Helter Skelter (album)

Helter Skelter
Studio album by The D.O.C.
Released	January 23, 1996
Recorded	1994-1995
Genre	West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, horrorcore
Length	67:00
Label	Giant/Warner Bros. Records 24627
Producer	The D.O.C. Erotic D
The D.O.C. chronology
No One Can Do It Better (1989) Helter Skelter (1996) Deuce (2003)
Alternative cover
Inside the booklet of Helter Skelter

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Allmusic	[1]

Helter Skelter is a 1996 album by The D.O.C., and was an attempt at making a comeback following the car crash which severely damaged his vocal cords. The album was widely ignored, and has even been discredited by D.O.C himself.^[2] The name of the album is a reference to Charles Manson's idea of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter" prophesying the end of the world.

The title and concept behind this album were originally developed by Dr. Dre as a collaborative effort between him and Ice Cube, titled Heltah Skeltah. At that time however, The D.O.C. had become disillusioned with Death Row Records and Dre, having received no payment for his work ghostwriting at Death Row ^{[citation needed]}. So in late 1994, D.O.C. decided to leave Death Row and headed to Atlanta, Georgia. Taking lyrics he had already written for Heltah Skeltah, he recorded Helter Skelter, keeping the name to spite Dre.^[2] His lyrics were inspired by the writings of Milton William Cooper. Especially noticeable in songs Secret Plan and Welcome to the New World.

Track listing

1. "Intro" (featuring: Eddie Griffin) 3:21
2. "Return of da Livin' Dead" 3:34
3. "From Ruthless 2 Death Row (Do We All Part)" 4:26
4. "Secret Plan" (featuring: Jello Biafra) 5:36
5. "Komurshell (Mo' Hair)" (featuring: Erotic D) 2:21
6. "4 My Doggz" 4:27
7. ".45 Automatic" (featuring: Passion, Mally-G aka Jamal from Illegal) 3:58
8. "Sonz o' Light" (featuring: Erotic D, Mally-G aka Jamal from Illegal) 4:04
9. "Bitchez" (featuring: Erotic D) 5:13
10. "Interlude" 5:02
11. "Da Hereafter" (featuring: Erotic D) 4:48
12. "Erotix Shit" (featuring: DFC, Erotic D, MC Breed, Mz. Allan, Mally-G aka Jamal from Illegal) 5:04
13. "Welcome to the New World" (featuring: Erotic D) 2:51
14. "Killa Instinc" (featuring: Erotic D) 3:36
15. "Komurshell" (featuring: Voodoo Einstein) 1:01
16. "Brand New Formula" 4:32
17. "Outro" (featuring: Erotic D) 1:08

Bonus tracks

• "Crazy Bitchez" (featuring: Erotic D) 4:38

Samples

• "Return of da Livin' Dead" - Contains a sample of "It's Funky Enough" by The D.O.C.
• "From Ruthless 2 Death Row (Do We All Part)" - Contains a sample of "Children's Story" by Slick Rick
• "4 My Doggz" - Contains a sample of "The Chronic (Intro)" by Dr. Dre

Singles

References

1. ↑ Allmusic review
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Curry, Tracy (2002-03-19). From Ruthless To Death Row. Interview with ThaFormula.Com. http://www.thaformula.com/d_o_c__-_ruthless_to_deathrow.htm.