Long Live the Kings [White Vinyl]

by Kottonmouth Kings

Overview

"15 years and goin' strong/Still rippin' the bong" these rap-rock Kings declare right out of the gate, and there's no denying the excitement level and suburban-spawned snottiness is as strong as ever on the herb-friendly group's eleventh official album. Long Live the Kings is the first Kings album to have the honor of being released on the stoner's holiday of 4/20, and as expected, almost every track here is "something to smoke to," although this time there's also something to ingest with the silly psychedelia of "Mushrooms." All the trash-rap planets align when the Insane Clown Posse show up for a very un-N.W.A. "F*ck the Police," which offers no great social commentary other then that getting pulled over is a real bummer. It's hard not to smile at the track's great opening exchange (Cop: "Any drugs or any weapons in the vehicle?" Perp: "Kinda"), and while the mainstream hip-hop scene has no reason to check the album, the cheap thrills are piled high with fun punk-pop-rap ("Rampage") and maybe even power pop-rap ("Take It to the Top") keeping the cul de sac-dwelling Kings from sounding like hood rat posers. The latter tune asks "Why does everyone gotta act like a big Mac?/Just kick-back, chill, and drink a six pack," and for a taste-free, guilty pleasure moment, it sounds like a fantastic idea. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2022
Label:	Cleopatra
UPC:	0889466112812
Rank:	82263

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Kottonmouth Kings   Primary Artist
Insane Clown Posse   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Tech N9ne   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Big B   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Dogboy   Vocals
Daddy X   Sequencing
Vicky Calhoun   Vocals
Jim Perkins   Guitar
BJ Smith   Vocals

Technical Credits

Kevin Zinger   Management,Executive Producer
James Perkins   Composer
Mike Kumagai   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Brad X   Executive Producer
Daddy X   Mixing,Arranger,Engineer,Producer,Liner Notes
Jim Perkins   Producer
Joseph Bruce   Composer
Brad Xavier   Composer
Dustin Miller   Composer
Michael Summers   Composer
Derek Plank   Photography
Ivory Daniel   Management
Fabrice Hensenns   Photography
David Alexander   Composer
Tom Baker   Mastering
Ca$Sy Quintal   Design,Art Direction
Dirtball Productions   Beats
Luke Tarnowski   Illustrations
Patrick "P-Nice" Shevelin   Mixing,Engineer
Sonny Tipton AKA Officer Babbit   Narrator
Spidey Hole Beats   Beats
Timothy McNutt   Composer
Brian Mahoney   Composer
Aaron Yates   Composer
Eddie Tater   Composer
Joey Tater   Composer