The mixtape was first mentioned by Elin from jj in a video interview for Swedish National Television while on tour in Europe.[2] The title for the mixtape was though never revealed. First when the lead single from the mixtape, "Let Them", was released on October 12, the title of the mixtape was revealed to be Kills (also jj kills or jj fucking kills).[3]
Being a mixtape, Kills was released completely for free, as a direct download, at Sincerely Yours website on Christmas Eve 2010.[4] After just three days since being released, Kills had been downloaded more than 30,000 times, a number generated from only two of the several file hosting services.[5][6] After one week of release, the number had increased to over 42,000 downloads,[7][8] and as of January 21, 2011, Kills had been downloaded over 80,000 times from these two links alone. These links were then deleted.[9][10]
Before the release, no other tracks besides from "Let Them" was confirmed to be on the mixtape, although several songs containing samples and jj vocals had been played on different dj-sets by members of jj. For example, the song "New Work" which has vocals by jj and contains samples from Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind and lyrics from Broder Daniel's "Work". As mentioned in an interview made as early as February 2010, the songs on the mixtape all "blended together" and created a completely seamless record.[11]
On December 17, a poster and a trailer for Kills was published on Sincerely Yours website, then confirming that the release date will be December 24, 2010.[12]
Music videoedit
A music video for the first single from the mixtape, "Let Them", was released on December 20, 2010 on Sincerely Yours website.[13] The video, directed by Olivia Kastebring, featured band members Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander and was mainly location shot inside a church.[14] This single was renamed, remixed, and rerecorded for the mixtape-version, changing the name from "Let Them" to "Kill Them".[4]
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kills, mixtape, kills, mixtape, released, christmas, 2010, killsmixtape, jjreleaseddecember, 2010genrehip, hoplength36, 51labelno, label, sincerely, yours, professional, ratingsreview, scoressourceratingpitchfork, media, contents, background, music, video, tra. Kills is a mixtape by jj released on Christmas Eve 2010 KillsMixtape by jjReleasedDecember 24 2010GenreHip hopLength36 51LabelNo Label Sincerely Yours Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingPitchfork Media 7 6 10 1 Contents 1 Background 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 ReferencesBackground editThe mixtape was first mentioned by Elin from jj in a video interview for Swedish National Television while on tour in Europe 2 The title for the mixtape was though never revealed First when the lead single from the mixtape Let Them was released on October 12 the title of the mixtape was revealed to be Kills also jj kills or jj fucking kills 3 Being a mixtape Kills was released completely for free as a direct download at Sincerely Yours website on Christmas Eve 2010 4 After just three days since being released Kills had been downloaded more than 30 000 times a number generated from only two of the several file hosting services 5 6 After one week of release the number had increased to over 42 000 downloads 7 8 and as of January 21 2011 Kills had been downloaded over 80 000 times from these two links alone These links were then deleted 9 10 Before the release no other tracks besides from Let Them was confirmed to be on the mixtape although several songs containing samples and jj vocals had been played on different dj sets by members of jj For example the song New Work which has vocals by jj and contains samples from Jay Z s Empire State of Mind and lyrics from Broder Daniel s Work As mentioned in an interview made as early as February 2010 the songs on the mixtape all blended together and created a completely seamless record 11 On December 17 a poster and a trailer for Kills was published on Sincerely Yours website then confirming that the release date will be December 24 2010 12 Music video editA music video for the first single from the mixtape Let Them was released on December 20 2010 on Sincerely Yours website 13 The video directed by Olivia Kastebring featured band members Joakim Benon and Elin Kastlander and was mainly location shot inside a church 14 This single was renamed remixed and rerecorded for the mixtape version changing the name from Let Them to Kill Them 4 Track listing edit Title Length Samples1 Still 2 30 Still D R E by Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg2 Die Tonight 4 53 Dynamite by Taio Cruz 3 Peat by Lil Wayne Hang with Me by Robyn3 Kill Them 4 53 Let Em Talk by T I Right Now Na Na Na by Akon Dialogue from Sympathy for Lady Vengeance by Park Chan wook4 Kill You 4 55 Paper Planes by M I A 5 New Work 3 22 Empire State Of Mind by Jay Z feat Alicia Keys6 Believe 2 30 Can t Believe It by T Pain feat Lil Wayne An interview with Nicki Minaj by Jabari Johnson 15 An interview with Nicki Minaj on HOT 977 Pressure Is a Privilege 3 38 Under Pressure by Dr Dre feat Jay Z8 Angels 4 24 Angels by Diddy Dirty Money feat The Notorious B I G You Love Me I Hate You by Lil Wayne from Dedication 3 9 Boom 2 02 Power by Kanye West10 High End 3 47 Dark Fantasy by Kanye West Runaway by Kanye WestReferences edit Pitchfork Media review Pitchfork com 2011 01 06 Retrieved 2012 05 20 EXTRA EXTRA jj tillbaka med mixtejp och fjarde skivan PSL Blogg svt se Archived from the original on 2010 10 22 Retrieved 2012 02 27 Sincerely Yours Sincerelyyours se Archived from the original on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2012 02 27 a b Sincerely Yours Sincerelyyours se Archived from the original on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2012 02 27 Usershare Download Number for Kills site 1 Archived from the original on 25 December 2010 Retrieved 27 December 2010 Usershare Download Number for Kills site 2 Archived from the original on 26 December 2010 Retrieved 27 December 2010 Usershare Download Number for Kills site 1 Archived from the original on 25 December 2010 Retrieved 30 December 2010 Usershare Download Number for Kills site 2 Archived from the original on 26 December 2010 Retrieved 30 December 2010 Usershare Download Number for Kills site 1 Archived from the original on 25 December 2010 Retrieved 21 January 2011 Usershare Download Number for Kills site 2 Archived from the original on 26 December 2010 Retrieved 21 January 2011 Drumming On Tabletops jj interview 2010 02 05 Archived from the original on 2011 07 14 Retrieved 2012 05 20 Kills 12 24 IO Sincerelyyours se Archived from the original on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2012 05 20 video jj let them Gorilla Vs Bear 2010 12 20 Retrieved 2012 02 27 Sincerely Yours Sincerelyyours se Archived from the original on 2012 03 25 Retrieved 2012 02 27 Nicki Minaj Interview Before She Was Famous Talks Meeting Lil Wayne 2008 on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kills mixtape amp oldid 1178780328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
