The Past, the Present, the Future is the fourth studio album from American R&B group Jodeci, released on March 31, 2015 on Sphinx Music Entertainment and distributed through Epic Records.

[6][7][8] On October 20, 2014, it was announced by Centric and BET that Jodeci would be making their way back onto the music scene after a hiatus of nearly two decades at the 2014 Soul Train Awards by performing a medley of their hits, and also debuting a new song titled "Nobody Wins", their first single in 18 years, which features rapper B.o.B.

On November 30, 2014, at the Soul Train Awards, "The Bad Boys of R&B” reunited and performed a medley of their hits ("Freek'n You", "Stay", "Come and Talk to Me", and "Forever My Lady"), along with a snippet of their new single, “Nobody Wins”, with rapper B.o.B.

[10][11][12] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Mr. Dalvin stated that despite recording dozens of songs together over the last 18 years, the group did not feel that they had a cohesive body of work for their fourth studio album.

[13] In a fan chat on February 3, 2014 Timbaland revealed that he's reuniting with DeVante and lending his production to the new Jodeci project.

[14] “People who follow Timbaland from day one, I met with DeVante and I’ma help work on the new Jodeci album, just for y’all.

On December 21, 2014, Jodeci released the full-length version of the new song, “Nobody Wins,” along with a lyric video that features Domestic Violence hotline information.

"Domestic violence has always been an issue in relationships, but because of the caliber of people being charged recently, it's being brought to the forefront," Dalvin said about the song's content in an interview with Rolling Stone.

[28] Anupa Mistry from Pitchfork, wrote that Jodeci, led by producer/singer DeVante Swing, remains a group of soul classicists, thematically inspired by the intimacy and lewdness of sex and buttressed by the aesthetic and energy of hip-hop.

"[29] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times, described the best Jodeci songs as "slick marches that focus on the body, like this album’s “Checkin for You” and “Stress Reliever.” Atop it all is K-Ci.

"[30] Jim Farber of New York Daily News, gave it four out of five stars, writing "The Past, The Present, The Future” reconstitutes a particular blend of voices that helped define early 1990s R&B."

One song — “Jennifer,” written by Swing — breaks with this essential style with a pure pop melody the group has rarely allowed.

"[31] Andy Kellman from Allmusic, described the album as "a confident, refined return -- a necessary one in a field starving for group harmony singing.