Firewater | ||||
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Released | January 24, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Studio | Street Soul Studios ( Los Angeles, CA) | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 55:46 | |||
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Tha Alkaholiks chronology | ||||
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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.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
HipHopDX | 4/5 [3] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Now | NN/NNNNN [5] |
PopMatters | 5/10 [6] |
Prefix | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
RapReviews | 7/10 [8] |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
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" |
|
| 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 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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US Independent Albums ( Billboard) | 38 |
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Firewater | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 24, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2005 | |||
Studio | Street Soul Studios ( Los Angeles, CA) | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 55:46 | |||
Label | ||||
Producer |
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Tha Alkaholiks chronology | ||||
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Singles from Firewater | ||||
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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.
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 67/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
HipHopDX | 4/5 [3] |
Los Angeles Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Now | NN/NNNNN [5] |
PopMatters | 5/10 [6] |
Prefix | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
RapReviews | 7/10 [8] |
Slant Magazine | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | E-Swift | 0:29 | |
2. | "Turn It Up" |
|
| 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" |
|
| 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" |
|
| 3:38 |
16. | "Over Here" (featuring King Tee) |
| E-Swift | 3:48 |
Total length: | 55:46 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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US Independent Albums ( Billboard) | 38 |
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