Colton Grundy: The Undying
Colton Grundy: The Undying | ||||
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Studio album by Blaze Ya Dead Homie | ||||
Released | October 19, 2004 | |||
Genre | Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Horrorcore, G-Funk | |||
Length | 51:16 | |||
Label | Psychopathic | |||
Producer | R.O.C., Lavel, Fritz the Cat | |||
Blaze Ya Dead Homie chronology | ||||
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Colton Grundy: The Undying is the second studio album by Blaze Ya Dead Homie, released in 2004. This album features Blaze rapping under his alternate persona, Colton Grundy, who he is credited as on this release and on guest appearances elsewhere during this period.
Music and lyrics
Allrovi described the music of Colton Grundy as "Snoop Dogg-esque mid-tempo G-funk matched with vintage monster-movie sound effects and heavy rock-style beats".[1] The lyrics make reference to murder, intoxication, misogyny, gangsta rap themes and supernatural fantasy.[1]
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allrovi | (favorable)[1] |
Allrovi called the album "a frightening and rump-shaking addition to the ever-growing Psychopathic Records canon.".[1]
Colton Grundy peaked at #9 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, #16 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #57 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, #167 on the Top Internet Albums chart, and #167 on the Billboard 200.[2] The track "Shotgun" was featured in the video game 25 To Life, which also featured music by Tupac Shakur, Public Enemy, DMX, Geto Boys and Tech N9ne.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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1. | "Bump This Shhh" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | R.O.C. | 2:19 | |
2. | "Touch of Death" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | R.O.C. | 2:31 | |
3. | "Shotgun" (featuring Anybody Killa and Esham) | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau James Lowery Rashaam Smith | Lavel | 4:02 | |
4. | "Etched Out" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | Fritz the Cat | 2:32 | |
5. | "If I Fall" (featuring Jamie Madrox and Tha Shadow) | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau Tha Shadow | Fritz the Cat | 2:24 | |
6. | "Hey You" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | Butch | 2:24 | |
7. | "Out tha Gate" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | Fritz the Cat | 3:20 | |
8. | "Stick Ya Hands Up" (featuring Anybody Killa) | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau James Lowery | Lavel | 3:39 | |
9. | "Further from Truth" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | Fritz the Cat Lavel Chris Rouleau |
3:16 | |
10. | "Dayz in My Neighborhood" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | Fritz the Cat | 3:04 | |
11. | "Roll It Up" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | R.O.C. Fritz the Cat |
2:32 | |
12. | "Mr. Deadfolx" (featuring Violent J) | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau Joseph Bruce | Butch Fritz the Cat |
4:18 | |
13. | "2 Many Bitches" (featuring Anybody Killa) | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau James Lowery | Fritz the Cat | 3:53 | |
14. | "Time Line" | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau | Lavel | 3:25 | |
15. | "Climbing" (featuring Esham, Twiztid, and Violent J) | Jamie Spaniolo Chris Rouleau Joseph Bruce Paul Methric Rashaam Smith | Fritz the Cat | 7:42 | |
Total length: |
51:16 |
Personnel
Information taken from Allmusic.[4]
Musicians
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie - vocals
- MC Breed - vocals
- Esham - vocals
- Jamie Madrox — vocals
- Monoxide — vocals
- Shaggy 2 Dope - vocals
- Violent J - vocals
- JD Tha Weedman — vocals
- Lavel — vocals
- R.O.C. — vocals
- Anybody Killa — vocals
Production
- Blaze Ya Dead Homie — producer, mixing
- Butch — producer
- Fritz the Cat — producer, engineer, audio production
- Lavel — audio production
- Mike Puwal — engineer
- R.O.C. — audio production
- Scott Sumner — engineer
Chart positions
Chart (2004) | Peak Position |
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Billboard 200 | 167[2] |
R&B Albums | 57[2] |
Top Heatseekers | 9[2] |
Top Independent Albums | 16[2] |
Top Internet Albums | 167[2] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 http://www.allrovi.com/music/album/colton-grundy-mw0000674205
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Charts and awards for Colton Grundy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-08-27.
- ↑ "Back Again: Colton Grundy". Psychopathic Records. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
- ↑ "Credits for Colton Grundy". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-02-25.
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