Coast II Coast

Coast II Coast
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
Singles from Coast II Coast
	"Daaam!"; Released: 1994; "Next Level"; Released: 1995;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
RapReviews	10/10^[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

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

Jeff Chang, in Trouser Press, praised E-Swift's production, calling it "as incisive as ever".^[4]

Track listing

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

*Coast II Coast*
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
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

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

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[5]	50
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	12

References

^ Rabin, Nathan. "Tha Alkaholiks - Coast II Coast Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
^ Simelane, Vukile (June 8, 2004). "Tha Alkaholiks :: Coast II Coast :: Loud Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
^ Chang, Jeff. "Alkaholiks". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of March 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: Week of March 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

External links

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

[1] Rabin, Nathan. "Tha Alkaholiks - Coast II Coast Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[2] Simelane, Vukile (June 8, 2004). "Tha Alkaholiks :: Coast II Coast :: Loud Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[3] Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.

[4] Chang, Jeff. "Alkaholiks". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[5] "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of March 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

[6] "Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: Week of March 18, 1995". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2023.

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