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'''''Future Rhythm''''' is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop group [[Digital Underground]]. It was released on June 4, 1996, via Critique/[[Radikal Records]].{{cite magazine |last1=Bennun |first1=David |date=July 20, 1996 |title=Albums – Future Rhythm by Digital Underground |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |volume=73 |issue=29 |page=51}}{{cite magazine |last1=Nelson |first1=Havelock |author-link=Havelock Nelson (writer) |date=April 13, 1996 |title=New label, lineup mark release by Critique's Digital Underground |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=108 |issue=15 |page=24}}{{cite magazine |last1=Patel |first1=Joseph "Jazzbo" |date=August 1996 |title=Revolutions: Digital Underground, 'Future Rhythm' |magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |volume=4 |issue=6 |page=142}} The album was produced by the D-Flow Production Squad. It features [[guest appearance]]s from Black Spooks, [[Luniz]] and the [[Del the Funky Homosapien]]. The album reached number 113 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 26 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] in the United States.{{Cite web |last=Ducker |first=Jesse |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Revisiting Digital Underground’s ‘Future Rhythm’ (1996) {{!}} Tribute |url=https://albumism.com/features/digital-underground-future-rhythm-turns-25-anniversary-retrospective |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Albumism |language=en-US}}
'''''Future Rhythm''''' is the fourth studio album by the American hip hop group [[Digital Underground]]. It was released on June 4, 1996, via Critique/[[Radikal Records]].{{cite magazine |last1=Bennun |first1=David |date=July 20, 1996 |title=Albums – Future Rhythm by Digital Underground |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |volume=73 |issue=29 |page=51}}{{cite magazine |last1=Nelson |first1=Havelock |author-link=Havelock Nelson (writer) |date=April 13, 1996 |title=New label, lineup mark release by Critique's Digital Underground |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |volume=108 |issue=15 |page=24}}{{cite magazine |last1=Patel |first1=Joseph "Jazzbo" |date=July 1996|title=Revolutions: Digital Underground, 'Future Rhythm' |magazine=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |volume=4 |issue=5 |page=128}} The album was produced by the D-Flow Production Squad. It features [[guest appearance]]s from Black Spooks, [[Luniz]] and the [[Del the Funky Homosapien]]. The album reached number 113 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 26 on the [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums]] in the United States.{{Cite web |last=Ducker |first=Jesse |date=June 1, 2021 |title=Revisiting Digital Underground’s ‘Future Rhythm’ (1996) {{!}} Tribute |url=https://albumism.com/features/digital-underground-future-rhythm-turns-25-anniversary-retrospective |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=Albumism |language=en-US}}


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]] chart. Songs "Food Fight" and "We Got More" were featured in [[Paris Barclay]]'s film ''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]'', with the latter ended up appearing in its [[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] album.
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]] chart. Songs "Food Fight" and "We Got More" were featured in [[Paris Barclay]]'s film ''[[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood]]'', with the latter ended up appearing in its [[Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] album.
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[[Mike Boehm]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the album "sports a nice, laid-back take on [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]'s elaborately semi-chaotic [[Parliament-Funkadelic|P-Funk]] production approach."{{Cite web |last=Boehm |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Boehm |date=July 28, 1997 |title=Digital Underground Surfaces |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-28-ca-17056-story.html |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}} Jeff Niesel of ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' opined that "the mellow grooves of 'Walk Real Kool', 'Future Rhythm' and 'Stylin'{{'}} simply fall flat."{{cite news |last1=Niesel |first1=Jeff |date=June 20, 1996 |title=Digital Underground, 'Future Rhythm' |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |location=Entertainment |page=15}}
[[Mike Boehm]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the album "sports a nice, laid-back take on [[George Clinton (funk musician)|George Clinton]]'s elaborately semi-chaotic [[Parliament-Funkadelic|P-Funk]] production approach."{{Cite web |last=Boehm |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Boehm |date=July 28, 1997 |title=Digital Underground Surfaces |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1997-jul-28-ca-17056-story.html |access-date=May 23, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}} Jeff Niesel of ''[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]]'' opined that "the mellow grooves of 'Walk Real Kool', 'Oregano Flow' and 'Future Rhythm'{{'}} simply fall flat."{{cite news |last1=Niesel |first1=Jeff |date=June 20, 1996 |title=Digital Underground, 'Future Rhythm' |work=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |location=Entertainment |page=15}}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

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