Chronic Future

Chronic Future
The current lineup for Chronic Future. From left to right: Brandon Lee, Ben Collins, Mike Busse, Barry Collins
Background information
Also known as	CF
Origin	Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Genres	Alternative rock Experimental rock Rap rock
Years active	1995-2009, 2015
Labels	Interscope Records, ULG Records, Beyond Records, Modern Art Records
Website	Chronic Future's Myspace Page
Members	Mike Busse Ben Collins Barry Collins Brandon Lee
Past members	Ryan Breen Mike Loy Lawrence Hearn

Chronic Future is a band from Scottsdale, Arizona. The band was formed in 1995, when their average age was 14. They achieved a short period of mainstream success with the album Lines in My Face, as well as the album's hit single, "Time and Time Again". The band consists of vocalist Mike Busse, guitarist Ben Collins, bassist Brandon Lee and drummer Barry Collins, who are all founding members.

After finding mainstream success, the band then went on to operate under their own independent label, Modern Art Records, and released the Modern Art EP online under this new label. The band has worked very independently after their departure from Interscope Records, rarely playing live and releasing albums independently as well as releasing online demos and purchasable songs. The band's early/mainstream style was a mixture of hip hop and punk rock, but the band has now progressed into a unique fusion style of hip hop, electronica, and alternative. The band's vocal style incorporates three vocalists: Mike Busse, Ben Collins and Brandon Lee.

Chronic Future began their musical career in the summer of 1995, and a year or so later, they released their first self-titled album when the band members were at an average age of 14. The album gained popular local airplay, but achieved no commercial success, and is now very rare, only available for purchase on such sites as Amazon.com or eBay. Their followup, 4 Elements, was released in 2000, and was even less successful, with only a few songs being praised. 4 Elements was released on Beyond Records, and the band toured with such bands as Face to Face.

From 2000 to 2004, the band signed their first major label deal with Interscope Records, and their third full-length was soon to follow in mid-2004. The band released a promotional EP called the Lines in My Face EP, featuring four songs from the album, as well as two rare songs. Soon after, the band released the album Lines in My Face, reached No. 18 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. The album's single "Time and Time Again" saw airplay on MTV and MTV2 and reached No. 40 on the Billboard Modern Rock charts, as well as being featured in the video game Burnout 3: Takedown and MVP Baseball 2004.