''Magnum Force'' is the second studio album by the American hip hop duo

Heltah Skeltah Heltah Skeltah was an American hip hop duo which consisted of rappers Jahmal "Rock" Bush and Sean "Ruck" Price. The two were also members of New York supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C. Biography He ...

. It was released on October 13, 1998, through Duck Down/

Priority Records Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for artists including N.W.A, Ice-T, Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, Big L, Silkk the Shocker and Westside Connection. It also distributed hip hop record labels including Death Row ...

. After the release of their acclaimed 1996 debut, '' Nocturnal'',

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and Ruck (who later became known as

Sean Price Sean Duval Price (March 17, 1972August 8, 2015) was an American rapper and member of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik. He was one half of the duo Heltah Skeltah, performing under the name Ruck, along with partner Rock. Early life and educa ...

) recorded an album titled '' For the People'', with its crew, the

Boot Camp Clik Boot Camp Clik is an American hip hop supergroup from Brooklyn, New York City, which is composed of Buckshot (of Black Moon), Smif-N-Wessun ( Tek and Steele), Heltah Skeltah (Rock and Sean Price) and O.G.C. (Starang Wondah, Top Dog, and Louiev ...

, in 1997. They followed up in 1998 with their second full-length, which received harsh reviews, and accusations of the duo toning down its content to receive more sales. The album is the first solo BCC album to feature no production work from

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and second overall after ''For the People''. Despite the success of the single "I Ain't Havin' That", the album received mediocre sales, which led the duo to a temporary break up.

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* {{Authority control 1998 albums Heltah Skeltah albums Duck Down Music albums Priority Records albums Albums produced by Daz Dillinger