Manslaughter (album)

On December 9, 2012, Ice-T announced on Twitter that Body Count would begin production on a fifth studio album in January 2013.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/277873968701132800 |title=Twitter / FINALLEVEL: BodyCount Fans: BodyCount is |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=February 18, 2013}} The following day, Ice-T revealed that Body Count has signed with Sumerian Records.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/278109056772763648 |title=Twitter / FINALLEVEL: FYI: The BodyCount deal is |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=February 18, 2013}} Ice-T suggested that the album was going to be titled Rise! or Manslaughter.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/279255464938721280 |title=Twitter / FINALLEVEL: BodyCount starts recording |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=February 18, 2013}}{{cite web|author= |url=https://twitter.com/FINALLEVEL/status/281541286345986048 |title=Twitter / FINALLEVEL: BodyCount at 'Warpped Tour' |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=February 18, 2013}}

On May 10, 2013, Ice-T announced that work on the fifth studio album had begun and that it would be entitled Manslaughter. The album was released on June 10, 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/ice-t-says-new-body-count-album-manslaughter-is-brutal/ |title=Ice T Says New Body Count Album 'Manslaughter' Is 'Brutal' |publisher=Blabbermouth.net |date=May 5, 2014 |accessdate=May 8, 2014}} On May 19, 2014, the album's first single "Talk Shit, Get Shot" was released.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Talk-Shit-Get-Shot/dp/B00KF0I1AQ/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1402411089&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=body+count+talk+shit+get+shot |title=Talk Shit, Get Shot: Body Count: MP3 Downloads |website=Amazon |date=May 19, 2014 |accessdate=June 10, 2014}} On May 21, 2014, the music video was released for "Talk Shit, Get Shot".{{cite web|last=Homie |first=Big |url=http://rapradar.com/2014/05/22/new-video-ice-t-x-body-count-talk-shit-get-shot/ |title=New Video: Ice-T x Body Count "Talk Shit, Get Shot'" |publisher=Rap Radar |date=May 22, 2014 |accessdate=June 10, 2014}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite web|author=Gregory Heaney |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/manslaughter-mw0002666972 |title=Manslaughter - Body Count |publisher=AllMusic |date=June 10, 2014 |accessdate=June 15, 2014}}

| rev2 = All About the Rock

| rev2score = {{rating|10|10}}{{cite web|author=Craig Hogan |url=http://allabouttherock.co.uk/body-count-manslaughter/|title=Body Count - Manslaughter |publisher=All About The Rock |date=June 16, 2014 |accessdate=June 17, 2014}}

| rev3 = Alternative Press

| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/body_count_manslaughter |title=Body Count - Manslaughter |publisher=Altpress.com |date=June 10, 2014 |accessdate=June 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140612022745/http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/body_count_manslaughter |archive-date=2014-06-12}}

| rev4 = Consequence of Sound

| rev4score = B−{{cite web|last=Willett |first=Sam |url=https://consequence.net/2014/06/album-review-body-count-manslaughter/ |title=Body Count – Manslaughter |publisher=Consequence of Sound |date=June 16, 2014 |accessdate=June 25, 2014}}

| MC = 72/100{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/manslaughter/body-count |title=MANSLAUGHTER by Body Count |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Metacritic |year=2014}}

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The album received generally positive reviews, and received a score of 72/100 from Metacritic, based on six reviews.

Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album three out of five stars, saying "At this stage, Body Count haven't changed much, and really aren't likely to, which means that if you were on board with their earlier work, then Manslaughter has even more rap-influenced metal to fuel your rage. However, if you weren't sold on these guys in the first place, this album isn't likely to change your mind." While Craig Hogan of All About The Rock said "This is quite possibly the best album BC have ever released." Phil Freeman of Alternative Press gave the album four out of five stars, saying "Manslaughter is a ferocious, heavy record that proves once again that Ice-T and company are undeniable metal contenders, far more than a pop-cultural footnote." Jon Hadusek of Consequence of Sound gave the album a B−, saying "Lyrically and musically, Manslaughter is easily Body Count's most inspired work since their self-titled debut, because it sounds like a reconciliation of all the misconceptions the band had to deal with in the past. It's a statement of intent this time: They want to be heard, no matter who gets offended or pissed off. If you can't take it, don't listen. If you can, then stop talking shit and enjoy the ride."

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Ernie C, Ice-T and Vincent Price except where noted

| title1 = Talk Shit, Get Shot

| writer1 = Ernie C, Ice-T, Vincent Price, Will Putney

| length1 = 3:47

| title2 = Pray for Death

| writer2 = Ernie C, Ice-T, Vincent Price, Will Putney

| length2 = 3:40

| title3 = 99 Problems BC

| writer3 = Ice-T

| length3 = 3:09

| title4 = Back to Rehab

| writer4 = Ernie C, Ice-T, Vincent Price, Will Putney

| length4 = 3:25

| title5 = Manslaughter

| length5 = 3:13

| title6 = Get a Job

| length6 = 3:01

| title7 = Institutionalized 2014

| writer7 = Mike Muir, Louiche Mayorga, Ice-T

| length7 = 3:46

| title8 = Pop Bubble

| note8 = featuring Jamey Jasta

| writer8 = Ernie C, Ice-T, Vincent Price, Will Putney

| length8 = 3:24

| title9 = Enter the Dark Side

| length9 = 3:30

| title10 = Bitch in the Pit

| length10 = 3:00

| title11 = Black Voodoo Sex

| length11 = 3:58

| title12 = Wanna Be a Gangsta

| length12 = 3:45

| title13 = I Will Always Love You

| length13 = 5:14

| title14 = 99 Problems BC (Rock Mix)

| writer14 = Ice-T

| length14 = 3:22

| total_length = 50:20

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• Ice-T – lead vocals
• Ernie C – lead guitar
• Juan of the Dead – rhythm guitar
• Vincent Price – bass
• Ill Will – drums
• Sean E Sean – sampler, backing vocals

• Jamey Jasta – guest vocals on "Pop Bubble"

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