The Grimy Awards

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The Grimy Awards
Ill Bill The Grimy Awards Front Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2013
Recorded2012
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length58:17
Label Fat Beats Records
Producer
Ill Bill chronology
Heavy Metal Kings
(2011)
The Grimy Awards
(2013)
Septagram
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Exclaim! 4/10 [2]
HipHopDX 3.5/5 [3]
RapReviews7.5/10 [4]

The Grimy Awards is the third studio album by American rapper Ill Bill. It was released on February 26, 2013 through Fat Beats Records. Recording sessions took place at Found Sound Studios in Philadelphia, at Busy B Studios and at Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina, and at HeadQcourterz Studios in New York. Production was handled by Junior Makhno, MoSS, Pete Rock, Psycho Les, DJ Skizz, Large Professor, Ayatollah, El-P, DJ Muggs, C-Lance, DJ Premier, and Ill Bill himself. It features guest appearances from A-Trak, Cormega, El-P, H.R., Jedi Mind Tricks, Lil' Fame, Meyhem Lauren, O.C., Q-Unique, Shabazz the Disciple and Tia Thomas.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."What Does it All Mean?" Ill Bill 1:48
2."Paul Baloff" MoSS 3:03
3."I Don't Know How Long It's Gonna Last" (Skit)Uncle Howie [5] 0:34
4."Acceptance Speech" (featuring A-Trak)Junior Makhno3:54
5."Truth" Pete Rock 3:59
6."Exploding Octopus"Ill Bill3:51
7."Forty Deuce Hebrew" (featuring H.R.)Ill Bill4:52
8."How to Survive the Apocalypse" Psycho Les 3:16
9."Vio-Lence" (featuring Shabazz the Disciple and Lil' Fame)DJ Skizz3:46
10."Acid Reflux" Large Professor 3:23
11."L'Amour East" (featuring Meyhem Lauren and Q-Unique) Ayatollah 4:04
12."Power" (featuring O.C. and Cormega) DJ Muggs 3:19
13."When I Die (Remix)" (featuring Tia Thomas)Pete Rock4:22
14."Severed Heads of State" (featuring El-P) El-P 3:06
15."120% Darkside Justice" (featuring Jedi Mind Tricks)C-Lance3:29
16."Canarsie High" Large Professor 3:13
17."World Premier" DJ Premier 4:19
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
18."Acid Reflux (Stu Bangas Remix)"Stu Bangas2:59
Total length:58:17

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 75
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] 39

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