Heltah Skeltah, comprised of Sean Price and Rock, are a legendary hip hop group hailing from Brooklyn, NY. The duo’s first album, ‘Nocturnal,’ released on Duck Down/ Priority Records in 1995, sold over 400,000 units world-wide. It has been ten years since Heltah Skeltah last released a group project, however as solo artists, the duo has remained heavily active.
Sean Price, ½ of Heltah Skeltah, has developed a cult-like following in the underground hip hop scene. Having released two titles since 2005, ‘Monkey Barz’ and ‘Jesus Price Superstar,’ Sean Price was named Independent Artist of the Year in 2006 and 2007, awarded by XXL Magazine, AllHipHop.com and Source Magazine.
Furthermore, Heltah Skeltah are part of the mighty Boot Camp Clik, also comprised of Buckshot and Smif-N-Wessun. Boot Camp Clik have two recent projects, ‘The Last Stand’ and ‘Casualties of War.’ With all this current activity and momentum, Heltah Skeltah are truly poised to be ‘Da Incredible Rap Team.’
Product Details
Heltah Skeltah (Sean Price + Rock) - D.I.R.T. Format: CD, Release Date: Sept. 30 2008, Number of Discs: 1, Label: Duck Down Records, Produced by: Alchemist; Evidence; Marco Polo; Khrysis; Illmind; Black Milk
Track Listings:
1. Intro 2. D.I.R.T. (Another Boot Camp Yeah Song) 3. The Art Of Disrepekanization 4. Insane 5. So Damn Tuff 6. Ruck N Roll 7. Schmack Music 8. WMD 9. The Beginning Of Da End 10. Everything Is HS 11. Hellz Kitchen 12. Twinz 13. Ape Music 14. Everybody Do A Little
Artist Info/ BIO
Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock (aka Da Rockness Monstah) and Ruck (aka Sean Price). The two are members of New York Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C.. Heltah Skeltah debuted on Smif-N-Wessun's album Dah Shinin' in 1995, appearing on the tracks "Wontime", "Cession at da Doghillee" and "Let's Git It On". Later in 1995, they grouped up with fellow Boot Camp members O.G.C. to form The Fab 5 (another nod to The Beatles), and released a surprise hit single, "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka". Out of The Fab 5 members, Rock and Ruck received the most amount of attention, due to their notable charisma and chemistry. The duo released their anticipated debut Nocturnal in June 1996, which included "Leflah", as well as the singles "Operation Lock Down" and "Therapy". The album sold over 250,000 copies in the United States, and has become a classic in the underground Hip Hop scene because of its grimy, basement sound and strong lyrics. The duo released a group album with the Boot Camp in 1997, then followed in 1998 with their second effort Magnum Force. The album's lead single, "I Ain't Havin' That" (sampled from the A Tribe Called Quest track "Hot Sex", with the chorus sampling Redman's 1996 hit "Pick it Up"), became a Hot 100 hit. Despite the single's success, most critics slammed the album due to its lighter content. Ruck and Rock seemed disillusioned with their lack of sales, and split up soon after the Magnum Force album. Rock began having problems with Duck Down Records, and split with the label, signing to DJ Lethal's Lethal Records. He planned to release an album titled Planet Rock, but the label folded and the album disappeared. Sean Price stuck with the Camp for their second group effort The Chosen Few in 2002. Heltah Skeltah reunited in 2005, making appearances on Sean Price's solo album Monkey Barz and Smif-N-Wessun's Smif 'N' Wessun: Reloaded. The duo continued work with the Boot Camp for their third group effort The Last Stand, released in July 2006. According to both members, they are also currently working on another Heltah Skeltah album, tentatively titled D.I.R.T., an acronym for Da Incredible Rap Team. Rock is also planning to release his solo debut, tentatively titled Monstah Music, sometime in 2007. In 2007, Heltah Skeltah will appear on Chinga Chang Records March 5th Release The "Official Joints" compilation, a collection of previously unreleased songs by NYC rappers. Recently, Heltah Skeltah was featured on a show called"The Breakdown" on ONLOQ.com where they discussed the start of Heltah Skeltah and independent rappers versus rappers signed to major labels.
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