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By the Throat
Studio album by Eyedea & Abilities
Released	July 21, 2009 (2009-07-21)
Genre	Hip hop, alternative hip hop, rap rock, underground hip hop
Length	29:53
Label	Rhymesayers Entertainment
Producer	DJ Abilities Eyedea
Eyedea & Abilities chronology
E&A (2004) By the Throat (2009)

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
BBC	favorable
City Pages	favorable
HipHopDX
PopMatters
URB

At Metacritic, 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 PopMatters 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 – 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 – 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

1. ^ "Eyedea & Abilities - By The Throat". Rhymesayers Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
2. ^ Newberry, Maverick (May 18, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities Announce New Album". XLR8R. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
3. ^ "By The Throat by Eyedea & Abilities". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
4. Lawrence, Alistair (2009). "Eyedea & Abilities - By the Throat - Review". BBC. Archived from the original on February 11, 2011. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
5. Swanson, Carl Atiya (July 22, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities: By the Throat". City Pages. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
6. Tardio, Andres (July 23, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities - By The Throat". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
7. ^ Dietzel, Andrew (August 30, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities: By the Throat". PopMatters. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2015.
8. ^ Figman, Adam (July 23, 2009). "Eyedea & Abilities :: By The Throat". URB. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
9. "Eyedea-Abilities Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
10. "Eyedea-Abilities Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
11. "Eyedea-Abilities Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2019.

External links

• By the Throat at AllMusic
• By the Throat at Discogs (list of releases)

• 2009 albums
• Eyedea & Abilities albums
• Rhymesayers Entertainment albums