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{{Infobox album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = Likwidation
| name = Likwidation
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = Studio
| Artist = [[Tha Alkaholiks]]
| artist = [[Tha Alkaholiks]]
| Cover = Likwidation.jpg
| cover = Likwidation.jpg
| alt =
| Released = {{start date|1997|8|12}}
| Recorded = 1996-1997
| released = {{Start date|1997|8|26}}
| Genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip Hop]]
| recorded = 1996–97
| studio = {{hlist|Enterprise <small>(Burbank, California)</small>|Yo Mama's House <small>(Los Angeles)</small>|Sound Castle <small>(Los Angeles)</small>}}
| Label = [[Loud Records]]
| genre = [[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| Producer = E-Swift<br />[[Easy Mo Bee]]<br />[[Madlib]]<br />T-Smoov
| length = {{Duration|h=1|m=12|s=50}}
| Last album = '''''[[Coast II Coast]]''''' <br /> (1995)
| label = [[Loud Records]]
| This album = '''''Likwidation''''' <br /> (1997)
| producer = {{hlist|[[J-Ro]] <small>([[Executive producer|exec.]])</small>|[[Tash (rapper)|Tash]] <small>(exec.)</small>|[[E-Swift]] <small>(also exec.)</small>|[[Madlib]]|[[Easy Mo Bee]]|T-Smoov|[[Marley Marl]] <small>({{abbr|co.|co-producer}})</small>}}
| Next album = '''''[[X.O. Experience]]''''' <br /> (2001)
| prev_title = [[Coast II Coast]]
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [[X.O. Experience]]
| next_year = 2001
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Likwidation
| type = studio
| single1 = [[Hip Hop Drunkies]]
| single1date = April 10, 1997
| single2 = Likwidation
| single2date = August 26, 1997
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r308630|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = ''[[The Source (magazine)|The Source]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://www.buy.com/prod/Likwidation_Explicit_Version/q/loc/109/60371586.html <small>November, 1997, p. 176</small>]
| noprose = yes
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stanley|first=Leo|title=Tha Alkaholiks – ''Likwidation'': Review|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/likwidation-mw0000613576|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The New Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t9eocwUfoSoC&q=Tha+Alkaholiks+Likwidation&pg=PA13|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|last2=Hoard|first2=Christian David|publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]]|year=2004|isbn=978-0-7432-0169-8|pages=13|author-link=Nathan Brackett|author-link2=Christian Hoard}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Source]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Alvarez|first=Gabriel|date=October 1997|issue=97|title=Record Report: Tha Alkaholiks – Likwidation|magazine=[[The Source]]|page=176|location=New York}}</ref>
}}

'''''Likwidation''''' is the third studio album by American hip hop group [[Tha Alkaholiks]]. It was released on August 26, 1997, via [[Loud Records]]. Recording sessions took place at Enterprise Studio in [[Burbank, California]], at Yo Mama's House and at Sound Castle Recording Studios in [[Los Angeles]]. [[Hip hop production|Production]] was primarily handled by member [[E-Swift]], as well as [[Madlib]], [[Easy Mo Bee]], T-Smoov, and [[Marley Marl]]. It features guest appearances from [[Xzibit]], [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]], [[King T]]ee, [[Lootpack]], [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]], [[Phil da Agony]], [[The WhoRidas]], with cameos from [[DeBarge]], [[LL Cool J]] and [[Nas]]. The album peaked at number 57 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and number 15 on [[Top R&B Albums]] chart. Its [[lead single]], "[[Hip Hop Drunkies]]", became the group's biggest hit in 1997, peaking at No. 66 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart.


