The Downfall Of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera is the full-length debut album by Manhattan

Manhattan

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, New York

New York

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 rapper

Rapping

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 MF Grimm

GM Grimm

Percy Carey , also known by the stage names MF Grimm and originally Build and Destroy, is an American underground rapper, music producer and Eisner Award-nominated comic book writer from New York City.-Early life:...

, released on January 12, 2002 on his own independent label

Independent record label

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 Day By Day Entertainment.

The album features a variety of producers

Hip hop production

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: Cas, DJ Eli, dminor and DJ Rob A each produce one track, Dr. Butcher co-produces two with Daniel Dumile

Daniel Dumile

Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...

 (in his Metal Fingers guise) and Count Bass D

Count Bass D

Dwight Conroy Farrell , better known by the stage name Count Bass D, is an American rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist from Nashville, Tennessee...

 provides two solo productions and one co-production with Metal Fingers. The rest of the album's production, the lion's share, is handled by Metal Fingers. Vocal guest appearances are made by Count Bass D, MF DOOM

Daniel Dumile

Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...

 and Grimm's Monsta Island Czars

Monsta Island Czars

Monsta Island Czars is a hip-hop group based in New York City, New York, USA most notable for members MF Grimm and former member MF DOOM.-History:...

 colleague Megalon.

Grimm was sentenced to life imprisonment

Life imprisonment

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 in 2000 for narcotic

Narcotic

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s and conspiracy

Conspiracy (crime)

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 offences. Paying a one-day bail of $100,000, he recorded The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera in those twenty-four hours. Grimm also said in a interview that the album is mainly a lot of questions he had about his life and that his other albums are answers to life.Studying law while incarcerated, Grimm appealed his sentences and filed counter-suits

Lawsuit

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, with the ultimate effect that his sentence was commuted

Commutation of sentence

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 to three years and he was released in 2003.

Track listing

1. "Alpha" – 0:35
   • Featuring Count Bass D
     Count Bass D
     Dwight Conroy Farrell , better known by the stage name Count Bass D, is an American rapper, record producer and multi-instrumentalist from Nashville, Tennessee...
     
     
   • Produced by Count Bass D and Metal Fingers
     Daniel Dumile
     Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
     
     
2. "Time And Space" – 2:51
   • Produced by DJ Rob A
3. "Life And Death" – 4:21
   • Produced by Metal Fingers
4. "Freedom" – 3:07
   • Produced by Dr. Butcher and Metal Fingers
5. "Foolish" – 3:15
   • Featuring Megalon & MF DOOM
     Daniel Dumile
     Daniel Dumile is a hip hop artist who has taken on several stage names in his career, most notably MF DOOM, where the "MF" stands for metal face, and for tracks he has produced, metal fingers...
     
     
   • Produced by Metal Fingers
6. "Together" – 1:58
   • Produced by dminor
7. "Break Em Off" – 4:04
   • Produced by Cas
8. "Rain Blood" – 3:59
   • Featuring Megalon
   • Produced by Metal Fingers
9. "Voices Pt. 0" – 1:57
   • Produced by Metal Fingers
10. "Voices Pt. 1" – 1:54
    • Featuring MF DOOM
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
11. "Yes You Are (It's Only A Movie)" – 2:25
    • Produced by DJ Eli
12. "I.B.'s" – 3:53
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
13. "To All My Comrades" – 2:05
    • Produced by Metal Fingers
14. "Howl" – 2:27
    • Produced by Dr. Butcher and Metal Fingers
15. "Words" – 3:24
    • Produced by Count Bass D
16. "Teach The Babies" – 2:27
    • Produced by Protest
17. "Omega/Chicken Little" (bonus track
    Bonus track
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    ) – 2:58
    • Produced by Count Bass D

External links

• Day By Day Entertainment