Only Death Can Kill You

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Only Death Can Kill You
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 21, 2007 (2007-07-21)
Genre Hip hop
Length31:39
Label Cornerstone R.A.S.
Producer Factor Chandelier
Awol One & Factor Chandelier chronology
Only Death Can Kill You
(2007)
Owl Hours
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Exclaim! favorable [2]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews.com5.5/10 [4]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Only Death Can Kill You is the first collaborative studio album by American rapper Awol One and Canadian producer Factor Chandelier. It was released on Cornerstone R.A.S. in 2007.

Contents

Critical reception

Stewart Mason of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a hip-hop album that has a consistent mood and sound throughout instead of having to make a virtue of the jigsaw-puzzle quality that comes from the sound of too many collaborators and guest stars." [1] Gentry Boeckel of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, saying, "Only Death Can Kill You is the best record of Awol's career, but it could have been the record he kept trying to one-up throughout the rest of his career." [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Sunrise Sandwich"2:43
2."Old Babies"3:59
3."Meat Trunk"2:40
4."Digital Angel" (featuring Mascaria, Gel Roc, and Ominous)2:58
5."Sunday Mourning"3:39
6."One More Time" (featuring Matre)3:03
7."Alpha Omegatron"3:52
8."Woke Up" (featuring Big Bear, 40ounce, and Royal-T)2:56
9."Smokin Coffee"3:16
10."Only Death"2:36

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