'''''Likwidation''''' is the third album by [[West Coast hip hop]] group [[Tha Alkaholiks]], released in 1997 on [[Loud Records]]. The album features a large amount of guest appearances, including [[Nas]], [[Lootpack]], [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]], [[Xzibit]], [[LL Cool J]], [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]] and [[King Tee]]. The album's lead single, "Hip Hop Drunkies", became the group's biggest hit in 1997, peaking at #66 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart. Following the release of ''Likwidation'', group member Tash temporarily went solo, and released the album ''Rap Life'' in 1999. The group didn't return with another album until 2001, with ''[[X.O. Experience]]''.
Following the release of ''Likwidation'', group member [[Tash (rapper)|Tash]] temporarily went solo, and released the album ''[[Rap Life]]'' in 1999. The group didn't return with another album until 2001, with the release of ''[[X.O. Experience]]'' under 'Tha Liks'.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
<!--this section is for album credits only-->
| all_writing =
{| class="wikitable"
| extra_column = Producer(s)
|-
| title1 = AA Meeting
!#
| note1 = Intro
!Title
| writer1 =
!Producer(s)
| extra1 =
!Performer (s)
| length1 = 1:36
!Length
| title2 = Likwidation
|-
| writer2 = {{hlist|[[J-Ro|James Robinson]]|[[Tash (rapper)|Rico Smith]]|[[E-Swift|Eric Brooks]]|[[Easy Mo Bee|Osten Harvey]]}}
|1
| extra2 = [[Easy Mo Bee]]
|"AA Meeting (Intro)"
| length2 = 5:08
|
| title3 = Captain Hook
|*Interlude*
| writer3 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|Brooks}}
|1:36
| extra3 = [[E-Swift]]
|-
| length3 = 4:44
|2
| title4 = Nas Skit
|"Likwidation"
| writer4 = [[Nas|Nasir Jones]]
|Easy Mo Bee
| extra4 =
|J-Ro, E-Swift, Tash
| length4 = 0:31
|5:08
| title5 = Tore Down
|-
| note5 = featuring [[Lootpack]]
|3
| writer5 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|[[Wildchild (rapper)|Jack Brown]]|[[Madlib|Otis Jackson Jr.]]}}
|"Captain Hook"
| extra5 = [[Madlib]]
|E-Swift
| length5 = 4:38
|Tash, J-Ro
| title6 = Off the Wall
|4:45
| note6 = featuring [[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]]
|-
| writer6 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|[[Keith Murray (rapper)|Keith Murray]]|T. Smith|Brooks}}
|4
| extra6 = {{hlist|T-Smoov|E-Swift{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
|"Nas (Skit)"
| length6 = 4:40
|
| title7 = Killin' It
|Nas
| note7 = featuring [[Xzibit]]
|0:32
| writer7 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|[[Xzibit|Alvin Joiner]]|Jackson Jr.}}
|-
| extra7 = Madlib
|5
| length7 = 4:04
|"Tore Down"
| title8 = LL Cool J Skit
|Madlib
| writer8 = [[LL Cool J|James Todd Smith]]
|Tash, J-Ro, Lootpack
| extra8 =
|4:39
| length8 = 0:51
|-
| title9 = Feel the Real
|6
| writer9 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|Brooks}}
|"Off the Wall"
| extra9 = E-Swift
