As the World Burns
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| Released | August 24, 1999 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 60:51 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
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As the World Burns is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Arsonists. It was released on August 24, 1999, via Matador Records.[1] The recording sessions took place at Gallco Enterprises, at D&D Studios and at Ozone Studios in New York, and at The Fire Place. The album was produced by members Q-Unique, Freestyle, MC D-Stroy and Swel Boogie, except one song produced with DJ Spin One. The album peaked at number 78 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Its single "Pyromaniax" peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | favorable[3] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [4] |
| Exclaim! | mixed[5] |
| NME | [6] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[7] |
| The Source |  [8] |
| Vibe | favorable[9] |
Jordan N. Mamone of CMJ New Music Report said: "The mood and the beats can get a little outlandish, but generally, the minor-key strings and time-capsule scratches admirably push hip-hop into the future while taking cues from its past".[1]
In 2015, Fact placed it at number 72 on the "100 Best Indie Hip-Hop Records of All Time" list.[10]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" |
| Q-Unique | 1:37 |
| 2. | "Backdraft" |
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| 3:11 |
| 3. | "Shit Ain't Sweet" |
| Freestyle | 4:03 |
| 4. | "Pyromaniax" |
| Q-Unique | 4:21 |
| 5. | "Underground Vandal" | Wallace | Q-Unique | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Blaze" |
| Q-Unique | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Venom" |
| Q-Unique | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Frienemies" | Melendez |
| 2:05 |
| 9. | "Lt. Worf & Chewbacca" |
| Q-Unique | 1:47 |
| 10. | "Session" |
| D-Stroy | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Shaboing" |
| Freestyle | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Rhyme Time Travel" |
| Q-Unique | 2:49 |
| 13. | "Live to Tell" |
| D-Stroy | 3:26 |
| 14. | "Seed" |
| Q-Unique | 3:04 |
| 15. | "Lunchroom Take-Out" |
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| 3:50 |
| 16. | "Worlds Collide" |
| Freestyle | 4:24 |
| 17. | "Flashback" |
| Freestyle | 3:00 |
| 18. | "D-Sturbed Words" | Melendez | D-Stroy | 2:06 |
| 19. | "Geembo's Theme" |
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| 2:03 |
| 20. | "Halloween" |
| Freestyle | 4:01 |
| 21. | "In Your Town" |
| D-Stroy | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 1:00:51 | |||
Charts
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] | 78 |
References
- ^ a b Mamone, Jordan N. (September 6, 1999). "Arsonists - As The World Burns (Matador)". CMJ New Music Report: 22.
- ^ Conaway, Matt. "Arsonists - As the World Burns". AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Rabin, Nathan (April 19, 2002). "The Arsonists: As The World Burns". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide: Arsonists". Christgau's Consumer Guide. Retrieved June 1, 2018.
- ^ Cowie, Del F. (October 1, 1999). "Arsonists: As The World Burns". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "As The World Burns". NME. September 12, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
- ^ Wisdom, James P. (April 16, 2004). "Arsonists: As the World Burns: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 16, 2004. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Wayback Machine.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Burke, Miguel (September 1999). "Arsonists – As the World Burns". Record Report. The Source. No. 120. New York. pp. 314, 320.
- ^ Callahan-Bever, Noah (October 1999). "The Arsonists 'As The World Burns'". Vibe: 187.
- ^ "72. Arsonists - As the World Burns (Matador, 1999)". Fact. February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
- ^ "Arsonists Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
External links
- As the World Burns at Discogs (list of releases)