Firing Squad

by M.O.P.

Firing Squad cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 22 October 1996
  • Label: Relativity
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:05:06
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Fizzy Womack, Rocko, Lil' Fame, Curt Cazal, Laze E Laze, Nottz, DJ Premier, Crystal Asia, DR Period, Mahogany, Chris Coker

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring extensive production work by DJ Premier, this sophomore effort solidifies the Brooklyn duo's reputation for unrelenting aggression. The record is driven by high-energy, shouted vocal interplay and gritty, sample-heavy boom bap beats that capture the intense grit of East Coast hip-hop.

Genres

Descriptors: sampling, rhythmic, guns, rap, hard, gangsta, street, classic

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:50)
  2. Firing Squad (Skit) (0:41)
  3. Firing Squad (4:21)
  4. New Jack City (2:53)
  5. Stick to Ya Gunz (3:51)
  6. Anticipation (4:37)
  7. Born 2 Kill (4:33)
  8. Brownsville (4:41)
  9. Salute (2:13)
  10. World Famous (4:11)
  11. Downtown Swinga '96 (3:40)
  12. Lifestyles of a Ghetto Child (3:50)
  13. Revolution (5:35)
  14. Illside of Town (3:34)
  15. Nothin 2 Lose (4:32)
  16. Dedication (1:19)
  17. Dead & Gone (4:59)
  18. Born 2 Kill - Jazz Mix (4:38)

Credits

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