The Casket Factory is the sixth full-length solo studio album by American rapper Blaze Ya Dead Homie. It was released on January 15, 2016 via Grundy/Majik Ninja Entertainment, marking his second album for the label. Recording sessions took place at The Dojo Studio, Nexus Audio Recording Studio, The Sweat Lodge and The Roach Motel. Produced by Michael "Seven" Summers, Fritz The Cat and The Dead Beatz, it features guest appearances from Twiztid, Anybody Killa, Boondox, Kung Fu Vampire, Lex The Hex Master, The R.O.C. and DJ Swamp.
In the United States, the album peaked at number 89 on the Billboard 200, number 6 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 5 on the Top Rap Albums and number 4 on the Independent Albums charts.
Background Shortly after the release of Gang Rags: Reborn, Blaze Ya Dead Homie announced in March 2015 that he would be releasing his new album in 2015 and that it would be titled The Casket Factory. In June 2015, he stated that the album would be released in 2015, but that the date would not be certain until after his tour with Kottonmouth Kings. A few days later, Twiztid said that the album was coming along nicely, and was nearing the finishing stages. At the 2015 Gathering of the Juggalos, during Twiztid's seminar, it was announced that The Casket Factory would be released on January 15, 2016.
Singles and music videos The lead single, "Ghost" featuring Kung Fu Vampire, was released on August 18, 2015, with the second single "Wormfood" being released three days later. The third single, "They Call That Gangsta", featuring Blaze's Zodiac MPrint cohort the R.O.C. and the newest Majik Ninja Entertainment signee Lex the Hex Master, was released on December 23, 2015 and it was accompanied by a music video. On January 30, 2016 the music video for "Wormfood" was released. On March 23, 2016, the fourth single "Who U Lookin 4?", featuring Boondox with Jamie Madrox on the hook, was released and was also accompanied by a music video. On August 31, 2017, the music video for "Eternal" was released.
Track listing
Notes Tracks 15 through 18 are considered bonus tracks.
Personnel
Christopher "Blaze Ya Dead Homie" Rouleau – lyrics, vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5–14, 16–18) Jamie "Madrox" Spaniolo – lyrics (tracks: 1–15, 17), vocals (tracks: 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17), additional vocals Al "Kung Fu Vampire" Mind – lyrics & vocals (track 3) James "Anybody Killa" Lowery – lyrics & vocals (track 6) Bryan "The R.O.C." Jones – lyrics & vocals (track 8) Jeremiah "Lex The Hex Master" Johnson – lyrics & vocals (track 8) David "Boondox" Hutto – lyrics & vocals (track 10) Paul "Monoxide" Methric – lyrics & vocals (track 13) Steven "Prozak" Shippy – lyrics & vocals (track 17) Dr. Rev. M. Persival Smint – vocals (track 1), additional vocals Randal Witsworth – vocals (track 4), additional vocals George Vlahakis – additional vocals, management Michael Winagar – additional vocals Matt Nipps – additional vocals Ronald "DJ Swamp" Keys Jr. – scratches (tracks: 5, 9, 11, 13) Fritz "The Cat" Vankosky – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 14, 16–18), recording, engineering Michael "Seven" Summers – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8–13) The Dead Beatz – producer (tracks: 3, 7) Defekt – recording (track 6) DJ Nemoz – recording (track 8) Ben Cybulsky – recording (track 17) Robert Rebeck – mixing Neil Simpson – mastering Eric Shetler – design Eric "E-Wolf" Wheeler – photography
Charts Chart (2016) Peakposition
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