|T-Smoov
| length9 = 4:36
|Tash, J-Ro, Keith Murray
| title10 = [[Hip Hop Drunkies]]
|4:41
| note10 = featuring [[Ol' Dirty Bastard]]
|-
| writer10 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|[[Ol' Dirty Bastard|Russell Jones]]|Brooks|[[Marley Marl|Marlon Williams]]}}
|7
| extra10 = {{hlist|E-Swift|[[Marley Marl]]{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
|"Killin' It"
| length10 = 4:54
|Madlib
| title11 = Aww Shit!
|Tash, J-Ro, Xzibit
| note11 = featuring Xzibit
|4:05
| writer11 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|Brooks}}
|-
| extra11 = {{hlist|E-Swift|Easy Mo Bee{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
|8
| length11 = 3:53
|"LL Cool J (Skit)"
| title12 = J-Ro Late Skit
|
| writer12 =
|LL Cool J
| extra12 =
|0:52
| length12 = 0:25
|-
| title13 = Keep It Pourin{{'-}}
|9
| writer13 = {{hlist|Robinson|Brooks}}
|"Feel the Real"
|E-Swift
| extra13 = E-Swift
| length13 = 3:51
|Tash, J-Ro
| title14 = Likwit Ridas
|4:37
| note14 = featuring [[The WhoRidas]]
|-
| writer14 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|Hasaan Mahmoud|Meikeo Taylor|Brooks}}
|10
| extra14 = E-Swift
|"Hip Hop Drunkies"
| length14 = 4:44
|E-Swift, [[Marley Marl]]
| title15 = Funny Style
|Tash, Ol' Dirty Bastard, J-Ro
| note15 = featuring [[King Tee]]
|4:54
| writer15 = {{hlist|Robinson|[[King T|Roger McBride]]|Brooks}}
|-
| extra15 = E-Swift
|11
| length15 = 2:49
|"Aww Shit!"
| title16 = Commercial Skit
|E-Swift
| writer16 =
|Tash, J-Ro, Xzibit
| extra16 =
|3:53
| length16 = 0:47
|-
| title17 = All Night
|12
| writer17 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|Brooks|[[Stevie Wonder]]}}
|"J-Ro Late (Skit)"
| extra17 = E-Swift
|
| length17 = 5:44
|*Interlude*
| title18 = DeBarge Skit
|0:25
| writer18 = [[DeBarge]]
|-
| extra18 =
|13
| length18 = 0:37
|"Keep it Pourin'"
| title19 = Pass Out
|E-Swift
| writer19 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|Brooks}}
|J-Ro
| extra19 = E-Swift
|3:52
| length19 = 4:33
|-
| title20 = 20th Caller Skit
|14
| writer20 =
|"Likwit Ridas"
| extra20 =
|E-Swift
| length20 = 0:32
|WhoRidas, J-Ro, Tash
| title21 = Rockin' With the Best
|4:44
| note21 = featuring [[Phil da Agony]]
|-
| writer21 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|[[Phil Da Agony|Jason Smith]]|Brooks}}
|15
| extra21 = E-Swift
|"Funny Style"
| length21 = 4:03
|E-Swift
| title22 = Contents Unda Pressure
|J-Ro, King Tee
| writer22 = {{hlist|Robinson|R. Smith|Brooks}}
|2:50
| extra22 = E-Swift
|-
| length22 = 4:58
|16
| total_length = 1:12:50
|"Commercial (Skit)"
}}
|
|*Interlude*
|0:48
|-
|17
|"All Night"
|E-Swift
|Tash, J-Ro
|5:44
|-
|18
|"DeBarge (Skit)"
|
|DeBarge
|0:48
|-
|19
|"Pass Out"
|E-Swift
|J-Ro, Tash
|4:33
|-
|20
|"20th Caller (Skit)"
|
|*Interlude*
|0:33
|-
|21
|"Rockin' With the Best"
|E-Swift
|J-Ro, Phil Da Agony, Tash, E-Swift
|4:04
|-
|22
|"Contents Unda Pressure"
|E-Swift
|J-Ro, Tash, E-Swift
|4:58
|}


