Fish Outta Water Explained

Fish Outta Water
Type:studio album
Artist:Chali 2na
Cover:Fish Outta Water.jpg
Released:[1]
Genre:Hip hop
Label:Decon
Prev Title:Fish Market
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Fish Market Part 2
Next Year:2010

Fish Outta Water is the first solo studio album by Chali 2na, a front member of Jurassic 5. It was released on Decon in 2009. It features guest appearances from Talib Kweli, Anthony Hamilton, Beenie Man, Elzhi, and the Marley brothers Damian and Stephen. It peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Ryan Drever of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, writing, "In a bid to assert himself as a strong, diverse talent all on his own, there are notable stylistic shifts peppered throughout these 15 cuts." Mosi Reeves of Spin stated that "Chali 2na uses his cavernous baritone as another resonant instrument in the mix, while his lyrics, which address police brutality ('Guns Up') and fatherhood ('Righteous Way'), lend subtext for deeper listening."

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chali 2na - Fish Outta Water. AllMusic. April 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160425135016/http://www.allmusic.com/album/fish-outta-water-mw0000819067. April 25, 2016. live.
  2. Chali 2na - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums. Billboard. April 15, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603235656/http://www.billboard.com/artist/298907/chali-2na/chart?f=324. June 3, 2016. live.