Rock and Ruck are masters of detail and not only in the storytelling sense. The kind of score built to soundtracks Michael Myers stalking his victims. ![]() The chants of “Here We Come” creep in the background making it feel like the voices are following you. Lord Jamar and Buckshot crafted the intro, “Here We Come,” which starts with Starang introducing listeners to the madness. Masterminded by Da Beatminerz, the production ranged from horrorcore-slanted, concrete wall-rattling boom-bap to lo-fi curb stomps that somehow spurred introspection. Released on June 18th, 1996, Nocturnal brought sonics and themes that continue to resonate today. “Leflaur” would become Nocturnal’s lead single. The faction would split up into their famed groups and join Black Moon and Smif-N-Wessun to form the Boot Camp Clik. “Leflaur” made a surprise debut at number 80 on the Billboard’s Hot 100. started out as a group that went by The Fab Five-a nod to the Beatles-releasing “Blah” on Side A and “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka” on Side B. Signing with Duck Down Records in ‘95, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. In ‘96, Dru Ha and Buckshot followed their success with Black Moon’s Enta Da Stage and Smif-N-Wessun’s Dah Shinin’ would transition Duck Down Management into Duck Down Records, bringing aboard O.G.C. The Clik was composed of Black Moon (Buckshot, Evil Dee, 5ft), Smif-N-Wessun (Tek and Steele), Originoo Gunn Clappazz (Starang Wondah, Top Dog and Louieville Sluggah), and Heltah Skeltah. This was pre-gentrification Brooklyn, before the neighborhood’s character was swapped out for expensive lattes and supposedly woke trust fund allies. Heltah Skeltah were a faction of the Boot Camp Clik-a coalition of Brownsville AKA Bucktown’s hardest emcees. And Ruck could rhyme words that the targeted force of a garrote. With his deep baritone, Rock could rip trees out of earth with vocals alone. In their prime, Heltah Skeltah’s Jahmal “Rock” Bush and Sean “Ruck” Price, were among rap’s deadliest duos, an unsung power coupling that deserves Mount Rushmore consideration alongside the likes of Outkast, Meth & Red, Tip and Phife, and Bun and Pimp. It was a classic that set the tone for the label’s future. ![]() Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon.Ī quarter century ago, Duck Down Records began with Heltah Skeltah’s Nocturnal, an album too menacing and gritty for mainstream audiences. ![]() See that leather sofa over there? Sit back with this six-pack and a spliff that’ll have your mind twisted while we chit-chat.
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