;Notes
==Album singles==
*{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies a co-[[Record producer|producer]]
{| class="wikitable"

! Single information
;Sample credits
|-
*Track 6 contains elements from "[[The Breaks (song)|The Breaks]]" written by [[Kurtis Blow|Kurtis Walker]], JB Moore, Robert Ford, Russell Simmons & Lawrence Smith, performed by [[Kurtis Blow]]
| '''''"Hip Hop Drunkies"'''''
*Track 11 contains elements from "Love Spell" written by Bill Curtis, performed by the [[Fatback Band]]
*Released: 1997
*Track 15 contains elements from "Don't Tell It" written by Deidra Brown, Deanna Brown and Yamma Brown, performed by [[James Brown]]
*B-Side:
*Track 17 contains elements from "Too High" written and performed by [[Stevie Wonder]]
|-
| '''''"All Night"'''''
*Released: 1997
*B-Side:
|-
| '''''"Likwidation"'''''
*Released: 1997
*B-Side:
|}


==Personnel==
==Album chart positions==
*DJ Romes – scratches <small>(tracks: 5, 15)</small>
{| class="wikitable"
*Morris Rentie Jr. – bass <small>(track 6)</small>
!rowspan="2"| Year
*[[Eric "Bobo" Correa]] – percussion <small>(track 6)</small>
!rowspan="2"| Album
*[[James Macon]] – guitar <small>(track 13)</small>
!colspan="2"| Chart positions
*Derrick Davis – flute <small>(track 17)</small>
*Eric Brooks – engineering
*Eric Lynch – engineering
*Steve "Fred 40 To The Head" Fredrickson – engineering
*Gabe Chiesa – engineering
*Jean-Marie Horvat – engineering
*Marlon Williams – engineering
*Mark Chalecki – mastering
*[[Natas Kaupas]] – art direction, layout
*Philippe McClelland – photography
*Dave McEowen – lacquer cut
*Noa Ochi – A&R direction
*Che Harris – A&R
*Laurie Marks – A&R

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col" |Chart (1997)
! scope="col" |Peak<br />position
|-
|-
! scope="row" |US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Billboard 200 Chart: Week of September 13, 1997|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1997-09-13|access-date=October 22, 2020|website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
! [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]
| 57
! Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
|-
|-
! scope="row" |US [[Top R&B Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=September 13, 1997|title=Top R&B Albums|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AQoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en|publisher=[[Nielsen Business Media, Inc.]]|page=32|issn=0006-2510|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>
| 1997
| 15
| ''Likwidation''
|align="center"|57
|align="center"|15
|}
|}


==Singles chart positions==
===Singles chart positions===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Song
!rowspan="2"| Song
!colspan="4"| Chart positions
! colspan="2" | Chart positions
|-
|-
! [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
! [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
! [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]
! [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks]]
! [[Hot Rap Tracks|Hot Rap Singles]]
! [[Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales]]
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1997
|rowspan="2"| 1997
| "Hip Hop Drunkies"
| "Hip Hop Drunkies"
|align="center"|66
|align="center"| 66
|align="center"|37
|align="center"| 37
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
| "Likwidation"
| "Likwidation"
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| 122
|align="center"|89
|align="center"| 89
|align="center"| -
|align="center"| -
|}
|}


==References==
{{Likwit Crew}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Discogs master|60826|Tha Alkaholiks – Likwidation}}

{{Tha Alkaholiks}}

{{Authority control}}


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[[Category:Albums produced by Easy Mo Bee]]
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[[Category:Loud Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America]]


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Latest revision as of 00:21, 24 August 2024

Likwidation
Studio album by
Tha Alkaholiks
ReleasedAugust 26, 1997 (1997-08-26)
Recorded1996–97
Studio
  • Enterprise (Burbank, California)
  • Yo Mama's House (Los Angeles)
  • Sound Castle (Los Angeles)
GenreHip hop
Length1:12:50
LabelLoud Records
Producer
Tha Alkaholiks chronology
Coast II Coast
(1995) 		Likwidation
(1997) 		X.O. Experience
(2001)
Singles from Likwidation
  1. "Hip Hop Drunkies"
    Released: April 10, 1997
  2. "Likwidation"
    Released: August 26, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]
The Source[3]

Likwidation is the third studio album by American hip hop group Tha Alkaholiks. It was released on August 26, 1997, via Loud Records. Recording sessions took place at Enterprise Studio in Burbank, California, at Yo Mama's House and at Sound Castle Recording Studios in Los Angeles. Production was primarily handled by member E-Swift, as well as Madlib, Easy Mo Bee, T-Smoov, and Marley Marl. It features guest appearances from Xzibit, Keith Murray, King Tee, Lootpack, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Phil da Agony, The WhoRidas, with cameos from DeBarge, LL Cool J and Nas. The album peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200 and number 15 on Top R&B Albums chart. Its lead single, "Hip Hop Drunkies", became the group's biggest hit in 1997, peaking at No. 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Following the release of Likwidation, group member Tash temporarily went solo, and released the album Rap Life in 1999. The group didn't return with another album until 2001, with the release of X.O. Experience under 'Tha Liks'.

