Ground Xero

Ground Xero
Studio album by
Ill Insanity
ReleasedFebruary 11, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
GenresHip hop, turntablism
LabelAblist Productions
ProducersRob Swift, Total Eclipse, DJ Precision, Roc Raida, DJ Q-Bert
Ill Insanity chronology
General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners
(2005)		 Ground Xero
(2008)

Ground Xero is the first studio album by the American DJ group Ill Insanity, which consists of three members of the New York City DJ group The X-Ecutioners, Rob Swift, Total Eclipse and DJ Precision. It was released on February 11, 2008, by Ablist Productions and was produced by Swift, Total Eclipse and DJ Precision, with additional production by Roc Raida of The X-Ecutioners and DJ Q-Bert.

Writing for PopMatters, Dominic Umile described the album as "a throwback, a tribute to the prime of turntablism’s marriage of old soul breaks, persistent sampling, and cuts as a mystifying phenomenon."

Track listing

  1. "Halftime Intro"
  2. "The Prelude"
  3. "P Bounce"
  4. "5 Fingers of Death" (featuring DJ Q-Bert)
  5. "Nonverbal Communication"
  6. "Break Ill"
  7. "Scratch Live" (featuring Roc Raida)
  8. "Insane Style"
  9. "Ill Insanity"
  10. "Sound Science"
  11. "Soul Train Line"
  12. "We Don't Stop"
  13. "Decorated Vets"
  14. "Halftime Outro"

References

  1. ↑ Weidenbaum, Marc (December 31, 2008). "Best of 2008: 10 Albums, 10 Downloads, 8 Processes". Disquiet. Retrieved January 11, 2025. (Guests on Ground Xero also include DJ QBert, DJ Excess, and Roc Raida — the latter aka Anthony Williams, another X-Ecutioner alum — and on the album's sole vocal track, rapper Dashah.)
  2. ↑ Umile, Dominic (February 14, 2008). "Ill Insanity: Ground Xero". PopMatters. Retrieved January 11, 2025.