Heltah Skeltah: "Nocturnal" - the best rap record of mid-nineties?

I think that, we should start with the session. ("Uh-huh.")
But before we begin let me ask you a few questions. ("Uh-huh.")
Have you been touched the wrong way? ("Nah.")
Involved in gun play? ("Yeah.")
The town, let me guess, acquited like you was O.J.? ("How you know?")
Typical black life, you jackknifes under a sea biscuit,
Get specific an' stop fuckin around wit that crack rock. ("Yo, I don't smoke doze!")
Yes you do Duke, I can tell,
Cuz you actin' funny, like when blacks get money.

but i must say, 'soul on ice' by ras kass is probably my favorite mid-nineties rap record

!! This is one of my favorite tracks ever!!

I think Alex loves it too.

It go, Frederick Douglas, Nat Turner
Ku Klux Klan, big black burner
Ashtray, cigarette butts
Box cutter gem star, watch this nigga get cut
Ten dollars, two tokens
Friends hollerin', "Yo, what you smoking?"
I reply with, "none of ya biz"
It's father's day and I ain't get shit from none of my kids
Listen, liquor store, let me get a fifth
Weed spots, let me get a spliff
Mad as hell, plus I'm frustrated
Last album came out, you motherfucks hate it
Rock solo, Ruck broke
Here's a hundred dollars, what a fucking joke
Eviction notice, yo, I gotta go
Album been out two months, ain't did a fucking show
Ruckus, you ruined, I put the barrel to my dome
But what the fuck are you doing? Chill
Found a new way to build
Fuck rap, started selling 2-ways and pills
When the stomach growls, and the fridge there
And you starving, and ya kid's there
It's.... motherfuckin' critical pa
My pursuit of this rap, knew this straight trivial, pa
Niggaz all pray loyal, til yet, they all jet
When they fuckin' with a four dollar royalty check
And if you feel me, act like you know
Sincerly yours, the brokest rapper you know, Sean P

I was in Berlin last week, and saw an ad for a Heltah Skeltah gig that was there a week before. Damn, if I'd knewn this I'd gone there earlier! Does anyone know if they're officially back together, or if this is just some one-off thing?

I guess should check those Sean P albums, though I always thought Rock was the better of the two.

Yeah, they played last month in Brooklyn, so it seems that they're back. Which is weird, given that Sean P is apparently fielding offers (or maybe one offer) from majors.

I've been listening to O.G.C's M-Pire Strikes back a lot lately. Starang Wondah just has this terrific cadence.

i love bcc shit & sean p but i could never really get into this album

i just found this old double vinyl promo copy of "Da Storm" by orginoo gun clapaz i should listen to it tomorrow.

(xpost) Really? I'm not sure it's better than any other BCC albums from that period though and certainly not the best rap record of mid-90s, but it's still pretty good. Strangely I've never heard a Sean Price record though.

I really like that OGC album too.

Yeah, they played last month in Brooklyn, so it seems that they're back. Which is weird, given that Sean P is apparently fielding offers (or maybe one offer) from majors.

Maybe Sean P cares about other things besides money? Especially on the first album (though Major Force is underrated too) they were one of the best rap duos ever, so it'd be great to have them back.

are any of the full group BCC albums any good?

Maybe Sean P cares about other things besides money?

weed
pussy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDhQBkaWVa8&mode=related&search=

According to this Sean Price interview Heltah Skeltah are back in studio working on a new album! Man, I can't wait.

Someone's put a bunch of Heltah Skeltah video online, man, some of these are pretty freaky!

Operation Lockwdown
Indian face paint and the whole BCC posse doing wardance?! The ending is nice.

Therapy
Sean P looks like the best therapist ever!

I Ain't Havin' That
Gotta love that one guy in the video who's only job is to do the "I ain't havin' that" part.

Operation Lockdown (Original Version)
This one's very disorienting, heavy weeded vibes.

the single version of therapy isn't as good as the album version unfortunately, but the video is fantastic still

Yeah, the beat is definitely weaker than on the album version.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/5015392793ad9c9b/

Maybe Sean P cares about other things besides money?

weed
pussy

― and what, Wednesday, September 12, 2007 3:23 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

slept-on post

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Tmx1ugiUL._SS400_.jpg
why the fuck did evberybody sleep on this its 100% dope and xactly what i need right now n/h

yeah i need to go get that. thx for reminding me.

intro track#1 sets off on some smooth lounge piano ish and sean p is in loverman mode like "you miss me baby?? i miss you too... but i got plans for you baby... first thing i'm gonna do is *GUN COCK* SMACKIN YA HEAD OFF the fuck i look like, a R&B singer???"

