The Four Horsemen (album)

1993 studio album by Ultramagnetic MCs

The Four Horsemen

Studio album by

Ultramagnetic MCs

Released| August 10, 1993
Recorded| 1992–1993
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 51:28
Label| Wild Pitch
Producer|

* Ultramagnetic MCs
* Godfather Don

Ultramagnetic MCs chronology
| Funk Your Head Up
(1992)  | The Four Horsemen
(1993)  | The Best Kept Secret
(2007)

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The Four Horsemen is the third studio album by American hip hop group Ultramagnetic MCs. It was released on August 10, 1993, via Wild Pitch Records. Audio production was handled by Ultramagnetic MCs, except for four tracks produced by Godfather Don, who helped to incorporate a darker, jazzier sound than the group's previous work. "Checkin' My Style" and "See the Man on the Street" were originally recorded in 1992 during Godfather Don-produced sessions for a projected solo album for Kool Keith's alias Rhythm X. Those same sessions also produced songs released on Cenobites LP, the CD edition of which contains the original extended version of "Checkin' My Style," retitled "Return To Zero." The Four Horsemen includes recurring science fiction and baseball themes and was viewed by fans as a welcome return to the group's hardcore roots. Because of a manufacturing error, the current Fontana Distribution pressing is identified as the U.M.C.'s on the covering sticker under the shrink wrap. The album peaked at number 55 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[1] and number 15 on the Heatseekers Albums.[2]

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Rolling Stone|  link
The Source|  link
Vibe| (favorable) link

## Track listing[edit]

No.| Title| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "We are the Horsemen"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 3:53
2.| "Checkin' My Style"| Godfather Don| 2:31
3.| "Two Brothers with Checks (San Francisco, Harvey)"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 4:43
4.| "Raise it Up" (featuring Godfather Don)| Godfather Don| 4:18
5.| "Saga of Dandy, the Devil, & Day"| Godfather Don| 4:36
6.| "Delta Force II"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 3:55
7.| "Adventures of Herman's Lust (Moe Love III)"| Moe Love| 2:06
8.| "See the Man on the Street"| Godfather Don| 3:23
9.| "Bring it Down to Earth"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 3:36
10.| "Don't be Scared"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 5:03
11.| "One Two, One Two"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 2:44
12.| "Time to Catch a Body"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 3:31
13.| "Yo, Black"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 4:23
14.| "Big Booty"| Ultramagnetic MCs| 2:46
Total length:| 51:28

## Personnel[edit]

* Maurice Russell Smith – main artist, drums, keyboards, scratches, producer
* Cedric Ulmont Miller – main artist, alto-saxophone, engineer, producer
* Trevor Randolph – main artist, piano, percussion, producer
* Keith Matthew Thornton – main artist, bass, producer
* Rodney Chapman – featured artist (track 4), engineer, producer (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 8)
* William "Spaceman" Patterson – guitar, bass, Rhodes piano
* Bruce Purse – horns & saxophone
* Ross Schneider – harmonica
* Charles Lewis – keyboards
* Gary Clugston – engineer
* Lisle Leete – engineer
* Chris Gehringer – mastering
* David Norton – photography
* Terry Clarke – design
* Amy Fine – art direction

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ultramagnetic MC's The Four Horsemen Chart History". Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Retrieved November 30, 2017.[dead link]
2. ^ "Ultramagnetic MC's The Four Horsemen Chart History". Heatseekers Albums. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
3. ^ Bush, John. "The Four Horsemen - Ultramagnetic MC's". AllMusic. Retrieved November 30, 2017.

## External links[edit]

"Ultramagnetic MC's - The Four Horsemen". Discogs.

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* MusicBrainz release group

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