''The Dead Has Arisen'' is the debut studio album by American rapper Lil' ½ Dead from
Long Beach, California
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. It was released on October 25, 1994 through
Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Westlake Audio in
Los Angeles
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and at Total Trak Sound with producers Courtney Branch and Tracy Kendrick. It features
guest appearances from Chaos and Quicc 2 Mac of Hostyle,
Tha Chill of
Compton's Most Wanted,
AMG and X-Con. The album peaked at number 39 on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
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chart and number 17 on the
Top Heatseekers
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chart in the United States.
The album has been both praised and criticized for its likeness to Lil' ½ Dead's Long Beach friend
Warren G
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's debut album ''
Regulate...G Funk Era''. Whilst it failed to achieve similar success to its predecessors
Dr. Dre
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's ''
The Chronic'' and
Snoop Dogg
Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. (born October 20, 1971), known professionally as Snoop Dogg (previously Snoop Doggy Dogg and briefly Snoop Lion), is an American rapper. His fame dates back to 1992 when he featured on Dr. Dre's debut solo single, " ...
's ''
Doggystyle'', it did achieve nationwide and international fans, and Lil' ½ Dead has been recognized as responsible for introducing and popularizing the smooth, laid-back rapping style along with Snoop Dogg and Warren G.
Track listing
Charts
References
External links
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1994 debut albums
Lil' ½ Dead albums
Priority Records albums
Albums produced by Courtney Branch
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