Race Wars
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Race Wars is an album by the American rapper mc chris
that was released September 2, 2011. It includes twelve new songs, only two of which had been previously released through mc chris' Facebook and website, and seven skits.
mc celebrated the release of the album at a birthday/record release party for the album at Death By Audio
. The day prior, he had announced that many orders purchased through his website were being shipped out. Unlike the release of mc chris Goes To Hell
, by the time of the birthday party, fully finished CDs had been pressed and were sold at the event, while many fans received their pre-orders within the following days.
Mc chris
mc chris is an American rapper, voice actor, writer and improvisational comedian....
that was released September 2, 2011. It includes twelve new songs, only two of which had been previously released through mc chris' Facebook and website, and seven skits.
mc celebrated the release of the album at a birthday/record release party for the album at Death By Audio
Death By Audio
Death By Audio is a warehouse space on the first floor of an industrial building in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. It is also the name of an effects pedal company based in the space....
. The day prior, he had announced that many orders purchased through his website were being shipped out. Unlike the release of mc chris Goes To Hell
Mc chris Goes To Hell
mc chris Goes to Hell is an album by the American rapper mc chris that was released April 20, 2010. It is the culmination of three EPs — Part Six Part One, Part Six Part Two, and Part Six Part Three...
, by the time of the birthday party, fully finished CDs had been pressed and were sold at the event, while many fans received their pre-orders within the following days.
Tracklisting
- Congo (skit) - 4:05
- mc chris is Back ft. Schäffer the DarklordSchaffer The DarklordMark Schäffer , better known by his stage name Schäffer the Darklord or STD, is a New York City-based musician who is active in the Nerdcore hip-hop scene....
and Jesse DangerouslyJesse DangerouslyJesse Dangerously is an alternative hip hop artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is an active member of the Canadian East Coast music scene through the release of his own albums, appearing as guest vocalist on a large number of recordings by other artists, hosting a weekly radio show, writing a...
- 3:05 - Buckle Up - 2:26
- Jelly Inside - 2:45
- Muddy Bears (skit) - 1:11
- Nerd Cave - 2:23
- Tarantino - 2:57
- Kleptomaniac - 3:32
- Jalalabad (skit) - 4:22
- Popcorn Frog - 2:34
- Where Is My 40? - 2:32
- Jones - 4:33
- Herzog (skit) - 4:32
- Restart - 3:45
- On The Road - 3:52
- Fake Ending (skit) - 3:23
- Necronomicon (skit) - 17:24
- Ninja Mom (skit) - 1:12
- Part One - 3:29
Trivia
- The CD's casing has no tracklist printed on it. The track titles have since become spread by fans who were at the birthday party show and were given the information during the performance. The tracklist was recently confirmed when the album was released for download on iTunes and Amazon.com.
- The first four skits call back to The Imperial Senate/Podcast Rebellion group, characters who appeared on the skit "Magic" from mc chris is deadMc chris is deadmc chris is dead is the fifth album by hip-hop artist mc chris and was released May 27, 2008 for digital download from Amazon.com, iTunes, and Zune Marketplace while the hard copy became available for preorder at indiemerchstore.com on April 28, 2008 which had six more tracks than the digital...
as well as several skits released through mcchris.com well back to 2002 if not earlier. Their obscureness is further commented on by the character Mr. Chandler in the "Necronomicon" skit. - There is approximately ten minutes of silence before the "Necronomicon" skit, most likely to give the illusion of a hidden track or "Fake Ending" as the skit before it suggests.
- "Ninja Mom" can be heard throughout the earlier skit "Muddy Bears" to be a trailer playing inside a movie theater as the Podcast Rebellion group tries to find seats. Because of this, both skits are roughly the same length.
- "Nerd Cave" and "Tarantino" (Formally known as "QT") were both released in advance by mc chrisMc chrismc chris is an American rapper, voice actor, writer and improvisational comedian....
through his Facebook page and mcchris.com, "Nerd Cave" only being a short clip of the full song. The previous version of "Tarantino" also included dialogue samples from the Quentin TarantinoQuentin TarantinoQuentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s, he began his career as an independent filmmaker with films employing nonlinear storylines and the aestheticization of violence...
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, but were removed from the final version included on the album. The original clip of "Nerd Cave" ends after the second chorus to mc shouting the release date of the album.