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God of the Serengeti - Wikipedia

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God of the Serengeti

Studio album by

Vinnie Paz

Released

October 22, 2012

Recorded

2011–2012

Genre

Length

1:09:55

Label

Enemy Soil
The Orchard

Producer

Arcitype
Beatnick Dee
C-Lance
DJ Lethal
DJ Premier
Havoc
Illinformed
Jack of All Trades
JBL the Titan
Marco Polo
Mr. Green
MTK
Psycho Les
Stu Bangas
Tony Kenyatta

Vinnie Paz chronology

Season of the Assassin
(2010)

God of the Serengeti
(2012)

The Cornerstone of the Corner Store
(2016)

God of the Serengeti is the second studio album by American rapper Vinnie Paz. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Enemy Soil Entertainment and The Orchard. Production was handled by C-Lance, JBL the Titan, Arcitype, Beatnick Dee, DJ Lethal, DJ Premier, Havoc, Illinformed, Jack of All Trades, Marco Polo, Mr. Green, MTK, Psycho Les, Stu Bangas and Tony Kenyatta. It features guest appearances from Army of the Pharaohs, Blaq Poet, Block McCloud, Baby Pun, F.T., Immortal Technique, Kool G Rap, La Coka Nostra, Mobb Deep, Poison Pen, Q-Unique, R.A. the Rugged Man, Scarface, Smoke, Tragedy Khadafi and Whispers.

Music videos were released for the songs "Cheesesteaks"^[1] and "The Oracle".^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Exclaim!	7/10^[5]
HipHopDX	4/5^[6]
RapReviews	8/10^[7]
XXL	3/5^[8]

God of the Serengeti was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 72, based on seven reviews.^[3]

AllMusic's David Jeffries praised the work with words: "plenty of hot air pushes it forward, while cold steel keeps it on the ground, just like the kinetic, magnetic Paz".^[4] William Ketchum III of HipHopDX found "his sophomore solo set, God of the Serengeti, sticks to the script, and that's not a bad thing".^[6] Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews.com resumed: "he's an unusual flavor, but one that should still be considered a delicacy--even if it just might be bad for you".^[7] Thomas Quinlan of Exclaim! considered that the album "should impress fans and may even bring back some of those who miss the Psycho-Social days".^[5]

In his mixed review for XXL, Nick De Molina stated: "while God of the Serengeti doesn't blaze any new ground, it is a release that will hold up to the Paz's legacy on the underground scene and will surely satisfy long-time fans".^[8]

DJ Premier ranked the album at No. 12 of his year-end list of top 20 favourite albums of 2012.^[9]

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album sold 4,300 units during its first week,^[10] charting at number 102 on the Billboard 200 and number 16 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 34 on the Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart and number 19 on the Official Independent Album Breakers Chart.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Shadow of the Guillotine" (featuring Q-Unique)	Vincenzo Luvineri Anthony Quiles Leor Dimant	DJ Lethal	2:45
2.	"Slum Chemist"	Luvineri Craig Lanciani	C-Lance	3:25
3.	"The Oracle"	Luvineri Christopher Edward Martin	DJ Premier	3:23
4.	"And Your Blood Will Blot Out the Sun" (featuring Immortal Technique and Poison Pen)	Luvineri Felipe Coronel Lékan Herron Tony Kenyatta	Tony Kenyatta	3:23
5.	"Last Breath" (featuring Baby Pun and Whispers)	Luvineri Christopher Lee Rios Jr. Whispers Lanciani	C-Lance	3:12
6.	"Crime Library" (featuring Blaq Poet)	Luvineri Wilbur Bass Marco Bruno	Marco Polo	2:58
7.	"Feign Submission" (Interlude)	Luvineri J. Ibarra	JBL the Titan	2:16
8.	"Duel to the Death" (featuring Mobb Deep)	Luvineri Albert Johnson Kejuan Muchita Stuart Hudgins	Stu Bangas	3:51
9.	"Problem Solver" (featuring Scarface)	Luvineri Brad Jordan Janos Fulop	The Arcitype	4:05
10.	"Battle Hymn" (featuring Apathy, King Syze, Crypt the Warchild, Jus Allah, Esoteric, Blacastan, Celph Titled and Planetary)	Luvineri Chad Bromley Daniel Albaladejo Marcus Albaladejo James Bostick Seamus Ryan Ira Osu Vic Mercer Mario Collazo Aaron Green	Mr. Green	6:27
11.	"Geometry of Business" (featuring La Coka Nostra)	Luvineri George Carroll William Braunstein Muchita	Havoc	4:12
12.	"Jake LaMotta"	Luvineri William Leigh Cheyenne Fowler	Illinformed	3:55
13.	"7 Fires of Prophecy" (featuring Tragedy Khadafi)	Luvineri Percy Chapman Nick Doherty	Beatnick Dee	3:31
14.	"Cheesesteaks"	Luvineri Lester Fernandez	Psycho Les	3:47
15.	"Cold, Dark, and Empty" (featuring F.T. and Smoke)	Luvineri Winston Morris Smoke Jim Heffernan	Jack of All Trades	3:56
16.	"Razor Gloves" (featuring R.A. the Rugged Man)	Luvineri R.A. Thorburn Matthew Crabtree	MTK	3:50
17.	"Wolves Amongst the Sheep" (featuring Kool G Rap and Block McCloud)	Luvineri Nathaniel Wilson Ismael Diaz, Jr. Lanciani	C-Lance	3:33
18.	"You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train"	Luvineri Lanciani Ibarra	C-Lance JBL the Titan	7:28
Total length:				1:09:55

