Acid Rain (album)

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Acid Rain
Esham Acid Rain.jpg
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedOctober 15, 2002
Length58:44
Label Psychopathic Records
Producer Esham
Esham chronology
Bootleg: From the Lost Vault, Vol. 1
(2000)
Acid Rain
(2002)
Reel Life Hits & Acid Trips
(2016)

Acid Rain is the third compilation album by Esham. Released in 2002, it is the first of three albums by the rapper released on Psychopathic Records, followed by the studio albums Repentance and A-1 Yola . It is known as the "Esham Story". [1]

Track listing

#TitleWriter(s)TimePerformer(s)Original album
1"Intro"Esham0:42
2"Narration 1"Mike P.1:03 Violent J
3"Red Rum"Esham2:31Esham Boomin' Words from Hell [2]
4"Some Ol' Wicket Shit"Esham2:15Esham Homey Don't Play [3]
5"Out Ya Mind"Esham3:11Esham Homey Don't Play [3]
6"9 Dead Bodies"Esham1:26Esham Judgement Day, Vol. 1: Day [4]
7"Play Dead"Esham1:50Esham Judgement Day, Vol. 2: Night [5]
8"Finger in the Cake Mix"Esham1:29Esham Judgement Day, Vol. 2: Night [5]
9"Boogie Man"Esham1:37Esham Judgement Day, Vol. 1: Day [4]
10"Dying to Be Down"Esham0:59Esham Judgement Day, Vol. 2: Night [5]
11"Narration 2"Mike P.0:50Violent J
12"Sunshine"Esham1:02Esham KKKill the Fetus [6]
13"No Singing at My Funeral"Esham1:48Esham KKKill the Fetus [6]
14"No Fault Insurance"Esham2:12Esham Doubelievengod [7]
15"Mental Stress"Esham1:25Esham Closed Casket [8]
16"Would You Die for Me?"Esham2:02Esham Closed Casket [8]
17"The Wicked Shit Will Never Die"Esham1:15Esham Closed Casket [8]
18"Narration 3"Mike Puwal0:54Violent J
19"Silicone"Esham1:17Esham Dead Flowerz [9]
20"Comerica"Esham2:08Esham Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987 [10]
21"Lola Falana"Esham1:44Esham Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987 [10]
22"Nervous"Esham1:55Esham Bruce Wayne: Gothom City 1987 [10]
23"Panic Attack"Esham1:43Esham
Violent J
Tongues [11]
24"Everyone"Esham2:53Esham
Violent J
Tongues [11]
25"Migraine Headache" ICP
Mike P.
2:57Esham
ICP
Original
26"La la La"Mike P.3:13EshamOriginal
27"How Do I Plead to Homicide?"Esham3:06EshamRemix of the same song off Judgement Day, Vol. 1: Day [4]
28"P-P-P-Pow!"ICP
Mike P.
4:27Esham
ICP
Original
29"Redemption"Mike P.4:39Esham
Syn of Zug Izland
Original

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