Heltah Skeltah is a hip hop duo consisting of members Rock aka Da Rockness Monstah and Ruck aka Sean Price. The two are members of New York Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik, along with Buckshot, Smif-N-Wessun and O.G.C.. Heltah Skeltah debuted on Smif-N-Wessun's album Dah Shinin' in 1995. In late '95, they grouped up with fellow Boot Campion's O.G.C. to form The Fab 5, and released a hit single Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka. Ruck and Rock received most the attention out of the Fab 5 members, due to their great charisma and chemistry. The duo released their anticipated debut Nocturnal in June 1996, including Leflah. The album sold over 250,000 copies. The album has became legendary in the underground Hip Hop scene because of it's grimy, basement sound and strong lyrics. The two released a group album with the Boot Camp in 1997, then followed in 1998 with their sophomore effort Magnum Force. The album featured a hit single with I Ain't Havin' That, but most critics slammed it due to lighter content. Ruck and Rock seemed disillusioned with their lack of sales, and split up soon after the MF album. Rock began having problems with Duck Down Records, and split with the Camp, signing to DJ Lethal's Lethal Records. He planned to release an album titled Planet Rock, but the label folded and the album went nowhere. Sean Price stuck with the Camp for their sophomore group effort The Chosen Few in 2002. Heltah Skeltah reunited in 2005, making appearances on Sean Price's solo album Monkey Barz and Smif-N-Wessuns Reloaded. The duo are working with the Boot Camp for their third group effort The Last Stand, slated for a summer release in 2006. According to both members, they are also currently working on another Heltah Skeltah album, tentatively titled D.I.R.T., an acronym for Da Incredible Rap Team.
Discography
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| Nocturnal
| - Released: June 18, 1996
- Billboard 200 chart position: #35
- R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #5
- Singles: "Letha Brainz Blo", "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka", "Operation Lock Down", "Therapy", "Da Wiggy"
| Magnum Force
| - Released: October 13, 1998
- Billboard 200 chart position: #34
- R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #8
- Singles: "I Ain't Havin' That", "Worldwide (Rock the World)"
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