Bloody Radio is a studio album by American hip hop group Grayskul. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment in 2007.[1] "Scarecrow" was released as a single from the album.[2]
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| Released | September 11, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 55:39 | |||
| Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment | |||
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| Singles from Bloody Radio | ||||
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Background
editThe album sees Onry Ozzborn rapping under the guise of Count Draven and JFK going by the moniker Count Magnus.[3] Production is handled by Coley Cole, Sapient, Smoke, and Mr. Hill, among others.[4]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 5/10[6] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [7] |
| XLR8R | 6/10[8] |
Nick Marx of Tiny Mix Tapes wrote, "Onry and JFK ground their abstractions throughout in a coherent attack on the contemporary hip-hop landscape."[7] He added, "like any artist well-versed in the conventions of horror, the duo knows how to deliver superficial schlock while slipping in a message."[7] Marisa Brown of AllMusic commented that "they're interested in the extremes of human experience, as if they don't really believe what they're saying, but that they like the way it sounds."[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "3000 Voices" | North Czar | 2:09 |
| 2. | "Virginia N.M.2" | Coley Cole | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Dope" | Bean One | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Bloody Radio" | Smoke | 3:50 |
| 5. | "How to Load a Tech" (featuring Cage) | Coley Cole | 2:37 |
| 6. | "Missing" (featuring Andrea Zollo) | Smoke | 4:13 |
| 7. | "Scarecrow" | Smoke | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Haunted" | North Czar | 2:49 |
| 9. | "The Office" (featuring Slug and Aesop Rock) | Sapient | 4:06 |
| 10. | "Is It Me" | Sapient | 3:49 |
| 11. | "Dance the Frantic" (featuring Pigeon John and Toni Hill) | Smoke | 4:16 |
| 12. | "Give Me Love" | Aesop Rock | 3:32 |
| 13. | "Us" | 3:44 | |
| 14. | "The Last Lullaby" | Mr. Hill | 3:20 |
| 15. | "Heaven Is Still Coming..." / "Disappear" |
| 6:35 |
| Total length: | 55:39 | ||
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Onry Ozzborn – vocals
- JFK – vocals
- North Czar – production (1, 8)
- Coley Cole – production (2, 5)
- Bean One – production (3)
- J. "Candidt" Page – additional vocals (4)
- Smoke – production (4, 6, 7, 11)
- Cage – vocals (5)
- A.D.F. – additional vocals (5)
- Andrea Zollo – vocals (6)
- Slug – vocals (9)
- Aesop Rock – vocals (9), production (12)
- Sapient – production (9, 10, 15)
- Pigeon John – vocals (11)
- Toni Hill – vocals (11)
- Aleksandra Weil – additional vocals (12)
- Mr. Hill – production (14)
- The Gigantics – production (15)
- DJ Wicked – turntables
- Aaron Angus – recording, mixing
References
edit- ^ "Grayskul - Bloody Radio". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ "Grayskul - Scarecrow". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Gonzalez, Jose (April 16, 2009). "Grayskul". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on May 29, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Ritter, Travis (September 4, 2007). "Grayskul Try On all of Hip-Hop's Different Uniforms". Seattle Weekly. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Brown, Marisa. "Bloody Radio - Grayskul". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ^ Patashnik, Ben (September 27, 2007). "Album Review: Grayskul - Bloody Radio". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c Marx, Nick (October 24, 2007). "Grayskul - Bloody Radio". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Ivers, Brandon (September 23, 2007). "Grayskul - Bloody Radio". XLR8R. Archived from the original on December 24, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
External links
edit- Bloody Radio at Discogs (list of releases)