Welcome to the Afterfuture
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| Welcome to the Afterfuture | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 7, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 62:39 | |||
| Label | Ozone Music | |||
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Welcome to the Afterfuture is a studio album by the American hip hop musician Mike Ladd. It was released on Ozone Music in 2000.
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[2] |
Brian Whitener of AllMusic wrote, "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."[1] Jon Caramanica of CMJ New Music Monthly commented that "Ladd's futurism is merely a mask for his very tangible discontent with the present."[3] 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."[3]
Legacy
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "5000 Miles West of the Future" | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Airwave Hysteria" | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Planet 10" | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Takes More Than 41" | 3:01 |
| 5. | "Bladerunners" (featuring Company Flow) | 6:17 |
| 6. | "No. 1 St." | 3:52 |
| 7. | "To the Moon's Contractor" | 10:36 |
| 8. | "I Feel Like $100" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "The Animist" | 5:52 |
| 10. | "Red Eye to Jupiter (Starship Nigga)" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Welcome to the Afterfuture" | 3:34 |
| 12. | "Wipe Out on the Wave of Armageddon" | 4:15 |
| 13. | "Feb. 4 '99 (For All Those Killed by Cops)" | 5:15 |
