First Weapon Drawn

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First Weapon Drawn
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 2017 (2017-04-22)
Genre Boom bap
Length33:56
Label Silver Age
Producer
Czarface chronology
A Fistful of Peril
(2016)
First Weapon Drawn
(2017)
Czarface Meets Metal Face
(2018)
Professional ratings
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Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Czarface Theme"2:18
2."First Weapon Drawn"1:55
3."Czartusi"2:12
4."For the Title"2:22
5."Kick it up a Notch"3:12
6."A Falling Czar"3:05
7."Funky Premonition"1:24
8."Squared Portal"3:27
9."This Fight Ain't Scripted"3:10
10."Godspeed Soldier"2:08
11."Something Once Human"1:51
12."What the Problem Is"2:01
13."Death of a Comrad"1:42
14."Night Of/Mourning After"3:09

Personnel

Seamus Ryan, better known by his stage name Esoteric, is a Boston-based underground hip-hop artist. Esoteric is half the hip hop duo 7L & Esoteric, a third of Czarface and is a member of underground hip-hop collectives Army of the Pharaohs and Demigodz. He started his solo career in 2007.

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Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
scope="row"US Independent Albums (Billboard) [3] 44
scope="row"US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 16

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References

  1. Glaysher, Scott (May 9, 2017). "Review: 7L, Esoteric & Inspectah Deck Reunite As Czarface For Dramatic Yet Wordless "First Weapon Drawn"". HipHopDX . Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. "Czarface - First Weapon Drawn (A Narrated Adventure)". Discogs . Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  3. "CZARFACE Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  4. "CZARFACE Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.