''Future Rhythm'' is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop group
Digital Underground
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Digital Underground's leader and mainstay was Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs (also known as Humpty Hump). Shock G forme ...
. It was released on June 4, 1996, via Critique/
Radikal Records
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. The album was produced by the D-Flow Production Squad. It features
guest appearance
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The guests themselves (referred to as guest artists, featured artists, guest stars, or guest fighters, depending on context), are disting ...
s from
Luniz
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,
Del the Funky Homosapien
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Music career 1988–1997: Early life and beginnings
Born in O ...
and the Black Spooks. The album reached number 113 on the
''Billboard'' 200 and number 26 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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in the United States.
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
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chart. Songs "Food Fight" and "We Got More" were featured in
Paris Barclay
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's film ''
'', with the latter ended up appearing in its
soundtrack
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album.
Critical reception
Mike Boehm of the ''
Los Angeles Times
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'' wrote that the album "sports a nice, laid-back take on
George Clinton's elaborately semi-chaotic
P-Funk
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production approach." Jeff Niesel of ''
The San Diego Union-Tribune
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'' opined that "the mellow grooves of 'Walk Real Kool', 'Future Rhythm' and 'Stylin' simply fall flat."
Track listing
;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
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.
Charts
References
External links
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1996 albums
Digital Underground albums