Kottonmouth Kings - Rollin` Stoned [PA]

Artist:

Kottonmouth Kings

Description:

Kottonmouth Kings: D-Loc, Johnny Richter, Daddy X, Pakelika, Tax Man, Lou Dog, DJ Bobby B.
Recorded at The Jungle Room, Burbank, California; Electric Ghetto Studios, Venice Beach, California; Jim Henson Studios, Hollywood, California.
Kottonmouth Kings` agenda is nothing if not single-minded. In their world, wholesale legalization of marijuana is, as Peter Tosh once put it, a must. And with ROLLIN` STONED, their fourth official full-length, there`s no way they can be accused of not staying on-message. These Orange County, California dope fiends play a fully evolved mix of rap and hardcore with such no-brainer titles as "4-2-0" and "Light It Up." But their stoner aesthetic belies a savvy approach to both production and performance--there`s no Grateful Dead-style excessive instrumental frippery in evidence here.
"Sleepers," with its Turkish Casbah ambience and triumphal told-you-so message to all the band`s haters, both comes straight to the point and serves as potted band history for those who`ve been tardy tuning in. And as if to prove they`re not just concrete-brained Cali hardcore stoners, there`s the almost pastoral "Positive Vibes," a gently swaying gem to beguile the unwary before it morphs into some Jamaican-style toasting and the dynamic hardcore So-Cal two-step of "Zero Tolerance." With STONED the Kings give a cursory nod to both West Coast rap and Dave Matthews Band-style stoner rock before heading off into their own unique tangerine-colored sunset.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Magic Bus (Intro)
2. Sleepers
3. Full Throttle
4. 4-2-0
5. Big Bank - (interlude)
6. Enjoy
7. Positive Vibes
8. Zero Tolerance
9. Float Away
10. Pot Head - (interlude)
11. Pushin` Limits
12. Pull, Pull - (interlude)
13. Rest Of My Life
14. Living In Fear - (featuring The Judge)
15. Sub-Noize Rats
16. Strange Daze
17. Tangerine Sky
18. Built To Last
19. Waking Dream
20. Soul Surfin`
21. Endless Highway
22. Light It Up

Album Information

Release Date:

10/08/2002

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Underground/Alt Rap

Label:

Capitol/EMI Records

Producer:

Daddy X; Kumagai

Catalog Number:

34286

Original Release Year:

2002

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

The Judge

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