Firewater (Tha Alkaholiks album)

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Firewater
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Studio album by
Tha Alkaholiks
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006
Recorded2005
StudioStreet Soul Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre Hip hop
Length55:46
Label
Producer
Tha Alkaholiks chronology
X.O. Experience
(2001)		Firewater
(2006)
Singles from Firewater
  1. "The Flute Song (LaLaLa)"
    Released: 2006

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.

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 67/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
HipHopDX 4/5 [3]
Los Angeles Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Now Noto Color- N.svgNoto Color- N.svgBlue square N.PNGBlue square N.PNGBlue square N.PNG [5]
PopMatters 5/10 [6]
PrefixStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
RapReviews7/10 [8]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"  E-Swift 0:29
2."Turn It Up"
3:04
3."The Flute Song (LaLaLa)"
  • Smith
  • Robinson
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:10
4."Popular Demand"
 Keezo Kane 3:40
5."The Get Down"
  • Robinson
  • Smith
  • Brooks
E-Swift3:32
6."Get into It"
  • Smith
  • Robinson
  • Brooks
  • James Dring
The Rural4:14
7."Faded"
  • Brooks
  • Danica Rozelle
E-Swift1:32
8."Chaos"
 Danger Mouse 3:03
9."Hangover" (featuring Styliztik Jones and Bishop Lamont)
E-Swift4:22
10."Party Ya Ass Off"
  • Smith
  • Robinson
  • Brooks
E-Swift3:47
11."Handle It"
3:18
12."On the Floor"
  • Smith
  • Robinson
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:19
13."Poverty's Paradise"
  • Robinson
  • Smith
  • Brooks
  • Alex Rowe
E-Swift3:26
14."Drink Wit Us"
  • Robinson
  • Brooks
  • Smith
E-Swift5:24
15."Do It"
  • Robinson
  • Smith
  • Brooks
  • Dring
  • Jody Street
  • The Rural
  • E-Swift (add.)
  • The Street Soul Symphony (add.)
3:38
16."Over Here" (featuring King Tee)
E-Swift3:48
Total length:55:46

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Independent Albums ( Billboard )38

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