''Ritual of Battle'' is the second studio album by underground hip hop collective Army of the Pharaohs. Released on September 25, 2007 under Babygrande Records, the album features group members Vinnie Paz, Jus Allah,

OuterSpace OuterSpace is an underground hip hop duo from North Philadelphia. Originally a trio consisting of three Puerto Rican friends that then took the artist names Planetary, Jedeye and Crypt the Warchild. The founding member Mario Collazo (Planetar ...

, Chief Kamachi,

Reef the Lost Cauze Sharif Talib Lacey, better known by his stage name Reef the Lost Cauze, is an underground hip hop artist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cauze became well known on the underground circuit towards the late 1990s and more so in the early 2000 ...

, Esoteric,

Celph Titled Victor Mercer (born November 16, 1980), better known by his stage name Celph Titled, is an American rapper and record producer who is a member of the hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs, as well as the Demigodz along with Connecticut rapper ...

King Syze David Albaladejo (better known by his stage name King Syze) is an underground rapper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of Puerto Rican descent. He is a member of the underground hip hop supergroup Army of the Pharaohs (AOTP), having featured on ...

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, Demoz, and

King Magnetic AOTP logo ''(as seen on In Death Reborn)'' Army of the Pharaohs (most commonly abbreviated as AOTP or A.O.T.P.) is an American underground hip hop collective originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed by Jedi Mind Tricks founder V ...

. Although he was prominently featured on the group's debut album '' The Torture Papers'', Apathy does not appear on ''Ritual of Battle''. While still a member of the group, he explains on a MySpace blog that he was recording with Styles of Beyond in Los Angeles during the Army's album recording sessions. The rapper recorded for one song, titled "A.O.T.P.", produced by Snowgoons, but it was not included on the album. This song was included on the Apathy compilation ''Hell's Lost & Found: It's The Bootleg, Muthafu@kas! Volume 2''. The album's first single is "Bloody Tears", featuring Planetary, Doap Nixon, Demoz and Vinnie Paz and based on the ''

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'' tune of the same name.

Track listing

Chorus / samples

"Swords Drawn" *"Suspiria" by Goblin from the album

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*" Beneath the Planet of the Apes" sample. *" The Resurrected" sample. "Time To Rock" *"Rhyme Tyme" by Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo from the album ''

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'' *"As The Rhyme Goes On" by Eric B. & Rakim from the album '' Paid in Full'' *"Put It On" by Big L from the album ''

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'' *"Parental Discretion" by Big Pun from the album '' Capital Punishment'' *"Mad Scientist" by

Large Professor William Paul Mitchell (born March 21, 1972), better known by the stage name of Large Professor (also Extra P. and Large Pro), is an American rapper and record producer. Based in New York City, he is known as a founding member of the underground ...

from the album ''

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'' "Dump the Clip" *"Godzilla Theme Tune" by

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from the movie ''

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'' *"Deathstalker" quote by Rick Hill *''

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'' sample "Strike Back" *" Halftime" by

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from the album '' Illmatic'' "Don't Cry" *"Don't Cry, Baby" by

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from the album '' The Second Time Around'' "Bloody Tears" *"Bloody Tears" by Kenichi Matsubara, Masahiro Ikariko, Kazuhiko Uehara and T-San from the game '' Castlevania II: Simon's Quest''

References

2007 albums Army of the Pharaohs albums Babygrande Records albums {{2007-hiphop-album-stub