Ghostface Killah & Apollo Brown - Twelve Reasons To Die: The Brown Tape - CD - audio, producer, purchase, cover art, tracklist, street date at UGHH. Ghostface Killah And Apollo Brown - Twelve Reasons To Die The Brown Tape 2013 320kbps CBR MP3. 12 - Ghostface Killah & Apollo Brown - Beware Of The Stare. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] On September 13, 2012, Ghostface Killah announced that his new studio album would be titled Twelve Reasons to Die, and would be produced entirely by Adrian Younge, and executive produced. He also announced a release date of November 20, 2012 through RZA's Soul Temple Records. The album would be pushed back from its original November 20, 2012 release date so it would not compete with the soundtrack to RZA's film. During an interview Adrian Younge revealed that Twelve Reasons To Die will serve as the score to a vintage Italian horror film, that takes place in 1968. Ghostface Killah 12 Reasons To Die DownloadHe also cited RZA and Italian composer as two of the inspirations behind his production on the album. Younge took two weeks to write the foundation of all the tracks. The album's story is set in 1960s of a character of Ghostface Killah, Tony Starks. He is an enforcer for the DeLuca crime family, who is murdered by his former employers after striking out on his own and falling in love with the kingpin's daughter. His remains are melted in vinyl and pressed into a dozen LPs that, when played, resurrect him as the Ghostface Killah, a force for revenge incarnate. Release and promotion [ ] The LP was released in various formats including a standard, a deluxe double-CD with instrumentals and a mini comic book. The label released a digital deluxe version with instrumentals and a digital comic book, as well as multiple vinyl formats and a cassette. ![]() The album was also released with a comic book. For it the imprint teamed up with to produce a six-issue series and a collected graphic novel with 'striking visuals and an intriguing dual-narrative structure with contributions from a host of stellar comic book artists.' On March 5, 2013, Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge announced that they would go on a 49 city tour from March 28 through May 22, 2013 with Younge's band, Venice Dawn along with Wu Tang Clan affiliate. This also included a show on March 14 at Soul Temple's showcase, which featured,, and. Promoted songs [ ] Prior to the album's release the songs 'The Rise of the Ghostface Killah' and 'The Sure Shot (Parts 1 and 2)' were released for free as promotion. The first single released from the album would be 'Murder Spree' which features Inspectah Deck, U-God, and. It was made available for purchase in April 4, 2013 via Soul Temple's official website. The music video would also be released the same day. That same week the song 'Blood on the Cobblestones' which also features Wu-Tang Clan members Inspectah Deck and U-God, was released as a promotional single via. On April 8, 2013, Ghostface Killah performed the song 'I Declare War' on along with and. Ghostface Killah 12 Reasons To Die ReviewOn the release day of the album they released a music video for 'Rise of the Ghostface Killah.' The Brown Tape [ ] An official alternative version of Twelve Reasons to Die was released on April 22, 2013 on. It is nearly identical in track list (with the exclusion of the track '12 Reasons to Die'), but is produced by hip-hop producer. Rip slyme good times cd1 rar. On June 7, 2013 the album was made available in all other formats the original album was released on. In December 2017, announced a re-release of the album for January 26, 2018. Commercial performance [ ] Twelve Reasons to Die debuted at #27 on the selling 15,000 copies in its first week. In its second week the album sold 4,600 more copies. In its third week the album sold 3,000 more copies bringing its total to 23,000. ![]() Critical response [ ] Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating A– 9/10 8/10 7.4/10 7/10 7/10 (XL) Twelve Reasons to Die was met with critical acclaim upon its release. At, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 78, based on 27 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'. David Jeffries of gave the album four out of five stars, saying 'While the album is best listened to in one go, these strong cuts could easily be parceled out for any career-spanning Ghostface mixtape [.] It's short and limited, but it's well crafted and strong.' Edwin Ortiz of gave the album four out of five stars, writing 'In the archives of Ghostface Killah’s catalog, Twelve Reasons To Die should place somewhere above his most recent releases. Unless an artist is approaching Illmatic territory, it’s difficult to glorify a project that clocks in under 40 minutes, with a third of the lyrical efforts dispensed to guests. Still, the album is a satisfying glimpse into the minds of Younge and Ghostface.
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