''I Need Drugs'' is the debut studio album by the American rapper Necro, released on November 7, 2000, by

Psycho+Logical-Records Psycho+Logical-Records is an independent record label based in New York City. Founded in 1999 by rapper and producer Necro, its first release was Necro's debut ''I Need Drugs''. It went on to release notable albums by hip hop artists such as th ...

. This album maintains emphasis on both his violence and sex themes, rather than focusing on one or the other such as in his 2001 album '' Gory Days'' and his 2005 album ''The Sexorcist'', respectively. The album spawned one single, " The Most Sadistic", and a music video for the title track.

The album contains 13 studio tracks and three radio freestyles. Seven of the studio tracks from the album were previously released on the "Get on Your Knees" single and the ''Necro'' EP. Featured guests on the album include Necro's brother

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and Mr. Hyde. ''I Need Drugs'' contains many Necro classics, all of which showcase notable styles Necro refers to as "

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" ("Your Fuckin' Head Split"), "sex" ("Get on Your Knees") and "violence" (" The Most Sadistic"). A controversial music video was made for "I Need Drugs", which depicts Necro's uncle and his uncle's friend

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and smoking

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while Necro performs the song. A still image of his uncle also appears as the cover art for the album. " The Most Sadistic" and "Fuck You to the Track" were subsequently remixed since this release, in 2003 for ''Rare Demos and Freestyles Volume 1'' and 2005 for ''Rare Demos and Freestyles Vol. 2'' respectively. An alternate mix of "Rugged Shit" was also released in 2003 on ''Rare Demos & Freestyles Vol. 3''. The track "Your Fucking Head Split" contains a sample from the soundtrack of ''

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''. The track "Cockroaches" contains a sample from the 1983 film '' Scarface'' The song "Your Fuckin' Head Split" was featured in the 2011 movie ''

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''.

Reception

In 2009, ''

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'' named it as an iconic

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album.

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ran a review by critic Jon Azpiri panning the album. He stated that "the album's unwavering desire to shock us is what makes it so boring" and that "the production is remarkably bland".

Track listing

Personnel

* Ron " Necro" Braunstein – vocals, producer, mixing, executive producer, artwork * William "

" Braunstein – vocals (tracks: 1, 5) * Christopher "Mr. Hyde" Catenacci – vocals (track 14) * Jeff Abell – engineering, mixing

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2000 debut albums Necro (rapper) albums Psycho+Logical-Records albums Albums recorded at WKCR-FM

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