- Years Active: 1991-1993
- Band Members: Busta Rhymes, Cut Monitor Milo, Charlie Brown, Native Tongues
- Genre: Hip-Hop
- Influenced by: Eric B. & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions, Public Enemy
- Followed By: The Procussions, Black Eyed Peas, Onyx
- Similar Artists: Gang Starr, Movement Ex, Main Source, Rough House Survivers, Lords of the Underground, Guru, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Ed O.G & da Bulldogs
Uniondale, NY, rappers MC Charlie Brown, MC Dinco D, MC Busta Rhymes, and Cut Monitor Milo issued A Future Without a Past for Elektra in 1991 as Leaders of the New School. They combined Afrocentric message tracks with novelty throwaways, and got a little attention for "Teachers, Don't Teach Us Nonsense." They followed it with T.I.M.E. in 1993. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
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