Firewater is the fifth and final studio album by American hip hop group Tha Alkaholiks. It was released on January 24, 2006, via Waxploitation/Koch Records. Recording sessions took place at Street Soul Studios in Los Angeles. Production was handled by members E-Swift and J-Ro, The Rural, Breakmecanix, Danger Mouse, Evidence and Keezo Kane. It features guest appearances from Bishop Lamont, King T and Styliztik Jones.
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| Released | January 24, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Street Soul Studios (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 55:46 | |||
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Critical reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| HipHopDX | 4/5[3] |
| Los Angeles Times | [4] |
| Now |   [5] |
| PopMatters | 5/10[6] |
| Prefix | [7] |
| RapReviews | 7/10[8] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Spin | B−[10] |
| The A.V. Club | B[11] |
Firewater was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on nine reviews.[1]
Soren Baker of Los Angeles Times called it "a rare modern-day rap album that is as fun as it is good".[4] Nathan Rabin of The A.V. Club resumed: "far from classic, but pretty damn fun nonetheless".[11] Spin reviewer described the album as "like your favorite dive bar, it feels uncomfortably familiar".[10]
In mixed reviews, AllMusic's Andy Kellman noticed: "what prevents the album from being on par with the likes of 21 & Over and Coast II Coast is that the MCs have slowed a little with age".[2] Adrian Covert of Prefix magazine wrote: "the members of Tha Alkaholiks may not have wrapped up their stellar career with the bang many had hoped for, but I'll still drink to this".[7] Eric Neigher of Slant magazine stated "much of Firewater has a blast-from-the-past feel".[9] Michael Frauenhofer of PopMatters wrote: "it may not be their best album, but where it doesn’t really add to their legacy, neither does it really tarnish".[6] NOW magazine reviewer found out that "their beats and rhymes reflect none of the punchliney fun they used to have".[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | E-Swift | 0:29 | |
| 2. | "Turn It Up" |
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| 3:04 |
| 3. | "The Flute Song (LaLaLa)" |
| E-Swift | 4:10 |
| 4. | "Popular Demand" |
| Keezo Kane | 3:40 |
| 5. | "The Get Down" |
| E-Swift | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Get into It" |
| The Rural | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Faded" |
| E-Swift | 1:32 |
| 8. | "Chaos" |
| Danger Mouse | 3:03 |
| 9. | "Hangover" (featuring Styliztik Jones and Bishop Lamont) |
| E-Swift | 4:22 |
| 10. | "Party Ya Ass Off" |
| E-Swift | 3:47 |
| 11. | "Handle It" |
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| 3:18 |
| 12. | "On the Floor" |
| E-Swift | 4:19 |
| 13. | "Poverty's Paradise" |
| E-Swift | 3:26 |
| 14. | "Drink Wit Us" |
| E-Swift | 5:24 |
| 15. | "Do It" |
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| 3:38 |
| 16. | "Over Here" (featuring King Tee) |
| E-Swift | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 55:46 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 38 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Firewater - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Tha Alkaholiks - Firewater Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Ryce, Jeff (January 30, 2006). "Tha Alkaholiks - Firewater". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Baker, Soren (January 22, 2006). "Yes, it's OK to have fun while you're at it". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "NOW Magazine - Music in Toronto, FEBRUARY 16 - 22, 2006". NOW. February 2006. Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ a b Frauenhofer, Michael (February 15, 2006). "Tha Alkaholiks: Firewater, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Covert, Adrian (February 6, 2006). "Tha Alkaholiks . Firewater [prefixmag review]". Prefixmag. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Tha Alkaholiks :: Firewater – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. December 20, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Neigher, Eric (February 7, 2006). "Review: Tha Alkaholiks, Firewater". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "SPIN". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 2. SPIN Media LLC. February 2006. p. 87. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Google Books.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b Rabin, Nathan (January 25, 2006). "Tha Alkaholiks: Firewater". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
External links
edit- Tha Alkaholiks – Firewater at Discogs (list of releases)