The Hour of Reprisal

The Hour of Reprisal
Studio album by
Ill Bill
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
Recorded2006–2008
GenreHardcore hip hop
Length59:53
Label
  • Uncle Howie
  • Fat Beats
Producer
Ill Bill chronology
What's Wrong with Bill?
(2004) 		The Hour of Reprisal
(2008) 		Kill Devil Hills
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Consequence Of SoundC+[2]
HipHopDX4/5[3]
RapReviews8.5/10[4]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[5]

The Hour of Reprisal is the second studio album by American rapper and record producer Ill Bill. It was released on September 16, 2008, by Uncle Howie Records and 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]

Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Performer(s)
1 "Babylon" T-Ray
2 "Doomsday Was Written in an Alien Bible" Ill Bill
  • Ill Bill
3 "Trust Nobody" Ill Bill
  • Ill Bill
4 "A Bullet Never Lies" DJ Lethal
  • First Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
  • Second Verse: Vinnie Paz
5 "White Nigger" Ill Bill
  • Ill Bill
6 "My Uncle" Ill Bill & Sicknature
  • Ill Bill
7 "Riya" Ill Bill
8 "War Is My Destiny" Ill Bill
9 "Society Is Brainwashed" DJ Premier
  • Ill Bill
10 "This Is Who I Am" DJ Muggs
  • Ill Bill
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
  • Ill Bill
14 "Coka Moschiach" Ill Bill
  • First Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill
  • Intro/Second Verse: Raekwon
15 "The Most Dangerous Weapon Alive" Necro
  • Ill Bill
16 "Soap" (skit) Ill Bill
17 "I'm a Goon" Ill Bill & Sicknature
  • Ill Bill
18 "Only Time Will Tell" DJ Muggs
  • First Verse: Necro
  • Second Verse: Tech N9ne
  • Third Verse: Ill Bill
  • Chorus: Everlast

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
  • Lawrence 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

Chart (2008) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 67
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[9] 40
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] 13

References

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Young, Alex (October 9, 2008). "Album Review: Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal". Consequence Of Sound. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Paine, Jake (September 12, 2008). "Ill Bill - The Hour Of Reprisal". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Pedro 'DJ Complejo' (February 24, 2009). "Ill Bill :: The Hour of Reprisal – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. September 18, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  6. ^ Kuperstein, Slava (December 28, 2008). "The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums Of 2008". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Martin, Christopher E. (January 3, 2009). "DJ Premier's Top 20 of 2008". djpremierblog.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Week of October 4, 2008". Billboard. October 4, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "Independent Albums: Week of October 4, 2008". Billboard. October 4, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Week of October 4, 2008". Billboard. October 4, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2024.