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As his first solo release since Westside Connection's hit effort, The Shadiest One was positioned as WC's breakthrough to the major league of rap superstars. The hardcore edge that dominated his earlier releases with the Maad Circle has been tamed somewhat, so he can reach a wider audience. Of course, he still retains his gangsta image, relying on familiar lyrical and musical trappings, but everything's a bit more subdued than before, with mixed results. In the case of "Keep Hustlin'," the slight pop makeover works well, but other times it falls flat. And, like any of WC's albums, The Shadiest One runs too long. On several songs, the music simply meanders without any hooks to bring it back into focus. But that isn't a fatal flaw, especially since it's a familiar one, and the best moments on the record are as good as anything he's ever recorded, making The Shadiest One another solid entry in his catalog.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Kevin Gilliam, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - D.J. Battlecat, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, MainArtist - Unknown, ComposerLyricist - D.J. Battlecat, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Earl Collins, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Gilliam, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - FRANK WADDY, ComposerLyricist - Crazy Toones, Producer - Lamar Dupre Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - D.J. Battlecat, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tony Banks, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - CJ Mac, FeaturedArtist - Bryan Ross, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Ronald Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Claydes Eugene Smith, ComposerLyricist - Richard Westfield, ComposerLyricist - Ice Cube, FeaturedArtist - David Porter, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Nathan Bell, ComposerLyricist - Donald Wesley Boyce, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist - Stuart Craig Bullard, ComposerLyricist - Skooby Doo, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
T. Shaw, ComposerLyricist - E. Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Too Short, FeaturedArtist - Woody Cunningham, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ronnie Wilson, ComposerLyricist - T. Green, ComposerLyricist - E-40, FeaturedArtist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Oliver A. Scott, ComposerLyricist - Young Tre, Producer - Norman Anthony Durham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kevin Gilliam, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Juni Morrison, ComposerLyricist - D.J. Battlecat, Producer
℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anthony Henderson, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Crazy Toones, Producer - Lamar Dupre Calhoun, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stuart Craig Bullard, ComposerLyricist - Skooby Doo, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ice Cube, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Delmar Arnaud, ComposerLyricist - DAT NIGGA DAZ, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Marlon Lu' Ree Williams, ComposerLyricist - Antonio M. Hardy, ComposerLyricist - CJ Mac, FeaturedArtist - Bryan Ross, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Grover Washington, Jr., ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Crazy Toones, Producer - Bryan Ross, ComposerLyricist - Lamar Dupre Calhoun, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dutch, Producer - Mathew Enrique Cousin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tristan Jones, ComposerLyricist - Ice Cube, FeaturedArtist - Mack 10, FeaturedArtist - Lamar Dupre Calhoun, ComposerLyricist - Mo-Suavea, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
William Earl Collins, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - George Clinton, ComposerLyricist - Bernie Worrell, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stuart Craig Bullard, ComposerLyricist - D.J. Battlecat, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
J. Williams, ComposerLyricist - WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Franky Beverly, ComposerLyricist - Barr Nine Productions, Producer
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
WC, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Keston Wright, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Steve Coleman, Producer - Douglas Coleman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
As his first solo release since Westside Connection's hit effort, The Shadiest One was positioned as WC's breakthrough to the major league of rap superstars. The hardcore edge that dominated his earlier releases with the Maad Circle has been tamed somewhat, so he can reach a wider audience. Of course, he still retains his gangsta image, relying on familiar lyrical and musical trappings, but everything's a bit more subdued than before, with mixed results. In the case of "Keep Hustlin'," the slight pop makeover works well, but other times it falls flat. And, like any of WC's albums, The Shadiest One runs too long. On several songs, the music simply meanders without any hooks to bring it back into focus. But that isn't a fatal flaw, especially since it's a familiar one, and the best moments on the record are as good as anything he's ever recorded, making The Shadiest One another solid entry in his catalog.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:59:07
- Main artists: WC
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1998 FFRR ℗ 1998 FFRR
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