![]() "Be Afraid!" is an easy favourite for me. In hindsight I actually liked the idea of having the whole center of the album remain a mystery until release. In the advertising for the record this ended up being the second single and the first single came near the tail end of the album. Though words like these are more chilling now than ever. It's not an explosive opening track but it does set up the albums themes and familiarizes us with Bill's typical lyrical fodder. Solid lyrical stand outs include "Up the ante, triple down, get your pistols out/Trump faced Baphomet rockin' Hitler's crown." or in the second verse where he's referencing the hip-hop police and the circumstances of when rappers pass on unexpectedly. Dense and paranoid syllable layers carry throughout the song. The record fades in quick with "What's My Drug?" Stu Bangas comes in lacing up twanging piano keys and chunky drums to lure us in as Bill paints pictures of disorder and Covid lockdowns. The record was announced in July of 2020 and released on October 30th of that same year. La Bella Medusa boasts an impressive feature list from members of La Coka and Non Phixion to his HMK cohort Vinnie Paz, as well as lots of other hitters. 2019 was a decent year for Bill as he released EPs with Stu Bangas and Sunday over the summer of that year, Cannibal Hulk and Pulp Phixion, respectively. I think it's a toss up between To Thine Own Self Be True from La Coka in 2016 and the Heavy Metal Kings sophomore record Black God White Devil for what my favourite Ill Bill project of the 2010's would be. I definitely would consider myself an avid fan of his so I was absolutely looking forward to anything on the horizon as far as his next full length.Īside from his last album about five years ago, Septagram, Bill hasn't had too many substantial solo offerings recently. I eventually saw La Coka twice in concert while they toured through Edmonton. I started catching up on the first two La Coka Nostra albums and grabbed their third record off the shelf back in 2016. ![]() Since then I've tuned in to the majority of Bill's work throughout the 2010's. I've been an Ill Bill fan since high school when the first Heavy Metal Kings album dropped.
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