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".
Track listing
Notes signifies a co-producer 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 positionUS Billboard 200 50US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 12
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