The Hour of Reprisal
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| The Hour of Reprisal | ||||
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| Released | September 16, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2006–2008 | |||
| Genre | Hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 59:53 | |||
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| Ill Bill chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | Error creating thumbnail: Half starFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Consequence Of Sound | C+[2] |
| HipHopDX | 4/5[3] |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10[4] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[5] |
The Hour of Reprisal is the second studio album by American rapper and record producer Ill Bill. It was released on September 16, 2008, by Uncle Howie Records and Fat Beats Records. Production was handled by DJ Muggs, Necro, Sicknature, Cynic, Darp Malone, DJ Lethal, DJ Premier, T-Ray, and Ill Bill himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Everlast, B-Real, Darryl Jenifer, HERO, Howard Jones, H.R., Immortal Technique, Max Cavalera, Necro, Raekwon, Slaine, Tech N9ne and Vinnie Paz.
The album debuted at number 67 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 40 on the Independent Albums and number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States.
It was included in HipHopDX's 'Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2008' list.[6] DJ Premier also included the album in his personal 'Top 20 Albums of 2008' list, ranking it at No. 20[7]
Track listing
[edit | edit source]| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) |
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| 1 | "Babylon" | T-Ray |
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| 2 | "Doomsday Was Written in an Alien Bible" | Ill Bill |
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| 3 | "Trust Nobody" | Ill Bill |
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| 4 | "A Bullet Never Lies" | DJ Lethal |
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| 5 | "White Nigger" | Ill Bill |
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| 6 | "My Uncle" | Ill Bill & Sicknature |
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| 7 | "Riya" | Ill Bill |
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| 8 | "War Is My Destiny" | Ill Bill |
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| 9 | "Society Is Brainwashed" | DJ Premier |
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| 10 | "This Is Who I Am" | DJ Muggs |
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| 11 | "Too Young" | Darp Malone |
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| 12 | "Pain Gang" | Cynic | |
| 13 | "U.B.S. (Unauthorized Biography of Slayer)" | Necro |
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| 14 | "Coka Moschiach" | Ill Bill |
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| 15 | "The Most Dangerous Weapon Alive" | Necro |
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| 16 | "Soap" (skit) | Ill Bill | |
| 17 | "I'm a Goon" | Ill Bill & Sicknature |
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| 18 | "Only Time Will Tell" | DJ Muggs |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5–8, 14, 16, 17), recording (tracks: 1, 13), mixing (tracks: 1–8, 11–15, 17), executive producer
- Howard Jones – vocals (track 1)
- Anthony "Q-Unique" Quiles – voice (track 1)
- Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (track 4)
- Paul D. "H.R." Hudson – vocals (track 7)
- Felipe "Immortal Technique" Coronel – vocals (track 8)
- Max Cavalera – vocals (track 8)
- Errol "E-Dot" Henry – vocals (track 11)
- George "Slaine" Carroll – vocals (track 11)
- Justin "Darp Malone" Ryan – vocals & producer (track 11)
- Louis "B-Real" Freese – vocals (track 12)
- Erik "Everlast" Schrody – vocals (tracks: 12, 18)
- Howie Tenenbaum – voice (track 12)
- Corey "Raekwon" Woods – vocals (track 14)
- Ron "Necro" Braunstein – vocals (track 18), producer (tracks: 13, 15)
- Aaron "Tech N9ne" Yates – vocals (track 18)
- Eric "DJ Eclipse" Winn – scratches (tracks: 3, 17), recording (tracks: 2, 9)
- Darryl Jenifer – bass (track 7)
- Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin – scratches, producer & mixing (track 9)
- St. Louis – keyboards (track 12)
- Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – scratches (track 18), producer & mixing (tracks: 10, 18)
- Todd Ray – producer, recording & mixing (track 1)
- Leor "DJ Lethal" Dimant – producer (track 4), recording (track 7)
- Jeppe "Sicknature" Andersen – producer (tracks: 6, 17)
- Richard "Cynic" Alfaro – producer (track 12)
- Carlos Bess – recording (tracks: 1, 18), mixing (tracks: 1–8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17)
- Anton Pukshansky – recording & mixing (track 1)
- Elliott Thomas – recording (tracks: 3–6, 8, 10–15, 17)
- Jeff Abell – recording & mixing (track 16)
- Larry Lachmann – mastering
- Lawrence Carroll – artwork
- Donna McLeer – artwork graphics, layout
- Eden Braunstein – photography
- Mike McRath – photography
- Howie Abrams – A&R, management
- Kenny Gabor – management
- Vaughn Lewis – management
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 67 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] | 40 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 13 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- The Hour Of Reprisal at Discogs (list of releases)
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