''Born Dead'' is the second
studio album
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by American
heavy metal band
Body Count. The album was released on September 6, 1994.
Lyrical subject matter includes war ("Shallow Graves"), drugs ("Street Lobotomy"), death ("Surviving the Game"), murder ("Last Breath") and the mosh pit ("Killin' Floor").
Among other tracks, the album features a cover of
Billy Roberts
William Moses Roberts Jr. (August 16, 1936 – October 7, 2017) was an American songwriter and musician credited with composing the 1960s rock music standard "Hey Joe" (of which the best-known version is the hit by The Jimi Hendrix Experience).
B ...
' "
Hey Joe," performed in the style of
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most ...
' recording of the song, as originally featured on the ''
Are You Experienced'' album. Body Count's cover of the song was first featured on the Hendrix tribute album ''
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix''.
In the liner notes, Ice-T dedicates the album "to all the people of color throughout the entire world: Asian, Latino, Native American, Hawaiian, Italian, Indian, Persian, African, Aboriginal and any other nationality that white supremacists would love to see born dead."
[Body Count (1994). ''Born Dead''. Liner notes. Virgin Records. ] ''Born Dead'' peaked at #74 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Ice-T – lead vocals
*
Ernie C – lead guitar, acoustic guitar
*D-Roc the Executioner – rhythm guitar
*
Mooseman – bass guitar
*
Beatmaster V
Victor Ray Wilson (February 20, 1959 – April 30, 1996), better known as Beatmaster V, was an American musician and drummer of metal band Body Count.
Early life
Wilson grew up in South Central, Los Angeles, and attended Crenshaw High School w ...
– drums
*Sean E Sean – sampler, backing vocals
*Sean E. Mac – hype man, backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1994 albums
Body Count (band) albums
Rap metal
Virgin Records albums