Tha Alkaholiks Firewater

Posted on 01.24.2006

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Tha Alkaholiks
Album : Firewater
Release date : January 24, 2006
Label : Kock records

Waxploitation Records and KOCH Records announce the release of "Firewater," the fifth and final album by Tha Alkaholiks. "Firewater" is slated for a February release and will precede an Alkaholiks ’farewell tour’ — a final party for their fans. The group will retire after the release of "Firewater" and the final tour.

"Knowing ’Firewater’ was going to be our last album made us very, very focused," says E-Swift. "We knew there was never going to be a second chance and we owed it to our fans to put everything we could into it, right here, right now."

"We all have different goals and things we want to do as individuals. It’s important for us to move forward and find new challenges," says J-Ro.

"We were party animals for over a decade. Times are changing," says Tash. "We’ll still get together once in a while to do a song here and a song there...but this is going to be it as far as albums go."

Over the last decade, few artists have been able to crossover with both commercial and underground audiences as seamlessly as Tha Liks have done. Consistent fixtures year after year in the fickle hip hop world, Tha Alkaholiks (Tash, E-Swift and J-Ro) are considered by many to be as influential as any artist in hip hop. Classic Alkaholiks singles like "Make Room," "Daaaaaam !" and "Likwit" are still radio and mixtape staples.

"In some ways, the release of ’Firewater’ is bittersweet," says Waxploitation Records founder Jeff Antebi. "It feels like the end of an era, but Tha Alkaholiks are exiting with an incredible legacy to follow them. It’s not often an artist can pick their own exit, at the peak of their game."

Tha Alkaholiks have released four critically acclaimed CDs : "X.O. Experience," "21 & Over," "Coast II Coast," and "Likwidation," which have featured a ’who’s who’ of hip hop’s elite including Nas, Busta Rhymes, Madlib, Xzibit, Q-Tip, Kurupt, The Neptunes and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, to name just a few.

Three early samples from the new album are available online. The song "Get Into It" can be heard at www.alkaholiks.com and the Danger Mouse-produced "Chaos" can be heard at www.myspace.com/alkaholiks. The single "The Flute Song (LaLaLa)" can be heard at www.waxploitation.com

Customer review : I wouldn’t necessarily say that the alkaholiks are trying to be more commercial with this one because times are changing for hip hop as far as production and style. Now if they were singing about laffy taffys and grills then I think that they would be going more commercial. I think that their just trying to appeal to the west coast audience more than before with beats with heavy basslines and synthesizers, although with an exception of some east coast sounding beats with samples.

This is definately on of those albums you have to listen to more than once, it grows on you like crazy. I loved x.o. experience and compared this one to it at first but then realized it’s a different type of album. I think that j-ro spits some dope lyrics on this one, and as always tash rips the tracks with his ginsu knife lyrics and even swift spits some cool flows. Not a classic but I would say this is a very good album from tha liks and I hope they never leave the game because tha alkaholiks got the flows to make you say DDDDAAAAMMMNNNN. mac ounce

Tracklisting :
1. The Flute Song (LaLaLa)
2. Turn It Up
3. Chaos
4. Faded
5. Drink Wit Us
6. On Tha Floor
7. The Get Down
8. Hangover
9. Poverty’s Paradise
10. Get Into It
11. Party Ya Ass Off
12. Handle It
13. Over Here
14. Do It
15. Popular Demand