The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera

by MF Grimm

The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 January 2002
  • Label: Day By Day Entertainment
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:41
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded under the looming shadow of impending incarceration, this project channels themes of mortality and survival through dense, abstract narratives. The lo-fi, sample-heavy backdrop perfectly complements the deeply pessimistic yet conscious worldview of a seasoned street veteran.

Genres

Descriptors: Conceptual, Conscious, Crime, Death, Drugs, Lo Fi, Male Vocalist, Repetitive, Sampling, Suicide, Violence, conscious, violence, crime, death

Tracklist

  1. Alpha (0:35)
  2. Time And Space (2:51)
  3. Life And Death (4:21)
  4. Freedom (3:07)
  5. Foolish (3:15)
  6. Together (1:58)
  7. Break Em Off (4:04)
  8. Rain Blood (3:59)
  9. Voices Pt. 0 (1:57)
  10. Voices Pt. 1 (1:54)
  11. Yes You Are (Its Only A Movie) (2:25)
  12. I.B.'s (3:53)
  13. To All My Comrades (2:05)
  14. Howl (2:27)
  15. Words (3:24)
  16. Teach The Babies (2:28)
  17. Omega (2:58)

Credits

  • MF Grimm - primary artist, sleeve notes
  • Allah's Reflection - vocals [additional]
  • MadamJaz - vocals [additional]
  • Dwight Farrell - written-by
  • Oriana Farrell - written-by
  • MF Doom - featuring
  • Megalon - featuring
  • Thomas N. Rollins - written-by

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