Symptomatic of a Greater Ill

Symptomatic of a Greater Ill is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Darc Mind. It was released on Anticon on August 29, 2006.^[1] It peaked at number 29 on the Dusted Top 40 Radio Chart.^[12]

Symptomatic of a Greater Ill
Studio album by Darc Mind
Released	August 29, 2006 (2006-08-29)[1]
Recorded	1995–1997
Studio	Island Digital; Such a Sound; D&D Recording Studios
Genre	Underground hip hop
Length	43:00
Label	Anticon
Producer	G.M. Web D, X-Ray, C. Escalante, Nick Wiz
Darc Mind chronology
Symptomatic of a Greater Ill (2006) Bipolar (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllHipHop	4/5[2]
AllMusic	[3]
Dusted Magazine	favorable[4]
HipHopSite.Com	[5]
IGN	7.8/10[6]
KEXP-FM	favorable[7]
PopMatters	[8]
The Skinny	[9]
Textura	favorable[10]
URB	[11]

Release

Symptomatic of a Greater Ill was recorded between 1995 and 1997 for Loud Records. However, the closing of the label shelved the album for years.^[13] In 2006, it was released on Anticon.^[14]

Critical reception

Bram Gieben of The Skinny gave the album 5 stars out of 5, calling it "[a] lost classic, resurfacing at just the right time."^[9] Marisa Brown of AllMusic said: "It's a great record, thoughtful and aware yet still laid-back and fun, and though it took a while to be released, it's better late than never to hear this, to be reminded of everything that hip-hop can be, both in the past and hopefully, continuing on into the future."^[3] Mike Schiller of PopMatters called it "one of 2006's absolutely essential hip-hop releases".^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by K. Holland and R. Davis.

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Visions of a Blur"	G.M. Web D	4:55
2.	"U Da One"	G.M. Web D, C. Escalante	4:34
3.	"Seize the Phenom"	G.M. Web D	4:19
4.	"Knight of the Round Table"	G.M. Web D	2:03
5.	"I'm Ill"	X-Ray	4:07
6.	"Covert Op"	X-Ray	3:48
7.	"Give Me Time"	G.M. Web D	4:19
8.	"BMOC"	G.M. Web D	5:09
9.	"Fever Pitch"	G.M. Web D	3:50
10.	"Rhyme Zone"	X-Ray	2:04
11.	"Outside Looking In"	X-Ray, Nick Wiz	3:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Kev Roc – vocals
• G.M. Web D – production (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9), co-production (2)
• X-Ray – production (5, 6, 10), co-production (11), mixing
• C. Escalante – production (2)
• Nick Wiz – production (11)
• Leo Swift – engineering
• Tony Smilos – engineering
• Shlomo Sonnenfeld – engineering
• Mike Davis – art direction, design
• Wes Winship – art direction, design