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Def Jam's forays into the world of West Coast gangstas haven't always gone well (remember the bitter parting with San Diego thug Jayo Felony), but the label nevertheless signed up Jayo's fellow Crip-walker W.C., late of Maad Circle and Westside Connection, giving the underrated Cailfornia rhymer the break many felt he'd long deserved. Yet he doesn't take full advantage of it on Ghetto Heisman, despite an impressive parade of guests that includes Snoop Dogg and even old pal Ice Cube, lured back to the rap game from his silver screen duties. The rich, Clinton-sampling G-funk sounds just as good here as it did it in its early-'90s heyday, but W.C.'s verses too often lapse into gangsta boilerplate; when he gives it a fleet-tongued twist on "Bellin," the results really are Heisman-worthy. But the most impressive and troubling moment comes with "Something 2 Live 4," a fantasy worthy of Eminem in sound and subject matter. The gory fantasy about the kidnapping of Dub's daughter won't shock anyone who's lived through Slim Shady's "Kim" -- or the Geto Boys, Schoolly D, or a long list of other acts, hip-hop and otherwise. Using it to deliver a message about the important things in life, however, closes the album on an unnervingly twisted note.
© Dan LeRoy /TiVo
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William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kent Hertz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Kieklak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Hayworth, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jackson, Producer, Co-Producer - Crazy Toones, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Collins, ComposerLyricist - William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kokane, FeaturedArtist - Jerry Long, ComposerLyricist - Kent Hertz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Wilson, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Scott Kieklak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Jackson, Producer, Co-Producer - Crazy Toones, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Nathaniel Hale, ComposerLyricist - William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - Calvin Broadus, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - Nate Dogg, FeaturedArtist - Scott Storch, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Lopez, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snoop Dogg, FeaturedArtist - Segal, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Not Applicable, ComposerLyricist - Crazy Toones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - Lawrence Parker, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Best, ComposerLyricist - WC, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Brad Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Domenic Troiano, ComposerLyricist - Scott Larock, ComposerLyricist - Kent Hertz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - SMITH, ComposerLyricist - Scarface, FeaturedArtist - Scott Kieklak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Browne, ComposerLyricist - Shawne Jackson, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jackson, Producer, Co-Producer - Crazy Toones, Producer, Co-Producer - Buck Wild, Producer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ricardo Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Rick Rock, Producer - William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - ERIC WILLIAMS, ComposerLyricist - Case, FeaturedArtist - Case E. Woodard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Crazy Toones, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
O'Shea Jackson, ComposerLyricist - William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Gilliam, ComposerLyricist - WC, Producer, Co-Producer, MainArtist - Kent Hertz, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ice Cube, FeaturedArtist - Scott Kieklak, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - BATTLECAT, Producer - Mack 10, FeaturedArtist - Dedrick Rollins, ComposerLyricist - Derek Jackson, Producer, Co-Producer - Crazy Toones, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Gilliam, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - BATTLECAT, Producer - Butch Cassidy, FeaturedArtist - Danny Means, II, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - Tony Pizarro, Producer, ComposerLyricist - FLIP, Producer - Butch Cassidy, FeaturedArtist - Danny Means, II, ComposerLyricist - Flip Wilcox, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - Tony Pizarro, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Flip Wilcox, ComposerLyricist - Toofpick From South-West, FeaturedArtist - Chaz Cable, ComposerLyricist - Michael Cable, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lorenzo Patterson, ComposerLyricist - O'Shea Jackson, ComposerLyricist - William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - Ice Cube, FeaturedArtist - Tony Pizarro, Producer, ComposerLyricist - FLIP, Producer - MC Ren, FeaturedArtist - Flip Wilcox, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - Garry Shider, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Tony Pizarro, Producer, ComposerLyricist - FLIP, Producer - Flip Wilcox, ComposerLyricist - Dr. Stank, FeaturedArtist - Lady T, FeaturedArtist - Deville, FeaturedArtist - Bobby Worrell, ComposerLyricist - A. Irvin, ComposerLyricist - Terri Williams, ComposerLyricist - D. Milhouse, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - Jules Batiste, ComposerLyricist - William Warner, ComposerLyricist - Da Neckbones, Producer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - Gangsta, FeaturedArtist - Lamar Calhoun, Composer - A. Holmes, ComposerLyricist - Crazy Toones, Producer
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Mark Batson, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - William Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist - Derek Jackson, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Def Jam's forays into the world of West Coast gangstas haven't always gone well (remember the bitter parting with San Diego thug Jayo Felony), but the label nevertheless signed up Jayo's fellow Crip-walker W.C., late of Maad Circle and Westside Connection, giving the underrated Cailfornia rhymer the break many felt he'd long deserved. Yet he doesn't take full advantage of it on Ghetto Heisman, despite an impressive parade of guests that includes Snoop Dogg and even old pal Ice Cube, lured back to the rap game from his silver screen duties. The rich, Clinton-sampling G-funk sounds just as good here as it did it in its early-'90s heyday, but W.C.'s verses too often lapse into gangsta boilerplate; when he gives it a fleet-tongued twist on "Bellin," the results really are Heisman-worthy. But the most impressive and troubling moment comes with "Something 2 Live 4," a fantasy worthy of Eminem in sound and subject matter. The gory fantasy about the kidnapping of Dub's daughter won't shock anyone who's lived through Slim Shady's "Kim" -- or the Geto Boys, Schoolly D, or a long list of other acts, hip-hop and otherwise. Using it to deliver a message about the important things in life, however, closes the album on an unnervingly twisted note.
© Dan LeRoy /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:26
- Main artists: WC
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records (The Island Def Jam Music Group / Universal Music)
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2002 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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