The Future Is Now

The Future Is Now
The Future Is Now (Platinum Edition) cover art
Studio album by Non Phixion
Released	March 26, 2002 (2002-03-26)
Studio	Fast Forward Studios (New York, NY) D&D Studios (New York, NY) No Mystery Studios (New York, NY) Battery Studios (New York, NY) Area 51 (Brooklyn, NY) Chung King House Of Metal (New York, NY) Music Grinder Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre	Hardcore hip hop
Length	56:02
Label	Uncle Howie Landspeed
Producer	Dave One DJ Premier JuJu Large Professor Necro Non Phixion Pete Rock T-Ray
Non Phixion chronology
The Future Is Now (2002) The Green CD/DVD (2004)
Ill Bill chronology
The Future Is Now (2002) What's Wrong with Bill? (2004)
Sabac Red chronology
The Future Is Now (2002) Sabacolypse: A Change Gon' Come (2004)
Goretex chronology
The Future Is Now (2002) The Art of Dying (2004)
Singles from The Future Is Now
"Black Helicopters" Released: 2000 "Rock Stars" Released: 2002 "Drug Music" Released: 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	4.6/10[2]
RapReviews	9/10[3]

The Future Is Now is the only studio album by the American hip hop group Non Phixion. It was released on March 26, 2002, via Uncle Howie/Landspeed Records. Recording sessions took place at Fast Forward Studios, D&D Studios, No Mystery Studios, Battery Studios, Area 51 and Chung King House Of Metal in New York, and at the Music Grinder in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Necro, Large Professor, Dave 1, DJ Premier, JuJu, Pete Rock and T-Ray. It features guest appearances from Christian Olde Wolbers, Marley Metal, MF Doom, Moonshine, Necro, Raymond Herrera, Stephen Carpenter and The Beatnuts. The album's cover art was created by Mear One, and the logo is a tribute to Canadian metal band Voivod.

The album reached number 65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 14 on both the Independent Albums and the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States. It includes the singles "Black Helicopters", "Drug Music" backed with "If You Got Love", and "Rock Stars" backed with "The C.I.A. Is Trying to Kill Me". "Black Helicopters" was the only charting single from the album, peaking at No. 46 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. A double disc Platinum Edition of the album was released in 2004, with the second disc featuring instrumental versions. The remix of the song "Say Goodbye to Yesterday" was included in 2003 Biker Boyz: Music from the Motion Picture.