The Hour of Reprisal explained
The Hour of Reprisal is the second solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Ill Bill. It was released on September 16, 2008, via Uncle Howie/Fat Beats Records. Production was handled by DJ Muggs, Necro, Sicknature, Cynic, Darp Malone, DJ Lethal, DJ Premier, T-Ray, and Ill Bill himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Everlast, B-Real, Darryl Jenifer, HERO, Howard Jones, H.R., Immortal Technique, Max Cavalera, Necro, Raekwon, Slaine, Tech N9ne and Vinnie Paz.
The album debuted at number 67 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 40 on the Independent Albums and number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States.
It was included in HipHopDXs 'Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2008' list.[1] DJ Premier also included the album in his personal 'Top 20 Albums of 2008' list, ranking it at 20[2]
Track listing
| Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) |
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| 1 | "Babylon" | T-Ray |
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| 2 | "Doomsday Was Written in an Alien Bible" | Ill Bill |
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| 3 | "Trust Nobody" | Ill Bill |
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| 4 | "A Bullet Never Lies" | DJ Lethal | - First Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
- Second Verse: Vinnie Paz
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| 5 | "White Nigger" | Ill Bill |
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| 6 | "My Uncle" | Ill Bill & Sicknature |
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| 7 | "Riya" | Ill Bill |
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| 8 | "War Is My Destiny" | Ill Bill |
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| 9 | "Society Is Brainwashed" | DJ Premier |
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| 10 | "This Is Who I Am" | DJ Muggs |
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| 11 | "Too Young" | Darp Malone | - First Verse: E-Dot (of HERO)
- Second Verse: Ill Bill
- Third Verse: Slaine
- Chorus: Darp Malone (of HERO)
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| 12 | "Pain Gang" | Cynic | - Intro: Howie Tenenbaum
- First Verse: B-Real
- Second Verse: Everlast
- Third Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
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| 13 | "U.B.S. (Unauthorized Biography of Slayer)" | Necro |
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| 14 | "Coka Moschiach" | Ill Bill | - First Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
- Intro/Second Verse: Raekwon
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| 15 | "The Most Dangerous Weapon Alive" | Necro |
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| 16 | "Soap" (skit) | Ill Bill | |
| 17 | "I'm a Goon" | Ill Bill & Sicknature |
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| 18 | "Only Time Will Tell" | DJ Muggs | - First Verse: Necro
- Second Verse: Tech N9ne
- Third Verse: Ill Bill
- Chorus: Everlast
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Personnel
- William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5-8, 14, 16, 17), recording (tracks: 1, 13), mixing (tracks: 1-8, 11-15, 17), executive producer
- Howard Jones – vocals (track 1)
- Anthony "Q-Unique" Quiles – voice (track 1)
- Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (track 4)
- Paul D. "H.R." Hudson – vocals (track 7)
- Felipe "Immortal Technique" Coronel – vocals (track 8)
- Max Cavalera – vocals (track 8)
- Errol "E-Dot" Henry – vocals (track 11)
- George "Slaine" Carroll – vocals (track 11)
- Justin "Darp Malone" Ryan – vocals & producer (track 11)
- Louis "B-Real" Freese – vocals (track 12)
- Erik "Everlast" Schrody – vocals (tracks: 12, 18)
- Howie Tenenbaum – voice (track 12)
- Corey "Raekwon" Woods – vocals (track 14)
- Ron "Necro" Braunstein – vocals (track 18), producer (tracks: 13, 15)
- Aaron "Tech N9ne" Yates – vocals (track 18)
- Eric "DJ Eclipse" Winn – scratches (tracks: 3, 17), recording (tracks: 2, 9)
- Darryl Jenifer – bass (track 7)
- Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin – scratches, producer & mixing (track 9)
- St. Louis – keyboards (track 12)
- Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – scratches (track 18), producer & mixing (tracks: 10, 18)
- Todd Ray – producer, recording & mixing (track 1)
- Leor "DJ Lethal" Dimant – producer (track 4), recording (track 7)
- Jeppe "Sicknature" Andersen – producer (tracks: 6, 17)
- Richard "Cynic" Alfaro – producer (track 12)
- Carlos Bess – recording (tracks: 1, 18), mixing (tracks: 1-8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17)
- Anton Pukshansky – recording & mixing (track 1)
- Elliott Thomas – recording (tracks: 3-6, 8, 10-15, 17)
- Jeff Abell – recording & mixing (track 16)
- Larry Lachmann – mastering
- Larry Carroll – artwork
- Donna McLeer – artwork graphics, layout
- Eden Braunstein – photography
- Mike McRath – photography
- Howie Abrams – A&R, management
- Kenny Gabor – management
- Vaughn Lewis – management
Charts
Notes and References
- Web site: Kuperstein . Slava . December 28, 2008 . The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums Of 2008 . April 17, 2024 . . en.
- Web site: Martin . Christopher E. . DJ Premier . January 3, 2009 . DJ Premier's Top 20 of 2008 . April 17, 2024 . djpremierblog.com.
- Web site: October 4, 2008 . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of October 4, 2008 . subscription . April 17, 2024 . . en-US.
- Web site: October 4, 2008 . Independent Albums: Week of October 4, 2008 . subscription . April 17, 2024 . . en-US.
- Web site: October 4, 2008 . Heatseekers Albums: Week of October 4, 2008 . subscription . April 17, 2024 . . en-US.
