''By the Throat'' is the third and final studio album by American hip hop duo

Eyedea & Abilities Eyedea & Abilities (often abbreviated as E&A) was an American hip hop duo from Saint Paul, Minnesota, consisting of rapper Eyedea and DJ Abilities. The duo was founded in 1999 and became a prominent figure of the underground hip hop scene, bec ...

. It was released on

Rhymesayers Entertainment Rhymesayers Entertainment (sometimes abbreviated RSE) is an American independent hip-hop record label based in Minneapolis. History Rhymesayers Entertainment was co-founded in 1995 by Sean Daley (Slug), Anthony Davis (Ant), Musab Saad (Sab th ...

on July 21, 2009.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Andrew Dietzel of ''

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'' gave the album 9 stars out of 10, commenting that "''By the Throat'', succinct and emotive, is the perfect convergence of styles, attacking the listener's jugular with a powerful punk thrust, cynical observations, and an out-and-out assault on hip-hop's standards." Adam Figman of '' URB'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Combined with newly found experiences, newly discovered self-awareness and newly refined skills, ''By the Throat'' catches this almost forgotten duo at a new height of their combined powers."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

Eyedea Micheal David Larsen (November 9, 1981 – October 16, 2010), better known by his stage name Eyedea, was an American musician, rapper, and poet. He was a freestyle battle champion and songwriter from Saint Paul, Minnesota. Larsen had appear ...

– vocals, lyrics, production (1, 5), keyboards (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), guitar (1, 3–6, 8–10), bass guitar (1, 9), drum programming (2, 10), percussion (2, 10), recording, mixing *

DJ Abilities Gregory Keltgen, better known by his stage name DJ Abilities, is an American underground hip hop producer and DJ signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment who is based in Minneapolis. He is a founding member of Eyedea & Abilities alongside Eyedea, S ...

– production, keyboards (1, 3, 4, 7), turntables (2, 4, 6–8, 10), bass guitar (3) * JT Bates – drums (1) * Jeremy Ylvisaker – guitar (2, 8, 11), bass guitar (2, 6), percussion (2) * Casey O'Brien – bass guitar (4) * Brian Johnson – mixing, mastering * Michael Gaughan – artwork * Siddiq – layout, design

Charts

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:By the Throat (Eyedea and Abilities album) 2009 albums Eyedea & Abilities albums Rhymesayers Entertainment albums