T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye) is the second and final studio album by Long Islandhip hop group Leaders of the New School, released on October 12, 1993, by Elektra Records. This effort didn't fare as well as their debut album, A Future Without a Past..., garnering a mixed reception. After the album's release, the group began having both creative and personal problems, resulting in their disbandment. Singles from the album include "Time Will Tell", "Classic Material", and "What's Next", which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart.
Elektra Records A&R Dante Ross revealed that aside from internal conflict, another thing that caused the group to disband was their insistence to release T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye), against Ross' objections:
When Leaders of the New School turned in their second album it was bad – from me to you, it wasn't a good record. I tried to change the record, make it better. They went back in the studio, had to do it again. It wasn't working. Busta though, I knew was a star. Busta was killing it on the 'Scenario' remix, and when we went to make the second Leaders of the New School record I had Q-Tip ready to help me make the whole record with them, like the way he did for Mobb Deep's album. None of them dude's were with it except Bus, and I saw right there that Bus is smarter than these dudes – he's thinking. I'm gonna be honest with you, making that record – when they turned it in the first time, and I knew it was wack and I sent back in – I told Chris Lighty and Lyor Cohen, 'It's time to think about Busta doin' a solo record.' In the interim of that record comin' out, 'Flava in Ya Ear' [remix] came out, so I was verified that he was a star to me. I knew the record was bad, that when they turned it in the second time I couldn't make it no better – they would not let me. I was like, 'Yo, put the record out, it's not gonna perform but let's get Busta thinkin' solo deal'. And that’s what happened.[1]
The Source critic dream hampton 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."[4] Stanton Swihart of AllMusic 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....[2]
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T I M E The Inner Mind s Eye is the second and final studio album by Long Island hip hop group Leaders of the New School released on October 12 1993 by Elektra Records This effort didn t fare as well as their debut album A Future Without a Past garnering a mixed reception After the album s release the group began having both creative and personal problems resulting in their disbandment Singles from the album include Time Will Tell Classic Material and What s Next which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart T I M E The Inner Mind s Eye Studio album by Leaders of the New SchoolReleasedOctober 12 1993Recorded1992 1993GenreHip hopEast Coast hip hopLength61 15LabelElektraProducerBusta RhymesCharlie BrownCut Monitor MiloDinco DR P M Raheem IsomSam SeverThe Vibe Chemist BackspinLeaders of the New School chronologyA Future Without a Past 1991 T I M E The Inner Mind s Eye 1993 Busta Rhymes chronologyA Future Without a Past 1991 T I M E The Inner Mind s Eye 1993 The Coming 1996 Dinco D chronologyA 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 What s Next Released 1993 Time Will Tell Released 1993 Classic Material Released 1994 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Chart positions 4 1 Album 4 2 Singles 5 ReferencesBackground editElektra Records A amp R Dante Ross revealed that aside from internal conflict another thing that caused the group to disband was their insistence to release T I M E The Inner Mind s Eye against Ross objections When Leaders of the New School turned in their second album it was bad from me to you it wasn t a good record I tried to change the record make it better They went back in the studio had to do it again It wasn t working Busta though I knew was a star Busta was killing it on the Scenario remix and when we went to make the second Leaders of the New School record I had Q Tip ready to help me make the whole record with them like the way he did for Mobb Deep s album None of them dude s were with it except Bus and I saw right there that Bus is smarter than these dudes he s thinking I m gonna be honest with you making that record when they turned it in the first time and I knew it was wack and I sent back in I told Chris Lighty and Lyor Cohen It s time to think about Busta doin a solo record In the interim of that record comin out Flava in Ya Ear remix came out so I was verified that he was a star to me I knew the record was bad that when they turned it in the second time I couldn t make it no better they would not let me I was like Yo put the record out it s not gonna perform but let s get Busta thinkin solo deal And that s what happened 1 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 RapReviews7 10 3 The Source4 5 4 The Source critic dream hampton 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 4 Stanton Swihart of AllMusic 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 2 Track listing editTitle Producer s Performer s Eternal Understanding The Inner Mind s Eye Charlie Brown Syntax Era The Vibe Chemist Backspin Leaders of the New School Classic Material The Vibe Chemist Backspin Leaders of the New School Daily Reminder R P M Leaders of the New School A Quarter To Cutthroat Charlie Brown 5 Leaders of the New School Connections Cut Monitor Milo Leaders of the New School What s Next Dinco D Leaders of the New School Droppin It 4 1990 Ever Time Will Tell The Vibe Chemist Backspin Leaders of the New School Bass Is Loaded Busta Rhymes Leaders of the New School Spontaneous 13 MC s Deep Sam Sever Cool Whip Brittle Lo The Capital L S Jeranimo Rampage Blitz Sha Now the Remedy Man Pudge God Kollie Weed Leaders Of The School Noisy Meditation Busta Rhymes Leaders of the New School The End Is Near Raheem Isom Leaders of the New School Zearocks The Difference Busta Rhymes Leaders of the New School Final Solution Unreleased tracks Emotional and Oooh Baby were left off the album Chart positions editAlbum edit Chart 1993 Peakposition citation needed Billboard 200 66Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums 15Singles edit Year Song Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music Maxi Singles Sales citation needed 1993 What s Next 77 1 71993 Time Will Tell 1994 Classic Material 20References edit Dante Ross The Unkut Interview Part 2 The Elektra Era a b Swihart Stanton T I M E Leaders of the New School AllMusic Retrieved September 4 2022 Juon Steve April 28 2020 Leaders of the New School T I M E The Inner Mind s Eye RapReviews com Retrieved September 4 2022 a b hampton dream November 1993 Leaders of the New School T I M E The Inner Mind s Eye The Source 50 76 Divito Peter 2009 04 01 Charlie Brown of LONS 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