As the World Burns

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As the World Burns
AsTheWorldBurnsAlbumCover.jpg
Studio album by
Arsonists
ReleasedAugust 24, 1999 (1999-08-24)
Studio
Genre Hip hop
Length60:51
Label Matador Records
Producer
  • Q-Unique
  • Freestyle
  • MC D-Stroy
  • Swel Boogie
  • DJ Spin One
Arsonists chronology
As the World Burns
(1999)		Date of Birth
(2001)
Singles from As the World Burns
  1. "Session"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Venom / Seed"
    Released: 1997
  3. "Blaze / Geembo's Theme / Flashback"
    Released: January 19, 1998
  4. "Backdraft"
    Released: January 12, 1999
  5. "Pyromaniax"
    Released: July 5, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The A.V. Club favorable [2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Rating-Christgau-neither.png [3]
CMJ New Music Report favorable [4]
Exclaim! mixed [5]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork 7.7/10 [7]
Vibe favorable [8]

As the World Burns is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Arsonists. It was released on August 24, 1999 via Matador Records in 1999. [4] Recording sessions took place at Gallco Enterprises, at D&D Studios and at Ozone Studios in New York, and at The Fire Place. Production was handled by members Q-Unique, Freestyle, MC D-Stroy and Swel Boogie, except one song produced with DJ Spin One. The album peaked at number 78 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its single "Pyromaniax" peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.

Contents

Critical reception

Jordan N. Mamone of CMJ New Music Report said: "The mood and the beats can get a little outlandish, but generally, the minor-key strings and time-capsule scratches admirably push hip-hop into the future while taking cues from its past". [4]

In 2015, Fact placed it at number 72 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list. [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
 Q-Unique 1:37
2."Backdraft"
  • Quiles
  • Robert Wallace
  • Geraldo Barreto
  • David Melendez
  • Swel Boogie
  • Freestyle
  • D.J. Spin One
3:11
3."Shit Ain't Sweet"
  • Quiles
  • Barreto
  • Melendez
Freestyle4:03
4."Pyromaniax"
  • Quiles
  • Barreto
  • Melendez
  • Swel
Q-Unique4:21
5."Underground Vandal"WallaceQ-Unique2:23
6."Blaze"
Q-Unique2:46
7."Venom"
Q-Unique2:53
8."Frienemies"Melendez
  • Q-Unique
  • Freestyle
  • D-Stroy
2:05
9."Lt. Worf & Chewbacca"
  • Barreto
  • Kinetic
Q-Unique1:47
10."Session"
  • Quiles
  • Wallace
  • Melendez
  • Swel
D-Stroy3:50
11."Shaboing"
  • Quiles
  • Wallace
  • Melendez
  • Swel
Freestyle3:48
12."Rhyme Time Travel"
Q-Unique2:49
13."Live to Tell"
D-Stroy3:26
14."Seed"
  • Quiles
  • Wallace
  • Barreto
  • Kinetic
Q-Unique3:04
15."Lunchroom Take-Out"
  • Swel
  • GR8 Scott
  • Q-Unique
  • Swel
3:50
16."Worlds Collide"
  • Quiles
  • Wallace
  • Barreto
  • Melendez
  • Swel
Freestyle4:24
17."Flashback"
Freestyle3:00
18."D-Sturbed Words"MelendezD-Stroy2:06
19."Geembo's Theme"
  • Quiles
  • Melendez
  • Q-Unique
  • D-Stroy
2:03
20."Halloween"
Freestyle4:01
21."In Your Town"
  • Quiles
  • Wallace
  • Melendez
D-Stroy3:43
Total length:1:00:51

Charts

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [10] 78

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  2. ↑ Rabin, Nathan (April 19, 2002). "The Arsonists: As The World Burns". The A.V. Club . Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  3. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Arsonists". Christgau's Consumer Guide . Retrieved June 1, 2018.
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  5. ↑ Cowie, Del F. (October 1, 1999). "Arsonists: As The World Burns". Exclaim! . Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  6. ↑ "As The World Burns". NME . September 12, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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