Armed to the Teeth (Swollen Members album)
Armed to the Teeth is Swollen Members' fifth full-length release, released on October 27, 2009. It is their first release in three years, as the group had taken a break over the past few years while member Madchild dealt with drug addiction and legal issues. The album features guest appearances by Talib Kweli and Tech N9ne. In the United States the album debuted at #146 on the Billboard 200 with 3,400 copies sold in its first week, making it their first appearance on that chart.[8]
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| Released | October 27, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Suburban Noize | |||
| Producer | Brad X, Kevin Zinger, Madchild(exec.) Rob the Viking, Karim Goldan, Moka Only, Roger Swan, Russ Kline, Tre Nyce, DJ Kemo, Spawn, Metty the Dert Merchant | |||
| Swollen Members chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Armed to the Teeth | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Eye Weekly | [2] |
| HipHopDX |  [3] |
| NOW | [4] |
| The Phoenix | [5] |
| PressPlusOne | [6] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10[7] |
On August 25, 2009, the first single, "Warrior" (featuring Tre Nyce and Young Kazh) was released and peaked at #94 on the Canadian Hot 100. The second single, "Red Dragon", a remix of the track of the same name, performed and produced by former Swollen Members member Moka Only on the album Monsters in the Closet was released on September 8. Three days later, a music video for the lead single "Warrior" was released. On October 19, the full album became listenable on Swollen Members' MySpace page. The third single "Bollywood Chick" (featuring Tech N9ne & Tre Nyce) was released around October and the music video was released on November 10 via Swollen Members' YouTube account.[9] The fourth single "Porn Star" (featuring Tre Nyce) was released in early 2010 and music video was released on YouTube via Swollen Members' YouTube account.[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Reclaim the Throne" (featuring Tre Nyce) | Rob the Viking | 5:18 |
| 2. | "Pornstar" (featuring Tre Nyce) | Rob the Viking | 5:41 |
| 3. | "Kyla" | Rob the Viking | 5:27 |
| 4. | "Red Dragon" | Moka Only | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Bollywood Chick" (featuring Tech N9ne and Tre Nyce) | Rob the Viking, Karim Goldan | 8:02 |
| 6. | "Meltdown" | Rob the Viking | 4:53 |
| 7. | "My Life" | Rob the Viking | 7:54 |
| 8. | "Bang Bang" (featuring Tre Nyce and Young Kash) | Rob the Viking | 7:07 |
| 9. | "Here We Come" | Rob the Viking | 4:50 |
| 10. | "Warrior" (featuring Tre Nyce and Young Kash) | Rob the Viking | 4:50 |
| 11. | "Certified Dope" | Rob the Viking | 5:17 |
| 12. | "Funeral March" (featuring Saafir and Barbie Hatch) | Rob the Viking, Roger Swan, Russ Kline | 5:42 |
| 13. | "Flyest" (featuring Tre Nyce) | Rob the Viking, Tre Nyce | 5:40 |
| 14. | "Lonely One" | DJ Kemo, Roger Swan | 5:07 |
| 15. | "Cross Fire" (featuring Talib Kweli, Tre Nyce, Krondon, Phil Da Agony) | Metty the Dert Merchant, Rob the Viking | 4:08 |
| 16. | "Concerto" | Rob the Viking | 3:39 |
| 17. | "Dumb" (featuring Everlast, Slaine and Tre Nyce) | Rob the Viking | 5:51 |
| 18. | "Real P.I." (featuring Tre Nyce and Glasses Malone) | Karim Goldan | 8:19 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Albums Chart | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 146 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums | 23 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Eye Weekly review[permanent dead link]
- ^ HipHopDX review
- ^ NOW review
- ^ The Phoenix review
- ^ PressPlusOne review Archived November 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Paine, Jake (2009-11-04). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 11/1/2009 | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Kanaal van SWOLLENMEMBERS". YouTube. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ "Swollen Members - Pornstar (Feat. Tre Nyce)". YouTube. 2010-02-26. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
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