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A long seven years after the gangsta rap supergroup Westside Connection released Bow Down, one of the definitive West Coast gangsta rap albums of the '90s, they reunited in 2003 for a second go-round, Terrorist Threats. The state of the rap union had changed a lot since 1996, which was the height of the original gangsta era, back when 2Pac and Biggie were still alive and in their prime. So it's a little unsettling to hear the trio of veteran gangstas in Westside Connection -- Ice Cube, WC, and Mack 10 -- still trying to rally the "Gangsta Nation" circa 2003, the year of young gunners like 50 Cent and pretty-boy skirt-chasers like Chingy. Yet the old-fashioned gangsta growl of Westside Connection seems all the more poignant as a result -- as if they were ghosts of gangsta past, back to haunt listeners -- especially on songs like "So Many Rappers in Love," where these O.G.s call out their much younger, "21 Questions"-asking contemporaries. Not everything on Terrorist Threats is gruff and bitter, though. Standout songs like "Gangsta Nation" and "Lights Out" have plenty of feel-good swerve, especially when the likes of Nate Dogg and Knoc-Turn'al grace the hooks.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Unknown, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Young Tre, Producer - Treyvon Green, Composer
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Young Tre, Producer - Treyvon Green, Composer
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
William, ComposerLyricist - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Jacksson, ComposerLyricist - Rolinson, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records
Ron Feemster, Composer - O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Ron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Rashad Coes, Composer, Producer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ice Cube, FeaturedArtist - Mack 10, FeaturedArtist - Danny Elliott Means II, Composer - Butch Cassidy, FeaturedArtist - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Claudio Robles, Composer - Pockets, Producer
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist - K-Mac, FeaturedArtist - Kelly Garmon, Composer - Young Tre, Producer - Treyvon Green, Composer
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Waynne Nugent, Composer - Kevin Risto, Composer - O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JERRY HARRISON, Composer - David Byrne, Composer - Tina Weymouth, Composer - Bruce Waynne, Producer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dirty Swift, Producer - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Chris Franz, Composer
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Rashad Coes, Composer, Producer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Claudio Robles, Composer - Pockets, Producer
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Howie Hersh, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Royal Habor, Composer - Damion "Damizza" Young, Composer, Producer - Knoc 'Turn 'Al, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SPIDER, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sir Jinx, Producer - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Jimmy Tucker, Composer - Andrew Price, Composer - The Hood, FeaturedArtist - DJ Jamal #9, Producer - Mr. Holloway, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Weaton, Composer - Jamal Hill, Composer
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Waynne Nugent, Composer - Kevin Risto, Composer - O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bruce Waynne, Producer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dirty Swift, Producer - Westside Connection, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Derryck Thornton, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist - Big Tank, Producer
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
O'Shea Jackson, Composer - Megahertz, Producer - Dedrick Rolison, Composer - WC, Composer - Dorsey Wesley, Composer - Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Westside Connection, MainArtist
(C) 2003 Capitol Records, Inc.. All rights reserved. Manufactured by Capitol Records, Inc., 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, California 90028. Unauthorized Reproduction is a Violation of Applicable Laws. ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
A long seven years after the gangsta rap supergroup Westside Connection released Bow Down, one of the definitive West Coast gangsta rap albums of the '90s, they reunited in 2003 for a second go-round, Terrorist Threats. The state of the rap union had changed a lot since 1996, which was the height of the original gangsta era, back when 2Pac and Biggie were still alive and in their prime. So it's a little unsettling to hear the trio of veteran gangstas in Westside Connection -- Ice Cube, WC, and Mack 10 -- still trying to rally the "Gangsta Nation" circa 2003, the year of young gunners like 50 Cent and pretty-boy skirt-chasers like Chingy. Yet the old-fashioned gangsta growl of Westside Connection seems all the more poignant as a result -- as if they were ghosts of gangsta past, back to haunt listeners -- especially on songs like "So Many Rappers in Love," where these O.G.s call out their much younger, "21 Questions"-asking contemporaries. Not everything on Terrorist Threats is gruff and bitter, though. Standout songs like "Gangsta Nation" and "Lights Out" have plenty of feel-good swerve, especially when the likes of Nate Dogg and Knoc-Turn'al grace the hooks.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:20
- Main artists: Westside Connection
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2003 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
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