Young World: The Future

Young World: The Future is the debut studio album by rapper Lil' Zane. The album features his smash hit single "Callin' Me". The album debuted at number 165 on the Billboard 200 chart with 7,000 copies sold in its first week and then peaked its second week at number 25 with 40,000 sold that week.[1] The album also peaked at number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. To date the album has sold 490,000 copies.

Young World: The Future
Studio album by Lil' Zane
Released	August 22, 2000
Recorded	1997–2000
Studio	Patchwerk Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA) Silent Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA) Tree Sound Studios (Norcross, GA) The Village Recorder (Los Angeles, CA) Doppler Studios (Atlanta, GA) DARP Studios (Atlanta, GA) Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, CA) D-Lo Studio (Atlanta, GA) 12th Street Recording Studios (Miami Beach, FL) Wonder Twins Studios (Atlanta, GA) Worldwide Studios (Atlanta, GA)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	1:05:46
Label	Priority
Producer	Kevin Wales (also exec.) Diggie Doms Kenny Jones Akon Anthony Dent Leslie Brathwaite Mo'zart Scahdrac Meshac Milhomme Antonio Mobley Ken Fambro Ricciano Lumpkins Troy "Tha Rolla" Sanders
Lil' Zane chronology
Young World: The Future (2000) The Big Zane Theory (2003)
Singles from Young World: The Future
"Callin' Me" Released: June 6, 2000 "None Tonight" Released: September 3, 2000

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Top Down" (featuring Uncle Luke)	Z. Copeland, Jr. S. Milhomme A. Gilmore S. Bishop	Scahdrac Meshac Milhomme	4:33
2.	"M.O.N.E.Y."	Z. Copeland, Jr. I. Folmar A. Dent M. Holder	Anthony Dent	3:38
3.	"Callin' Me" (featuring 112)	Z. Copeland, Jr. I. Folmar D. Warren K. Jones	Diggie Doms Kenny "Mistafiss" Jones	4:17
4.	"What Must I Do" (featuring Akon)	Z. Copeland, Jr. A. Thiam M. Thiam	Akon Mo'zart	3:44
5.	"Die Famous"	Z. Copeland, Jr. A. Mobley K. Fambro	Antonio Mobley Ken Fambro	4:57
6.	"Partners Come Along Too"	Z. Copeland, Jr. I. Folmar D. Warren K. Jones	Diggie Doms Kenny "Mistafiss" Jones	4:22
7.	"None Tonight"	Z. Copeland, Jr. D. Lewis R. Lumpkins	Ricciano Lumpkins	4:26
8.	"Ride on 'Em"	Z. Copeland, Jr. I. Folmar D. Warren K. Jones E. Davis	Diggie Doms Kenny "Mistafiss" Jones	4:09
9.	"Ways of the World"	D. Miller G. Sumner	Leslie Brathwaite	4:33
10.	"All About the Fun" (featuring Da Howg & Angennetta Boys)	Z. Copeland, Jr. W. Lamar S. Murdock K. Wales T. Sanders L. Troutman R. Troutman F. Davis	Kevin Wales Troy "Tha Rolla" Sanders	4:28
11.	"What's Up"	Z. Copeland, Jr. A. Thiam M. Thiam	Akon Mo'zart	3:45
12.	"You Must Really Love Me"	Z. Copeland, Jr. G. White K. Wales S. Milhomme	Scahdrac Meshac Milhomme	3:40
13.	"Too Hot to Stop"	Z. Copeland, Jr. G. Brown	Anthony Dent	3:12
14.	"Beautiful Feelin'"	Z. Copeland, Jr. W. Andress	Leslie Brathwaite	3:58
15.	"We Ain't the One [contains hidden track "You Don't Wanna Fuck With Us"]"	Z. Copeland, Jr. R. Muller	Diggie Doms Kenny "Mistafiss" Jones	8:02
Total length:				1:05:46

Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"Money Stretch"		3:54
17.	"Anywhere" (featuring 112)	Daron Jones	4:05
18.	"Hard Ball" (featuring Lil' Wayne, Lil' Bow Wow & Sammie)	Jermaine Dupri	4:07
19.	"Anywhere (Bad Boy Remix)" (featuring 112 & Shyne)		4:37

Samples

• "Ride on 'Em" contains dialogue samples from the film Menace II Society.
• "Ways of the World" contains a sample of "Shape of My Heart" by Sting and Dominic Miller.
• "All About the Fun" contains an interpolation of "Computer Love" by Zapp.

Chart history

Chart (2000)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	25
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3]	4

References

1. "The 411 online". www.the411online.com. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
2. "Zane Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
3. "Zane Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 1, 2019.

External links

• Young World : The Future at Discogs (list of releases)