Kill or Be Killed is a 2012 collaborative studio album by Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze.[1] It includes guest appearances from Lofty305, Main Attrakionz, and Haleek Maul,[2] as well as production from Oswin SM, Ryan Hemsworth, Keyboard Kid, Friendzone, and Nem270, among others.[3]Lunice produced a bonus track, "All I Know".[4][5]
Michael Madden of Consequence of Sound gave the album a grade of B, calling it "a success throughout, thanks to its embracement of well-tested sounds and its track-for-track consistency."[6] He wrote, "Deniro and Shady have emerged as one of the strongest pairings in rap this year, and future collaborations between the two should be more than welcomed."[6]
Impose included it on the "Best Music of October 2012" list.[8]Stereogum placed it at number 39 on the "Top 40 Rap Albums of 2012" list.[9]
^Frydenlund, Zach (October 4, 2012). "Mixtape: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "Kill or Be Killed"". Complex. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Cooper, Duncan (October 4, 2012). "Download Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze's Kill or Be Killed Mixtape". The Fader. Archived from the original on November 17, 2013. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Gillespie, Blake (October 8, 2012). "Deniro Farrar + Shady Blaze, Kill Or Be Killed". Impose. Archived from the original on October 30, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Bromwich, Jonah (November 16, 2012). "Lunice / Deniro Farrar / Shady Blaze: "All I Know"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Weiss, Sam (November 14, 2012). "Listen: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze "All I Know" (Prod. Lunice)". Complex. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^ a b cMadden, Michael (October 18, 2012). "Deniro Farrar and Shady Blaze – Kill or Be Killed". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^Breihan, Tom (October 10, 2012). "Mixtape Of The Week: Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze Kill Or Be Killed". Stereogum. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.
^"The Best Music of October 2012". Impose. November 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
^Breihan, Tom (December 21, 2012). "Stereogum's Top 40 Rap Albums Of 2012". Stereogum. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2017.