Coast II Coast


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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Track listing

Notes
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    Personnel

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

    Charts