Background
One day after performing at a club in New York City, Kardinal was in his hotel room talking to Saukrates, when he heard an infectious beat coming from downstairs. Saukrates told him that Mr. Attic of Da Grassroots was playing beats in his room, then Kardinal went downstairs to check it out. In an interview, he said:
Attic has these interludes that are the craziest beats you've ever heard, but to him they’re just interludes. Ol' Time Killin' was a 20-second interlude on his beat CD, so I kept hearing this beat coming and I had to write the whole song to that. 'This is not an interlude, this is crazy!'The featured rappers, Wio-K and IRS (Korry Deez and Black Cat) from Scarborough's Monolith crew, were chosen by Kardinal, because he used to hang out with them, and musically, they were as hyper as he was. In order, Kardinal, Wio-K, and Korry Deez perform the first verse, followed by Black Cat and Kardinal in the second verse, followed by Kardinal, Korry Deez, Wio-K, and Black Cat in the third verse. Jully Black and Allistair sing the chorus and outro.
Samples
The song's chorus contains samples from "The MC" by KRS-One, "Murderer" by Barrington Levy, and "Murder She Wrote" by Chaka Demus & Pliers.
Remix
The remix features Busta Rhymes.
Part 2
In 2011, Kardinal released "Anywhere (Ol' Time Killin' Part 2)".
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