Kill or be Killed

Hip-Hop · 2012 · 17 tracks · 1h 8m

Kill or be Killed

Seventeen tracks of gravel-voiced street tales submerged in a thick, ethereal fog. A foundational document of the cloud rap era that feels both cold and deeply human.

It's like a film noir set in a modern housing project where the soundtrack is made of beautiful, haunted ghosts.

A heavy, smoke-filled meditation on survival that feels both ghostly and grounded.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 1h 8m

01

Kill On Sight (Prod. Oswin SM)

4:47

02

43 Hours In (Prod. Ryan Hemsworth)

4:43

03

Therapture (Prod. Keyboard Kid)

3:40

04

All The Way (Prod. Friendzone)

4:21

05

Breaking Ties (Prod. Kira)

3:52

06

Back/Forth/Back (Prod. Friendzone)

3:15

07

On My Block (Prod. Spadez)

2:57

08

Fallen Soldiers (Prod. Ryan Hemsworth)

5:12

09

Cold Blood (Prod. Ryan Hemsworth)

4:42

10

Rollin' (Prod. DKallday)

5:16

11

Ballad of the Lost Souls (Prod. Keyboard Kid)

3:18

12

Madonna (Prod. Ryan Hemsworth)

3:47

13

Stayin' Alive (Prod. Tree)

3:08

14

ugotme (Prod. Sines)

3:54

15

Soul Fly Remix (Prod. BK Beats and PBZ)

4:40

16

NWO (Prod. nem270) [Bonus Election 2012 Shit]

2:23

17

All I Know (Prod. Lunice)

4:26

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the Ryan Hemsworth production on 43 Hours In creates a shimmering, crystalline contrast against Deniro's sandpaper vocals.

The transition into the Soul Fly Remix where the beat feels like it's physically dissolving into the background hiss.

The sudden, sharp clarity of the Lunice-produced bonus track All I Know which cuts through the album's previous murk with aggressive precision.

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