Fear, Love & War

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Fear, Love & War
Killarmy - Fear, Love & War.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2001 (2001-09-11)
Recorded2000-2001
Studio36 Chambers (New York, NY)
Genre Hip hop
Length1:01:18
Label Loud
Producer
Killarmy chronology
Dirty Weaponry
(1998)
Fear, Love & War
(2001)
Full Metal Jackets
(2020)
Singles from Fear, Love & War
  1. "Feel It"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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HipHopDX 3.5/5 [2]
RapReviews7.5/10 [3]
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Vibe Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Fear, Love & War is the third studio album by the American hip hop group Killarmy. It was released on September 11, 2001, through Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at 36 Chambers Studio in New York City. Production was handled primary by member 4th Disciple, as well as Falling Down, Mike "Trauma" D and Rebel Dainja, with the RZA and Divine surviving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Frukwan, Lord Superb, Polite, Prodigal Sunn, U-God and Madam Scheez. The album features the singles "Feel It" b/w "Militant" and "Street Monopoly" b/w "Monster".

Contents

While the album did not sell as well as the group's first two efforts, it received some critical acclaim, partly due to more mature and personal lyrical content, providing balance to the group's dark production, Five-Percenter militancy, and violent combat imagery. The album is now out of print.

Track listing

Fear, Love & War
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  0:50
2."The Push" (featuring Lord Superb) 4th Disciple 3:53
3."Militant" (featuring U-God)4th Disciple3:20
4."Originators"
  • Hamlin
  • Marc McWilliams
Falling Down3:09
5."Skit"  0:46
6."Sweatshop" (featuring Frukwan and Madam Scheez)
4th Disciple4:06
7."Street Monopoly"
Falling Down3:55
8."Afterhours Part 1"Bogard4th Disciple1:01
9."Trilogy" (featuring Prodigal Sunn)
4th Disciple3:13
10."Feel It"
  • Stevenson
  • Del Valle
  • Hamlin
  • Bogard
4th Disciple4:14
11."Skit"  1:17
12."Whatever We Want"
  • Grant
  • Del Valle
  • Murray
  • Hamlin
  • Stevenson
  • Bogard
4th Disciple4:00
13."Skit"  0:34
14."Monster"
  • Hamlin
  • Del Valle
  • Murray
  • Grant
  • McWilliams
Falling Down3:38
15."The Hit"
  • Stevenson
  • Alexander
  • Bogard
4th Disciple3:53
16."One To Grow On"
  • Murray
  • Alexander
  • Bogard
4th Disciple2:46
17."Skit"  0:36
18."Day One"
  • Del Valle
  • Hamlin
  • Nigel Julien
  • Rodolfo Falvo
  • Enzo Fusco
Rebel Dainja4:17
19."Spoken Word"  1:21
20."Nonchalantly"
  • Hamlin
  • Murray
  • Stevenson
  • Del Valle
  • Michael Dewar
Mike "Trauma" D4:35
21."The Rule" (featuring Polite)
  • Grant
  • Del Valle
  • Murray
  • Jason Bratcher
  • Bogard
4th Disciple3:28
22."Lady Sings The Blues"
  • Stevenson
  • Del Valle
  • Hamlin
  • Dewar
Mike "Trauma" D4:31
Total length:1:01:18
Sample credits

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Fear, Love & War
Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 122
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [7] 34

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