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DJ Skizz ft. Ill Bill & Lil Fame "Vio-Lence" (Dirty) by soulspazmrecords
After more than a decade in the game, fire-tongued Brooklyn cult rapper Ill Bill is returning with his most ambitious album to date, The Grimy Awards (due February 26 via his own Uncle Howie). "The album is me paying tribute to things that inspired me throughout my life," Bill says in a Toronto hotel room, shortly before a gig. Fans of '90s hip-hop will see those influences plain as day in the album's boast-worthy lineup of boom-bap legends from the stage (Cormega, OC, Lil Fame of M.O.P., Q-Unique of the Arsonists) and behind the boards (Pete Rock, Large Professor, Muggs, El-P, DJ Premier) alike. But followers of Bill know that before he was chewing up rhymes, he was a teenage metalhead, and first Grimy single "Paul Baloff" is loving tribute to the singer of thrash-metal band Exodus.
In 1985, Bill turned 13, the perfect age to be obsessed with the thrash metal's alpha bands, like Slayer and Metallica. That same year, Exodus released their debut, Bonded by Blood, a sloppy, angry mess of aggression, full of adrenaline-pumping ragers like "A Lesson in Violence" and "Strike of the Beast." At the time, the group was gaining notoriety for their sweaty concerts and intense frontman, Baloff, who would prowl the pit for posers, stripping them of their shirts, and tying them to his wrists as trophies. But it wouldn't last long, as Baloff's bandmates kicked him out in 1986 and his legend diffused over the years as Metallica became Metallica and thrash-metal bands like Anthrax and Megadeth hit critical mass in the late '80s.
Baloff died in 2002 and Ill Bill never saw him in action, but pays homage with this song. "The vibe, lyrically, is the same vibe I had when I was 13, 14, 15, when I was getting into the crazier, heavier thrash-metal stuff like Slayer and Exodus," he says. And the song is appropriately X-rated and full of rhymes that have the speed and trickiness of thrash ("Call me acid-tongue/Hit hard like Black Sabbath drums"). It even ends with a recording of a young Bill calling into a radio show to ask Baloff a question.
Source: SPIN
01. What Does It All Mean? [Beat by Ill Bill]
02. Paul Baloff [Beat by Moss]
03. I Don’t Know How Long It’s Gonna Last (Interlude)
04. Acceptance Speech (ft. A-Trak) [Beat by Junior Makhno]
05. Truth [Beat by Pete Rock]
06. Exploding Octopus [Beat by Ill Bill]
07. Forty Deuce Hebrew (ft. HR of Bad Brains) [Beat by Ill Bill]
08. How To Survive The Apocalypse [Beat by Psycho Les]
09. Vio-Lence (ft. Shabazz The Disciple & Lil' Fame of M.O.P.) [Beat by DJ Skizz]
10. Acid Reflux [Beat by Large Professor]
11. L’amour East (ft. Meyhem Lauren & Q-Unique) [Beat by Ayatollah]
12. Power (ft. OC & Cormega) [Beat by DJ Muggs]
13. When I Die (ft. Tia Thomas) [Beat by Pete Rock]
14. Severed Heads of State (ft. El-P) [Beat by El-P]
15. 120% Darkside Justice (ft. Jedi Mind Tricks) [Beat by C-Lance]
16. Canarsie High [Beat by Large Professor]
17. World Premier [Beat by DJ Premier]
Album Drops February 26th on Uncle Howie Records
Pre-order your copy HERE
Tracklist:
01 - What Does It All Mean? Prod. by Ill Bill02 - Paul Baloff prod. by Moss
03 - I Don’t Know How Long It’s Gonna Last (Interlude)
04 - Acceptance Speech ft. A-Trak prod. by Junior Makhno
05 - Truth prod. by Pete Rock
06 - Exploding Octopus prod. by Ill Bill
07 - Forty Deuce Hebrew ft. HR of Bad Brains prod. By Ill Bill
08 - How To Survive The Apocalypse prod. by Psycho Les
09 - Vio-Lence ft. Shabazz The Disciple & Lil Fame Of M.O.P. prod. by DJ Skizz
10 - Acid Reflux prod. by Large Professor
11 - L’amour East ft. Meyhem Lauren & Q-Unique prod. by Ayatollah
12 - Power Ft. OC & Cormega prod. By DJ Muggs
13 - When I Die Ft. Tia Thomas prod. by Pete Rock
14 - Severed Heads Of State Ft. El-P prod. by El-P
15 - 120% Darkside Justice ft. Jedi Mind Tricks prod. by C-Lance
16 - Canarsie High prod. by Large Professor
17 - World Premier prod. by DJ Premier
Beat: Ill Bill
Director: J.F. Martin / Tom Vujcic for Reel Wolf Productions
Cinematography: Dave Stuart
Executive Producer: Amir Radi
Ill Bill's latest solo LP, "The Grimy Awards" CD/DVD will hits stores 1-29-2013, featuring HR of Bad Brains, A-Trak, El-P, Jedi Mind Tricks, OC, Cormega, Meyhem Lauren, Q-Unique, Shabazz the Disciple & Lil Fame of M.O.P. along with production from DJ Premier, DJ Muggs, Pete Rock, Large Professor, Beatnuts, El-P, Ayatollah, MoSS & Ill Bill himself.
