"Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'" is a song performed by American hip hop group

MC Breed Eric Tyrone Breed (June 12, 1971 – November 22, 2008), better known as MC Breed, was an American rapper best known for his singles " Ain't No Future in Yo' Frontin'", which peaked at #66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and "Gotta Get Mine" (feat ...

and DFC from

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. It was released in 1991 through S.D.E.G. Records with distribution via

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, as a

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from the trio's debut studio album '' MC Breed & DFC''. It was written, arranged and produced by MC Breed, Herman Lang, Pierre Ushay and S. Harris. The song was later included in MC Breed's 1995

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'' The Best of Breed'', and was featured in the

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to the 1998 film '' Ringmaster''. It was covered by

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retitled "Ain't No Future...2001" from his 2001 album ''

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'', by

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for

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's 2009 album ''Blast From tha Past'', and by

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for their 2012 album ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

* Eric Tyrone Breed – performer, arranger, producer * Herman Lang, Jr. – arranger, producer, re-mixing * Schzelle Salomon Harris – arranger, producer * Bernard Terry – re-mixing * Pierre Ushay - producer, re-mixing

Charts

The single peaked at number 66 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, at number 47 on the

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and at number 12 on the

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in the United States, making it the most successful single for both MC Breed and DFC.

References

External links

* {{authority control 1991 debut singles American hip hop songs 1991 songs