Fire It Up (Kottonmouth Kings album)

Fire It Up is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Kottonmouth Kings. It was released on April 20, 2004 via Suburban Noize Records with a bonus DVD titled Down 4 tha Krown which contained interviews, documentary footage, video clips and music videos. Production was handled by Mike Kumagai and member Daddy X, who also served as executive producer together with Kevin Zinger. It features guest appearances from Humble Gods and Casey Royer. The album peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Independent Albums in the United States.

Fire It Up
Studio album by Kottonmouth Kings
Released	April 20, 2004 (2004-04-20)
Recorded	2003–04
Genre	Rap rock
Length	1:12:04
Label	Suburban Noize Records
Producer	Daddy X Mike Kumagai
Kottonmouth Kings chronology
Rollin' Stoned (2002) Fire It Up (2004) Kottonmouth Kings (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Undaground Movement"		1:33
2.	"Fire It Up"	Brad Xavier Dustin Miller Timothy McNutt Michael Kumagai	3:44
3.	"Legalize Freedom"	Xavier Doug Carrion	1:02
4.	"In da House"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	3:26
5.	"Bring It On"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	3:49
6.	"Outcast"	Xavier Miller McNutt Carrion Kumagai	3:17
7.	"Angry Youth"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	3:32
8.	"The Deal"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	4:00
9.	"Who's the Criminal" (featuring Humble Gods)	Xavier Miller McNutt Carrion Kumagai	3:02
10.	"Eye of the Storm"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	1:52
11.	"Bad Habits"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	3:52
12.	"Johnny's Gotta Problem" (featuring Casey Royer)	Xavier Miller McNutt Casey Royer Kumagai	3:32
13.	"Life Styles"	Xavier Miller McNutt Robert Rogers	3:49
14.	"Let's Fuck"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	4:08
15.	"Down 4 the Krown"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	3:49
16.	"Leave Us Alone"	Xavier Miller McNutt Carrion Kumagai	3:02
17.	"Ur Done"	Xavier Miller McNutt Carrion Kumagai	1:33
18.	"Skunk One"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	3:32
19.	"Live to Day"	Xavier Miller McNutt Kumagai	3:47
20.	"Rip the Night Away"	Xavier Miller McNutt Carrion	3:46

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
21.	"High Ridaz"	Miller McNutt Park	4:09
22.	"Get Up"	Xavier Miller McNutt Luiz Gaez Carrion	3:48
Total length:			1:12:04

Japanese version bonus track

No.	Title	Length
23.	"Southern Cali Weather"	4:08

Down 4 Tha Krown DVD

No.	Title	Length
23.	"Bring It On" (Kottonmouth Kings)
24.	"Destroy" (Humble Gods)
25.	"Sub Noize Ratz" (Kottonmouth Kings)
26.	"Hooligan" (Big B)
27.	"Define Destiny" (Last Laugh)
28.	"Dogs On The Hunt" (Judge D)
29.	"Fools Paradise" (Humble Gods)
30.	"Money Talks" (Saint Dog)
31.	"Wrestle With The Pig" (Mower)
32.	"Magnetic Mic Control" (Phunk Junkeez)
33.	"Sleepers" (Kottonmouth Kings)

Notes

• Track 12 is a cover version of D.I.'s song "Johnny's Got a Problem" from 1986 Horse Bites Dog Cries.

Personnel

• Brad "Daddy X" Xavier – vocals, producer, executive producer
• Dustin "D-Loc" Miller – vocals
• Timothy "Johnny Richter" McNutt – vocals
• Daniel "Danny P" Patterson – guitar (tracks: 1, 10, 11, 18)
• Doug Carrion – guitar (tracks: 6, 9, 12, 16, 17), bass (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22)
• Paul Ill – bass (tracks: 3, 11, 20, 22)
• Brad Gordon – keyboards (tracks: 1, 3, 10, 11, 20, 22)
• Tom Brayton – drums (tracks: 3, 11, 20)
• Byron McMackin – drums (tracks: 6, 12)
• Josh Freese – drums (track 9)
• Scott Garrett – drums (tracks: 16, 17, 19, 22)
• Mike Kumagai – producer, mixing, engineering
• Patrick Shevelin – mixing, engineering
• Tom Baker – mastering
• Kevin Zinger – executive producer
• Dave Leamon – cover
• Larry Love – illustration, layout
• Scott Harrison – photography

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	42
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[3]	4