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

Kill or Be Killed
Type:studio
Artist:Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze
Cover:Kill or Be Killed (Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze album).jpg
Genre:Hip hop
Chronology:Deniro Farrar
Prev Title:Destiny Altered
Prev Year:2012
Next Title:The Patriarch
Next Year:2013

Kill or Be Killed is a 2012 collaborative studio album by Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze.[1] It includes guest appearances from Lofty305, Main Attrakionz, and Haleek Maul,[2] as well as production from Oswin SM, Ryan Hemsworth, Keyboard Kid, Friendzone, and Nem270, among others.[3] Lunice produced a bonus track, "All I Know".[4] [5]

Critical 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." 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."

Impose included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list.[6] Stereogum placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mixtape: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "Kill or Be Killed". Complex. Zach. Frydenlund. October 4, 2012. May 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035543/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/mixtape-deniro-farrar-shady-blaze-kill-or-be-killed. September 24, 2015.
  2. Web site: Download Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze's Kill or Be Killed Mixtape. The Fader. Duncan. Cooper. October 4, 2012. May 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20131117203033/http://www.thefader.com/2012/10/04/download-deniro-farrar-shady-blaze/. November 17, 2013.
  3. Web site: Deniro Farrar + Shady Blaze, Kill Or Be Killed. Impose. Blake. Gillespie. October 8, 2012. May 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20151030100232/http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/deniro-farrar-shady-blaze-kill-or-be-killed. October 30, 2015.
  4. Web site: Lunice / Deniro Farrar / Shady Blaze: "All I Know". Pitchfork. Jonah. Bromwich. November 16, 2012. May 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422044222/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14580-lunice-deniro-farrar-shady-blaze-all-i-know/. April 22, 2016.
  5. Web site: Listen: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "All I Know" (Prod. Lunice). Complex. Sam. Weiss. November 14, 2012. May 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20121125104055/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/11/listen-deniro-farrar-shady-blaze-all-i-know-prod-lunice. November 25, 2012.
  6. Web site: The Best Music of October 2012. Impose. November 2, 2012. January 10, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20150912040443/http://www.imposemagazine.com/bytes/new-music/the-best-music-of-october-2012. September 12, 2015.
  7. Web site: Stereogum's Top 40 Rap Albums Of 2012. Stereogum. Tom. Breihan. December 21, 2012. May 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150504171933/http://www.stereogum.com/1225002/stereogums-top-40-rap-albums-of-2012-2/franchises/list/. May 4, 2015.