The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel
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| Studio album by Gravediggaz | ||||
| Released | October 14, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | Horrorcore, East Coast Hip Hop, Hardcore Hip Hop | |||
| Length | 60:24 | |||
| Label |
Gee Street/V2/BMG Records 63881-32501 |
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| Producer |
RZA (also exec.) Neil Robertson (exec.) 4th Disciple True Master Poetic Darkim Be Allah Frukwan Prince Paul |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.5/10 |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable) |
The Pick, the Sickle and the Shovel is the second studio album by horrorcore supergroup Gravediggaz. Released on October 14, 1997, the album has a more socially conscious sound to it and is considerably more calm than its predecessor, and features heavy production input by the RZA and his production team The Wu Elements.
Prince Paul was barely involved in the making of this album although he did produce the outro and the skit preceding "Hidden Emotions". He was still billed as an official member of the group however, and appeared on the cover and inserts of the album. Two singles were released from the album, "Dangerous Mindz" and "The Night the Earth Cried", though neither made it to the Billboard charts.
The vocals in the song "The Night The Earth Cried" was sampled in Raw Man's "Lovers"
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