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| Released | October 4, 2012 (2012-10-04) |
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| Genre | Hip-hop |
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| Length | 63:56 |
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Kill or Be Killed
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(2012)
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The Anomaly of Hip Hop
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Kill or Be Killed is a collaborative mixtape by American rappers Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze. It was released on October 4, 2012.[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."[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
| Title | Producer(s) |
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| 1. | "Kill on Sight" | Oswin SM | 4:47 |
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| 2. | "43 Hours In" (featuring ST 2 Lettaz) | Ryan Hemsworth | 4:43 |
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| 3. | "Therapture" | Keyboard Kid | 3:40 |
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| 4. | "All the Way" (featuring Lofty305, Squadda B and Deecee) | Friendzone | 4:20 |
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| 5. | "Breaking Ties" | Kira | 3:51 |
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| 6. | "Back/Forth/Back" | Friendzone | 3:15 |
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| 7. | "On My Block" | Spadez | 2:57 |
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| 8. | "Fallen Soldiers" (featuring Main Attrakionz) | Hemsworth | 5:12 |
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| 9. | "Cold Blood" (featuring Haleek Maul) | Hemsworth | 4:41 |
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| 10. | "Rollin'" | DK All Day | 5:16 |
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| 11. | "Ballad of the Lost Souls" | Keyboard Kid | 3:18 |
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| 12. | "Madonna" | Hemsworth | 3:47 |
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| 13. | "Stayin' Alive" (featuring Tree) | Tree | 3:08 |
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| 14. | "Ugotme" | Sines | 3:53 |
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| 15. | "Soul Fly Remix" (featuring Boldy James) | | 4:39 |
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| 16. | "NWO" | Nem270 | 2:23 |
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| 17. | "All I Know" (bonus track) | Lunice | 4:26 |
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References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The Best Music of October 2012". Impose. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
- ^ 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.
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