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Chemical Warfare
Chemical Warfare
Studio album by Alchemist
Released	July 7, 2009
Recorded	2006–2009
Genre	Hip hop
Length	55:29
Label	ALC; eOne;
Producer	Alchemist
Alchemist chronology
Singles from Chemical Warfare
	"Smile"; Released: May 5, 2009;

Chemical Warfare is the second solo studio album by American hip hop producer and recording artist the Alchemist. It was released on July 7, 2009 via ALC Records and E1 Music. Produced entirely by the Alchemist himself, it features guest appearances from Blu, Eminem, Evidence, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Juvenile, Kid Cudi, Kool G Rap, KRS-One, Kxng Crooked, Lil' Fame, Maxwell, Oh No, Prodigy, Pusha T, Roc C, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Tha Dogg Pound, The Lady of Rage, Three 6 Mafia and Twista.

The album debuted at number 63 on the Billboard 200, number 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 4 on the Top Rap Albums, number 6 on the Independent Albums charts in the United States. Its lead single "Smile" was released on May 5, 2009 with an accompanying music video was directed by Jason Goldwatch.^[1] Songs "Lose Your Life" and "Therapy" previously appeared on The Alchemist's Cookbook EP.

Background

The back cover of the Alchemist's promotional single "Keys to the City", released in 2007, mentioned a new album, expected to be in-stores in early 2008. On his 2008 mixtape The Cutting Room Floor 2, the Alchemist revealed that the album titled Chemical Warfare is scheduled to be released in Summer 2008. In the closing credits of the animated music video for the song "Lose Your Life" it was stated that the album would be released in February 2009.^[2] In May 2009, the full track listing was revealed with the release set for July 7, 2009.^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]
HipHopDX	3.5/5^[6]
laut.de	^[7]
Pitchfork	7.8/10^[8]
RapReviews	8.5/10^[9]
XXL	3/5 (L)^[10]

Chemical Warfare was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 83 based on four reviews.^[4]

Steve 'Flash' Juon of RapReviews praised the work, saying "it may be that the only constant on Chemical Warfare IS Alchemist's beats, but that's enough to make it work--and like the futuristic battle it implies the album is filled with hits you'll never see coming".^[9] AllMusic's Jeffries found the album "keeps this capo's reputation in tact. Recommended for aspiring dons and more open-minded thugs".^[5] David Drake of Pitchfork stated: "Chemical Warfare is a rap version of Speilberg's Minority Report; it draws upon a gritty underground past while embracing more modern craftsmanship, where new smooth edges are balanced by the felt-authenticity of its caliginous vision".^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Alan Maman	0:58
2.	"ALC Theme" (with Kool G Rap)	Maman Nathaniel Wilson	3:49
3.	"Lose Your Life" (with Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss and Pusha T)	Maman Calvin Broadus Jason Phillips Terrence Thornton	4:28
4.	"Chemical Warfare" (with Eminem)	Maman Marshall Mathers	1:33
5.	"Grand Concourse Benches" (with KRS-One)	Maman Lawrence Parker	5:22
6.	"Therapy" (with Evidence, Blu, Talib Kweli and KiD CuDi)	Maman Michael Perretta Johnson Barnes Talib Kweli Greene Scott Mescudi	5:22
7.	"That'll Work" (with Three 6 Mafia and Juvenile)	Maman Paul Beauregard Jordan Houston Terius Gray	5:00
8.	"Smile" (with Maxwell and Twista)	Maman Gerald Maxwell Rivera Carl Mitchell	4:43
9.	"Keep the Heels On" (with Prodigy)	Maman Albert Johnson	3:45
10.	"Acts of Violence" (Gangrene with Roc 'C' and Crooked I)	Maman Michael Jackson Damien Smith Dominic Wickliffe	5:22
11.	"Lights, Cameras, Action" (with Lil' Fame)	Maman Jamal Grinnage	1:39
12.	"Some Gangster Shit" (with Fabolous)	Maman John Jackson	2:00
13.	"On Sight" (with Tha Dogg Pound and The Lady of Rage)	Maman Delmar Arnaud Ricardo Brown Robin Allen	3:46
14.	"Take a Look Back"	Maman	5:29

Bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Under Siege" (performed by Gangrene)	Maman M. Jackson	Oh No	2:13
Total length:				55:29

Digital bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
16.	"Lose Your Life" (Instrumental)	3:26
17.	"Chemical Warfare" (Instrumental)	1:26
18.	"That'll Work" (Instrumental)	4:19

Personnel

Daniel Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – vocals, producer (tracks: 1-14), recording (tracks: 1-3, 5-15), mixing (track 6), sleeve notes
Nathaniel "Kool G Rap" Wilson – vocals (track 2)
Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – vocals (track 3)
Jason "Jadakiss" Phillips – vocals (track 3)
Terrence "Pusha T" Thornton – vocals (track 3)
Marshall "Eminem" Mathers – vocals (track 4)
Lawrence "KRS-One" Parker – vocals (track 5)
Michael "Evidence" Perretta – vocals (track 6)
Johnson "Blu" Barnes III – vocals (track 6)
Talib Kweli – vocals (track 6)
Scott "KiD CuDi" Mescudi – vocals (track 6)
Paul "DJ Paul" Beauregard – vocals (track 7)
Jordan "Juicy J" Houston – vocals (track 7)
Terius "Juvenile" Gray – vocals (track 7)
Gerald Maxwell Rivera – vocals (track 8)
Carl "Twista" Mitchell – vocals (track 8)
Eric Johnson – bass (track 8)
Albert "Prodigy" Johnson – vocals (track 9)
Michael "Oh No" Jackson – vocals (tracks: 10, 15), producer (track 15)
Damien "Roc C" Smith – vocals (track 10)
Dominic "Crooked I" Wickliffe – vocals (track 10)
Jamal "Lil' Fame" Grinnage – vocals (track 11)
John "Fabolous" Jackson – vocals (track 12)
Delmar "Daz Dillinger" Arnaud – vocals (track 13)
Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – vocals (track 13)
Robin "The Lady of Rage" Allen – vocals (track 13)
Ming – additional vocals (track 13)
Mike Strange – recording (track 4)
Eddie Sancho – mixing (tracks: 2, 13)
Kevin Crouse – mixing (tracks: 3-5, 7-12, 14)
Romeo "DJ Romes" Jimenez – scratches & mixing (track 15)
Arnold Mischkulnig – mastering
Neil Maman – executive producer, management
Paul Grosso – design, creative director
Chad Griffith – photography
Michael Greene – A&R
Stephen Hacker – A&R
Tiffany R. Almy – legal