Once Upon a Crime is the debut studio album by American New York-based hip-hop duo the Godfathers. It was released on November 19,2013,through Psycho+Logical-Records. Production was handled by member Necro with one song,"Unsub",co-produced by member Kool G Rap. It features the lone guest appearance from Mr. Hyde. Songs "Heart Attack" and "Wolf Eyes" were released as singles.
Necro and Kool G Rap first announced their Godfathers project and collaboration in 2011 and released two mix CDs consisting of fifty previously released songs from the pair,The Pre-Kill Volume I in November 2011 and then The Pre-Kill Volume II in July 2012. They had initially announced that their first official album would be released in the first half of 2012,but Once Upon a Crime would not launch until November 2013.[1] The album was executive produced by Necro and Domingo.[2]
Once Upon a Crime received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Mark Bozzer of Exclaim!gave the album 7 out of 10,praising the duo's synergy.[3] Jay Balfour of HipHopDX noted,"the casual fan or those keeping up with G Rap's late career output might find a handful of songs worth mining,but without a previous investment in the over-the-top style,listening through is a test of endurance".[4] Matt Jost of RapReviews concluded:"yet despite some fundamental flaws Once Upon a Crime is a record hip-hop can be proud of,one that represents the part of the family with ties to the underworld (and sometimes the afterworld) with aplomb".[5]
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