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Babygrande has been making a lot of moves lately as they've recently released the new 7L & Esoteric, a reissue of Violent By Design, and a September drop of Brand Nubian's new album to name a few. In between all of that they're also dropping Outerspace's (Crypt the Warchild and Planetary) first LP Blood & Ashes. Friends from nearly birth, the duo's brotherhood is closely tied in with Jedi Mind Tricks, thus a similar style is manifested. With guest microphone mathematics from Immortal Technique, Vinnie Paz, Esoteric, Celph Titled, King Syze and Sadat X as well as beats from Beyonder, 7L, Celph, Sat One and Panik of Molemen fame. More noise from Philly...

1. Intro
2. Brute Force (Prod. by Beyonder)
3. Fire And Ice (Prod. by 7L)
4. Chrome Depot (Skit)
5. The Revolution feat. Celph Titled (Prod. by Celph Titled)
6. Cutthroats (Prod. by DJ Sat-One)
7. Top Shelf feat. Sadat X (Prod. by Shuko)
8. It Is What It Is (Prod. by 7L)
9. Gods And Generals feat. King Syze & Des Devious (Prod. by Jon Doe)
10. Immature (Skit)
11. Chapter Of Thunder (Prod. by Shuko)
12. Raw Deal (Prod. by Panik)
13. Blades Of Glory feat. Vinnie Paz (Prod. by Panik)
14. Whatever It Takes (Prod. by Arythmetic)
15. Far Greater feat. 7L & Esoteric (Prod. by 7L)
16. Angels Of Death feat. Immortal Technique (Prod. by Shuko)

*a-FILI-ated*
A definite classic in my book, the duo of Planetary & Crypt the Warchild of the famed A.O.T.P. fam drop a banger of a debut. With an ill sound similar to that of JMT but ultimately their own and a slew of talented guest stars who step up to the mic including underground intellectual MC, Immortal Technique, who closes the album on the brooding Angels of Death, old-skool stalwart Brand Nubian's frontman, Sadat X, and of course their main man, Vinnie Paz who transforms Blades of Glory into one of the album's stand-out tracks. These two dope MC's have risen from the shadows of Jedi Mind Tricks and dropped one the best debut's to come out in years!

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