Ritual of Battle
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 |
| HipHopDX | 3/5 |
| PopMatters | 7/10 |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10 |
Ritual of Battle is the second studio album by American underground hip-hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. It was released on September 25, 2007 via Babygrande Records. Production was handled by Aktone, Esoteric, DJ Kwestion, Ill Bill, Sicknature, Beyonder, Celph Titled, JBL The Titan, Skammadix and Vanderslice.
The album marks the final appearance by Chief Kamachi and welcomes three new members: Demoz, Doap Nixon and King Magnetic. Jedi Mind Tricks member Jus Allah was featured on three tracks despite not being introduced as an official member. Although he prominently contributed to the group's debut, Apathy does not appear on Ritual of Battle. While still a member of the group, he explains on a MySpace blog that he was recording with Styles of Beyond in Los Angeles during the Army's album recording sessions. The rapper recorded for the Snowgoons-produced song titled "A.O.T.P.", which ended up not being included the final cut. However, it was included on the Apathy's Hell's Lost & Found: It's the Bootleg, Muthafuckas! Volume 2 compilation.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swords Drawn" | Edward LittlepageJose VargasMario CollazoSeamus RyanSharif LaceyVic Mercer | Esoteric | 4:09 |
| 2. | "Time to Rock" | MercerVargasVincenzo Luviner | Celph Titled | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Dump the Clip" | CollazoRyanMercer | Esoteric | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Black Christmas" | CollazoKenneth GreeneDavid EdensVargasJason FaustLuvinerPaco Urquieta | Aktone | 5:23 |
| 5. | "Blue Steel" | LuvinerJames BostickEric Vanderslice | Vanderslice | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Gun Ballad" | LittlepageVargasLuvinerGreeneWilliam Braunstein | Ill BillSicknature | 3:53 |
| 7. | "Strike Back" | CollazoVargasDaniel AlbaladejoRyanLuvinerDave Klein | DJ Kwestion | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Frontline" | GreeneLuvinerCollazoD. AlbaladejoVargasUrquieta | Aktone | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Through Blood by Thunder" | LittlepageMarcus AlbaladejoVargasLuvinerBostickKris Rey | Skammadix | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Murda Murda" | M. AlbaladejoEdensMercerRyan | Esoteric | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Bloody Tears" | CollazoGreeneVargasLuvinerKlein | DJ Kwestion | 4:36 |
| 12. | "Seven" | CollazoLittlepageD. AlbaladejoLaceyGreeneVargasMercerLuvinerBraunstein | Ill BillSicknature | 6:14 |
| 13. | "Drama Theme" | BostickLittlepageLuvinerGreeneMercerFaustVargasUrquieta | Aktone | 6:15 |
| 14. | "Pages in Blood" | LuvinerVargasLittlepageBraun Dugan | Beyonder | 3:59 |
| 15. | "D and D" | EdensVargasUrquieta | Aktone | 1:59 |
| 16. | "Don't Cry" | GreeneCollazoVargasLuvinerJ. Ibarra | JBL The Titan | 4:42 |
Personnel
- Jose "Demoz" Vargas – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6-9, 11-16)
- Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (tracks: 2, 4-9, 11-14, 16), executive producer
- Mario "Planetary" Collazo – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16)
- Kenneth "Doap Nixon" Greene – vocals (tracks: 4, 6, 8, 11-13, 16)
- Vic "Celph Titled" Mercer – vocals (tracks: 1-3, 10, 12, 13), producer (track 2), mixing (tracks: 1-3, 10), vocal recording (tracks: 3, 10), additional vocal recording (tracks: 1, 2)
- Edward "Chief Kamachi" Littlepage – vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 9, 12-14)
- Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 7), producer (tracks: 1, 3, 10), vocal recording (tracks: 3, 7), additional vocal recording (track 1)
- David "Des Devious" Edens – vocals (tracks: 4, 10, 15)
- James "Jus Allah" Bostick – vocals (tracks: 5, 9, 13)
- Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo – vocals (tracks: 7, 8, 12)
- Sharif "Reef the Lost Cauze" Lacey – vocals (tracks: 1, 12)
- Jason "King Magnetic" Faust – vocals (tracks: 4, 13)
- Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo – vocals (tracks: 9, 10)
- Paco "Aktone" Urquieta – producer (tracks: 4, 8, 13, 15)
- William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – producer & mixing (tracks: 6, 12)
- Sicknature – producer (tracks: 6, 12)
- Dave "DJ Kwestion" Klein – producer (tracks: 7, 11), scratches (track 5)
- Eric Vanderslice – producer (track 5)
- Kris "Skammadix" Rey – producer (track 9)
- Braun "Beyonder" Dugan – producer (track 14)
- J. "JBL The Titan" Ibarra – producer (track 16)
- Scott "Supe" Stallone – recording, mixing (tracks: 4, 5, 7-9, 11, 13-16)
- Carlos "C-12" Bess – mixing (tracks: 6, 12)
External links
- atDiscogs(list of releases)