Firewater
Studio album by
Tha Alkaholiks
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2006
Recorded2005
StudioStreet Soul Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
GenreHip 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
HipHopDX4/5[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NowNN/NNNNN[5]
PopMatters5/10[6]
Prefix[7]
RapReviews7/10[8]
Slant Magazine[9]
SpinB-[10]
The A.V. ClubB[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-Swift0:29
2."Turn It Up"
3:04
3."The Flute Song (LaLaLa)"
  • Smith
  • Robinson
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:10
4."Popular Demand"
Keezo Kane3:40
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 Mouse3:03
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

References

  1. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for Firewater - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Tha Alkaholiks - Firewater Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ Ryce, Jeff (January 30, 2006). "Tha Alkaholiks - Firewater". HipHopDX. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Baker, Soren (January 22, 2006). "Yes, it's OK to have fun while you're at it". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "NOW Magazine - Music in Toronto, FEBRUARY 16 - 22, 2006". NOW. February 2006. Archived from the original on July 17, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. 1 2 Frauenhofer, Michael (February 15, 2006). "Tha Alkaholiks: Firewater, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. 1 2 Covert, Adrian (February 6, 2006). "Tha Alkaholiks . Firewater [prefixmag review]". Prefixmag. Archived from the original on February 8, 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ "Tha Alkaholiks :: Firewater – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. December 20, 2005. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  9. 1 2 Neigher, Eric (February 7, 2006). "Review: Tha Alkaholiks, Firewater". Slant Magazine. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  10. 1 2 "SPIN". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 2. SPIN Media LLC. February 2006. p. 87. ISSN 0886-3032. Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Google Books.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  11. 1 2 Rabin, Nathan (January 25, 2006). "Tha Alkaholiks: Firewater". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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