Blood of the Profit
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Blood of the Profit | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 18, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1998 | |||
Genre | Political hip hop Hardcore hip hop | |||
Length | 43:45 | |||
Label | Lethal/Blackheart/Mercury[1] | |||
Producer | Professor Griff Chuck D Kerwin Young | |||
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Robert Christgau | D[3] |
Blood of the Profit is an album by the American rapper Professor Griff.[4][5] It was released in 1998 on Lethal/Blackheart/Mercury, and was produced by Professor Griff and Chuck D. The single, "The Ole Bitch-U-Worryz," which featured Chuck D, made it to No. 16 on the Hot Rap Singles and No. 66 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.
The album was released a few months after Professor Griff rejoined Public Enemy.[6] Its lyrical content was inspired by the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.[7]
Track listing[edit]
- "Red Reign"- 1:13
- "The Ole Bitch-U-Worryz" feat. Chuck D- 4:21
- "Common Thread"- 4:31
- "Bitch Skit"- 0:16
- "Black Beauty & the Bitch"- 4:03
- "Vicious Cycle"- 4:08
- "Where U At?"- 5:04
- "Rosez n Thornz"- 5:31
- "Blood of the Profit"- 1:07
- "Field Nigguhz in a Huddle"- 4:26
- "Imaginenation"- 5:03
- "Point Blank"- 4:25
- "The X-Y Chromozone Theory"- 4:03
References[edit]
- ^ "SOUND BITES". Tampa Bay Times. Weekend. August 14, 1998. p. 11.
- ^ "Blood of the Profit - Professor Griff | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Professor Griff". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Professor Griff Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "No Safety". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. April 2, 2000 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Also expected in stores this week". Hartford Courant. August 16, 1998. p. G10.
- ^ Barnes, Denise (October 27, 1998). "Murders have rapper re-examining lyrics". The Washington Times. p. C13.
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