''Welcome to the Afterfuture'' is a studio album by the American hip hop musician

Mike Ladd Mike Ladd is an American hip hop musician from Boston, Massachusetts. He is based in Paris, France. ''The Guardian'' described him as "the king of the hip-hop concept." Early life Mike Ladd was born in Boston, Massachusetts. As a child, he live ...

. It was released on Ozone Music in 2000.

Critical reception

Brian Whitener of ''

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'' gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, writing, "''Welcome to the Afterfuture'' is a blender of sounds and styles and epitomizes the search that is leading cutting-edge hip-hop further into avant-garde and non-Western musical traditions." Jon Caramanica of ''

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'' commented that "Ladd's futurism is merely a mask for his very tangible discontent with the present." He added, "References to the police state permeate the album, arguing that the new world order and newspeak are more than just things weeded street-corner bards philosophize on; they're integral to maintaining the power status quo."

Legacy

The album was included in the book ''

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''.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

– vocals, bass guitar (8), synthesizer, sampler, production, programming, mixing, executive production * Bruce Grant – tape loop * Fred Ones – turntables (1-4, 6-13), production (4), recording (1-4, 6, 8-13), mixing (1-4, 6, 8-13) * Jun – vocal recording (1, 4) *

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– vocals (5) *

Bigg Jus Justin Ingleton, better known by his stage name Bigg Jus, is an American alternative hip hop artist from Jamaica, Queens. He was a member of Company Flow along with El-P and Mr. Len. He is also one half of the duo Nephlim Modulation Systems w ...

– vocals (5) *

Mr. Len Mr. Len (Leonard "Lenny" Smythe) is a hip hop DJ born in the Bronx, New York. He moved to Hillside, NJ when he was 12 years old. He was a member, with Bigg Jus and El-P, of the underground hip hop trio Company Flow, which disbanded in the lat ...

– turntables (5) * Vassos – recording (5), mixing (5) * Charles Calello – keyboards (7) * Matt Stein – recording (7), mixing (7) * Jeff Cordero – guitar (8) * Eric M.O. – bass guitar (10) * Ken Heitmuller – mastering * Prashant – art direction, design, photography * Mark Feggins – layout assistance * Tony Duval – photography * Amaechi Uzoigwe – executive production

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2000 albums Mike Ladd albums