The fourth offering from the rambunctious hip-hop junkies the Beatnuts is an all-out assault on the eardrums.
This is crack-open-a-party music, with beats that have been chiseled with a Latin feel.
Lyrics are rough, rugged, and raunchy.
Songs like "Watch Out Now" and "Turn It Out" (featuring Greg Nice) are just plain fun, as close to feel-good music as hardcore hip-hop gets.
Other tracks that will satisfy include "Puffin' on a Cloud," "You're a Clown" (featuring Biz Markie), "Buddah in the Air," and the Spanglish headsplitter "Se Acabo." Even the thematic "Look Around," a departure from the Beatnuts' usual hedonistic content, is a pleasant surprise.
The true core of the Beatnuts' sound is their fleshy, textured beats, which are dense and dipped in cannabis -- flutes, synthesizers, and various percussion instruments seem to float over and around deep drum machine kicks and snares.
Swelling with an eclectic assortment of hypnotic sounds, A Musical Massacre is among 1999's most entertaining hip-hop albums.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Intro | The Beatnuts | Play | 02:03 | 4 MB | 11 MB |
| 2 | MuchachachaLester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo | The Beatnuts | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | I Love ItJerry Tineo | The Beatnuts | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Slam PitKevin McKenzie, Shawn McKenzie | The Beatnuts | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Wild, Wild, What! | The Beatnuts | Play | 00:45 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 6 | Look AroundJerry Tineo | The Beatnuts | Play | 05:18 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | Monster for MusicLester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo | The Beatnuts | Play | 02:49 | 6 MB | 16 MB |
| 8 | Spelling Beatnuts with Lil' Donny | The Beatnuts | Play | 01:18 | 2 MB | 8 MB |
| 9 | Puffin' on a CloudLester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo | The Beatnuts | Play | 05:10 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Turn It OutJerry Tineo | The Beatnuts | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | Rated R | The Beatnuts | Play | 01:46 | 4 MB | 10 MB |
| 12 | Story 2000Lester Fernandez | The Beatnuts | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 13 | Watch Out NowThe Beatnuts, Lester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo | The Beatnuts | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 14 | You're a ClownLester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo | The Beatnuts, Biz Markie | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 28 MB |
| 15 | Buddah in the AirLester Fernandez, Jerry Tineo | The Beatnuts | Play | 06:14 | 14 MB | 34 MB |
| 16 | Beatnuts 4 Ever | The Beatnuts | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 17 | Coca Tasa | The Beatnuts | Play | 02:16 | 5 MB | 12 MB |
| 18 | Who You're Fuckin' Wit | The Beatnuts | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 3 MB |
| 19 | Se Acaba | The Beatnuts | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 64 mins | 146 MB | |||||
| 64 mins | 374 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Beatnuts | Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 2 | Biz Markie | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Patrick Blazy | Featured Artist |
| 4 | Common | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 5 | Chris Conway | Engineer |
| 6 | Asjai Crutchfield | Vocals |
| 7 | Cuban Link | Featured Artist |
| 8 | Dead Prez | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 9 | Lester Fernandez | Composer |
| 10 | Tyler Fernandez | Featured Artist |
| 11 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 12 | Gob Goblin | Featured Artist |
| 13 | Ariel Harris | Vocals |
| 14 | Alex Kyriazis | Engineer |
| 15 | Magic Juan | Featured Artist |
| 16 | Marlon "Perro" Manson | Featured Artist |
| 17 | Kevin McKenzie | Composer |
| 18 | Shawn McKenzie | Composer |
| 19 | Greg Nice | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 20 | Nogoodus | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 21 | Edward Pimentel | Composer |
| 22 | Psycho Les | Executive Producer |
| 23 | Joe Quindy | Mixing |
| 24 | Cheryl Pepsii Riley | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 25 | Lindsay Robinson | Vocals |
| 26 | Piotr Sikora | Photography |
| 27 | Willie Stubz | Featured Artist |
| 28 | Swinger | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 29 | Carl Thomas | Featured Artist, Guest Artist |
| 30 | Jerry Tineo | Composer |
| 31 | Tony Touch | Featured Artist |
| 32 | Triple Seis | Featured Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |