The Hour of Reprisal

The Hour of Reprisal
Studio album by
Ill Bill
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2008 (2008-09-16)
Recorded2006–2008
GenreHardcore hip hop
Length59:53
Label
  • Uncle Howie
  • Fat Beats
Producer
Ill Bill chronology
What's Wrong with Bill?
(2004) 		The Hour of Reprisal
(2008) 		Kill Devil Hills
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Consequence Of SoundC+[2]
HipHopDX4/5[3]
RapReviews8.5/10[4]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[5]

The Hour of Reprisal is the second studio album by American rapper and record producer Ill Bill. It was released on September 16, 2008, by Uncle Howie Records and Fat Beats Records. Production was handled by DJ Muggs, Necro, Sicknature, Cynic, Darp Malone, DJ Lethal, DJ Premier, T-Ray, and Ill Bill himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Everlast, B-Real, Darryl Jenifer, HERO, Howard Jones, H.R., Immortal Technique, Max Cavalera, Necro, Raekwon, Slaine, Tech N9ne and Vinnie Paz.

The album debuted at number 67 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 40 on the Independent Albums and number 13 on the Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States.

It was included in HipHopDX's 'Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2008' list.[6] DJ Premier also included the album in his personal 'Top 20 Albums of 2008' list, ranking it at No. 20[7]

  1. ^ Prato, Greg. "Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Young, Alex (October 9, 2008). "Album Review: Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal". Consequence Of Sound. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  3. ^ Paine, Jake (September 12, 2008). "Ill Bill - The Hour Of Reprisal". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Hernandez, Pedro 'DJ Complejo' (February 24, 2009). "Ill Bill :: The Hour of Reprisal – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ill Bill - The Hour of Reprisal (album review ) | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic. September 18, 2008. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
  6. ^ Kuperstein, Slava (December 28, 2008). "The Top 25 Hip Hop Albums Of 2008". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Martin, Christopher E. (January 3, 2009). "DJ Premier's Top 20 of 2008". djpremierblog.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.