Once Upon a Crime is the debut album by New York City hip hop duo the Godfathers, consisting of Kool G Rap and Necro. The album was released on November 19, 2013 under Necro's own label Psycho+Logical-Records. Two tracks from the album, "Wolf Eyes" and "Heart Attack", were released as singles.

Once Upon a Crime
Studio album by the Godfathers
Released	November 19, 2013 (2013-11-19)
Recorded	2011–2013
Genre	East Coast hip hop gangsta rap horrorcore mafioso rap
Length	55:13
Label	Psycho+Logical
Producer	Domingo exec Necro Kool G Rap (co-prod. track 11)
Kool G Rap chronology
Riches, Royalty, Respect (2011) Once Upon a Crime (2013) Return of the Don (2017)
Necro chronology
Die (2010) Once Upon a Crime (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	[1]
HipHopDX	[2]

Background

Necro and Kool G Rap first announced their Godfathers project and collaboration in 2011 and released two mix CDs consisting of fifty previously released songs from the pair, The Pre-Kill Volume I in November 2011 and then The Pre-Kill Volume II in July 2012. They had initially announced that their first official album would be released in the first half of 2012, but Once Upon a Crime would not launch until November 2013.[3] The album was executive produced by Necro and Domingo.[4]

Reception

Once Upon a Crime received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Jay Balfour at HipHopDX noted, "The casual fan or those keeping up with G Rap's late career output might find a handful of songs worth mining, but without a previous investment in the over-the-top style, listening through is a test of endurance."[2]

Track listing

• All songs produced by Necro, except track #11 co-produced by Kool G Rap.

References

External links

• Once Upon a Crime at Discogs