West Coast Gangsta Shit Explained
Westcoast Gangsta Shit is a collaborative studio album by American West Coast hip hop recording artists Daz Dillinger and WC. It was released on June 19, 2013 via Dilly Recordz and Bigg Swang Recordz. Production was handled by Rob Tee, Broadway, DJ 2High, Amplified, Beanz N Kornbread, Dae One, David Gold, DJ Battlecat, Kj Conteh, Kuddie Fresh, TJofthewest, The Arsonists, Touch Tone and Trippy Keez. It features guest appearances from Snoop Dogg and Butch Cassidy.
Background
On April 15, 2013, Daz Dillinger and WC announced that they would be releasing a collaborative album titled West Coast Gangsta Shit on July 2, 2013.[1] The first single from the album "Late Nite" was released on May 21, 2013.[2] The second single from the album "Wha'cha Gon Do" was released on May 31, 2013.[3] The album was later released two weeks early on June 19, 2013.[4] On August 2, 2013, the music video was released for "Don’t Call It A Comeback".[5] On August 22, 2013, the music video was released for "Stay Out The Way" featuring Snoop Dogg.[6]
Track listing
- Sample credits
- Track 9 contains elements from "Why You Treat Me So Bad" written by Denzil Foster, Thomas Derrick McElroy and Jay A. King
Personnel
- Delmar "Daz Dillinger" Arnaud – main artist, executive producer
- William "WC" Calhoun, Jr. – main artist, executive producer
- Calvin "Snoop Dogg" Broadus – featured artist (track 2)
- Danny "Butch Cassidy" Means – featured artist (track 13)
- Fiji – background vocals (track 10)
- James Broadway – scratches (tracks: 1, 9, 11, 13), producer (tracks: 1, 8)
- Lamar "DJ Crazy Toones" Calhoun – scratching (track 3)
- Jesus – bass (tracks: 11, 13)
- Carlos "Los" McSwain – drums (tracks: 11, 13)
- Masa Ash – keyboards (tracks: 11, 13)
- Stretch Keys – keyboards (track 12)
- Tony "Touch Tone" Issacs – producer (track 1)
- Rob Tee – producer (tracks: 1, 8, 12), engineering, mixing
- The Arsonists – producer (track 2)
- Karrie "Kuddie Fresh" Carroll – producer (track 3)
- Donald Johnson, Jr. – producer (track 4)
- Kenneth Roy – producer (track 4)
- Kadjaly "Kj" Conteh – producer (track 5), mixing
- David Gold – producer (track 6)
- Dameon "Dae One" Garrett – producer (track 6)
- Kevin "DJ Battlecat" Gilliam – producer (track 7)
- TJofthewest – producer (track 8)
- C. "Trippy Keez" Varnado – producer (track 9), mixing
- Amplified – producer (track 10)
- E. "DJ 2High" Daniels – producer (tracks: 11, 13)
- Travis "Shaggy" Marshall – mixing
- ZBoy Fro – assistant engineering
- Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar – mastering
Notes and References
- Web site: Daz Dillinger & WC – West Coast Gangsta Shit (Album Cover) . Xclusives Zone . 2013-04-15 . 2013-06-20.
- Web site: iTunes - Music - Late Nite - Single by Daz Dillinger & WC . Itunes.apple.com . 2013-05-21 . 2013-06-22.
- Web site: iTunes - Music - Wha'cha Gon Do - Single by Daz Dillinger & WC . Itunes.apple.com . 2013-05-31 . 2013-06-20.
- Web site: Paine . Jake . Daz & WC "West Coast Gangsta Sh*t" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist . HipHop DX . 2013-06-20.
- Web site: New Video: Daz x WC "Don't Call It A Comeback" . Rap Radar . 2013-08-02 . 2013-08-06.
- Web site: New Video: Daz & WC Ft. Snoop Dogg "Stay Out The Way" . Rap Radar . 2013-08-22 . 2013-08-28.
