Liar & a Thief Diabolic . It was released on April 6, 2010 via Viper Records. Recording sessions took place at Viper Studios in New York and at The Newport Graveyard. Production was handled by Engineer, David Sivey, John Otto , Nate Augustus, Immortal Technique and Diabolic himself. It features guest appearances from Deadly Hunta, Immortal Technique, Canibus , Ill Bill , Vinnie Paz , John Otto, Nate Augustus, Poison Pen and Tones.
Liar & a Thief Released April 6, 2010 (2010-04-06 ) Studio Genre Hip hop Length 1 :00 :11 Label Viper Records Producer
Foul Play Mixtape Liar & a Thief Fightin' Words
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating HipHopDX 3/5[ 1] RapReviews 8/10[ 2]
The album debuted at number 76 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States. It won 2010 HHUG Best Album of the Year award.[ 3]
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Stand By" Engineer 4:23 2. "Frontlines" (featuring Immortal Technique ) Engineer 4:21 3. "Riot" (featuring Deadly Hunta and John Otto ) 3:52 4. "Reasons" Engineer 3:47 5. "Soldier's Logic" (featuring Poison Pen) George Lékan Herron Kernaghan Engineer 3:42 6. "Order & Chaos" (featuring Ill Bill ) Engineer 3:18 7. "I Don't Wanna Rhyme" Engineer 4:02 8. "Truth, Part 2" Engineer 4:05 9. "Nicolai Ros to the Goul" (Interlude) 1:00 10. "Not Again" (featuring Vinnie Paz ) Engineer 4:09 11. "Loose Cannon" Engineer 3:56 12. "12 Shots" (featuring Nate Augustus) George Nate Augustus Kernaghan 4:26 13. "In Common" (featuring Canibus ) Engineer 3:19 14. "Modern Day Future" (featuring Deadly Hunta) Engineer 3:32 15. "Behind Bars" Engineer 3:42 16. "Right Here" (featuring Immortal Technique and Tones) George Coronel Frankie Milo Kernaghan Engineer 3:25 17. "Self Destruction" (Outro) 1:12 Total length: 1:00:11
Sean "Diabolic " George – vocals, producer (track 17) , executive producer, sleeve notes
Felipe "Immortal Technique " Coronel – vocals (track 2) , additional vocals (track 16) , producer (track 17) , executive producer
Trevor "Deadly Hunta" Samuels – vocals (track 3) , additional vocals (track 14)
Lékan "Poison Pen" Herron – additional vocals (track 5)
William "Ill Bill " Braunstein – vocals (track 6)
Vincenzo "Vinnie Paz " Luviner – vocals (track 10)
Germaine "Canibus " Williams – vocals (track 13)
Frankie "Tones" Milo – additional vocals (track 16)
Paul Lynch – guitar (track 3)
John Otto – drums & producer (track 3) Nate Augustus – additional guitars & producer (track 12)
Guy Buss – bass (track 12) , programming (track 3) , additional engineering
Brendan "Engineer" Kernaghan – producer (tracks: 1, 2, 4–16) , executive producer
David Sivey – producer (track 3)
Toure "Southpaw" Harris – recording (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 6–8, 13, 15, 17) , mixing
Adam "Nightwalker" Anderson – recording (tracks: 3, 5, 9–12, 14, 16)
Mark B. Christensen – masteringDaniel Fry – mastering assistant
Jonathan Stuart – executive producer
Drew Kane – design
Cary Stuart – photography
^ Ortiz, Edwin (April 6, 2010). "Diabolic - Liar & A Thief" . HipHopDX . Retrieved July 23, 2024 . ^ Howard, Joe (November 23, 2010). "Diabolic :: A Liar and a Thief :: Viper Records" . www.rapreviews.com . Retrieved July 23, 2024 . ^ "2010 HHUG Album of the Year - Hip Hop Underground" . January 1, 2011. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved July 23, 2024 .^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums" Billboard . Retrieved July 23, 2024 .
