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2008 studio album by Ill Bill
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
HipHopDX ' s 'Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2008' list.
[6]
DJ Premier also included the album in his personal 'Top 20 Albums of 2008' list, ranking it at
No. 20
[7]
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Title
Producer(s)
Performer(s)
1
"Babylon"
T-Ray
2
"Doomsday Was Written in an Alien Bible"
Ill Bill
3
"Trust Nobody"
Ill Bill
4
"A Bullet Never Lies"
DJ Lethal
First Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
Second Verse:
Vinnie Paz
5
"White Nigger"
Ill Bill
6
"My Uncle"
Ill Bill & Sicknature
7
"Riya"
Ill Bill
8
"War Is My Destiny"
Ill Bill
9
"Society Is Brainwashed"
DJ Premier
10
"This Is Who I Am"
DJ Muggs
11
"Too Young"
Darp Malone
First Verse: E-Dot (of HERO)
Second Verse: Ill Bill
Third Verse:
Slaine
Chorus: Darp Malone (of HERO)
12
"Pain Gang"
Cynic
Intro: Howie Tenenbaum
First Verse:
B-Real
Second Verse:
Everlast
Third Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
13
"U.B.S. (Unauthorized Biography of
Slayer )"
Necro
14
"Coka Moschiach"
Ill Bill
First Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
Intro/Second Verse:
Raekwon
15
"The Most Dangerous Weapon Alive"
Necro
16
"Soap" (skit)
Ill Bill
17
"I'm a Goon"
Ill Bill & Sicknature
18
"Only Time Will Tell"
DJ Muggs
First Verse:
Necro
Second Verse:
Tech N9ne
Third Verse: Ill Bill
Chorus: Everlast
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
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AllMusic . Retrieved February 23, 2023 .
^ Young, Alex (October 9, 2008).
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Consequence Of Sound . Retrieved February 23, 2023 .
^ Paine, Jake (September 12, 2008).
"Ill Bill - The Hour Of Reprisal" .
HipHopDX . Retrieved February 23, 2023 .
^ Hernandez, Pedro 'DJ Complejo' (February 24, 2009).
"Ill Bill :: The Hour of Reprisal – RapReviews" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved February 23, 2023 .
^
"Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal (album review ) | Sputnikmusic" .
Sputnikmusic . September 18, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2023 .
^ Kuperstein, Slava (December 28, 2008).
"The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums Of 2008" .
HipHopDX . Retrieved April 17, 2024 .
^
Martin, Christopher E. (January 3, 2009).
"DJ Premier's Top 20 of 2008" . djpremierblog.com . Retrieved April 17, 2024 .
^
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of October 4, 2008" .
Billboard . October 4, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2024 .
^
"Independent Albums: Week of October 4, 2008" .
Billboard . October 4, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2024 .
^
"Heatseekers Albums: Week of October 4, 2008" .
Billboard . October 4, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2024 .
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