Hell's Winter

Hell's Winter
Studio album by Cage
Released	September 20, 2005
Recorded	2002-2005
Genre	Underground hip hop
Label	Definitive Jux
Producer	El-P Blockhead DJ Shadow RJD2 Central Services PaWL Camu Tao
Cage chronology
Movies for the Blind (2002) Hell's Winter (2005) Depart from Me (2009)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
HipHopDX	[2]
Pitchfork Media	{8.3/10}[3]
Prefix Magazine	[4]
RapReviews.com	[5]
Stylus Magazine	(B-)[6]
The Skinny	[7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[8]

Hell's Winter is the second full-length solo album by American hip hop artist Cage and his first for the Definitive Jux label. It was released on September 20, 2005 and received very favorable reviews, including a spot in Rhapsody's list of "The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers".^[9] This is the first Cage album ever that contains no mention of the word "bitch", nor is there any reference to the long-lived feud with Eminem.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer	Length
1.	"Good Morning" (with additional vocals by El-P, guitar by Matt Sweeney and bass by James McNew)	C. Palko, J. Meline	El-P	3:48
2.	"Too Heavy For Cherubs"	Palko	Blockhead, El-P (additional production)	3:36
3.	"Grand Ol' Party Crash" (featuring Jello Biafra as "the Dubya")	Palko, J. Biafra	DJ Shadow	5:01
4.	"The Death Of Chris Palko" (featuring Camu Tao)	Palko, T. Smith	Central Services (El-P and Camu Tao)	3:23
5.	"Stripes" (with bass by James McNew)	Palko	Blockhead, El-P (co-producer)	4:48
6.	"Shoot Frank" (featuring Daryl Palumbo)	Palko, D. Palumbo	RJD2	4:22
7.	"Scenester"	Palko	Blockhead	3:50
8.	"Perfect World"	Palko	Central Services (El-P and Camu Tao)	3:40
9.	"Subtle Art Of The Breakup Song"	Palko	El-P	3:07
10.	"Peeranoia"	Palko	paWL	3:39
11.	"Left It To Us" (featuring El-P, Aesop Rock, Tame One and Yak Ballz of The Weathermen)	Palko, Meline, I. Bavitz, R. Brown, Y. Zadeh	Camu Tao	3:30
12.	"Public Property"	Palko	Camu Tao	3:52
13.	"Lord Have Mercy"	Palko	El-P	3:24
14.	"Hell's Winter"	Palko	El-P	5:09

Limited Edition

Hell's Winter is also available as a "Limited Edition" 2-disc set. Disc 2 is an instrumental version of the complete album. It also features a computer software program called UMIXIT by Cakewalk. The program allows the user to remix two songs from Hell's Winter.

Credits

• Executive Producer: El-P
• Recording: NASA
• Mixing: Joey Raia
• Mastering: Ken Heitmueller
• Business Affairs: Amaechi Uzoigwe
• Project Coordination: Ese
• Photography: Nairobi Morgan
• Design & Artwork: Kiku

References

1. AllMusic
2. HipHopDX
3. Pitchfork Media
4. Prefix
5. RapReviews.com
6. Stylus Magazine
7. The Skinny
8. Tiny Mix Tapes
9. The 10 Best Albums By White Rappers Referenced 26 July 2010

External links

• Hell's Winter at Discogs (list of releases)
• Cage's Official Website
• Definitive Jux Official Website