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Firing Squad
Hip-Hop · 1996 · 15 tracks

Firing Squad

M.O.P.

High-decibel Brooklyn street anthems delivered with physical force. Shouted vocals and heavy DJ Premier production create a relentless wall of boom-bap sound.

October 22, 1996 · Relativity

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Relentless, confrontational energy with an underlying sense of neighborhood pride and survival.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Intro
0:50
02
Firing Squad (skit)
0:41
03
Firing Squad
4:21
04
New Jack City
2:54
05
Stick to Ya Gunz
3:51
06
Anticipation
4:37
08
Brownsville
4:41
09
Salute
2:14
12
Lifestyles of a Ghetto Child
3:50
13
Revolution
5:36
14
Illside of Town
3:35
15
Nothin' 2 Lose
4:32
16
Dedication
1:20
17
Dead and Gone
4:59
18
Born 2 Kill (Jazz mix)
4:38
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition from the firing squad skit into the title track's relentless percussion.
The iconic vocal interplay on 'Stick to Ya Gunz' where the shouting reaches a fever pitch.
The unexpected tonal shift of the 'Jazz Mix' closing the album with a smoother but still lethal edge.
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How does Firing Squad sound next to the rest of M.O.P.'s catalogue?

Sample Based+0.9σ

The production is pushed a touch harder into sample based than this artist usually allows.

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