Heltah Skeltah Magnum Force doesn't get enough credit

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I was sleeping on them for a long Ass time. I had became I really big Wu-Tang fan and was looking up a lot of their old shyt, stumbled upon Sean Price's Monkey Bars and had became a Fan of Magnum Force too because of Heltah Skeltah's I AIN'T HAVIN' THAT. I still knock that joint today. :ohlawd:
 
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While I agree the lyrics were on point, the beat selection and overall production was not up par with them brothers at all. The first one tho? :whew: FLAMES!
 

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Nocturnal was just too flames which is why people don't like this one as much :whew:

I don't know why Heltah Skeletah just didn't get Beatminerz to produce Magnum Force.

I believe Duck Down was going through some financial issues around that time so couldn't afford great production.
 

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I believe Duck Down was going through some financial issues around that time so couldn't afford great production.
That's their in house production team though, I'm thinking they would have produced the album for peanuts just cause it was the home team but maybe not, or maybe they themselves wanted to go for a different sound.
 
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There was a lil tension between Heltah Skeltah and Da Beatminerz, even going back to Nocturnal. HS were openly critical of their sound, openly referring to them as the "Sweetminerz" on a few interviews cuz of how sensitive they said they were to criticism during recording sessions.

Sucks for us as fans tho. BCC is my favorite crew of all time and Da Beatminerz are my favorite producers because of those early BCC classics. My favorite Heltah Skeltah song by far is "Da Wiggy", which was a Beatminerz track.

BCC's biggest mistake was abandoning Beatminerz production after Da Storm.

Magnum Force had a forced West Coast vibe and sound due to Priority Records pushing that on them after signing a distribution deal with Duck Down. There were also a few unreleased cuts that didnt make that album that would have bolstered it.
 

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That's their in house production team though, I'm thinking they would have produced the album for peanuts just cause it was the home team but maybe not, or maybe they themselves wanted to go for a different sound.

:jbhmm: You may be right about that because I remember Ruck saying he was dead broke when they were recording that album and was facing tempt murder charges at that time.
 
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