title: By the Throat (Eyedea & Abilities album)
text: # By the Throat (Eyedea & Abilities album)
  
  By the Throat is the third and final studio album by American hip hop duo Eyedea & Abilities. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on July 21, 2009.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Aggregate scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | Metacritic | 76/100 |
  | Review scores ||
  | Source | Rating |
  | BBC | favorable |
  | City Pages | favorable |
  | HipHopDX | |
  | PopMatters | |
  | URB | |
  
  At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
  
  Andrew Dietzel of PopMatters gave the album 9 stars out of 10, commenting that "By the Throat, succinct and emotive, is the perfect convergence of styles, attacking the listener's jugular with a powerful punk thrust, cynical observations, and an out-and-out assault on hip-hop's standards." Adam Figman of URB gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Combined with newly found experiences, newly discovered self-awareness and newly refined skills, By the Throat catches this almost forgotten duo at a new height of their combined powers."
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits adapted from liner notes.
  
  * Eyedea – vocals, lyrics, production (1, 5), keyboards (1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11), guitar (1, 3–6, 8–10), bass guitar (1, 9), drum programming (2, 10), percussion (2, 10), recording, mixing
  * DJ Abilities – production, keyboards (1, 3, 4, 7), turntables (2, 4, 6–8, 10), bass guitar (3)
  * JT Bates – drums (1)
  * Jeremy Ylvisaker – guitar (2, 8, 11), bass guitar (2, 6), percussion (2)
  * Casey O'Brien – bass guitar (4)
  * Brian Johnson – mixing, mastering
  * Michael Gaughan – artwork
  * Siddiq – layout, design
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 9 |
  | US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 38 |
  | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 91 |
  