when kanye west welcomed niggas to the good life / sean stay stressed, welcome niggas to a hood knife

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ill shit ...im from Nigeria !!! been waiting like a fucking sniper for this!!! its hot regardless!!! they cant make some 96 shit times have changed!! its just some fuck a topic good ol hiphop raw as ever!!!

i'm hardcores president big-rock obama

my gun game crazy, the fifth spit i / kill man woman and child ala chris benoit

smack music, that gat in ya lap music, that north cackalack with crack in the 'lac music

heltah skeltah are essentially the blueprint for anybody who wants to make grimey ny rap thats how i break it down to an extent

Your Favorite Rap Couplets that mention pro wrestling, You Contrarian-Ass Mutha!

btw does he say "chris ben-why"

cannons about, as big as your mother we hit you, you done
i dont mean like dunn dunn, dumb ass, you done for

nah sean p just says i like "ahh"

@andwhat, on that note, I present the award to

Best Couplet This Side of Shakespeare:

"Fuck Batman and Robin, I'm robbin' with a bat man
Chase niggas like Chevy for makin' wack jams"

Rock from Magnum Force's "Gunz 'N Onez" (ft. Method Man)

these niggas cant write
plus they pants tight
and they sweaters small, fuck it im better yall!

the black rap lurch, true
real tall, deep voice and i serve you
you rang? BANG patience aint only a virtue
thats you & your mans at the hospital I. WILL. HURT. YOU.

Your Favorite Rap Couplets that mention pro wrestling, You Contrarian-Ass Mutha!

― you down with challo.p.p.? (J0rdan S.), Tuesday, January 13, 2009 1:04 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

tree coppin, beef and broccoli timbs
hacksaw jim duggan im thuggin muggin ya friends

i never really investigated these guys properly. lost interest in BCC when beatminerz stopped producing them, or when mr walt and evil dee changed their sound.

dude you should check the sean p records and this one sounds great from what i've heard

no beatminerz on this shit - new one's got a couple miami vice synth beats that are dope imo and the rest is all classic walt & dee style production

sean p records are probly the only reason to listen to rap in the 00s if im honest

couple years back i saw BCC live on stage and they brought out the outlawz to do some joints off that lost pac/buckshot album... anyway sean is the most charismatic mc on the planet and you should basically give him all your money

i would throw killer mike and freeway and royce in there as far as my favorites from this decade

np: Jesus Price Superstar

i heard some of the new DIRT one and thought their voices sounded brilliant. some good lines too. beats didnt make me wanna relisten for some reason tho.

production probly doesnt stand out if you're some uk grime faggot but spitting about gunz over minor key piano beats is what bcc is about and gtfo if u expect more

i mastered the art of war before a nigga read sun tzu
third degree black belt master of gun fu
pop pills, smoke weed, even get drunk too
you do what you can, i do what i want to
wu-tang clan ain't nothin' to fuck wit
boot camp clic ain't nothin' to wu-tang
niggas seem shocked by the way that i do thangs
song with Destiny's Child, still ride the 2 train

well, everyone would sound better over wiley and davinche beats from 2004.

i bought a wiley album and i liked it pretty much, at least the beats...i have problem with english accents and rapping sometimes though, but at least half was pretty dope IMO

why the fuck did evberybody sleep on this

― and what, Tuesday, January 13, 2009 11:53 AM

speaking for myself that cover isn't exactly endearing. will check it out tho

yeah dogg no foul thats why i slept on it too.... for some reason i expected theyd be on some lame ass concept rapps instead of just raw spittin

sargnt88: its hard to take that album seriously with that cover
ethanp23: yeah its pretty goddamn gay

relistening now. "rappers embarassed to say theyre rappers". i like these guys. i think id like to hear them work with the p brothers or someone like that (and more tracks like WMD).

xxactly

every bcc release besides the early shit & those sean p solo joints has a pretty wack cover but is still dope

lmao at shit like

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/Dastorm.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e7/Duckdownpresentsthealbum.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Nocturnal.jpg

haha true. nocturnals has some jams

love this

q: is 'onion head' by sean price one of the best songs of the last 3 years
a: yes

― and what, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:23 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

got a dime bitch that live in japan
black belt, suck dick, chop bricks wit her hand
arigato, sean price slick like el gato
three piece suit in the booth, aint shit cute

― and what, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 12:25 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

heineken-for-breakfast-ass bitch

when kanye west welcomed niggas to the good life / sean stay stressed, welcome niggas to a hood knife

― and what, Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:21 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

video of the year imo

lol zipping up pants w/ pliers

yo tastebuds and
my tastebuds
will neva taste bud
together
cuz yo tastebuds be tastin butt