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

Kill or Be Killed
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2012 (2012-10-04)
GenreHip hop
Length63:56
Producer
Deniro Farrar chronology
Destiny Altered
(2012)
Kill or Be Killed
(2012)
The Patriarch
(2013)
Shady Blaze chronology
The Grind, Hustle & Talent
(2012)
Kill or Be Killed
(2012)
The Anomaly of Hip Hop
(2012)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundB[6]
Stereogumfavorable[7]

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."[6] 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."[6]

Impose included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list.[8] Stereogum placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Kill on Sight"Oswin SM4:47
2."43 Hours In" (featuring ST 2 Lettaz)Ryan Hemsworth4:43
3."Therapture"Keyboard Kid3:40
4."All the Way" (featuring Lofty305, Squadda B, and Deecee)Friendzone4:20
5."Breaking Ties"Kira3:51
6."Back/Forth/Back"Friendzone3:15
7."On My Block"Spadez2:57
8."Fallen Soldiers" (featuring Main Attrakionz)Ryan Hemsworth5:12
9."Cold Blood" (featuring Haleek Maul)Ryan Hemsworth4:41
10."Rollin'"DK All Day5:16
11."Ballad of the Lost Souls"Keyboard Kid3:18
12."Madonna"Ryan Hemsworth3:47
13."Stayin' Alive" (featuring Tree)Tree3:08
14."Ugotme"Sines3:53
15."Soul Fly Remix" (featuring Boldy James)
  • BK Beats
  • PBZ
4:39
16."NWO"Nem2702:23
17."All I Know" (bonus track)Lunice4:26

References

  1. ^ Frydenlund, Zach (October 4, 2012). "Mixtape: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "Kill or Be Killed"". Complex. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Cooper, Duncan (October 4, 2012). "Download Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze's Kill or Be Killed Mixtape". The Fader. Archived from the original on November 17, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Gillespie, Blake (October 8, 2012). "Deniro Farrar + Shady Blaze, Kill Or Be Killed". Impose. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Bromwich, Jonah (November 16, 2012). "Lunice / Deniro Farrar / Shady Blaze: "All I Know"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Weiss, Sam (November 14, 2012). "Listen: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "All I Know" (Prod. Lunice)". Complex. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c Madden, Michael (October 18, 2012). "Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze – Kill or Be Killed". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Breihan, Tom (October 10, 2012). "Mixtape Of The Week: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze Kill Or Be Killed". Stereogum. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Best Music of October 2012". Impose. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Breihan, Tom (December 21, 2012). "Stereogum's Top 40 Rap Albums Of 2012". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.