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1996 studio album by Heltah Skeltah
Nocturnal
Released June 18, 1996 (1996-06-18 ) Recorded 1995–96 Studio
Genre Length 1 :05 :12
Label
Producer
"
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka " Released: October 31, 1995
"Operation Lock Down" Released: May 27, 1996
"Therapy" Released: October 15, 1996
Nocturnal is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo
Heltah Skeltah . It was released on June 18, 1996
[5] via
Duck Down /
Priority Records . Recording sessions took place at
Chung King Studios , at Dollar Cab, at
D&D Studios , and at
Unique Recording Studios in
New York City .
Production was handled by
Da Beatminerz ,
Buckshot , Shaleek, Shawn J. Period, Supreme,
E-Swift ,
Lord Jamar and
Sean Price . It features guest appearances from
Originoo Gunn Clappaz , Illa Noyz,
Representativz and
Vinia Mojica . The album peaked at number 35 on the
Billboard 200 and number 5 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums .
Background
The two made their debut on
Smif-N-Wessun 's 1995 album
Dah Shinin' . Same year the duo teamed up with
O.G.C. to form
The Fab 5 , and released the single "Blah" b/w "
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka ". "Leflah", which is included in the album, peaked at number 75 on the
Billboard Hot 100 and became the biggest hit from the Boot Camp family to date. "Leflah" was re-released as an A-Side single in early 1996, featuring the first sole Heltah Skeltah track, "Letha Brainz Blo", as its B-Side. The first official single released from the album was "Operation Lock Down", produced by
Tha Alkaholiks ' E-Swift. Other singles released from the album were "Therapy" and "Da Wiggy".
The "Twin Towers" of the
Boot Camp Clik gained much recognition and respect in the Hip Hop world with the release of their debut, now hailed as a 90's Hip Hop classic. Led by Rock's rough, booming voice and Ruck's strong lyrical ability, and backed by dark, grimy beats by
Da Beatminerz , Shaleek, and others, the release received wide acclaim in the Hip Hop world, but didn't reach much further, selling around 250,000 copies in the US.
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Intro (Here We Come)" (featuring
Starang Wondah ) 3:29 2. "Letha Brainz Blo"
Baby Paul 4:19 3. "Undastand" Baby Paul 4:15 4. "Who Dat?" Buckshot 1:43 5. "Sean Price" (featuring Illa Noyz) Shaleek 4:19 6. "Clan's, Posse's, Crew's & Clik's"
DJ Evil Dee 5:23 7. "Therapy" (featuring
Vinia Mojica ) Baby Paul 4:32 8. "Place to Be" Shawn J. Period 2:45 9. "Soldiers Gone Psyco" Baby Paul 3:40 10. "The Square (Triple R)" (featuring
Representativz ) Bush Price Louis Johnson Demetrio Muniz Supreme 4:20 11. "Da Wiggy"
Mr. Walt 4:12 12. "Gettin Ass Gettin Ass"
Dr. Kill Patient 1:15 13. "
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka " (featuring
O.G.C. ) Baby Paul 5:03 14. "Prowl" (featuring
Louieville Sluggah ) Bush Price Powell W. Dewgarde Mr. Walt 4:13 15. "Grate Unknown" Shaleek 4:18 16. "Operation Lock Down"
E-Swift 4:25 17. "Outro" 3:01 Total length: 1:05:12
Sample credits
Track 2 contains samples from "The Look of Love" by
Johnny Pate
Track 3 contains samples from "Soul Girl" by Jeanne & the Darlings
Track 13 contains samples from "Uzuri" by Catalyst
Track 14 contains samples from "Danube Incident" by
Lalo Schifrin
Track 15 contains samples from "I Cover the Waterfront" and "Blame It on My Youth" by
Gloria Lynne
Track 16 contains samples from "Theme From Summer of '42" by
George Benson
Album singles
Single information
"Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka "
Released: October 31, 1995
B-Side: "Letha Brainz Blo"
"Operation Lock Down "
Released: May 27, 1996
B-Side: "Da Wiggy"
"Therapy "
Released: October 15, 1996
B-Side: "Place to Be"
Music videos
"Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka" (1995) Director: Marcus Turner
"Operation Lock Down" (1996)
"Therapy" (1996) Director: Gobi Najed
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles chart positions
References
^ Stanley, Leo.
"Nocturnal - Heltah Skeltah | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" .
AllMusic . Retrieved October 7, 2020 .
^
Ashon, Will (September 1996).
"Heltah Skeltah: Knockturnal " (PDF) .
Muzik . No. 16. p. 113. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022 .
^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (September 15, 2020).
"Heltah Skeltah :: Nocturnal – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved October 7, 2020 .
^ Hinds, Selwyn Seyfu (August 1996).
SPIN . Vol. 12.
SPIN Media LLC . pp. 101–102.
ISSN
0886-3032 . {{
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link )
^ Madden, Sidney (June 18, 2015).
"Today in Hip-Hop: Heltah Skeltah Drop 'Nocturnal' - XXL" .
XXL . Retrieved October 7, 2020 .
^
"Heltah Skeltah Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^
"Heltah Skeltah Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 7, 2020.
^
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved April 23, 2021 .
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