Sean Price

Sean Price

Sean Price is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York, a member of the Hip Hop supergroup Boot Camp Clik. He came to fame as one-half of the duo Heltah Skeltah , performing under the name Ruckus, or in short Ruck, along with partner Rock. He is known for having the more lighter voice of the duo, his lyrical content which sometimes contains punchlines and metaphors, and a sharp flow.

Ruck, as a member of Heltah Skeltah, and the trio O.G.C., collectively known as The Fab 5, signed a deal with Buckshot's Duck Down Records in 1994. Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. teamed with Buckshot and Smif-N-Wessun to form the supergroup Boot Camp Clik, who would become an influential and popular crew in underground hip hop through the mid-to-late 90s. Price, under the name Ruck, made his public debut in 1995 on Smif-n-Wessun's acclaimed album Dah Shinin'. The Fab 5 released their debut single, "Blah" b/w "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka", in late 1995. "Leflaur" became a surprise hit in 1996, peaking at #75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. That year, Heltah Skeltah and O.G.C. split for separate releases. Ruck and Rock debuted first in June, with the release of their debut album Nocturnal. The album was able to sell around 250,000 copies, and earned the duo a nomination for Best New Group by The Source magazine in 1996.

In 1997, Ruck and the entire Boot Camp Clik released their first group album, For the People. The group abandoned their grimy, sample-heavy production for the first time, replaced by live-instrumentation. Heltah Skeltah returned in 1998 with their second album, Magnum Force. The album, like For the People, was met with unspectacular reviews and mediocre sales, despite the inclusion of the duo's second Hot 100 hit, "I Ain't Havin' That". After a stream of similarly disappointing releases, Priority Records dropped Duck Down from their distribution deal. Returning in 2001 under his birth name, Price released a popular underground single with "Don't Say Shit to Ruck". The Clik, minus Rock, returned in 2002 with a new record deal, and released their second group album, The Chosen Few. 2004 saw the release of a mixtape titled Donkey Sean Jr., featuring a several of the rapper's past singles and tracks, as well as newly recorded material.

Discography

Album information
Nocturnal (Heltah Skeltah) Released: June 18 1996 Billboard 200 chart position: #35 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #5 U.S. Sales: 250,000+ Singles: "Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka"/"Letha Brainz Blo", "Operation Lock Down"/"Da Wiggy", "Therapy"/"Place to Be"
For the People (Boot Camp Clik) Released: May 20 1997 Billboard 200 chart position: #15 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #4 U.S. Sales: 300,000+ Singles: "Headz ain't ready"/"Down By Law", "Night Riders"
Magnum Force (Heltah Skeltah) 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)", "Brownsville II Long Beach"/ "Gunz 'N Onez (Iz U Wit Me)"
The Chosen Few (Boot Camp Clik) Released: October 8 2002 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #34 U.S. Sales: 60,000+ Singles: "And So"/"Whoop His Ass", "Think Back"/"That's Tough (Little Bit)", "Ice Skate"/"Welcome to Bucktown USA"/"Let's Roll"
Monkey Barz Released: May 31 2005 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #70 Singles: "Boom Bye Yeah", "Onion Head"/"Heartburn"/"Shake Down", "Bye Bye"/"1,2 Y'all", "Peep My Words"
The Last Stand (Boot Camp Clik) Released: July 18 2006 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #48 Singles: "Yeah"/"Trading Places"/"Let's Go"
Jesus Price Supastar Released: January 30 2007 Billboard 200 chart position: #196 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #59 U.S. Sales: 15,000 Singles: "P-Body"/"Like You"/"Mess You Made"/"King Kong"
D.I.R.T. (Heltah Skeltah) Released: September 30 2008 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: "Everything is Heltah Skeltah"/"Ruck'n'Roll"

Kimbo Price mixtape is set to drop on October 27,2009 which is the prelude to his upcoming LP Mic Tyson Sean Price – DuckDown f. Skyzoo & Torae

External links

• Duck Down Records website
• Sean Price official website