Let the Children Die

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Let the Children Die
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Studio album by D-Sisive
Released May 3, 2009
Genre Alternative hip hop
Length55:16
Label URBNET
D-Sisive chronology
The Book
(2008)
Let the Children Die
(2009)
Jonestown
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
RapReviews9/10 [1]
NoiseyFavorable [2]
Potholes in My BlogFavorable [3]

Let the Children Die is a 2009 album by Canadian hip hop artist D-Sisive. The album is produced by the likes of Muneshine, Norman Krates and The Arkeoligists, among others. Guest features include Classified, 9th Uno, Little Vic, Muneshine, Conscience, Krypios, Buck 65 and Guily Simpson.

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Reception

The album was nominated for a 2009 Polaris Music Prize. "Nobody With a Notepad" won a 2012 Juno Award for rap recording of the year [4] and Socan's ECHO songwriting award in 2009. [5]

2009 Polaris Music Prize

The 2009 edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize was presented on September 21, 2009 in Toronto at the Masonic Temple and broadcast live online for the first time in its short history. The award's eligibility period for 2009 covered albums released between June 1, 2008 and May 31, 2009.

The Juno Awards of 2012 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2010 and in most of 2011. The awards were presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 31 March and 1 April 2012. A week of related events began on 26 March 2012.

Track listing

No.TitleProducerLength
1."Introduction"Orin Isaacs, D-Sisive3:29
2."Switzerland"DJ Alibi3:12
3."Let The Children Die"MoSS3:34
4."Nobody With A Notepad" Muneshine 3:39
5."Father"Bird4:31
6."Back Then"Muneshine2:04
7."Song To Sing"Norman Krates2:52
8."Riot I Caused" (featuring Classified)Scam3:40
9."I See" (featuring 9th Uno, Little Vic, Muneshine)Muneshine4:38
10."Questions"Arythmetic2:09
11."Glorious"Muneshine3:52
12."Bees With You (Skit)"Orin Isaacs, D-Sisive0:57
13."Mr. Daydream"Bird3:26
14."High School Cool" (featuring Conscience, Kyprios)Muneshine3:36
15."The Stars"The Arkeologists2:16
16."Die In Amsterdam"Orin Isaacs, D-Sisive2:54
17."The Superbowl Is Over" (featuring Buck 65)DJ Alibi4:31
18."Like This (Bonus Track)" (featuring Guilty Simpson)Muneshine3:32
19."Wonderful World (Bonus Track)"Orin Isaacs, D-Sisive4:26

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References

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  5. "D-Sisive's 'Nobody with a Notepad' Takes SOCAN's Fourth Annual ECHO Songwriting Prize" . Retrieved 2017-01-15.