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Nocturnal (CD)

By: Heltah Skeltah (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Nocturnal (CD) Album By Heltah Skeltah (Artist)
1   Intro (Here We Come)
2   Letha Brainz Blo
3   Undastand
4   Who Dat?
5   Sean Price - (featuring Illa Noyz)
6   Clan's, Posse's, Crew's & Clik's
7   Therapy - (featuring Vinia Mojica)
8   Place To Be
9   Soldiers Gone Psyco
10   Square, The (Triple R) - (featuring The Representativz)
11   Da Wiggy - (featuring Da Rockness Monstas)
12   Gettin Ass Gettin Ass
13   Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka - (featuring Heltah Skeltah/O.G.C. A.K.A The Fab 5)
14   Prowl
15   Grate Unknown
16   Operation Lock Down
17   (untitled) - (hidden track)
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (8/22/96) - 3 Stars - Good - "...The duo's ferocious word flow is strapped to a minimalist yet mesmerizing sound--dusty, down-tempo beats awash in dark, intoxicating tonality....NOCTURNAL definitely plays for the late-night prowl..."
Spin (8/96, pp.101-102) - Worthy - "...Heltah Skeltah derive their edge from the dynamic vocal presence delivered by Rock's low-pitched growls and Ruck's irrationally tinged mutterings; dark, gritty production....NOCTURNAL is a stimulating record..."
Vibe (8/96, p.144) - "...Heltah Skeltah draw a lyrical bloodbath with their debut album....Employing potent mind-control methodology, Rock and Ruck easily convert the nonbelievers."
The Source (7/96, p.88) - 3.5 Mics - Dope - "...these two rip the mic like a two-headed monster, with Ruc's deep-voiced flow perfectly situated as the backbone to Roc's hard-as-nails delivery....The production is...designed to highlight rather than overshadow the MCs..."
Option (11-12/96, p.109) - "...Backed by the most basic of beats, Heltah Skeltah's NOCTURNAL is thickly drum-centric, its rhymes flow like butter, with a perfunctory street mentality so central to the genre..."
Melody Maker (8/3/96, p.49) - "...60 pure mindblowing minutes of Brooklyn perfection; as good as anything the East Coast has given us this year....absolutely MANDATORY..."

Title Note

Heltah Skeltah: Da Rockness Monsta (rap vocals, bass); Tawl Sean aka Ruck (rap vocals).

Additional personnel: O.G.C., Illa Noyz, The Representativz, Da Rockness Monstas (rap vocals); Tony "Books" Avilez (guitar); Tone Da Backbone (bass); Vinia Mojica (background vocals).

Producers: Buckshot, Lord Jamar (track 1); Baby Paul (tracks 2-3, 7, 13); Buckshot (track 4); Shaleek (tracks 5, 15); DJ Evil D (track 6); Sean J Period (track 8); Baby Paul, Rock The Bucktown Bulli (track 9); Supreme (track 10); Mr. Walt (tracks 11, 14); Dr. Kill Patient (track 12); E-Swift (track 16).

Engineers: John Wydrycs (tracks 1, 4, 8, 10); DJ Akshun (track 2); Andy Cardinas (track 3); Kieren Walsh, John Wydrycs (tracks 5-6, 15-16); Kieren Walsh, Ken Duro Ifill (track 7); Andy Cardinas, Eric Lynch (track 9); Kieren Walsh (track 11, 13-14).

Principally recorded at Dolla Cab Lab, Brooklyn, New York; Chung King Studios, Unique Studios and D&D Studios, New York, New York.

Samples include "The Look Of Love" (as performed by Jonny Pate & Orchestra), "Danube" (as performed by Lalo Schifrin), "Blame It On My Youth" and "I Cover The Water Front (I See The Horizon)" (as performed by Gloria Lynne).

Heltah Skeltah is the third act to emerge from under the wings of Brooklyn's Boot Camp Clique, following Black Moon and Smif-N-Wessun. The two rappers in Heltah Skeltah sport a similar underground style to their mentors in Black Moon, with basic production and off-the-top-of-the-head rhymes. The production here is darker, but maintains a funky appeal.

NOCTURNAL is a true lyrical album. It focuses primarily on the the duo's nearly-unmatchable microphone skills. Rock and Ruck spit rhymes back and forth, almost non-stop, as if they could go on for days. Their combination of hip-hop realism and head-nodding beats makes this a solid debut.

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