Track listing

[edit]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."AA Meeting" (Intro)  1:36
2."Likwidation"
Easy Mo Bee5:08
3."Captain Hook"
  • Robinson
  • R. Smith
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:44
4."Nas Skit"Nasir Jones 0:31
5."Tore Down" (featuring Lootpack)
Madlib4:38
6."Off the Wall" (featuring Keith Murray)
  • T-Smoov
  • E-Swift[a]
4:40
7."Killin' It" (featuring Xzibit)
Madlib4:04
8."LL Cool J Skit"James Todd Smith 0:51
9."Feel the Real"
  • Robinson
  • R. Smith
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:36
10."Hip Hop Drunkies" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard)
4:54
11."Aww Shit!" (featuring Xzibit)
  • Robinson
  • R. Smith
  • Brooks
  • E-Swift
  • Easy Mo Bee[a]
3:53
12."J-Ro Late Skit"  0:25
13."Keep It Pourin'"
  • Robinson
  • Brooks
E-Swift3:51
14."Likwit Ridas" (featuring The WhoRidas)
  • Robinson
  • R. Smith
  • Hasaan Mahmoud
  • Meikeo Taylor
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:44
15."Funny Style" (featuring King Tee)
E-Swift2:49
16."Commercial Skit"  0:47
17."All Night"
E-Swift5:44
18."DeBarge Skit"DeBarge 0:37
19."Pass Out"
  • Robinson
  • R. Smith
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:33
20."20th Caller Skit"  0:32
21."Rockin' With the Best" (featuring Phil da Agony)
E-Swift4:03
22."Contents Unda Pressure"
  • Robinson
  • R. Smith
  • Brooks
E-Swift4:58
Total length:1:12:50
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
Sample credits
  • Track 6 contains elements from "The Breaks" written by Kurtis Walker, JB Moore, Robert Ford, Russell Simmons & Lawrence Smith, performed by Kurtis Blow
  • Track 11 contains elements from "Love Spell" written by Bill Curtis, performed by the Fatback Band
  • Track 15 contains elements from "Don't Tell It" written by Deidra Brown, Deanna Brown and Yamma Brown, performed by James Brown
  • Track 17 contains elements from "Too High" written and performed by Stevie Wonder

Personnel

[edit]
  • DJ Romes – scratches (tracks: 5, 15)
  • Morris Rentie Jr. – bass (track 6)
  • Eric "Bobo" Correa – percussion (track 6)
  • James Macon – guitar (track 13)
  • Derrick Davis – flute (track 17)
  • Eric Brooks – engineering
  • Eric Lynch – engineering
  • Steve "Fred 40 To The Head" Fredrickson – engineering
  • Gabe Chiesa – engineering
  • Jean-Marie Horvat – engineering
  • Marlon Williams – engineering
  • Mark Chalecki – mastering
  • Natas Kaupas – art direction, layout
  • Philippe McClelland – photography
  • Dave McEowen – lacquer cut
  • Noa Ochi – A&R direction
  • Che Harris – A&R
  • Laurie Marks – A&R

Charts

[edit]
Chart (1997) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 57
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[5] 15

Singles chart positions

[edit]
Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
1997 "Hip Hop Drunkies" 66 37
"Likwidation" 122 89

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Stanley, Leo. "Tha Alkaholiks – Likwidation: Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ^ Alvarez, Gabriel (October 1997). "Record Report: Tha Alkaholiks – Likwidation". The Source. No. 97. New York. p. 176.
  4. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: Week of September 13, 1997". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
  5. ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 13, 1997. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
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