You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack

You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
Studio album by Viper
Released February 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)
Recorded 2007-2008
Genre Cloud rap, gangsta rap, southern hip hop, experimental hip hop
Length 59:48
Label Rhyme Time Records, Chamber 38, Animated Music
Producer Viper
Viper chronology
Heartless Hoodlum
(2006)		 You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack
(2008)		 The Paper Man
(2008)

You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Viper. It was released on February 19, 2008, through his own homemade record label, Rhyme Time Records, and is the only one of his albums that has been released commercially through an indie record label.[1] It is the most well known of all of his albums, gathering a strong cult following since its release. Viper himself has been quoted as saying it is his favorite album he has made.[2]

Recording and production

The whole purpose of the album was really to show the gritty side of hiphop and the gritty side of rap, and actually I respect the fact now that people are seeing me as an artist and not a drug user or anything like that, because the whole purpose of the song, if you listen to it, it was about addressing anything that you have that you may be afraid of. Growing up as a kid I vowed to myself that I would never be afraid of anything.

Viper (2015)[3]

The album was recorded and produced late 2007 to early 2008. Viper made all the beats himself using only a Yamaha Motif keyboard and a Roland beat machine.[2] According to Viper himself, the album's upfront lyricism allowed him to express address controversial issues with society, such as his crack use and dealership at the time,[3] violence, and his past gang membership with 5-9 Piru, a sub-group of the Bloods.[2][4]

Reception

You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack received positive coverage in the music press. Sputnik Music wrote that the album fuses "a nostalgic and ethereal blend of cloud rap and vaporwave".[5] The Chicago Reader wrote that the album is "outsider-artist genius. People on the Internet are initially drawn to Viper because of his blatant disregard for grammar, outrageously violent and drugcentric lyrics, and how sonically bizarre he is in general."[6][3][7]

You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack is Viper's most famous album - it became a successful internet meme due to its tacky album cover and title, which has been noted as being "shockingly upfront". The title track is also particularly famous online for its lyrical content, production, and vocal delivery.[7] The album's cover has become a popular reaction image, along with most of Viper's other album covers, with people commonly making their own "viper covers" using the rapper's face.[8]

Track listing

All tracks written by Viper.

No.TitleLength
1."You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack"4:23
2."I Sell Dope Boy"3:36
3."That There's A Stash Spot"3:45
4."I Ball For Gunshots"3:48
5."I'm That S-West Blood"3:31
6."This Is How I Ball"3:27
7."Merciless"3:42
8."I Like The Way"3:23
9."I'm Rich Already 4 Life"3:14
10."Parlayin'"3:08
11."You Actin' Like A Bitch Ass Nigga"3:02
12."My Money Rolls[a]"1:59
13."I'm A Gangsta"4:05
14."I'm Gone Sting"4:57
15."That Baller Out Your Best Side"5:02
Total length:59:48
  • a On some original issues, this track is also labelled as "Parlayin'".

Personnel

  • Viper - vocals, writer, composer, producer, album art

References

  1. ↑ "Indie label announces Viper vinyl release". Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack Liner Notes". Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "An Interview with Viper". KRLX January 24, 2015 Jackson Hudgins. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Meet Viper, The Genius Rapper Behind "You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack"". Noisey July 15, 2013 Jeremy Gordon. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Viper – You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack Review". Sputnik Music December 2, 2014 Robert Lowe. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "12 O'Clock Track: "You'll Cowards Don't Even Smoke Crack" is outsider-hip-hop brilliance". Chicago Reader July 5, 2013 Luca Cimarusti. Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Meet Viper, rap's Renaissance man". The Observer January 21, 2015 Jimmy Kemper. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Viper - Know Your Meme". Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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