Murder 4 Hire
Murder 4 Hire is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Body Count. Released on August 1, 2006, this was the first album from Body Count in nine years. Work on the album had come to a pause after rhythm guitarist D-Roc the Executioner was found dead in his apartment due to his lymphoma cancer in 2004. Once the band acquired Bendrix as their new rhythm guitarist, work on the album resumed and the album was released two years later.
Murder 4 Hire | ||||
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Released | August 1, 2006 | |||
Recorded | Bill's Place, North Hollywood, California Ameraycan, North Hollywood, CA | |||
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Length | 44:53 | |||
Label | Escapi Music | |||
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Singles from Murder 4 Hire | ||||
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About.com | [1] |
AllMusic | [2] |
Frontman Ice-T later told Esquire Magazine he wasn't satisfied with the way the album came out because he wasn't as involved in the project as he usually tries to be.[3]
"I kinda mailed it in. They wrote the music in L.A. and sent me the tracks, I wrote the lyrics, and I just kinda walked away. I didn't mix it, I didn't do anything to it, and the record suffered."
— Ice-T, Esquire Magazine
Track listing
All tracks composed by Ice-T and Ernie C; except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Invincible Gangsta" (featuring Trigga tha Gambler) | 3:59 | |
2. | "The End Game" | Ice-T, Ernie C, O. T. | 4:13 |
3. | "You Don't Know Me (Pain)" | 4:12 | |
4. | "The Passion of Christ" | 3:11 | |
5. | "In My Head" | 4:04 | |
6. | "D Rocs (R.I.P.)" | 2:32 | |
7. | "Murder 4 Hire" | 3:26 | |
8. | "Down in the Bayou" | 3:34 | |
9. | "Dirty Bombs" | 3:45 | |
10. | "Lies" | 4:24 | |
11. | "Relationships" | 4:30 | |
12. | "Mr. C's Theme" | 3:03 |
Personnel
- Ice-T – lead vocals
- Ernie C – lead guitar
- D-Roc the Executioner – rhythm guitar
- Bendrix – rhythm guitar
- Vincent Price – bass guitar
- O. T. – drums
Guest musician
- Trigga tha Gambler – guest vocals on "Invincible Gangsta"
References
- "Body Count - Murder 4 Hire Review". Heavymetal.about.com. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- Fred Thomas (2006-08-01). "Murder 4 Hire - Body Count | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
- "Ice T's Body Count Releases Video For Cover Version Of Suicidal Tendencies' 'Institutionalized'". Blabbermouth.net. 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-07-28.