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Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars is the debut from Wu-Tang Clan affiliates Killarmy. The group consists of six MCs: Killa Sin, Beretta 9, Islord, 9th Prince, P.R. Terrorist (now Dom Pachino), and ShoGun Assasson; and one producer, 4th Disciple, who produced the majority of the album. Like Black Lung's album of the same name, the title was taken from a document that came to light in the mid-1980s detailing a NWO plan for world domination; a topic that was explored in Milton William Cooper's infamous book Behold a Pale Horse.
Silent Weapons initially received mixed reviews from critics, who saw the group as a low-rent version of the Wu-Tang Clan [1], due to similarities in the group's street-oriented, Five-Percenter rhymes and dark production. The album was well-received by Wu-Tang and underground Hip Hop fans, acclaimed for its unique combat themes and stellar production work.
The album features production from 4th Disciple, Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA, and guest appearances from Clan member Masta Killa, Clan affiliates Streetlife, and Hell Razah and Prodigal Sunn of Sunz of Man. The album features the singles "Swinging Swords," "Camouflage Ninjas" b/w "Wake Up," and "Wu-Renegades" b/w "Clash of the Titans."
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"Dress to Kill" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: Killa Sin
- Second verse: 9th Prince
- Third verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Chorus: 9th Prince
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| 2 |
"Clash of the Titans" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Second verse: 9th Prince
- Third verse: Dom Pachino
- Fourth verse: Streetlife
- Fifth verse: Beretta 9
|
| 3 |
"Burning Season" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: Killa Sin
- Second verse: Killa Sin
- Third verse: Killa Sin
- Chorus: 9th Prince
|
| 4 |
"Blood for Blood" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: Dom Pachino
- Second verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Third verse: 9th Prince
- Fourth verse: Beretta 9
|
| 5 |
"Seems it Never Fails" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: Islord
- Second verse: 9th Prince
- Chorus: Islord, 9th Prince
|
| 6 |
"Universal Soldiers" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: Killa Sin
- Second verse: Dom Pachino
- Third verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Fourth verse: 9th Prince
|
| 7 |
"Love, Hell, or Right" |
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| 8 |
"Wake Up" |
The RZA |
- First verse: 9th Prince
- Second verse: Hell Razah
- Third verse: Killa Sin
- Fourth verse: Prodigal Sunn
- Chorus: Islord
|
| 9 |
"Fair, Love, and War" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: Killa Sin
- Second verse: Beretta 9
- Third verse: Dom Pachino
- Fourth verse: ShoGun Assasson
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| 10 |
"Wu-Renegades" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: Dom Pachino
- Second verse: Killa Sin
- Third verse: 9th Prince
- Fourth verse: Beretta 9
|
| 11 |
"Full Moon" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: 9th Prince
- Second verse: Killa Sin
|
| 12 |
"Under Siege" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Second verse: Dom Pachino
- Third verse: Beretta 9
|
| 13 |
"Shelter" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: Beretta 9
- Second verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Chorus: ShoGun Assasson, Beretta 9
|
| 14 |
"Camouflage Ninjas" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Second verse: Dom Pachino
- Third verse: Beretta 9
- Fourth verse: 9th Prince
|
| 15 |
"Swinging Swords" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: 9th Prince
- Second verse: Dom Pachino
- Third verse: Killa Sin
|
| 16 |
"War Face" |
The RZA |
- First verse: 9th Prince
- Second verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Third verse: Cloud 9
- Fourth verse: Beretta 9
- Fifth verse: Killa Sin
|
| 17 |
"5 Stars" |
4th Disciple |
- First verse: 9th Prince
- Second verse: Beretta 9
- Third verse: ShoGun Assasson
- Fourth verse: Dom Pachino
- Fifth verse: Masta Killa
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The album uses a wide variety of samples, including "Suicide is Painless" from the show M.A.S.H. ("Five Stars"), the theme of the television version of The Incredible Hulk ("Wake Up"), a recording of “Frühlingsrauschen” ("Rustles of Spring") by Western classical composer Christian Sinding ("Wu-Renegades"), and "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" by Dead Can Dance ("Blood for Blood").
[edit] Album singles
| Single cover |
Single information |
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"Swinging Swords"
- Released: 1995 (Promo version), re-released in 1997
- B-side:
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"Camouflage Ninjas"
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"Wu-Renegades"
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[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions |
| Billboard 200 |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
| 1997 |
Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars |
#34 |
#10 |
[edit] Singles Chart Positions
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