Currently Unavailable Artist: Ultramagnetic MC's
Genre: Hip Hop
Release Date: 1996
Label: Next Plateau Records
Catalog Number: NPE 5496-2
Recording: Studio
Length: 47:08
Format: CD
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Amoeba Review
Joanna Ricco 05/26/2010
Unquestionably one of the now-classic albums of the second-wave of hip-hop, Ultramagnetic MCs’ 1988 release Critical Beatdown is necessary listening for anyone who claims to be a fan of the genre. Aside from introducing the world to Kool Keith (hello!), the album struts a consciousness in production quality and introduces methods that had not previously been considered. Moving from the disco record cuts of the hip-hop originators and into dirtier, rougher cuts, the Bronx crew began to define the sound of this newer and more rebellious style—tracks like “Ego Trippin’” remain a classic over 20 years later. The title track, “Critical Beatdown,” booms with a booty-shaking bass that’s as wholesale fun as anything from Public Enemy or Run-DMC.
Track Listing
Disc 1 Titles |
Artist |
Length |
|---|---|---|
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1.
Watch Me Now
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 04:49 |
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2.
Ease Back
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 03:24 |
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3.
Ego Trippin' (MC's Ultra Remix)
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 02:32 |
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4.
Moe Luv's Theme
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 02:20 |
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5.
Kool Keith Housing Things
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 03:16 |
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6.
Travelling At the Speed of Thought (Remix)
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 01:52 |
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7.
Feelin' It (Remix)
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 03:32 |
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8.
One Minute Less
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 01:58 |
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9.
Ain't It Good To You
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 03:33 |
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10.
Funky (Remix)
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 03:42 |
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11.
Give The Drummer Some
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 03:43 |
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12.
Break North
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 03:24 |
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13.
Critical Beatdown
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 03:43 |
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14.
When I Burn
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 02:33 |
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15.
Ced Gee (Delta Force One)
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Ultramagnetic MC's | 02:47 |