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Though it barely registered a blip on the radar, Mr. Dead's first LP, M-Virus (released under the name Metabolics with MC Big Pat), delivered a potent dose of raw, underground N.Y.C. hip-hop. Undeterred, Mr. Dead enlisted some of alt-rap's finest producers, including Prince Paul, Dan the Automator, and Scotty Hard, to create a deep, dark manifesto that rages against the trappings of mainstream hip-hop. Songs like "End of Days" and "Longevity" are fierce lyrical throwdowns that show off lethal mic skills while taking a strong philosophical stand, while the Prince Paul-produced title track is a less serious old-school throwback that injects a welcome sense of lightheartedness into the proceedings. It may pose no threat to Eminem or Jay-Z for pop chart dominance, but with solid contributions from left-of-center MCs like Paul Barman, Sensational, and newcomer Herc Boogie, Dawn of the Dead should be popular with the underground set.
© Bret Love /TiVo
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C. Davis, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - C. Davis Jr., Composer
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - M. Woodruff, Composer - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|1100 Feetpersecond Ltd. (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - T. WRIGHT, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Takin No Shortz (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - P. Gittens, Composer - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - H. Metal, Composer - 1100 Feetpersecond Ltd. (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|1100 Feetpersecond Ltd. (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - S. Harding, Composer - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Broadway Sol Goodman Ltd. (ASCAP)
C. Davis, Composer - P. HUSTON, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Prinse Paul Musick (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - M. Sayyid, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Mr. Dead feat. Herc Boogie, MainArtist - Herc Boogie, Artist - J. Quildon, Composer - Vu Ja De (SESAC), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Vu Ja De (SESAC)
C. Davis, Composer - T. WRIGHT, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Takin No Shortz (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Takin No Shortz (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - T. WRIGHT, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Takin No Shortz (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Takin No Shortz (BMI)
M. Watson, Composer - C. Davis, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Takin No Shortz (BMI), MusicPublisher - Mr. Dead feat. The Vandal, MainArtist - The Vandal, Artist
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Takin No Shortz (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - Sensational, Artist - T. WRIGHT, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist - C. Bobb, Composer - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Takin No Shortz (BMI), MusicPublisher - Mr. Dead feat. Sensational & Creeko Valenzio, MainArtist - Creeko Valenzio, Artist
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Chunk 'O Blitz (BMI)|Takin No Shortz (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - M. Woodruff, Composer - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - 1100 Feetpersecond Ltd. (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|1100 Feetpersecond Ltd. (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - T. WRIGHT, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist, MainArtist - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Takin No Shortz (BMI), MusicPublisher
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Takin No Shortz (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - D. Nakamura, Composer - Mr. Dead, Artist - Paul Barman, Artist - P. Gittens, Composer - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Mr. Dead feat. Big Pat & Paul Barman, MainArtist - Big Pat, Artist - P. Barman, Composer
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|Sharkman Songs (ASCAP)
C. Davis, Composer - Metallica, Artist - Mr. Dead, Artist - P. Gittens, Composer - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - H. Metal, Composer - Big Pat, Artist - Mr. Dead feat. Big Pat & Metallica, MainArtist
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)
C. Davis, Composer - Spectre, Artist - Mr. Dead, Artist - S. Fernando, Composer - Dead World Prod. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Mr. Dead feat. Spectre, MainArtist
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)|I-Powa Music (BMI)
Album review
Though it barely registered a blip on the radar, Mr. Dead's first LP, M-Virus (released under the name Metabolics with MC Big Pat), delivered a potent dose of raw, underground N.Y.C. hip-hop. Undeterred, Mr. Dead enlisted some of alt-rap's finest producers, including Prince Paul, Dan the Automator, and Scotty Hard, to create a deep, dark manifesto that rages against the trappings of mainstream hip-hop. Songs like "End of Days" and "Longevity" are fierce lyrical throwdowns that show off lethal mic skills while taking a strong philosophical stand, while the Prince Paul-produced title track is a less serious old-school throwback that injects a welcome sense of lightheartedness into the proceedings. It may pose no threat to Eminem or Jay-Z for pop chart dominance, but with solid contributions from left-of-center MCs like Paul Barman, Sensational, and newcomer Herc Boogie, Dawn of the Dead should be popular with the underground set.
© Bret Love /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:27
- Main artists: Mr. Dead
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: WordSound Recordings
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
2000 WordSound Recordings Inc. 2000 Dead World Prod. (BMI)
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