Death Drive (album)

Death Drive is the first collaborative studio album by Sole & DJ Pain 1. It was released on June 9, 2014.[5] It features guest appearances from Decomposure, Pedestrian, and Sean Bonnette.[6] Sole described it as "a political rap album executed in a way that eschews the rapper persona of savior/prophet and speaks from the riot line."[7]

Death Drive
Studio album by
Sole & DJ Pain 1
ReleasedJune 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)
GenreHip hop
Length50:56
LabelBlack Canyon
ProducerDJ Pain 1
Sole & DJ Pain 1 chronology
Death Drive
(2014)		 Nihilismo
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alarmfavorable[1]
RapReviews.com8/10[2]
The Skinny[3]
Truthoutfavorable[4]

Critical reception

Jessica Steinhoff of Alarm gave the album a favorable review, saying: "The duo examines the concept of heroism through beats and wordplay, taking aim at idols like Steve Jobs and Sigmund Freud in the process."[1] On the week of June 6, 2014, Spin included it on the "10 Albums to Stream" list.[8] Westword included it on the "31 Best Colorado Albums of 2014" list.[9]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Death Drive"3:43
2."The Gauntlet"3:24
3."Don't Riot"3:56
4."Baghdad Shake"3:41
5."War" (featuring Decomposure)4:25
6."The Janitor's Son" (featuring Pedestrian)3:34
7."Rap Game Darwin"3:17
8."Coal" (featuring Decomposure)5:33
9."Hey Liberals" (featuring Jesse Lester)3:49
10."Y.D.E.L.O."3:39
11."Old Gods Ain't Dead" (featuring Sean Bonnette)4:24
12."Unscorch the Earth"2:56
13."The Teachings of Cube"4:34

References
  1. Steinhoff, Jessica (June 11, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1: Death Drive". Alarm. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. Juon, Steve (June 17, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1 :: Death Drive :: Black Canyon Recordings". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. Gieben, Bram E. (June 18, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1 – Death Drive". The Skinny. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. Steele, Chris (July 6, 2014). "Sole's New Album "Death Drive" Takes Shots at Alienation, Capitalism and Liberals". Truthout. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. Diamond, Samuel (June 17, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1 - Death Drive". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. Martins, Chris (June 6, 2014). "Stream Sole & DJ Pain 1's Agit-Prop Trap-Rap LP, 'Death Drive'". Spin. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  7. Uddenberg, Brett (March 19, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1 – "Old Gods Ain't Dead" (feat. Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad)". URB. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  8. McGovern, Kyle (June 6, 2014). "10 Albums to Stream: Jack White, the Fresh & Onlys, First Aid Kit, and More". Spin. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  9. "The 31 Best Colorado Albums of 2014". Westword. December 31, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
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