''Born Dead'' is the second
studio album by American
heavy metal band
Body Count
A body count is the total number of people killed in a particular event. In combat, a body count is often based on the number of confirmed kills, but occasionally only an estimate. Often used in reference to military combat, the term can also r ...
. The album was released on September 6, 1994.
Lyrical subject matter includes war ("Shallow Graves"), drugs ("Street Lobotomy"), death ("Surviving the Game"), murder ("Last Breath") and the mosh pit ("Killin' Floor").
Among other tracks, the album features a cover of
Billy Roberts' "
Hey Joe
"Hey Joe" is an American song from the 1960s that has become a rock standard and has been performed in many musical styles by hundreds of different artists. The lyrics tell of a man who is on the run and planning to head to Mexico after shooti ...
," performed in the style of
Jimi Hendrix' recording of the song, as originally featured on the ''
Are You Experienced
''Are You Experienced'' is the debut studio album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Released in 1967, the LP was an immediate critical and commercial success, and it is widely regarded as one of the greatest albums of all time. The album featur ...
'' album. Body Count's cover of the song was first featured on the Hendrix tribute album ''
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix''.
In the liner notes, Ice-T dedicates the album "to all the people of color throughout the entire world: Asian, Latino, Native American, Hawaiian, Italian, Indian, Persian, African, Aboriginal and any other nationality that white supremacists would love to see born dead."
[Body Count (1994). ''Born Dead''. Liner notes. ]Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a record label owned by Universal Music Group. It originally founded as a British independent record label in 1972 by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman. It grew to be a worldw ...
. ''Born Dead'' peaked at #74 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Ice-T – lead vocals
*
Ernie C
Ernie Cunnigan (born June 10, 1959), better known by his stage name Ernie C, is an American musician best known as the guitarist of rap metal band Body Count.
Early life
Cunnigan grew up in Compton, California and attended Crenshaw High School ...
– lead guitar, acoustic guitar
*D-Roc the Executioner – rhythm guitar
*
Mooseman
Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts III (December 24, 1962 – February 22, 2001) was an American musician, best known as a bassist for the rap metal band Body Count. Roberts was a key writer in the early years of Body Count.
He also played with Iggy P ...
– bass guitar
*
Beatmaster V
Victor Ray Wilson (February 20, 1959 – April 30, 1996), better known as Beatmaster V, was an American musician and drummer of metal band Body Count.
Early life
Wilson grew up in South Central, Los Angeles, and attended Crenshaw High School w ...
– drums
*Sean E Sean – sampler, backing vocals
*Sean E. Mac – hype man, backing vocals
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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1994 albums
Body Count (band) albums
Rap metal
Virgin Records albums