A Future Without a Past... is the debut studio album from American hip hop group Leaders of the New School. It was released in 1991 on Elektra Records. Production A Future Without a Past... is a loose concept album about high school, divided into three parts. Critical reception Stanton Swihart of AllMusic praised the work, calling the group's debut "one of the most infectious rap albums ever created." Trouser Press called the album "highly amiable," writing that the group's "subtle Afrocentric politics came coated in tasty upbeat rhymes." Complex wrote that the album revives "the barbershop quartet-style group dynamics of early hip-hop crews like the Treacherous 3 and the Cold Crush Brothers." Fact called it "a jolly throwback affair ... enlivened by Busta’s freewheeling presence and some smart production work." Track listing Charts Personnel assistant engineering – John Gamble engineering – Dr. Shane Faber, Mike Mangini, Christopher Shaw mixing – Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Geeby Dajani, John Gamble, Dante Ross, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler production – Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Cut Monitor Milo, Geeby Dajani, Dinco D, John Gamble, Leaders of the New School, Dante Ross, Eric "Vietnam" Sadler Notes External links A Future Without a Past... at Discogs 1991 debut albums Elektra Records albums Leaders of the New School albums Albums produced by Dante Ross Albums produced by John Gamble (record producer)