Razah's Ladder

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Razah's Ladder
Studio album by Blue Sky Black Death & Hell Razah
Released	October 23, 2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Hip Hop
Label	Babygrande Records
Producer	Blue Sky Black Death
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Blue Sky Black Death chronology
The Holocaust (2006) Razah's Ladder (2007) Late Night Cinema (2008)
Hell Razah chronology
Renaissance Child (2007) Razah's Ladder (2007) Welcome to Red Hook Houses (2008)

Razah's Ladder is a collaboration album from Hip Hop production duo Blue Sky Black Death and rapper Hell Razah, member of Wu-Tang Clan affiliate groups Sunz of Man and Black Market Militia. The album was released on October 23, 2007 through Babygrande Records. Production is handled entirely by BSBD members Kingston and Young God, with vocals provided by Hell Razah. Guests appearances come from Crooked I, former Non Phixion members Ill Bill and Sabac Red, and Razah's fellow Sunz of Man members Prodigal Sunn and Shabazz the Disciple. Blue Sky Black Death stated that there would be no singles released from the album, calling them "obsolete" for underground artists. Instead the entire project was released on vinyl as well as CD.^[1]

The album's title refers to the Bible story of Jacob's Ladder. Razah stated the album "reps me escalating in my career", and will lead-in to his next solo project, titled Heaven Razah. After the recent death of his father, Razah decided to take the album in a deeper, spiritual direction.^[2] Blue Sky Black Death stated that the album's production is not as dark or as sinister as the production on their last project with Wu-Tang affiliate Holocaust, calling it an "uplifting album" with more soulful beats requested by Razah.^[1]

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)	Notes
1	"Elevation"	Blue Sky Black Death	Interlude
2	"Razah's Ladder"	Blue Sky Black Death	Performed by: Hell Razah	Contains a sample from "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" by Bobby Bland.
3	"The Cube"	Blue Sky Black Death	Performed by: Hell Razah	Contains a sample from the film The Boondock Saints.
4	"Halos"	Blue Sky Black Death	First verse: Hell Razah Second verse: Crooked I Third verse: Hell Razah	Contains a sample from the film The Boondock Saints.
5	"Most Merciful"	Blue Sky Black Death	Performed by: Hell Razah
6	"Audiobiography"	Blue Sky Black Death	First verse: Hell Razah Second verse: Shabazz the Disciple	Contains a sample from "Rite Where U Stand" by Gang Starr.
7	"Pray Together"	Blue Sky Black Death	Performed by: Hell Razah
8	"Poor Righteous Dreams"	Blue Sky Black Death	Performed by: Hell Razah
9	"Better Than Jewelry"	Blue Sky Black Death	Performed by: Hell Razah	Contains a sample from "Gods, Earths and 85ers" by Poor Righteous Teachers. Contains a sample from "Universal Soldiers" by Killarmy. Contains a sample from "We Dat Nice" by Poor Righteous Teachers. Contains a sample from "Assassination Day" by Ghostface Killah. Contains a sample from "Buried Alive" by Hell Razah.
10	"Project Prophecy"	Blue Sky Black Death	First verse: Hell Razah Second verse: Ill Bill Third verse: Sabac Red	Contains a sample from "One Step" by Killah Priest.
11	"Painted Jezebels"	Blue Sky Black Death	Performed by: Hell Razah
12	"Written in Blood"	Blue Sky Black Death	First verse: Hell Razah Second verse: Prodigal Sunn	Contains a sample from the film Training Day.
13	"Stairway to Heaven"	Blue Sky Black Death	Performed by: Hell Razah	Contains a sample from "Fantastic Four" by DJ Clue. Contains a sample from "Brooklyn's Finest" by Jay-Z.
14	"Sun of Man"	Blue Sky Black Death	Interlude

[edit] References

v • d • e Blue Sky Black Death Kingston · Young God Studio albums A Heap of Broken Images (2006) · Late Night Cinema (2008) Collaborative albums The Holocaust (2006) · Razah's Ladder (2007) Singles "The Ocean"/"No Image" Related articles Hell Razah · Holocaust · Babygrande Records · Mush Records