| extra10 =

| length10 = 4:55

| title11 = Stylin'

| writer11 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Eric Baker|T. Allen|W. Harris}}

| extra11 =

| length11 = 4:21

| title12 = Midnite Snack

| writer12 = Jacobs

| extra12 =

| length12 = 0:57

| title13 = Oregano Flow

| note13 = Hot Sauce Mix

| writer13 = Jacobs

| extra13 =

| length13 = 4:19

| title14 = Want It All

| writer14 = {{hlist|Jacobs|Brooks|M. Skeete|W. Williams}}

| extra14 =

| length14 = 5:32

| total_length = 54:49

}}

;Sample credits

Track 3 contains elements from "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" by Loose Ends.
Track 4 contains elements from "Funk Gets Stronger" by Funkadelic.

Charts

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scope="col"\|Chart (1996) ! scope="col"\|Peak position
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|113\|artist=Digital Underground\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 23, 2024}}
{{album chart\|BillboardRandBHipHop\|26\|artist=Digital Underground\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 23, 2024}}

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scope="col"|Chart (1996)

! scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|113|artist=Digital Underground|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2024}}

{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|26|artist=Digital Underground|rowheader=true|access-date=May 23, 2024}}

References

External links

{{Discogs master|43636|Future Rhythm|type=album}}

Category:1996 albums

Category:Digital Underground albums