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Could Tha Alkaholiks be considered a classic Hip Hop act?

posted 9 years ago by Deceptikon225
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They never really had that one super-smash hit that defined their careers, but they most definitely where dope emcees and I personally list "Coast II Coast" in the top 100 of my all-time dopest Hip-Hop albums. You can hear their influence on a lot of up-and-coming West Coast emcees like Black Hippy, Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies, Odd Future, etc.

Would you say Tha Liks are a classic Hip-Hop act?

"I rope-a-dope the evil with righteous bobbin' and weavin'..."

[–] DeltaHomicide 9 years ago

Yes, they're a classic West Coast group. Coast II Coast is dope, but at the time it got overshadowed by Wu-Tang, particularly Meth's first solo album.

[–] Icecutter 9 years ago

[–] Evolution-X 9 years ago

They have some pretty good albums, particularly "21 &Over, "Coast II Coast," and "Likwidation." I enjoyed "X.O. Experience" and "Firewater," but they weren't great albums like the other three were. Also, they may not have had that much exposure way back when, but they were well-known enough.

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[–] Oodles_of_Oz 9 years ago

Yes, definite classics. The West was mostly pumping out Gangsta but The Liks bucked that trend with the party vibe and the drunk schtick. Up til 1993 there weren't that many West Coast artists with successful albums that weren't Gangsta (Del, The Pharcyde, Paris, & Digital Underground come to mind), but The Liks (along with Souls of Mischief, The Coup, Freestyle Fellowship, & Mad Kap) led the charge in a different direction, making the West a more diverse place for Hip Hop.

Personally, I dig their debut the most but I've got a lot of nostalgia attached to that album (takes me back to some great parties), but Coast II Coast is right up there. I dig all their work (including solo).

[–] Icecutter 9 years ago

I have the Likwidation cd, didn't age well. Sounds pretty wack now.

[–] Deceptikon225 9 years ago

I also remember, during that time - the height of the whole East Coast/West Coast Beef, Tha Liks were one of the few major West Coast acts that would still regularly collab with East Coast producers and artists (or vice versa) and not have it look forced or like some publicity stunt.

"I rope-a-dope the evil with righteous bobbin' and weavin'..."

[–] Oodles_of_Oz 9 years ago

Yep, they transcended the beef. Probably because they were a group made up of guys from different corners of America.

A recent example of their coast to coast collabs is their work with The Beatnuts (perfectly named Liknuts). I haven't been able to get my hands on the whole album yet though.

Liknuts - Grumpy Crocodile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61un0NU4tLk

[–] Icecutter 9 years ago

the best thing about the Liks is they frequently worked with King T and Xzibit, 2 rappers far superior unfortunately to themselves