Bonus track
No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Kingdom Crusher" (featuring Block McCloud)	Paul Nice	3:06

Personnel

Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals
Anthony "Q-Unique" Quiles – vocals (track 1)
Felipe "Immortal Technique" Coronel – vocals (track 4)
Lékan "Poison Pen" Herron – vocals (track 4)
Christopher Lee "Baby Pun" Rios Jr. – vocals (track 5)
Whispers – vocals (track 5)
Wilbur "Blaq Poet" Bass – vocals (track 6)
Kejuan "Havoc" Muchita – vocals (track 8), producer (track 11)
Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – vocals (track 8)
Brad "Scarface" Jordan – vocals (track 9)
Chad "Apathy" Bromley – vocals (track 10)
Daniel "King Syze" Albaladejo – vocals (track 10)
Marcus "Crypt the Warchild" Albaladejo – vocals (track 10)
James "Jus Allah" Bostick – vocals (track 10)
Seamus "Esoteric" Ryan – vocals (track 10)
Ira "Blacastan" Osu – vocals (track 10)
Vic "Celph Titled" Mercer – vocals (track 10)
Mario "Planetary" Collazo – vocals (track 10)
George "Slaine" Carroll – vocals (track 11)
William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – vocals (track 11)
Percy "Tragedy Khadafi" Chapman – vocals (track 13)
Winston "F.T." Morris – vocals (track 15)
Smoke – vocals (track 15)
Richard "R.A. the Rugged Man" Thorburn – vocals (track 16)
Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson – vocals (track 17)
Ismael "Block McCloud" Diaz, Jr. – vocals (track 17)
Jay "Shylow" Khan – scratches (track 6)
Dave "DJ Kwestion" Klein – scratches (tracks: 13, 16)
Mireya Ramos – strings (track 14)
Eric "DJ Eclipse" Winn – scratches (track 14)
Leor "DJ Lethal" Dimant – producer (track 1)
Craig "C-Lance" Lanciani – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 17, 18)
Chris "DJ Premier" Martin – producer (track 3)
Tony Kenyatta – producer (track 4)
Marco "Marco Polo" Bruno – producer (track 6)
J. "JBL The Titan" Ibarra – producer (tracks: 7, 18)
Stuart "Stu Bangas" Hudgins – producer (track 8)
Janos "Arcitype" Fulop – producer (track 9)
Aaron "Mr. Green" Green – producer (track 10)
William "Illinformed" Leigh – producer (track 12)
Nick "Beatnick Dee" Doherty – producer (track 13)
Lester "Psycho Les" Fernandez – producer (track 14)
Jim "Jack Of All Trades" Heffernan – producer (track 15)
Matthew "MTK" Crabtree – producer (track 16)
Scott "Supe" Stallone – engineering, mixing
Mike 13 – engineering (track 3)
Toure "Southpaw" Harris – additional vocal recording (track 4)
Joe Nardone – mixing (track 6)
Daniel "Spent D'Nero" Mawyin – mixing (track 14)
Peter Humphreys – mastering
Dan Bradley – design, layout
Aaron Marsh – illustration

Charts

Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[11]	34
US Billboard 200^[12]	102
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	16

References

^ "Vinnie Paz "Cheesesteaks" - Official Video". YouTube. June 21, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ "Vinnie Paz "The Oracle" - Official Video". YouTube. October 15, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Critic Reviews for God of the Serengeti - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Jeffries, David. "God of the Serengeti - Vinnie Paz | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Quinlan, Thomas (October 23, 2012). "Vinnie Paz | God of the Serengeti". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Ketchum III, William (November 7, 2012). "Vinnie Paz - God Of the Serengeti". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 4, 2012). "Vinnie Paz :: God of the Serengeti – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ ^a ^b De Molina, Nick (October 24, 2012). "Vinnie Paz, God of the Serengeti - XXL". XXL. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ Horowitz, Steven (January 8, 2013). "DJ Premier Names His Top 20 Albums Of 2012". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ Paine, Jake (October 31, 2012). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 10/28/2012". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 10, 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 10, 2012. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 4, 2024.

External links

God Of The Serengeti at Discogs (list of releases)

v t e Vinnie Paz
Discography
Studio albums	Season of the Assassin (2010) God of the Serengeti (2012)
Extended plays	Prayer for the Assassin (2010)
Army of the Pharaohs	The Torture Papers (2006) Ritual of Battle (2007) The Unholy Terror (2010) In Death Reborn (2014) Heavy Lies the Crown (2014)
Jedi Mind Tricks	The Psycho-Social, Chemical, Biological & Electro-Magnetic Manipulation of Human Consciousness (1997) Violent by Design (2000) Visions of Gandhi (2003) Legacy of Blood (2004) Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell (2006) A History of Violence (2008) Violence Begets Violence (2011) The Thief and the Fallen (2015) The Bridge and the Abyss (2018)
Heavy Metal Kings	Heavy Metal Kings (2011)

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