1. Alpha (Ft. Count Bass-D) 0:37
2. Time and Space 2:54
3. Life and Death 4:25
4. Freedom 3:11
5. Foolish (Ft. Megalon & MF DOOM) 3:20
6. Together 2:00
7. Break Em Off (Intermission) 4:10
8. Rain Blood (Ft. Megalon) 4:02
9. Voices Pt. 0 2:00
10. Voices Pt. 1 (Ft. MF DOOM) 1:56
11. Yes You Are (It's Only A Movie) 2:28
12. I.B.'s 3:56
13. To All My Comrades 2:09
14. Howl 2:33
15. Words 3:26
16. Teach the Babies 2:32
17. Omega 0:56
2. Time and Space 2:54
3. Life and Death 4:25
4. Freedom 3:11
5. Foolish (Ft. Megalon & MF DOOM) 3:20
6. Together 2:00
7. Break Em Off (Intermission) 4:10
8. Rain Blood (Ft. Megalon) 4:02
9. Voices Pt. 0 2:00
10. Voices Pt. 1 (Ft. MF DOOM) 1:56
11. Yes You Are (It's Only A Movie) 2:28
12. I.B.'s 3:56
13. To All My Comrades 2:09
14. Howl 2:33
15. Words 3:26
16. Teach the Babies 2:32
17. Omega 0:56
This is Grimm's 24 hour masterpiece, after being sentence to Life in prison back in 2000 he managed to come up with $100,000 needed for a one day bail, in that time he created this. Now first and foremost I want you to really think about that, this is someone who is so dedicated to hip hop that in his last 24 hours as a free man he decides he wanted to spend it recording music, out of all the things in the world he could do he chose this, and thank god he did. Also for those wondering Grimm beat his life charge and is of course a free man, but im sure you already knew that.
Downfall is somewhat of a concept album, albeit a very loose one. To sum it up simply it tells the story of a fallen angel, its not a concept the album shoves down your throat but rather somthing in the background, behind the scenes bringing everything together. Grimm also brings some concept tracks in to the fold and effectivly creates what can only be called "a concept inside of a concept", its a stroke of genius and works perfectly. The production on the album is handled by the likes of the legendary Count Bass D, DJ Rob A, DJ Eli, Cas, Dr Butcher and 
of course Metal Fingerz himself, MF DOOM (who handles the bulk of the production). The production is simply flawless, creating atmospheres and sonic landscapes for Grimm to vent his angst, anger and frustrations over.
of course Metal Fingerz himself, MF DOOM (who handles the bulk of the production). The production is simply flawless, creating atmospheres and sonic landscapes for Grimm to vent his angst, anger and frustrations over.
Grimm himself is in top form, you would think a man about to spend his life in prison may be shook to his very foundation but Grimm uses this angst and focuses it in to his music. His flow is still as smooth as ever but his lyrics are very deep and express his inner most fears and thoughts, the standout "Voices Pt. 0" shows Grimm at his best, kicking paranoid rhymes with hints of remorse and self reflection. Guest wise MF DOOM stops by for some show stealing verses, Megalon gets a solo track in what will go down as the highlight of his career, and Count Bass D takes the time to drop a few words. The real star of this show though is Grimm and we're never let to forget that, simply put this album is his magnum opus, no matter what Grimm does after this it will all be measured against this, in the span of 24 hours he created a masterpiece, somthing most mc's wont be able to do their whole careers.
Overall 5/5
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