| You Better Weaponize | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, alternative hip hop | |||
| Label | Tru Ruts | |||
| Producer | Big Cats! | |||
| Guante & Big Cats! chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Reviler | Favorable [1] |
You Better Weaponize is the second studio album by American rapper Guante and producer Big Cats!. [2] It was released by Tru Ruts on Election Day, November 6, 2012. [3] [4]
Upcoming to the album's release, the duo released a music video for the song "To Young Leaders" via Guante's YouTube channel. Later, the song was picked up by Strange Famous Records and released for free on their website. [5] [6]
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "To Young Leaders" | Big Cats! | |
| 2. | "Until There's Nothing Left" (featuring Crescent Moon & Toki Wright) | Big Cats! | |
| 3. | "Lightning" (featuring Chastity Brown) | Big Cats! | |
| 4. | "Underground Sex Party" (featuring Kristoff Krane) | Big Cats! | |
| 5. | "Other" (featuring Chastity Brown, See More Perspective and Chantz Erolin) | Big Cats! | |
| 6. | "Fireworks" | Big Cats! | |
| 7. | "Everything Burns" | Big Cats! | |
| 8. | "Straight Outta Genosha" | Big Cats! | |
| 9. | "Break" (featuring Kristoff Krane) | Big Cats! | |
| 10. | "A Leap of Faith into a Bottomless Pit" | Big Cats! | |
| 11. | "The Invisible Backpacker of Privilege" (featuring Chantz Erolin and Truth Be Told) | Big Cats! | |
| 12. | "A Pragmatist's Guide to Revolution" | Big Cats! | |
| 13. | "Asterisk" | Big Cats! |
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