21 & Over (album)
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| Studio album by Tha Alkaholiks | ||||
| Released | August 24, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1992-93 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Loud/RCA | |||
| Producer | Tha Alkaholiks King Tee Lootpack Derick "D. Pimp" Williams |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
21 & Over is the debut album by West Coast hip hop group, Tha Alkaholiks. It is highly praised, and has been described as "the quintessential West Coast party album."[2] It has ten tracks, timed at only about 35 minutes, but it contains three singles, "Make Room," "Likwit" and "Mary Jane." None of these singles reached The Billboard Hot 100, but they all did well on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The only single that contains vocals from anybody other than Tash and J-Ro is "Likwit," which features King Tee. King Tee is responsible for founding Tha Alkaholiks, and the track's title is a reference to the Likwit Crew that he created. Lootpack and Threat are the only other guest vocalists on this album, but production is provided by Tha Alkaholiks, King Tee, Lootpack and Derick "D. Pimp" Williams.
Track listing
| # | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) | Sample(s) | Length |
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| 1 | "Likwit" | E-Swift, Tha Alkaholiks | Tash, J-Ro, King Tee | *"Ode To Billy Joe" by Lou Donaldson | 2:34 |
| 2 | "Only When I'm Drunk" | E-Swift, Tha Alkaholiks | J-Ro, Tash, E-Swift | *"Seven Minutes of Funk" by Tyrone Thomas & The Whole Darn Family | 3:36 |
| 3 | "Last Call" | E-Swift, King Tee | Tash, J-Ro, E-Swift | *"The Payback" by James Brown | 4:37 |
| 4 | "Can't Tell Me Shit" | Derick "D. Pimp" Williams, E-Swift | E-Swift, J-Ro | *"Think (About It)" by Lyn Collins | 4:09 |
| 5 | "Turn Tha Party Out" | Lootpack, Tha Alkaholiks | Lootpack, Tash, J-Ro, E-Swift | *"Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss | 3:19 |
| 6 | "Bullshit" | King Tee, E-Swift, Tha Alkaholiks | J-Ro, King Tee | *"It's A New Day" by Skull Snaps | 3:27 |
| 7 | "Soda Pop" | E-Swift, King Tee | E-Swift, Field Trip, Tash | *"Hard Times" by Baby Huey *"Snakin' the Grass" by Cannonball Adderley |
2:48 |
| 8 | "Make Room" | E-Swift, Tha Alkaholiks | J-Ro, Tash | *"Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & the Family Stone *"Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley & The J.B.'s |
3:28 |
| 9 | "Mary Jane" | Lootpack, Tha Alkaholiks | J-Ro, Tash | *"Mary Jane" by Rick James | 3:31 |
| 10 | "Who Dem Niggas" | E-Swift, Tha Alkaholiks | Threat, E-Swift, J-Ro, Tash | *"Take Me to The Mardi Gras" by Bob James *"Blind Alley" by Emotions *"You Can't Love Me if You Don't Respect Me" by Lyn Collins |
3:46 |
Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
| 1993 | 21 & Over | #124 | #23 | |
Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | |||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | ||
| 1993 | "Make Room" | – | #85 | #8 | #43 |
| 1994 | "Likwit" | – | #97 | #31 | #38 |
| 1994 | "Mary Jane" | – | – | – | #22 |
