Deadlivers Explained

Deadlivers
Type:studio
Artist:Grayskul
Cover:Grayskul_deadlivers.png
Genre:Hip Hop
Label:Rhymesayers Entertainment
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Prev Year:2004
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Next Year:2007

Deadlivers is a studio album by American hip hop group Grayskul. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2005.[1] [2] The album is produced by Mr. Hill, Fakts One, Bean One, Rob Castro, and Onry Ozzborn and features guest appearances from Canibus, Aesop Rock, Sleep, and Mr. Lif, among others. "Prom Quiz" was released as a single from the album.[3]

Background

Over half of the album is produced by Mr. Hill, along with contributions from Fakts One, Bean One, Rob Castro, and Onry Ozzborn. It features guest appearances from Canibus, Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif, Abstract Rude, Rob Hampton, and Oldominion members Anaxagorus, Barfly, Bishop I, Destro, Hyena, Mako, Nyqwil, Pale Soul, Sleep, Smoke, Snafu, Syndel, and Tremor.[4]

Critical reception

Daryl Stoneage of Exclaim! commented that the surprise on the album is "that not all of their production fits their macabre theme and most of the memorable songs have production that's more similar to the Beatnuts than anything else." He added that "the production seems to be working a lot more than the lyrics or flows which are fairly mediocre." Charles Mudede of The Stranger called that the beats "heavy, operatic, with background string and horn loops that would be gray and black if translated into the visual terms of cinema." He described the album as "a heady concentration of Marvel comic books, gothic literature, B-rate horror movies, and post-Blade Runner science fiction."

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Grayskul's Rhymesayers Debut Deadlivers Turns 10 City Pages. City Pages. Chaz. Kangas. February 25, 2015. January 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150815133909/http://www.citypages.com/music/grayskuls-rhymesayers-debut-deadlivers-turns-10-6617655. August 15, 2015. live.
  2. Web site: Grayskul - Deadlivers. Rhymesayers Entertainment. January 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114101532/http://rhymesayers.com/grayskul/releases/deadlivers. January 14, 2010. dead.
  3. Web site: Grayskul - Prom Quiz. Rhymesayers Entertainment. January 15, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114101643/http://rhymesayers.com/grayskul/releases/prom_quiz. January 14, 2010. dead.
  4. Web site: Grayskul - Deadlivers - CD - release date, tracklisting, producers. UGHH. January 15, 2017.