South of Hell (album)

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South Of Hell
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 11, 2010 (2010-05-11)
Recorded2009–2010
StudioFunhouse Studio (Sterlings Height, MI)
Length53:33
Label Psychopathic
Producer Mike E. Clark
Boondox chronology
Krimson Creek
(2008)
South Of Hell
(2010)
Abaddon
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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South Of Hell is the third solo studio album by American underground rapper Boondox from Georgia. It was released on May 11, 2010 through Psychopathic Records accompanied by a DVD documentary directed by Paul Andreson about Boondox's life and the making of the album titled Southern Bled. [2] Produced entirely by Mike E. Clark, it features guest appearance from Insane Clown Posse.

Contents

The album debuted at No. 54 on the Billboard 200, No. 6 on the Top Rap Albums, No. 9 on the Independent Albums and No. 13 on the Tastemakers in the United States.

Production

Clark completed the album's music in his Fun House Studio in Sterling Heights, Michigan. [3] Boondox felt more comfortable writing and recording the vocal tracks in seclusion, resulting in Clark moving the production to a cabin in the woods that he owned. [3] Boondox wrote the lyrics by setting up large loudspeakers in the cabin and writing the lyrics while Clark played the unfinished tracks through the speakers. [3] Clark describes this method of lyric writing as being "pretty scary [...] it definitely affected the music a lot". [3]

Music and lyrics

According to producer Mike E. Clark, the lyrics were strongly influenced by the album's unusual production, and the seclusion of being in the cabin in the woods, describing the album as "music to get murdered by". [3] The lyrics of South of Hell strongly derives from country music themes, touching on "love gone bad, family issues, and internal struggles with vice". [4] The music combines elements of country with hip hop beats and funk-derived grooves, and includes live instrumentation, including slide guitar and banjos. [4] "We All Fall" features the use of Auto-Tune. [4] The title of the album, South of Hell, is a reference to the Slayer album South of Heaven .

Reception

Kik Axe Music reviewer James Zahn gave the album 3.5 out of 5, writing that "Boondox is at his best when keeping the south flowing throughout." [4] Zahn describes "We All Fall" as the album's weakest track. [4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by David Hutto; all music is composed by Mike E. Clark.

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:22
2."Cold Day in Hell"3:57
3."Color You Dead"2:57
4."Red Dirt Road"3:16
5."Some Kind of Devil"3:37
6."Love of My Knife"4:37
7."We All Fall"4:10
8."Toast to the Fam"3:10
9."In Between"3:47
10."Family Tree"3:50
11."Lezbehonest"3:36
12."Just Die"3:51
13."Nothing to Lose"4:20
14."Watch Your Back" (featuring Insane Clown Posse)3:15
15."Where Do I Go?"3:48
Total length:53:33
Bonus material (DVD)
No.TitleLength
16."Southern Bled" (Documentary) 

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 54
US Top Rap Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 6
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [7] 9
US Tastemakers ( Billboard ) [8] 13
US Top Album Sales ( Billboard ) [9] 54

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