''A Musical Massacre'' is an album by the American
hip hop duo
the Beatnuts
The Beatnuts are an American hip hop group and production duo from New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 14, 1968) is a Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernande ...
. It was released in 1999 via
Loud Records
Loud Records, LLC. is a record label founded by Steve Rifkind and Rich Isaacson in 1991.
Loud is a hip hop label that released material by acts such as Wu-Tang Clan, Big Pun, Mobb Deep, Krayzie Bone, The Beatnuts, M.O.P., Tha Alkaholiks, Pete ...
.
It peaked at No. 35 on the
''Billboard'' 200. It contained two singles, "Se Acabo" and the
Rhythmic Top 40
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hit "Watch Out Now".
Entirely produced by the Beatnuts, ''A Musical Massacre'' contains guest appearances by
dead prez
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,
Biz Markie
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, and
Common
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, among others.
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Critical reception
''Exclaim!
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'' thought that "revenge fantasies and mic bravado only go so far from two average MCs." ''The A.V. Club
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'' 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
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called ''A Musical Massacre'' "among 1999's most entertaining hip-hop albums."
Track listing
*All tracks produced by The Beatnuts
The Beatnuts are an American hip hop group and production duo from New York City. Its current members are JuJu and Psycho Les. JuJu (born Jerry Tineo on December 14, 1968) is a Dominican American from Corona and Psycho Les (born Lester Fernande ...
An asterisk (*) indicates a track omitted from the British version.
Chart positions
Album
Singles
References
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The Beatnuts albums
1999 albums
Albums produced by the Beatnuts