Terrorist Threats Explained
| Terrorist Threats |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Westside Connection |
| Cover: | Westside Connection - Terrorist Threats (Front).jpg |
| Recorded: | 2002–2003 |
| Prev Title: | Bow Down |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
Terrorist Threats is the second and final studio album by American West Coast hip hop supergroup Westside Connection. It was released on December 9, 2003 through Hoo-Bangin' Records and Capitol Records. Production was handled by Young Tre, Bruce Waynne, Dirty Swift, Pockets, Rashad Coes, Big Tank, Damizza, DJ Jamal, Fredwreck, Megahertz, Neff-U, and Sir Jinx, with Ice Cube and Mack 10 serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from K-Mac, Butch Cassidy, Young Soprano (Deviossi), Knoc-turn'al, Nate Dogg, Skoop Delania, and Keith David, who voiced the intro track "Threat to the World", and parts of "Potential Victims" and "Gangsta Nation". The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 136,000 copies sold in the US.[1] It has since sold 679,000 records in the US and has been certified Gold by the RIAA on January 12, 2004.[2]
Track listing
- Notes
- Tracks 1, 3 and 4 featured vocals by Keith David
- Tracks 8 and 12 featured additional vocals by Bruce Waynne
- Track 11 featured additional vocals by Mr. Holloway and Spider Loc
- Sample credits
Personnel
- Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – main performer, executive producer, A&R
- O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – main performer, executive producer
- William "WC" Calhoun Jr. – main performer
- Nathaniel "Nate Dogg" Hale – featured artist (track 4)
- Danny "Butch Cassidy" Means – featured artist (track 6)
- Kelly "K-Mac" Garmon – featured artist (tracks: 7, 11)
- Royal "Knoc-turn'al" Harbor – featured artist (track 10)
- Jimmy "Skoop Delania" Tucker – featured artist (track 11)
- Andrew "Deviossi"/"Young Soprano" Price II – featured artist (track 11)
- Keith David – additional vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
- Waynne "Bruce Waynne" Nugent – additional vocals & producer (tracks: 8, 12)
- Mr. Holloway – additional vocals (track 11)
- Curtis "Spider Loc" Williams – additional vocals (track 11)
- Treyvon "Young Tre" Green – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 7)
- Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar – producer (track 4)
- Theron "Neff-U" Feemster – producer (track 5)
- Claudio "Pockets" Robles – producer (tracks: 6, 9)
- Rashad Coes – producer (tracks: 6, 9)
- Kevin "Dirty Swift" Risto – producer (tracks: 8, 12)
- Damion "Damizza" Young – producer (track 10)
- Anthony "Sir Jinx" Wheaton – producer (track 11)
- J. "DJ Jamal" Hill – producer (track 11)
- Derek "Big Tank" Thornton – producer (track 13)
- Dorsey "Megahertz" Wesley – producer (track 14)
- Andrew Shack – co-executive producer, A&R
- Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering
- Naoto Ikeda – photography
- Kevin Faist – A&R
- Candyce Handley – A&R
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Web site: December 19, 2003. CNN.com - Studdard album debuts at No. 1 - Dec. 19, 2003. February 15, 2021. CNN.
- Web site: DAngelo. Joe. March 25, 2004. Westside Connection Hang To The Left On Month-Long Tour. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207080907/http://www.mtv.com/news/1485972/westside-connection-hang-to-the-left-on-month-long-tour/. dead. February 7, 2015. February 15, 2021. MTV News. en.
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- Web site: Albums : Top 100. Jam!. January 22, 2004. April 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041210205726/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_012204_ALBUMS.html. December 10, 2004.
- Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. January 29, 2004. January 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20040203022928/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. February 3, 2004.
- Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. September 17, 2020.
- Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2004. Billboard. September 17, 2020.
