A Musical Massacre
A Musical Massacre is an album by the American hip hop duo the Beatnuts.[3][4] It was released in 1999 via Loud Records.[5] It peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard 200. It contained two singles, "Se Acabo" and the Rhythmic Top 40 hit "Watch Out Now".
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| Released | August 10, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 63:57 | |||
| Label | Loud | |||
| Producer | The Beatnuts | |||
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Entirely produced by the Beatnuts, A Musical Massacre contains guest appearances by dead prez, Biz Markie, and Common, among others.[5]
Critical reception
Exclaim! thought that "revenge fantasies and mic bravado only go so far from two average MCs."[6] The A.V. Club wrote: "Encompassing everything from Marvin Gaye quotations to circus organs to old-school, Too $hort-style drum patterns, the members of The Beatnuts flex their production muscles throughout A Musical Massacre."[7]
AllMusic called A Musical Massacre "among 1999's most entertaining hip-hop albums."[1]
Track listing
- All tracks produced by The Beatnuts
| # | Title | Featuring (s) | Time | Samples |
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| 1 | "Intro" | 2:03 | ||
| 2 | "Beatnuts Forever" | Triple Seis & Marlon Manson | 3:14 |
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| 3 | "Muchachacha" | Willie Stubz & Swinger | 4:08 |
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| 4 | "I Love It" | 4:14 |
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| 5 | "Slam Pit" | Cuban Link & Common | 3:26 | |
| 6 | "Wild, Wild, What!" | 0:45 |
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| 7 | "Look Around" | dead prez & Cheryl Pepsii Riley | 5:18 |
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| 8 | "Cocotaso" | Tony Touch | 2:16 |
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| 9 | "Monster for Music" | 2:49 | ||
| 10* | "Spelling Beatnuts with Lil' Donny" | 1:18 |
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| 11 | "Puffin' on a Cloud" | 5:10 |
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| 12 | "Turn It Out" | Greg Nice | 4:54 |
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| 13 | "Rated R" | Nogoodus | 1:46 |
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| 14 | "Who You're Fuckin' Wit'" | 0:50 |
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| 15 | "Story 2000" | Patrick Blazy | 3:24 |
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| 16 | "Watch Out Now" | 2:55 |
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| 17 | "You're a Clown" | Biz Markie & Tyler Fernandez | 5:00 |
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| 18 | "Buddah in the Air" | Carl Thomas & Gob Goblin | 6:14 | |
| 19 | "Se Acabo (It's Over)" | Swinger & Magic Juan | 4:13 |
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An asterisk (*) indicates a track omitted from the British version.
Chart positions
Album
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 35 |
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 10 |
Singles
| Song | Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| "Watch Out Now" | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 84 |
| U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 | 33 | |
| U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 29 | |
| Hot Rap Singles | 3 | |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 17 |
References
- "A Musical Massacre - The Beatnuts | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- "RollingStone.com: Recordings: Beatnuts, A Musical Massacre, 3.5 Stars". Rolling Stone. May 2, 2002. Archived from the original on 2002-05-02.
- "The Beatnuts | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- "The Hip-Hop Album To Beat". MTV News.
- "Beat Box". CMJ New Music Report. 59 (633): 30. Aug 30, 1999.
- "Beatnuts A Musical Massacre | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
- "The Beatnuts: A Musical Massacre". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
