By the Throat is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Eyedea & Abilities. It was released on July 21, 2009 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. The album was supported by music videos for the songs "Junk"[1] and "Smile".[2]
In the United States, the album debuted at number 38 on the Independent Albums and number 9 on the Heatseekers Albums charts. Following Eyedea's death in October 2010,[3] the album peaked at number 91 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, marking the duo's final album to be released during his lifetime.
By the Throat 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 76 based on six reviews.[4]
Andrew Dietzel of PopMatters praised the album, stating: "By the Throat, succinct and emotive, is the perfect convergence of styles, attacking the listener's jugular with a powerful punk thrust, cynical observations, and an out-and-out assault on hip-hop's standards".[7] John-Michael Bond of RapReviews called it "an emotional and creative masterpiece in the genre of hip hop".[8] Adam Figman of Urb wrote: "combined with newly found experiences, newly discovered self-awareness and newly refined skills, By the Throat catches this almost-forgotten duo at a new height of the pair's combined powers. Well worth the wait".[10] Chris Parker of Alternative Press declared: "the duo of MC Eyedea and DJ Abilities have always possessed more potential than they've realized and By The Throat doesn't change that balance".[5]
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