Gutter Water

Gutter Water is the debut full-length studio album by American hip hop duo Gangrene. It was released on November 22, 2010 via Decon. Production was handled by members Oh No and Alchemist, with DJ Muro co-producing one song. It features guest appearances from Big Twins, Evidence, Fashawn, Guilty Simpson, Medaphoar, Planet Asia, Raekwon and Roc C.

Gutter Water
Studio album by Gangrene
Released	November 22, 2010
Recorded	2006–2010
Genre	Hip hop
Length	48:49
Label	Decon
Producer	Alchemist Oh No
Gangrene chronology
Gutter Water (2010) Vodka & Ayahuasca (2012)
Singles from Gutter Water
"Not High Enough" Released: September 7, 2010 "Chain Swinging" Released: October 12, 2010

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX	3/5[1]
laut.de	[2]
Pitchfork	6.7/10[3]
PopMatters	5/10[4]
Spin	[5]

Critical reception

In his review for Spin, Christopher R. Weingarten made comparisons with Champion Sound, saying that the album "has none of Jaylib muted minimalism, opting for a barrage of manic rhymes and delirious clattering noise - haunted-house pianos, car crashes, backmasked ickiness, end-times news broadcasts, Godzilla whines, convulsive turntablism, and even the YouTube clip of a cop eating pot brownies".^[5] Tom Breihan of Pitchfork wrote: "rapping on Gutter Water is almost beside the point. Oh and Alc are producers first, and Gutter Water would work nearly as well as an instrumental album. And together, they've created a messy, impressive pile-up of half-broken piano loops and dense, clattery drum programming. It's a hazy, stoned piece of work, an expansive extended head-nod, everything it sets out to be".^[3] Sean Ryon of HipHopDX found the album "an unrelenting head banger that cleverly blends the best elements of California's underground Hip Hop scene. Lyrical setbacks aside, Gangrene's debut is an infectious combo of Alc's Kevlar-tough street anthems and Oh's musically off-kilter production".^[1] Alex Bahler of PopMatters resumed: "despite Gangrene's (worthwhile) commitment to keeping it realer than radio, the visual metaphor on Gutter Water is a stretch: the music isn't shit, but it's not the shit either".^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Michael Jackson Alan Maman	Oh No	1:03
2.	"Boss Shit"	Jackson Maman	Oh No	2:32
3.	"Not High Enough"	Jackson Maman	The Alchemist	3:19
4.	"Gutter Water" (featuring Raekwon)	Jackson Maman Corey Woods	The Alchemist DJ Muro (co.)	3:16
5.	"Get Into Some Gangster Shit" (featuring Planet Asia)	Jackson Maman Jason Green	The Alchemist	3:47
6.	"Take Drugs"	Jackson Maman	Oh No	3:52
7.	"Chain Swinging"	Jackson Maman	The Alchemist	2:44
8.	"Wassup Wassup" (featuring Fashawn and Evidence)	Jackson Maman Santiago Leyva Michael Perretta	Oh No	2:29
9.	"All Bad"	Jackson Maman	Oh No	4:54
10.	"Breathing Down Yo Neck" (featuring MED)	Jackson Maman Nicholas Rodriguez	The Alchemist	3:12
11.	"From Another Orbit" (featuring Roc C)	Jackson Maman Damien Smith	The Alchemist	3:43
12.	"Ransom"	Jackson Maman	Oh No	3:19
13.	"Standing in the Shadows"	Jackson Maman	The Alchemist	2:37
14.	"Brass Knuckle Rap" (featuring Guilty Simpson)	Jackson Maman Byron Simpson	The Alchemist	4:37
15.	"Not Leaving" (featuring Big Twins)	Jackson Maman Jamal Abdul Raheem	Oh No	3:26
Total length:				48:49

Personnel

• Michael "Oh No" Jackson – lyrics, vocals, producer (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 15), arranger
• Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – lyrics, vocals, producer (tracks: 3-5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14), arranger
• Corey "Raekwon" Woods – lyrics & vocals (track 4)
• Jason "Planet Asia" Green – lyrics & vocals (track 5)
• Santiago "Fashawn" Leyva – lyrics & vocals (track 8)
• Michael "Evidence" Perretta – lyrics & vocals (track 8)
• Nicholas "M.E.D." Rodriguez – lyrics & vocals (track 10)
• Damien "Roc C" Smith – lyrics & vocals (track 11)
• Byron "Guilty" Simpson – lyrics & vocals (track 14)
• Jamal "Big Twins"/"Twin Gambino" Abdul Raheem – lyrics & vocals (track 15)
• Romeo "DJ Romes" Jimenez – scratches (tracks: 2, 7, 9)
• Murota "DJ Muro" Takayoshi – co-producer (track 4)
• Ricardo Gutierrez – mastering
• Dan Park – art direction, illustration
• Peter Bittenbender – art direction