A Musical Massacre

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A Musical Massacre
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Studio album by
The Beatnuts
ReleasedAugust 10, 1999
Recorded1998-1999
GenreHip hop
Length63:57
LabelLoud
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
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Rolling Stone3.5/5 stars[2]
The Source4/5 stars[citation needed]

A Musical Massacre is an album by the American hip hop duo the Beatnuts.[3][4] It was released in 1999 via Loud Records.[5] It peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard 200. It contained two singles, "Se Acabo" and the Rhythmic Top 40 hit "Watch Out Now".

Entirely produced by the Beatnuts, A Musical Massacre contains guest appearances by dead prez, Biz Markie, and Common, among others.[5]

Critical reception[]

Exclaim! thought that "revenge fantasies and mic bravado only go so far from two average MCs."[6] 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."[7]

AllMusic called A Musical Massacre "among 1999's most entertaining hip-hop albums."[1]

Track listing[]

# Title Featuring (s) Time Samples
1 "Intro" 2:03
2 "Beatnuts Forever" Triple Seis & Marlon Manson 3:14
3 "Muchachacha" Willie Stubz & Swinger 4:08
  • "Black Night" by Daniel Janin & Jean-Claude Pierric
  • "Reading the Comics" by Fiorello La Guardia
  • "Shoot That Laserbeam!" by Army of Lovers
4 "I Love It" 4:14
5 "Slam Pit" Cuban Link & Common 3:26
6 "Wild, Wild, What!" 0:45
7 "Look Around" dead prez & Cheryl Pepsii Riley 5:18
8 "Cocotaso" Tony Touch 2:16
  • "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" by Don Lamond
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" Greg Nice 4:54
13 "Rated R" Nogoodus 1:46
  • "Blue Mood" by Patchwork, Chris Rae & Frank McDonald
14 "Who You're Fuckin' Wit'" 0:50
15 "Story 2000" Patrick Blazy 3:24
16 "Watch Out Now" 2:55
  • "The Secret of the Magic Tiara (Beginning)" by Power Records
  • "Hijack" by Enoch Light
17 "You're a Clown" Biz Markie & Tyler Fernandez 5:00
  • "Never on Sunday" by Robert Maxwell
18 "Buddah in the Air" Carl Thomas & Gob Goblin 6:14
19 "Se Acabo (It's Over)" Swinger & Magic Juan 4:13

An asterisk (*) indicates a track omitted from the British version.

Chart positions[]

Album[]

Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 35
U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 10

Singles[]

Song Chart (1999) Peak
position
"Watch Out Now" U.S. Billboard Hot 100 84
U.S. Rhythmic Top 40 33
U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 29
Hot Rap Singles 3
Canadian Singles Chart 17

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "A Musical Massacre - The Beatnuts | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ "RollingStone.com: Recordings: Beatnuts, A Musical Massacre, 3.5 Stars". web.archive.org. May 2, 2002.
  3. ^ "The Beatnuts | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "The Hip-Hop Album To Beat". MTV News.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Beat Box". CMJ New Music Report. 59 (633): 30. Aug 30, 1999.
  6. ^ "Beatnuts A Musical Massacre | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  7. ^ "The Beatnuts: A Musical Massacre". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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