T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)

T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)
Studio album by
Leaders of the New School
ReleasedOctober 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)
Recorded1992–1993
Studio
  • Apollo Studios (New York, NY)
  • Platinum Island Studios (New York, NY)
  • The Music Palace (Long Island, NY)
  • Chung King House Of Metal (New York, NY)
GenreHip-hop
Length1:01:15
LabelElektra
Producer
Leaders of the New School chronology
A Future Without a Past...
(1991) 		T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)
(1993)
Busta Rhymes chronology
A Future Without a Past...
(1991) 		T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)
(1993) 		The Coming
(1996)
Dinco D chronology
A Future Without a Past...
(1991) 		T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)
(1993) 		Cameo Flows
(2016)
Singles from T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)
  1. "What's Next"
    Released: August 26, 1993
  2. "Classic Material"
    Released: 1993

T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye) is the second and final studio album by American hip-hop group Leaders of the New School. It was released on October 12, 1993, via Elektra Records. The recording sessions took place at Apollo Studios, Platinum Island Studios, The Music Palace and Chung King House of Metal in New York. The album was produced by group members Busta Rhymes, Charlie Brown, Cut Monitor Milo and Dinco D, as well as the Vibe Chemist Backspin, Raheem Isom, Rampage, R.P.M., and Sam Sever. It features guest appearances from Blitz, Brittle Lo, Collie Weed, Cool Whip, Jeranimo, the Capital L.S., Pudge God, Rampage, and Sha-Now.

The album peaked at number 66 on the Billboard 200 and number 15 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States. It was supported with two singles: "What's Next" and "Classic Material". Its lead single, "What's Next", made it to number 77 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, number 1 on the Hot Rap Songs and number 7 on the Dance Singles Sales charts. The second single off of the album, "Classic Material", reached number 20 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.

The album did not fare as well as their debut album, garnering a mixed critical reception. After the album's release, the group began having both creative and personal problems, resulting in their disbandment.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RapReviews7/10[2]
The Source[3]

Dream Hampton of The Source called the album "a rarity in hip-hop—a sophomore album that is better than the debut", further stating, "you can't help waiting for Busta to get on the mic".[3] AllMusic's Stanton Swihart described it as "an endlessly interesting listen", concluding that "T.I.M.E. is a much more mature work, both musically and lyrically" than A Future Without a Past....[1]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."Eternal"  1:28
2."Understanding the Inner Mind's Eye"
Charlie Brown3:04
3."Syntax Era"
  • Smith
  • Jackson
  • Higgins
The Vibe Chemist Backspin4:38
4."Classic Material"
3:59
5."Daily Reminder"
  • Higgins
  • Smith
  • Jackson
R.P.M.3:39
6."A Quarter to Cutthroat"
  • Scott
  • Jackson
  • Higgins
  • Smith
Charlie Brown4:53
7."Connections"
  • Jackson
  • Scott
  • Higgins
  • Smith
4:03
8."What's Next?"
  • Jackson
  • Scott
  • Higgins
  • Smith
Dinco D4:37
9."Droppin' It-4-1990-Ever"  0:29
10."Time Will Tell"
  • Jackson
  • Smith
  • Scott
  • Higgins
4:58
11."Bass Is Loaded"
  • Smith
  • Scott
  • Jackson
  • Higgins
Busta Rhymes4:30
12."Spontaneous (13 MC's Deep!)" (featuring Cracker Jax, Rampage, Blitz, Rumpletilskinz, Pudge God and Collie Weed)
  • Higgins
  • Jackson
  • Smith
  • Scott
  • Cool Whip
  • Brittle Lo
  • Roger McNair
  • Blitz
  • Jacob Clark
  • Pudge God
  • Desmon Gordon
  • Jeranimo
  • Garfield Mitchell
Sam Sever4:39
13."Noisy Meditation"
  • Smith
  • Higgins
  • Jackson
  • Scott
Busta Rhymes4:15
14."The End Is Near"
  • Higgins
  • Smith
  • Jackson
  • Scott
Raheem Isom4:23
15."Zearocks"  1:24
16."The Difference"
  • Smith
  • Higgins
  • Jackson
  • Scott
Busta Rhymes5:28
17."Final Solution"
  • Smith
  • Jackson
 0:36
Total length:1:01:15
Notes
  • Unreleased tracks "Emotional" and "Oooh Baby" were left off the album.

Personnel

  • Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith – vocals, producer (tracks: 4, 7, 11, 13, 16)
  • James "Dinco D" Jackson – vocals, producer (track 8)
  • Bryan "Charlie Brown" Higgins – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 6)
  • Sheldon "Cut Monitor Milo" Scott – vocals, producer (track 7)
  • Cool Whip – vocals (track 12)
  • Brittle Lo – vocals (track 12)
  • Roger "Rampage" McNair – vocals (track 12), producer (track 10)
  • Blitz – vocals (track 12)
  • Jacob "The Capital L.S." Clark – vocals (track 12)
  • Pudge God – vocals (track 12)
  • Desmon "Sha-Now" Gordon – vocals (track 12)
  • Jeranimo – vocals (track 12)
  • Garfield "Collie Weed" Mitchell – vocals (track 12)
  • Michael Feliz – bass (track 10)
  • Marlon "The Vibe Chemist Backspin" King – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 10)
  • Peter "R.P.M." Lopez – producer (track 5)
  • Sam "Sever" Citrin – producer (track 12)
  • Raheem Isom – producer (track 14)
  • Kevin Reynolds – mixing, engineering (tracks: 2-5, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17)
  • Alan Scott Plotkin – engineering (tracks: 1, 9)
  • Rob 'Void' – engineering (tracks: 6-8, 12, 15, 16)
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Kevin Wood – illustration
  • Michael Lavine – photography

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 66
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[5] 15

References

  1. ^ a b Swihart, Stanton. "T.I.M.E. Leaders of the New School". AllMusic. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 28, 2020). "Leaders of the New School T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)". RapReviews. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  3. ^ a b hampton, dream (November 1993). "Leaders of the New School: T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye)". The Source. No. 50. pp. 76, 78.
  4. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 105. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 30, 1993. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 105. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 30, 1993. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
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