Tha Alkaholiks
Party rappers from the West Coast, tha Alkaholiks entered the hip-hop field by working with King Tee on his 1993 Tha Triflin' Album; after touring with KRS-One, Ice Cube, and Too Short, they found a major-label contract with Loud/RCA. The group came together in the early '90s, after DJ E-Swift (born Eric Brooks) and Tash (born Rico Smith) -- both raised in Cincinnati -- had worked together in Disturbers of the Peace (D.O.P.). The two settled permanently in Los Angeles and met J-Ro (born James Robinson), who had worked in Total Control with rapper Suavee D and King Tee (opening for the Real Roxanne and Dana Dane, among others), but was looking to move on. Named tha Alkaholiks, the trio worked with King Tee on his single "I Got It Bad Y'All," and signed to Loud/RCA for the 1993 single "Likwit/Only When I'm Drunk." Debut album 21 & Over followed later that year, while their second, Coast II Coast, saw the trio working with East Coast heavyweight Q-Tip even while they maintained a West Coast party vibe throughout. Tha Alkaholiks released their third album, Likwidation, in August 1997, and became tha Liks for 2001's X.O. Experience. Firewater arrived in 2006 -- along with the announcement that the group would be no more.
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Discography
14 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Likwidation
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Waxploitation Records on 6 Aug 1997
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Mary Jane / Relieve Yourself
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by RCA - Legacy on 3 Jul 2020
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Coast II Coast
Soul/Funk/R&B - Released by RCA Records Label on 11 Apr 1994
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21 & Over
Soul/Funk/R&B - Released by RCA Records Label on 1 Apr 1993
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X.O. Experience
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by LOUD - Columbia on 25 May 2001
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X.O. Experience
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by LOUD - Columbia on 25 May 2001
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The Next Level
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by RCA - Legacy on 28 Feb 1995
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Likwidation
Pop/Rock - Released by RCA Records Label on 12 Aug 1997
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Run Wild
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by LOUD - Columbia on 10 Jul 2001
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Firewater
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Waxploitation Records on 17 Jan 2006
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The X Homie (Xzibit Diss)
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by Bonzi Records on 3 Aug 2018
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Best U Can
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by LOUD - Columbia on 10 Jul 2001
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