Coast II Coast

1995 studio album by Tha Alkaholiks

Coast II Coast

Studio album by

Tha Alkaholiks

Released| February 28, 1995
Recorded| 1994
Studio| Yo Mama's House (Los Angeles, CA)
Genre| Hip hop
Length| 51:44
Label|

* Loud
* RCA

Producer|

* Tha Alkaholiks (also exec.)
* Diamond D
* Madlib

Tha Alkaholiks chronology
| 21 & Over
(1993)  | Coast II Coast
(1995)  | Likwidation
(1997)

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Singles from  Coast II Coast

1. "Daaam!"
Released: 1994
2. "Next Level"
Released: 1995

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Rap Pages| 7/10[2]
RapReviews| 10/10[3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide| [4]
The Source| [5]

Coast II Coast is the second studio album by American hip hop trio Tha Alkaholiks. It was released on February 28, 1995 via Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at Yo Mama's House in Los Angeles. Production was handled by Diamond D, Madlib, and Tha Liks themselves. It features guest appearances from King Tee, Declaime, Diamond D, Lootpack, Q-Tip, The Baby Bubbas and Xzibit. The album reached number 50 on the Billboard 200 and number 12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums in the United States. Its lead single "Daaam!" peaked at No. 85 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and No. 20 on the Hot Rap Singles, while the second single off of the album, "Next Level", landed at No. 43 on the Hot Rap Singles.

## Critical reception

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Jeff Chang, in Trouser Press, praised E-Swift's production, calling it "as incisive as ever".[6]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Rico Smith, James Robinson and Eric Brooks, and produced by E-Swift, except where noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "WLIX" (featuring Lootpack and Declaime)|

* Smith
* Robinson
* Brooks
* Otis Jackson
* Jack Brown
* Dudley Perkins

* Madlib
* Tha Alkaholiks[a]

| 5:53
2.| "Read My Lips"|  |  | 3:20
3.| "Let It Out"|

* Smith
* Robinson
* Brooks
* Joseph Kirkland

* Diamond D

| 4:43
4.| "21 and Under"|  |  | 4:48
5.| "All the Way Live" (featuring King Tee and Q-Tip)|

* Smith
* Robinson
* Roger McBride
* Jonathan Davis

|  | 4:22
6.| "Hit and Run" (featuring Xzibit)|  |  | 5:46
7.| "DAAAM!"|  |  | 4:46
8.| "2014"|  |  | 3:13
9.| "Bottoms up" (featuring King Tee)|

* Smith
* Robinson
* Brooks
* McBride

|  | 4:06
10.| "Flashback" (featuring The Baby Bubbas)|  |  | 6:02
11.| "The Next Level" (featuring Diamond D)|

* Smith
* Robinson
* Brooks
* Kirkland

* Diamond D
* E-Swift[b]

| 4:44
Total length:| 51:44

Notes

* ^[a] signifies a co-producer
* ^[b] signifies an additional producer

## Personnel

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* Rico "Tash" Smith – vocals, co-producer (track 1), executive producer
* James "J-Ro" Robinson – vocals, co-producer (track 1), executive producer
* Eric "E-Swift" Brooks – scratches, vocals, producer (tracks: 2, 4-10), co-producer (tracks: 1, 11), mixing, executive producer
* Dudley "Declaime" Perkins – vocals (track 1)
* Jack "Wildchild" Brown – vocals (track 1)
* Romeo "DJ Romes" Jimenez – scratches (track 1)
* Otis "Madlib" Jackson – producer (track 1)
* Joseph "Diamond D" Kirkland – vocals (track 11), producer (tracks: 2, 11)
* James E. "DJ Pen One" Haynes – scratches (track 2)
* Roger "King Tee" McBride – vocals (tracks: 5, 9)
* Jonathan "Q-Tip" Davis – vocals (track 5)
* Alvin "Xzibit" Joiner – vocals (track 6)
* Les July – bass (track 7)
* The Baby Bubbas – vocals (track 10)
* Roman "Lil Ro" Hernandez – additional vocals (track 11)
* Steve "Fred 40 To The Head" Fredrickson – engineering
* Axel Nehaus – engineering (track 5)
* Bob Morse – mixing
* Noa Ochi – coordinator
* Natas Kaupas – art direction, design
* Michael Miller – photography
* Troy McNair – management

## Charts

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Chart (1995)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[7] | 50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 12

## References

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1. ^ Rabin, Nathan. "Tha Alkaholiks - Coast II Coast Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
2. ^ Tompkins, Dave (March 1995). "Tha Alkaholiks / Coast II Coast". Flippin Da Traxx. Rap Pages. Vol. 4, no. 3\. Los Angeles: Larry Flynt Publications. p. 24.
3. ^ Simelane, Vukile (June 8, 2004). "Tha Alkaholiks :: Coast II Coast :: Loud Records". RapReviews. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
4. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 13–14\. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
5. ^ Cunningham, Raymond "Da Ill Mantis" (May 1995). "The Alkaholiks – Coast II Coast". Record Report. The Source. No. 68\. New York. p. 66.
6. ^ Chang, Jeff. "Alkaholiks". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
7. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of March 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
8. ^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: Week of March 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

## External links

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* Tha Alkaholiks – Coast II Coast at Discogs (list of releases)

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Tha Alkaholiks

* J-Ro
* Tash
* E-Swift

Studio albums|

* 21 & Over (1993)
* Coast II Coast (1995)
* Likwidation (1997)
* X.O. Experience (2001)
* Firewater (2006)

Singles|

* "Hip Hop Drunkies"

Related articles|

* Likwit Crew
* Rap Life
* Control Freek

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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