''Killmatic'' is an album by the American hip hop collective

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, released in 2013 by Version Records. It was produced by rapper

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(who also serves as executive producer for the album),

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, Teddy Roxpin, Chumzilla (who also serves as disc jockey for three songs), Snowgoons, Skammadix, Will C, and Marco Polo.

Pre-release

On November 23, 2011,

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from Demigodz shared the first single, "Demigodz Is Back" from the Demigodz album entitled as ''Killmatic'' on Facebook. The official video of "Demigodz Is Back" was later released on January 18, 2013. The second single was released on February 5, 2013 called "Dead in the Middle".

Release

The album debuted at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart.

Post-release

The third single called "Worst Nightmare" was released on the same day as the album, March 5, 2013. The fourth and final single, "Raiders Cap", was released on May 13, 2013.

Description

"Demigodz is for true, hardcore hip-hop fans", Apathy said. "This ''Killmatic'' album was made to reflect that. We always try to keep it grimy, dirty, creepy, spooky and fucked up".

Reception

''Killmatic'' received critical acclaim from

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s. Jake Paine of HipHopDX gave the album a 3.5 out of 5 saying "If the title was any indication, ''Killmatic'' merges two things—seedy subject matter and Golden-Era style. References to David Berkowitz, porn runaways, dirty apartments and more litter this album" and "The other ‘Godz are role-players within an album that doesn’t focus on concept nearly as much as style. To some, this is Everyman music from artists with the antithesis of Everyman abilities." D.T. Swinga of HipHopSite gave the album a 4 out of 5 saying "The who-gives-a-fuck mentality of ''Killmatic'' comes through in both its brazen lyrical content and its flagrant sample selection. The lyrical content is a contest of jabs, designed to shock the listener and instigate friendly competition within the crew." And that "As hip-hop music continues to deteriorate into something only used to sell bottles (whether it be champagne or soda), it’s nice to see a crew of dudes like Demigodz still holding it down after a decade plus in the game, especially when many of the cats that came up in their era have more or less hung up their mics."

Credits

*Cover llustrationby Chris Murray *Design raphicsby Open Mic *Executive Produced by

& Open Mic *Recorded by

(track 8) *Recorded and mixed by Apathy *Vocals kitby Adrienne Law

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2012 albums Hip hop albums by American artists