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Esham

Judgement Day

Judgement Day is a double album by Esham, released by Reel Life Productions on April 9, 1992, in two volumes, “Day” and “Night.”

The story

His brother and label partner James Smith came up with the double-album idea after Prince’s Love Symbol album. AllMusic’s Jason Birchmeier called Vol. 1 “his most inspired work of the ’90s.” A deluxe box set followed in 2006.

Sound and production

Esham produced, using more rock samples than on his debut.

Legacy

It’s a cornerstone of acid rap and one of Detroit’s most influential underground records.

Tracklist & credits

  1. 1
    Nine Dead Bodies
  2. 2
    Intro Boogieman
  3. 3
    The Boogieman
  4. 4
    How Do I Plead To Homicide
  5. 5
    I'd Rather Be Dead
  6. 6
    Mama Was A Junkie
  7. 7
    Once You Go Black
  8. 8
    Makin' More Music
  9. 9
    Hit And Run
  10. 10
    Thinkin' To Myself
  11. 11
    Fallen Angel
  12. 12
    I Met This Little Girlie
  13. 13
    Acid
  14. 14
    Devilish Mood
  15. 15
    My Last Words
  16. 16
    Losin' My Religion

Tracklist and producer credits: Discogs. Gear credits: Breakbeat Archive, sourced on each credit.

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