Blood of the Profit
Studio album by
Professor Griff
ReleasedAugust 18, 1998
Recorded1998
GenrePolitical hip hop
Hardcore hip hop
Length43:45
LabelLethal/Blackheart/Mercury[1]
ProducerProfessor Griff
Chuck D
Kerwin Young
Professor Griff chronology
Disturb N Tha Peace
(1992)		 Blood of the Profit
(1998)		 And The Word Became Flesh
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauD[3]

Blood of the Profit is an album by the American rapper Professor Griff.[4][5] It was released in 1998 on Lethal/Blackheart/Mercury, and was produced by Professor Griff and Chuck D. The single, "The Ole Bitch-U-Worryz," which featured Chuck D, made it to No. 16 on the Hot Rap Singles and No. 66 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

The album was released a few months after Professor Griff rejoined Public Enemy.[6] Its lyrical content was inspired by the deaths of Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G.[7]

Track listing

  1. "Red Reign"- 1:13
  2. "The Ole Bitch-U-Worryz" feat. Chuck D- 4:21
  3. "Common Thread"- 4:31
  4. "Bitch Skit"- 0:16
  5. "Black Beauty & the Bitch"- 4:03
  6. "Vicious Cycle"- 4:08
  7. "Where U At?"- 5:04
  8. "Rosez n Thornz"- 5:31
  9. "Blood of the Profit"- 1:07
  10. "Field Nigguhz in a Huddle"- 4:26
  11. "Imaginenation"- 5:03
  12. "Point Blank"- 4:25
  13. "The X-Y Chromozone Theory"- 4:03

References

  1. ↑ "SOUND BITES". Tampa Bay Times. Weekend. August 14, 1998. p. 11.
  2. ↑ "Blood of the Profit - Professor Griff | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Professor Griff". www.robertchristgau.com.
  4. ↑ "Professor Griff Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ "No Safety". SPIN. SPIN Media LLC. April 2, 2000 – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ "Also expected in stores this week". Hartford Courant. August 16, 1998. p. G10.
  7. ↑ Barnes, Denise (October 27, 1998). "Murders have rapper re-examining lyrics". The Washington Times. p. C13.



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