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Death Drive
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2014 (2014-06-09)
GenreHip hop
Length50:56
LabelBlack Canyon
ProducerDJ Pain 1
Sole & DJ Pain 1 chronology
Death Drive
(2014)
Nihilismo
(2016)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alarmfavorable[1]
RapReviews.com8/10[2]
The Skinny[3]
Truthoutfavorable[4]

Death Drive is the first collaborative studio album by Sole & DJ Pain 1. It was released on June 9, 2014.[5] It features guest appearances from Decomposure, Pedestrian, and Sean Bonnette.[6] Sole described it as "a political rap album executed in a way that eschews the rapper persona of savior/prophet and speaks from the riot line."[7]

Critical reception

Jessica Steinhoff of Alarm gave the album a favorable review, saying: "The duo examines the concept of heroism through beats and wordplay, taking aim at idols like Steve Jobs and Sigmund Freud in the process."[1] On the week of June 6, 2014, Spin included it on the "10 Albums to Stream" list.[8] Westword included it on the "31 Best Colorado Albums of 2014" list.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Death Drive"3:43
2."The Gauntlet"3:24
3."Don't Riot"3:56
4."Baghdad Shake"3:41
5."War" (featuring Decomposure)4:25
6."The Janitor's Son" (featuring Pedestrian)3:34
7."Rap Game Darwin"3:17
8."Coal" (featuring Decomposure)5:33
9."Hey Liberals" (featuring Jesse Lester)3:49
10."Y.D.E.L.O."3:39
11."Old Gods Ain't Dead" (featuring Sean Bonnette)4:24
12."Unscorch the Earth"2:56
13."The Teachings of Cube"4:34

References

  1. ^ a b Steinhoff, Jessica (June 11, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1: Death Drive". Alarm. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  2. ^ Juon, Steve (June 17, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1 :: Death Drive :: Black Canyon Recordings". RapReviews.com. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  3. ^ Gieben, Bram E. (June 18, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1 – Death Drive". The Skinny. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Steele, Chris (July 6, 2014). "Sole's New Album "Death Drive" Takes Shots at Alienation, Capitalism and Liberals". Truthout. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  5. ^ Diamond, Samuel (June 17, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1 - Death Drive". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  6. ^ Martins, Chris (June 6, 2014). "Stream Sole & DJ Pain 1's Agit-Prop Trap-Rap LP, 'Death Drive'". Spin. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  7. ^ Uddenberg, Brett (March 19, 2014). "Sole & DJ Pain 1 – "Old Gods Ain't Dead" (feat. Sean Bonnette of Andrew Jackson Jihad)". URB. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  8. ^ McGovern, Kyle (June 6, 2014). "10 Albums to Stream: Jack White, the Fresh & Onlys, First Aid Kit, and More". Spin. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "The 31 Best Colorado Albums of 2014". Westword. December 31, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2017.