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Coast II Coast

Studio album by Tha Alkaholiks

Released

February 28, 1995

Recorded

June - August 1994

Studio

Yo Mama's House
(Los Angeles, CA)

Genre

West Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Boom bap, Underground hip hop

Length

51:44

Label

Loud Records / RCA Records

Producer

Tha Alkaholiks (also exec.), Diamond D, E-Swift, Madlib

Tha Alkaholiks chronology

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Coast II Coast is the second studio album by American hip hop trio Tha Alkaholiks, It was released in February 28, 1995 through Loud Records and RCA Records. Recording sessions took place at Yo Mama's House in Los Angeles, California from June to August 1994. Production was handled primarily by group member E-Swift, with the exception of "WLIX" prod. by Madlib and co. prod. by Tha Liks themselves and "The Next Level" and "Let It Out" prod. by Diamond D. It includes guest appearances by Lootpack, Declaime, Q-Tip, King Tee, Xzibit, and The Baby Bubbas.

The album's title refers to Tha Alkaholiks, who are from Los Angeles, working with New York artists, making them one of the first West Coast hip hop artists to work with their East Coast counterparts.

The album peaked at #50 on the Billboard 200, and #12 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It received positive reviews. Coast to Coast spawned the singles: "DAAAM!" and "The Next Level".


Track listing[]

No. Title Performer(s) Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
1. "WLIX" J-Ro, Tash, Declaime, Lootpack Brooks, Brown, Jackson, Perkins, Robinson, Smith Madlib, Tha Alkaholiks (co.) 5:53
2. "Read My Lips" Tash, J-Ro, E-Swift Brooks, Robinson, Smith E-Swift 3:20
3. "Let It Out" Tash, J-Ro, E-Swift Brooks, Kirkland, Robinson, Smith Diamond D 4:43
4. "21 and Under" Tash, J-Ro Brooks, Robinson, Smith E-Swift 4:48
5. "All the Way Live" Tash, J-Ro, Q-Tip, King Tee Davis, McBridge, Robinson, Smith E-Swift 4:22
6. "Hit and Run" J-Ro, E-Swift, Xzibit Brooks, Robinson, Smith E-Swift 5:46
7. "DAAAM!" E-Swift, Tash, J-Ro Brooks, Robinson, Smith E-Swift 4:46
8. "2014" J-Ro Brooks, Robinson, Smith E-Swift 3:13
9. "Bottoms Up" Tash, J-Ro, King Tee Brooks, McBride, Robinson, Smith E-Swift 4:06
10. "Flashback" Tash, J-Ro, E-Swift, The Baby Bubbas Brooks, Robinson, Smith E-Swift 6:02
11. "The Next Level" J-Ro, Tash, E-Swift, Diamond D Brooks, Kirkland, Robinson, Smith Diamond D, E-Swift (add.) 4:44

Notes

  • Track 7 features bass performed by Les July.
  • Track 11 features background vocals performed by Lil' Ro.


Samples[]

WLIX

  • "Get Out of My Life Woman"by Solomon Burke
  • "Interlude II" by Freddie Hubbard and Ilhan Mimaroglu

Read My Lips

  • "God Make Me Funky" by The Headhunters feat. Pointer Sisters
  • "Satan's Boogie" by Ohio Players
  • "Shithouse Blues" by John Valby

Let It Out

  • "The Human Fly" and "Sampans" by Lalo Schifrin
  • "Anything You Can Do" by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton

21 and Under

All the Way Live

  • "Interlude I" by Freddie Hubbard and Ilhan Mimaroglu
  • "Smoke a Blunt Too (The Promo)" by Redman feat. Tame One
  • "Freestyle (Apr. '94)" by Skillz and Q-Tip

Hit and Run

  • "My Ship" by Ron Carter
  • "Spoonie Is Back" by Spoonie Gee
  • "The Shadow Outro" from The Shadow (TV Show)

DAAAM!

  • "Gimme What You Got" by Le Pamplemousse
  • "Nautilus" by Bob James

2014

  • "The Letter" by Al Green
  • "Hip-Hop vs. Rap" by KRS-One

Bottoms Up

  • "We Came to Party" from Beat Street

Flashback

  • "I Can't Stand It" by Evelyn "Champagne" King
  • "The Bridge" by MC Shan

The Next Level

  • "Search for Jenny" by Francis Lai
  • "Miles Out" by Mahavishnu Orchestra
  • "The Fantastic 5 Intro" by The Fantastic 5