Die (album)

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Die!
Necro Die.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 2010 (2010-05-18)
Recorded2008–2010
StudioNecro Studios (New York, NY)
Genre Horrorcore
Length52:09
Label Psycho+Logical
Producer Necro (also exec.)
Necro chronology
Death Rap
(2007)
Die!
(2010)
Once Upon a Crime
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 3/5 [2]
Juice 4/6 [3]
RapReviews5.5/10 [4]

Die! is the sixth solo studio album by American rapper and record producer Necro. It was released on May 18, 2010 via Psycho+Logical-Records. Recording sessions took place at Necro Studios in New York City. Production was handled by Necro himself. The album peaked at number 48 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 19 on the Top Heatseekers in the United States.

Contents

Die! was initially alluded to on Necro's MySpace profile as a "brand new solo album coming September 2009"; however, on August 13, [5] the page's header was updated with an announcement of the album's title and its release date, which was put back to May 2010. [6] The album's release date was finalized when the album cover was released on March 25, 2010.

On July 17, 2010, Necro revealed on the website's forum that he was being sued by Ani DiFranco for sampling her song "Used to You" for the track "The Asshole Anthem". iTunes and Amazon subsequently removed the album from their stores, and Necro confirmed he was in the process of re-releasing the album without this track included. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ron Braunstein

No.TitleLength
1."AsBESTos"4:05
2."Pit"3:07
3."Thugcore Cowboy"2:47
4."DIE!"2:56
5."Set It"3:33
6."Brutalized"3:15
7."Serpent's Bite"2:51
8."The Kink Panther"3:06
9."Hey Now"3:38
10."The Asshole Anthem"2:49
11."Sorcerer of Death's Construction"2:39
12."First Blood"3:14
13."Thin Line Between Love & Hate"3:06
14."Bedbugs"0:45
15."Viva Necro"3:53
16."F.U.B.a.R."3:00
17."The Human Traffic King (White Slavery, Pt. 2)"3:25
Total length:52:09

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 48
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [9] 19

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