1996 studio album by Westside Connection
Bow Down is the debut studio album by American West Coast hip hop supergroup Westside Connection . It was released on October 22, 1996, through Priority Records . Recording sessions took place at Ice Cube 's house studio, Westsiiiiide Studios, in California , except for the song "Gangstas Make the World Go Round ", which was recorded at Treehouse Studios in South Africa . Production was handled by Bud'da , Quincy Jones III , Binky Mack , and Ice Cube, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Allfrumtha I and The Comrads .
The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums , shipping 145,000 units.[7] It went on to sell 1.7 million copies in the United States receiving Platinum certification status by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 10, 1997.[8] It was also certified Gold by Canadian Recording Industry Association for selling 50,000 units in Canada.
Its singles, a title track and "Gangstas Make the World Go Round", made it to the Billboard Hot 100 , landing at number 21 and 40, respectively. The songs "King of the Hill", "Cross 'Em out and Put a 'K" and "Hoo Bangin' (WSCG Style)" are diss tracks towards hip hop group Cypress Hill , Q-Tip and rapper Common . "Bow Down " was used in 2002 film The Hot Chick , in 2015 film Get Hard , and in 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V .
Track listing [ edit ] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "World Domination" (Intro) 1:16 2. "Bow Down " Bud'da 3:27 3. "Gangstas Make the World Go Round " 4:33 4. "All the Critics in New York" 5:35 5. "Do You Like Criminals?" (featuring K-Dee ) Bud'da 5:01 6. "Gangstas Don't Dance" (Insert) Binky Mack 0:22 7. "The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer" Bud'da 4:15 8. "Cross 'Em Out and Put a 'K" Jackson Rolison Calhoun S. Anderson Bud'da 4:56 9. "King of the Hill" QDIII 4:17 10. "3 Time Felons" Jackson Rolison Calhoun S. Anderson Bud'da 5:10 11. "Westward Ho" Jackson Rolison Calhoun Jones III QDIII 5:12 12. "The Pledge" (Insert) 0:14 13. "Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)" (featuring The Comrads and Allfrumtha I ) Jackson Rolison Calhoun Garmon Terrell Anderson Garner Marcus Moore Ice Cube 3:58 Total length: 48:12
Sample credits Personnel [ edit ] O'Shea "Ice Cube " Jackson – main performer, producer (tracks: 3, 13) , co-producer (track 4) , engineering, mixing, executive producer Dedrick "Mack 10 " Rolison – main performer William "WC " Calhoun Jr. – main performer Kelly "K-Mac " Garmon – featured artist (tracks: 5, 13) Terrell "Gangsta" Anderson – featured artist (track 13) Ryan "Binky Mack " Garner – featured artist (track 13) , producer (track 4) Marcus "Squeak Ru " Moore – featured artist (track 13) Jonathan Hyde – vocals (track 1) Stephen "Bud'da " Anderson – producer (tracks: 2, 5, 7, 8, 10) Quincy Delight Jones III – producer (tracks: 9, 11) Cedric Samson – co-producer (track 3) Keston Wright – engineering Art Shoji – art direction, design Manuel J. Donayre – art direction, design Michael Miller – photography Steven Wills – logo artwork Marvin Watkins – A&R Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Bow Down - Westside Connection | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic . Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved February 15, 2021 . ^ Bernard, James (December 13, 1996). "Bow Down" . Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2016-01-15. Retrieved February 15, 2021 . ^ Coker, Cheo Hodari (November 6, 1996). "Ice Cube and Friends Make Violent Westside Connection : WESTSIDE CONNECTION "Bow Down"; Priority (**)" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved February 15, 2021 . ^ Ashon, Will (December 1996). "Westside Connection: Bow Down " (PDF) . Muzik . No. 19. p. 141. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022 . ^ Chandler, Justin (July 3, 2007). "Westside Connection :: Bow Down :: Priority Records" . www.rapreviews.com . Archived from the original on 2007-07-07. Retrieved February 15, 2021 . ^ Christgau, Robert . "Robert Christgau: CG: Westside Connection" . www.robertchristgau.com . Archived from the original on 2003-09-29. Retrieved February 15, 2021 . ^ "CNN.com - Studdard album debuts at No. 1 - Dec. 19, 2003" . CNN . December 19, 2003. Archived from the original on 2003-12-26. Retrieved February 15, 2021 . ^ "West Coast rap supergroup to release CD" . September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved September 12, 2007 . ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company" . www.officialcharts.com . ^ "Westside Connection Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2015. ^ "Westside Connection Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2015. ^ "Billboard 200 albums year end 1996" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2017-01-07. Retrieved 2015-12-18 . ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1996" . Billboard . Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ^ "Billboard 200 albums year end 1997" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2015-12-18 . ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997" . Billboard . Retrieved January 27, 2021 . ^ "Canadian album certifications – Westside Connection – Bow Down" . Music Canada . ^ "American album certifications – Westside Connection – Bow Down" . Recording Industry Association of America . External links [ edit ]
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