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
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

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. [1] The recording sessions took place at Gallco Enterprises, at D&D Studios and at Ozone Studios in New York, and at The Fire Place. The album was produced 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club favorable [3]
Christgau's Consumer Guide Rating-Christgau-neither.png [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]

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". [1]

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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  6. ↑ "As The World Burns". NME . September 12, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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  8. ↑ Callahan-Bever, Noah (October 1999). "The Arsonists 'As The World Burns'". Vibe : 187.
  9. ↑ "72. Arsonists - As the World Burns (Matador, 1999)". Fact . February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Arsonists Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
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