Body Count - Manslaughter

Who:  Body Count

What:  Fifth studio album from LA's most notorious thrash metal/rapcore band; featuring Detective Fin Tutuola on vocals. First album on Sumerian Records.

When:  June 2014

Where:  Los Angeles, CA

Why:   Because hip-hop sucks right now, Body Count still rules, and Ice T still has something to say.

[The Radness Average (or star rating) is derived from assigning each song a number of stars based on a 1-5 scale, then adding the total number of stars, and then dividing that number of total stars by the number of songs on the record. A Radness Average of 4.0 or higher indicates a good or great record. A Radness Average of 2.0 or less indicates pure crap. Everything else is in the middle somewhere.]

Body Count - Manslaughter - Sumerian

1.  Talk Shit, Get Shot -- *****
2.  Pray for Death -- *****
3.  99 Problems BC -- *****
4.  Back to Rehab -- ****
5.  Manslaughter -- *****
6.  Get a Job -- ****
7.  Institutionalized 2014 (Suicidal Tendencies) -- ***
8.  Pop Bubble -- *****
9.  Enter the Dark Side -- *****
10.  Bitch in the Pit -- *****
11.  Black Voodoo Sex -- ****
12.  Wanna be a Gangsta? -- *****
13.  I Will Always Love You -- *****
14.  99 Problems BC (rock mix) -- *****


Radness Average:  4.643


Body Count - Manslaughter


Verdict:  Awesome album with one major flaw: I didn't dig that cover of "Institutionalized." It's a divisive song. Some hate it, others love it. Either way, Manslaughter totally rules.

For fans of:  Ice T, Hatebreed, E Town Concrete, Biohazard, Law & Order: SVU




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