Verse 1:
I left you outside the gates of heaven, they wouldn't let me in
I waved goodbye as you stepped within
it's like Hell on Earth without you near
I named my daughter after you so when she smiles it's sorta like you're still here
It's kind of crazy how time flies
I waved goodbye as you stepped within
it's like Hell on Earth without you near
I named my daughter after you so when she smiles it's sorta like you're still here
It's kind of crazy how time flies
25 years since my grandmom died
but it feels like just yesterday when we was all laughing together
those happy memories are so vivid, they'll last me forever
and yet you're still here somehow, I still feel your presence
I credit you for my inner strength, I feel it in my essence
in my soul, in my inner being, in my genetics
I wouldn't exist if you hadn't persisted through the trenches
I wouldn't have been a lyricist, I owe you every sentence
every verse I've ever written, your energy is kinetic
though I've grown up, I'm still heartbroken, aching to cry
hoping you're the one holding open those gates when I die
but it feels like just yesterday when we was all laughing together
those happy memories are so vivid, they'll last me forever
and yet you're still here somehow, I still feel your presence
I credit you for my inner strength, I feel it in my essence
in my soul, in my inner being, in my genetics
I wouldn't exist if you hadn't persisted through the trenches
I wouldn't have been a lyricist, I owe you every sentence
every verse I've ever written, your energy is kinetic
though I've grown up, I'm still heartbroken, aching to cry
hoping you're the one holding open those gates when I die
Verse 2:
I left you outside the gates of heaven, they wouldn't let me in
I waved goodbye as you stepped within
it's like Hell on Earth without you near
I named my label after you, so when I rhyme it's sorta like you're still here
it's been a year, still in shock about exactly what happened to you
made a song for you called "My Uncle", I was just rapping to you
I waved goodbye as you stepped within
it's like Hell on Earth without you near
I named my label after you, so when I rhyme it's sorta like you're still here
it's been a year, still in shock about exactly what happened to you
made a song for you called "My Uncle", I was just rapping to you
just talking to you
I just saw you at my mother's house, I can't believe I just bought a coffin for you
we always feared that you would die from an overdose
God knows you loved to do drugs, it swallowed you whole
but in the end, drugs didn't kill you, cancer did
why do good people die young? I don't know what the answer is
all I know is I worshipped you as a scrappy kid
being around you made me feel cooler than rapping did
and that's pretty fucking cool, trust me
I was embarrassed when you started smoking crack, honestly, it crushed me
I just saw you at my mother's house, I can't believe I just bought a coffin for you
we always feared that you would die from an overdose
God knows you loved to do drugs, it swallowed you whole
but in the end, drugs didn't kill you, cancer did
why do good people die young? I don't know what the answer is
all I know is I worshipped you as a scrappy kid
being around you made me feel cooler than rapping did
and that's pretty fucking cool, trust me
I was embarrassed when you started smoking crack, honestly, it crushed me
swept in under the rug
started smoking weed & popping acid but managed to not do the uglier drugs
we grew apart after my grandmother died
homeless, in and out of jail, we stopped relating to each others lives
but years later, we connected once again
not just as nephew and uncle, but as homies, we were friends
though I've grown up, I'm still heartbroken, aching to cry
hoping you're the one holding open those gates when I die
started smoking weed & popping acid but managed to not do the uglier drugs
we grew apart after my grandmother died
homeless, in and out of jail, we stopped relating to each others lives
but years later, we connected once again
not just as nephew and uncle, but as homies, we were friends
though I've grown up, I'm still heartbroken, aching to cry
hoping you're the one holding open those gates when I die
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