# The Hour of Reprisal

Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Consequence Of Sound | C+ |
| HipHopDX | 4/5 |
| RapReviews | 8.5/10 |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5 |
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. DJ Premier also included the album in his personal 'Top 20 Albums of 2008' list, ranking it at No. 20

## Track listing

| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer(s) |
| 1 | "Babylon" | T-Ray | Verses: Ill Bill Chorus: Howard Jones |
| 2 | "Doomsday Was Written in an Alien Bible" | Ill Bill | Ill Bill |
| 3 | "Trust Nobody" | Ill Bill | Ill Bill |
| 4 | "A Bullet Never Lies" | DJ Lethal | First Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill Second Verse: Vinnie Paz |
| 5 | "White Nigger" | Ill Bill | Ill Bill |
| 6 | "My Uncle" | Ill Bill & Sicknature | Ill Bill |
| 7 | "Riya" | Ill Bill | Verses: Ill Bill Chorus: H.R. Bass: Darryl Jenifer |
| 8 | "War Is My Destiny" | Ill Bill | First Verse: Ill Bill Second Verse: Immortal Technique Chorus: Max Cavalera |
| 9 | "Society Is Brainwashed" | DJ Premier | Ill Bill |
| 10 | "This Is Who I Am" | DJ Muggs | Ill Bill |
| 11 | "Too Young" | Darp Malone | First Verse: E-Dot (of HERO) Second Verse: Ill Bill Third Verse: Slaine Chorus: Darp Malone (of HERO) |
| 12 | "Pain Gang" | Cynic | Intro: Howie Tenenbaum First Verse: B-Real Second Verse: Everlast Third Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill |
| 13 | "U.B.S. (Unauthorized Biography of Slayer)" | Necro | Ill Bill |
| 14 | "Coka Moschiach" | Ill Bill | First Verse/Chorus: Ill Bill Intro/Second Verse: Raekwon |
| 15 | "The Most Dangerous Weapon Alive" | Necro | Ill Bill |
| 16 | "Soap" (skit) | Ill Bill | |
| 17 | "I'm a Goon" | Ill Bill & Sicknature | Ill Bill |
| 18 | "Only Time Will Tell" | DJ Muggs | First Verse: Necro Second Verse: Tech N9ne Third Verse: Ill Bill Chorus: Everlast |

## Personnel

* William "Ill Bill" Braunstein – vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 3, 5-8, 14, 16, 17), recording (tracks: 1, 13), mixing (tracks: 1-8, 11-15, 17), executive producer
* Howard Jones – vocals (track 1)
* Anthony "Q-Unique" Quiles – voice (track 1)
* Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz" Luvineri – vocals (track 4)
* Paul D. "H.R." Hudson – vocals (track 7)
* Felipe "Immortal Technique" Coronel – vocals (track 8)
* Max Cavalera – vocals (track 8)
* Errol "E-Dot" Henry – vocals (track 11)
* George "Slaine" Carroll – vocals (track 11)
* Justin "Darp Malone" Ryan – vocals & producer (track 11)
* Louis "B-Real" Freese – vocals (track 12)
* Erik "Everlast" Schrody – vocals (tracks: 12, 18)
* Howie Tenenbaum – voice (track 12)
* Corey "Raekwon" Woods – vocals (track 14)
* Ron "Necro" Braunstein – vocals (track 18), producer (tracks: 13, 15)
* Aaron "Tech N9ne" Yates – vocals (track 18)
* Eric "DJ Eclipse" Winn – scratches (tracks: 3, 17), recording (tracks: 2, 9)
* Darryl Jenifer – bass (track 7)
* Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin – scratches, producer & mixing (track 9)
* St. Louis – keyboards (track 12)
* Lawrence "DJ Muggs" Muggerud – scratches (track 18), producer & mixing (tracks: 10, 18)
* Todd Ray – producer, recording & mixing (track 1)
* Leor "DJ Lethal" Dimant – producer (track 4), recording (track 7)
* Jeppe "Sicknature" Andersen – producer (tracks: 6, 17)
* Richard "Cynic" Alfaro – producer (track 12)
* Carlos Bess – recording (tracks: 1, 18), mixing (tracks: 1-8, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17)
* Anton Pukshansky – recording & mixing (track 1)
* Elliott Thomas – recording (tracks: 3-6, 8, 10-15, 17)
* Jeff Abell – recording & mixing (track 16)
* Larry Lachmann – mastering
* Lawrence Carroll – artwork
* Donna McLeer – artwork graphics, layout
* Eden Braunstein – photography
* Mike McRath – photography
* Howie Abrams – A&R, management
* Kenny Gabor – management
* Vaughn Lewis – management

## Charts

| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 67 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 40 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 13 |