Kill or Be Killed (Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze album)

Kill or Be Killed
Studio album by Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze
Released October 4, 2012 (2012-10-04)
Genre Hip hop
Length 63:56
Producer Oswin SM, Ryan Hemsworth, Keyboard Kid, Friendzone, Kira, Spadez, DK All Day, Tree, Sines, BK Beats, PBZ, Nem270, Lunice
Deniro Farrar chronology
Destiny Altered
(2012)Destiny Altered2012		 Kill or Be Killed
(2012)		 The Patriarch
(2013)The Patriarch2013
Shady Blaze chronology
The Grind, Hustle & Talent
(2012) The Grind, Hustle & Talent2012		 Kill or Be Killed
(2012) Kill or Be Killed2012		 The Anomaly of Hip Hop
(2012) The Anomaly of Hip Hop2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundB[1]
Stereogumfavorable[2]

Kill or Be Killed is a 2012 studio album by Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze.[3] It includes guest appearances from Lofty305, Main Attrakionz, and Haleek Maul.[4] The production is handled by Oswin SM, Ryan Hemsworth, Keyboard Kid, Friendzone, and Nem270, among others.[5] Lunice produced a bonus track, "All I Know".[6][7]

Reception

Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of B, calling it "a success throughout, thanks to its embracement of well-tested sounds and its track-for-track consistency."[1] He wrote, "Deniro and Shady have emerged as one of the strongest pairings in rap this year, and future collaborations between the two should be more than welcomed."[1]

Stereogum placed it at number 39 on its lists of the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012".[8]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Kill on Sight"Oswin SM4:47
2."43 Hours In" (featuring ST 2 Lettaz)Ryan Hemsworth4:43
3."Therapture"Keyboard Kid3:40
4."All the Way" (featuring Lofty305, Squadda B, and Deecee)Friendzone4:20
5."Breaking Ties"Kira3:51
6."Back/Forth/Back"Friendzone3:15
7."On My Block"Spadez2:57
8."Fallen Soldiers" (featuring Main Attrakionz)Ryan Hemsworth5:12
9."Cold Blood" (featuring Haleek Maul)Ryan Hemsworth4:41
10."Rollin'"DK All Day5:16
11."Ballad of the Lost Souls"Keyboard Kid3:18
12."Madonna"Ryan Hemsworth3:47
13."Stayin' Alive" (featuring Tree)Tree3:08
14."Ugotme"Sines3:53
15."Soul Fly Remix" (featuring Boldy James)BK Beats, PBZ4:39
16."NWO"Nem2702:23
17."All I Know" (bonus track)Lunice4:26

References

  1. 1 2 3 Madden, Michael (October 18, 2012). "Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze – Kill or Be Killed". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Breihan, Tom (October 10, 2012). "Mixtape Of The Week: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze Kill Or Be Killed". Stereogum. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ Frydenlund, Zach (October 4, 2012). "Mixtape: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "Kill or Be Killed"". Complex. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ Cooper, Duncan (October 4, 2012). "Download Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze's Kill or Be Killed Mixtape". The Fader. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ Gillespie, Blake (October 8, 2012). "Deniro Farrar + Shady Blaze, Kill Or Be Killed". Impose Magazine. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bromwich, Jonah (November 16, 2012). "Lunice / Deniro Farrar / Shady Blaze: "All I Know"". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  7. ↑ Weiss, Sam (November 14, 2012). "Listen: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "All I Know" (Prod. Lunice)". Complex. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. ↑ Breihan, Tom (December 21, 2012). "Stereogum's Top 40 Rap Albums Of 2012". Stereogum. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
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