U.S.A. (Flatlinerz album)
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Released | September 6, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993—1994 | |||
Studio | Chung King Studios in New York City Next Level Studios in New York City Greene St. Recording in New York City | |||
Genre | Horrorcore[1][2][3] | |||
Length | 56:18 | |||
Label | Def Jam/PolyGram Records 523 601 | |||
Producer | Russell Simmons (exec.) Tempest Rockwilder | |||
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U.S.A. (Under Satan's Authority) was the only album by horrorcore group Flatlinerz, released in 1994 on Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Russell Simmons, Rockwilder, , and . The album found some success, making it to #65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and #24 on the Top Heatseekers but also found controversy for its satanic themes. Also, the three music videos the group shot for the album, "Live Evil", "Satanic Verses" and "Rivaz of Red," were barely played because of things such as frontman Redrum rhyming while hanging from a noose and rhyming from a crucifix. The album only sold 36,000 copies[4] and the group, along with the and Omen (who were featured on the album), was dropped from Def Jam. Three singles were released, but only "Live Evil" made it to the charts, making it to #35 on the Hot Rap Singles.
Reception[]
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In 2009, Fangoria named it as an iconic horrorcore album.[2]
Track listing[]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 2:27 | |
2. | "Good Day To Die" (featuring Tha Flatline Massive: Toss, Butter, OMN999, Mayhem, & Gravemen) | Crush, Kool Tee | 5:10 |
3. | "Scary Us" | Crush, Kool Tee | 3:43 |
4. | "Flatline" | Rockwilder, Tempest | 4:19 |
5. | "Sonic Boom" | Rockwilder, Tempest | 4:20 |
6. | "Brooklyn/Queens (Skit)" | Rockwilder, Tempest | 0:24 |
7. | "718" | Rockwilder, Tempest | 4:11 |
8. | "Run" | Crush, Kool Tee | 3:25 |
9. | "Body N' A Blunt (Skit)" | Russel Simmons | 0:17 |
10. | "Whydyadoit (Skit)" | Rockwilder, Tempest | 1:00 |
11. | "Takin' Em Underground" | Rockwilder, Tempest | 4:56 |
12. | "Graveyard Nightmare" (featuring Rockwilder) | Rockwilder | 4:08 |
13. | "One Armed Bandit (Skit)" | Tempest | 0:55 |
14. | "Rivaz Of Red" | Rockwilder, Tempest | 4:32 |
15. | "Satanic Verses" (featuring ) | DR Period | 4:23 |
16. | "War Zone" | DR Period | 3:15 |
17. | "Beware... (Satanic Verses Skit)" | Tempest | 1:01 |
18. | "Live Evil (featuring Kool Tee)" | DR Period | 3:51 |
Total length: | 56:18 |
Sample credits
- "Scary Us" contains a sample of "This Is Serious PSA" as performed by Long Island Poison Control
- "Flatline" contains a sample of "Crossover", and "Party Groove (Instrumental)" as performed by EPMD, and Showbiz & A.G.
- "Sonic Boom" contains a sample of "Guile", and "7 Days, 7 Nights" as performed by Yoko Shimomura and , and
- "718" contains a sample of "Step in the Arena, It's Just Begun and " as performed by Gang Starr, The Jimmy Castor Bunch and Stetsasonic
- "Run" contains a sample of "Rock Box" by Run DMC
- "Body N' A Blunt" contains a sample of "Hokey Cokey" as performed by Al Tabor
- "Graveyard Nightmare" contains a sample of "I Never Told You" by Quincy Jones
- "Rivaz Of Red" contains a sample of "" by and Tonight's Da Night by Redman
- "Live Evil" contains a sample of "Ave Satani" as performed by Jerry Goldsmith
Charts[]
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums | 65 |
Top Heatseekers | 24 |
Singles[]
Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
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1994 | Live Evil | 35 | |||
1994 | Satanic Verses | — | |||
1994 | Rivaz of Red | — |
References[]
- ^ "Vibe". Vibe. Vol. 12. 2004. p. 86. ISSN 1070-4701.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Molgaard, Matt (August 12, 2009). "Rapped and Tagged: Horrorcore's Iconic Albums". Fangoria. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic review
- ^ http://www.hiphopstan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13219
- 1994 debut albums
- Flatlinerz albums
- Def Jam Recordings albums
- Obscenity controversies in music
- Albums recorded at Chung King Studios
- Albums recorded at Greene St. Recording