A Musical Massacre

A Musical Massacre
Studio album by
The Beatnuts
ReleasedAugust 10, 1999
RecordedJune 1998 – March 1999
Studios
GenreHip hop
Length1:03:55
Labels
ProducerThe Beatnuts
The Beatnuts chronology
Remix EP: The Spot
(1998)		 A Musical Massacre
(1999)		 Take It or Squeeze It
(2001)
Singles from A Musical Massacre
  1. "Watch Out Now"
    Released: May 4, 1999
  2. "Se Acabo"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star
The New Rolling Stone Album GuideStarStarStar

A Musical Massacre is the third studio album by American hip hop duo The Beatnuts. It was released in August 1999 via Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, Soho Music Studios and Planet Sound Studios in New York. Produced entirely by the Beatnuts, it features guest appearances from E-Swinga, Nogoodus, Biz Markie, Carl Thomas, Cheryl Pepsii Riley, Common, Cuban Link, dead prez, Greg Nice, Magic Juan, Marlon Manson, Patrick Blazy, Tony Touch, Triple Seis, Tyler Fernandez and Willie Stubz. The album peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. It contains two singles: "Watch Out Now", which peaked at number 84 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and "Se Acabo".

Critical reception

Del F. Cowie of Exclaim! thought that "revenge fantasies and mic bravado only go so far from two average MCs". Nathan Rabin of 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". AllMusic's M.F. DiBella called A Musical Massacre "among 1999's most entertaining hip-hop albums".

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Intro" 2:03
2."Beatnuts Forever" (featuring Triple Seis and Marlon Manson)
3:14
3."Muchachacha" (featuring Willie Stubz and Swinger)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
  • William Lora
  • E. Pimentel
4:08
4."I Love It"
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
4:14
5."Slam Pit" (featuring Cuban Link and Common)
3:26
6."Wild, Wild, What!" 0:45
7."Look Around" (featuring dead prez and Cheryl Pepsii Riley)
5:18
8."Cocotaso" (featuring Tony Touch) 2:16
9."Monster for Music"
2:49
10."Spelling Beatnuts with Lil' Donny" 1:18
11."Puffin' on a Cloud"
5:10
12."Turn It Out" (featuring Greg Nice)
4:54
13."Rated R" (featuring Nogoodus) 1:46
14."Who You're Fuckin' Wit" 0:50
15."Story 2000" (featuring Patrick Blazy)Fernandez3:24
16."Watch Out Now"
2:54
17."You're a Clown" (featuring Biz Markie and Tyler Fernandez)
5:00
18."Buddah in the Air" (featuring Carl Thomas and Gob Goblin)
  • Fernandez
  • Tineo
6:13
19."Se Acabo (It's Over)" (featuring Magic Juan and Swinger)
4:13
Total length:1:03:55
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 20035
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)10

References

  1. 1 2 DiBella, M.F. "The Beatnuts - A Musical Massacre Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Keaton, Martin Kennedy. "RollingStone.com: Recordings: Beatnuts, A Musical Massacre, 3.5 Stars". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 2, 2002. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  4. ↑ Cowie, Del F. (November 1, 1999). "Beatnuts A Musical Massacre". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (April 19, 2002). "The Beatnuts: A Musical Massacre". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "The Beatnuts Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.