Album
History Will Absolve Me
2012 · Hip Hop
4 collectors on Gatefold own this
History Will Absolve Me is a Hip-Hop album by Billy Woods, originally released in 2012. On Gatefold: 5 pressings tracked, owned by 4 collectors.
About
History Will Absolve Me is the classic 2012 full-length album from billy wood, the Zimbabwean-Jamaican-by-way-of-Brooklyn rapper, who delivers a fragmentation grenade of an album. An explosive riot of bitter invective, evocative lyricism, and daisycutter beat, "History Will Absolve Me" is a solid hour of hardboiled anti-nostalgia. The album features guest appearances by established stars like Roc Marciano, Vordul Mega (Cannibal Ox), MarQ Spekt, and Masai Bey, but also features up-and-coming talents Elucid and junclassic. Willie Green, A.M. Breakup, Marmaduke, Nasa (Def Jux/Uncommon Music), and Man Mantis handle the beats and provide a backdrop that matches the intensity of woods’ labyrinthine verse. This original release followed on the heels of the Cowardly Threats & Hideous Cruelty mixtape, HWAM was woods’ third official solo album, but with eight years between them, this is less a follow-up to his debut than it is a bare-knuckle epilogue. It’s not an exaggeration to say that if this album had never dropped, Backwoodz might not be here today. The version on Spotify is not the original 2012 release, and omits a couple of song. "Headband" and the final bonus track "The Darkness" were taken off. Additionally, the bonus tracks "Frozen Sunlight" and "Body of Work (Remix)" don't appear on streaming service. .
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Tracklist
- 1A Mis Enemigos (High Tide)3:03
- 2Crocodile Tears3:33
- 3The Man Who Would Be King3:37
- 4Ca$h 4 Gold3:15
- 5Body of Work (feat. Masai Bey & Roc Marciano)4:31
- 6The Foreigner3:40
- 7Bill Cosby1:49
- 8Freedmen's Bureau (feat. E L U C I D)3:58
- 9Blue Dream (feat. L'wren)3:41
- 10DMCA2:54
- 11Pompeii4:23
- 12Duck Hunt4:04
- 13Nigerian Email3:36
- 14Pump up the Volume (feat. L'wren)3:10
- 15Frozen Sunlight (feat. Marq Spekt & Open Mike Eagle)3:55
- 16Sour Grapes (feat. E L U C I D)3:53
- 17Human Resources3:34
- 18The Wake3:06
Sound DNA
- Hip-Hop
- Alternative Hip-Hop
- abrasive
- aggressive
- political
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- ElucidFEATURING
- HicoupVOCALS
- JunclassicFEATURING
- L 'WrenFEATURING, VOCALS FEATURING, VOCALS , WRITTEN BY FEATURING, VOCALS , WRITTEN-BY
- Marq SpektFEATURING
- Masai BeyFEATURING
- Open Mike EagleFEATURING
- Roc MarcianoFEATURING
- Vordul MegaFEATURING
4 collectors on Gatefold own this · 5 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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