By the Throat | ||||
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Studio album by Eyedea & Abilities | ||||
Released | July 21, 2009 | |||
Genre | Hip hop, rap rock | |||
Length | 29:53 | |||
Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment | |||
Producer | DJ Abilities, Eyedea | |||
Eyedea & Abilities chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100 |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
BBC | favorable |
City Pages | favorable |
HipHopDX | |
PopMatters |
By the Throat is the third and final studio album by American hip hop duo Eyedea & Abilities. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on July 21, 2009.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, By the Throat received an average score of 76% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Andrew Dietzel of Popmatters gave the album 9 stars out of 10, saying, "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."
All lyrics written by Eyedea; all music composed by DJ Abilities, Eyedea.