U.S.A. (Flatlinerz album)

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U.S.A.
Flatlinerz - U.S.A. (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Flatlinerz
ReleasedSeptember 6, 1994
Recorded1993—1994
StudioChung King Studios in New York City
Next Level Studios in New York City
Greene St. Recording in New York City
GenreHorrorcore[1][2][3]
Length56:18
LabelDef Jam/PolyGram Records
523 601
ProducerRussell Simmons (exec.)
Tempest
Rockwilder
Flatlinerz chronology
U.S.A.
(1994) 		Definitive Creepy Collection
(2014)
Singles from U.S.A.
  1. "Rivaz of Red"
    Released: July 12, 1994
  2. "Satanic Verses"
    Released: August 23, 1994
  3. "Live Evil"
    Released: 1994

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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2/5 stars[3]

In 2009, Fangoria named it as an iconic horrorcore album.[2]

Track listing[]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" 2:27
2."Good Day To Die" (featuring Tha Flatline Massive: Toss, Butter, OMN999, Mayhem, & Gravemen)Crush, Kool Tee5:10
3."Scary Us"Crush, Kool Tee3:43
4."Flatline"Rockwilder, Tempest4:19
5."Sonic Boom"Rockwilder, Tempest4:20
6."Brooklyn/Queens (Skit)"Rockwilder, Tempest0:24
7."718"Rockwilder, Tempest4:11
8."Run"Crush, Kool Tee3:25
9."Body N' A Blunt (Skit)"Russel Simmons0:17
10."Whydyadoit (Skit)"Rockwilder, Tempest1:00
11."Takin' Em Underground"Rockwilder, Tempest4:56
12."Graveyard Nightmare" (featuring Rockwilder)Rockwilder4:08
13."One Armed Bandit (Skit)"Tempest0:55
14."Rivaz Of Red"Rockwilder, Tempest4:32
15."Satanic Verses" (featuring )DR Period4:23
16."War Zone"DR Period3:15
17."Beware... (Satanic Verses Skit)"Tempest1:01
18."Live Evil (featuring Kool Tee)"DR Period3:51
Total length:56:18

Sample credits

Charts[]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 65
Top Heatseekers 24

Singles[]

Year Song Chart positions
US Rap
1994 Live Evil 35
1994 Satanic Verses —
1994 Rivaz of Red —

References[]

  1. ^ "Vibe". Vibe. Vol. 12. 2004. p. 86. ISSN 1070-4701.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Molgaard, Matt (August 12, 2009). "Rapped and Tagged: Horrorcore's Iconic Albums". Fangoria. Retrieved 2009-08-19.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic review
  4. ^ http://www.hiphopstan.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13219
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