Album: Bow Down by Westside Connection (1996)
Genre: Hip-Hop | Style: Urban/R&B | Mood: Confrontational
Record Label: Lench Mob Records
Format: Album

Description: Bow Down is the debut studio album by American West coast hip hop/gangsta rap supergroup Westside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 through Ice Cube's Lench Mob/Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers.

The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 on November 9, 1996, shipping 145,000 units. It went on to sell 1.7 million copies, certifying it platinum by RIAA on October 1, 1997. The songs "King of the Hill", "Cross 'Em Out and Put a 'K", and "Hoo Bangin'" (WSCG Style) are all disses to Cypress Hill, Q-Tip and Common.

Artist Background: Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap supergroup formed by Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year. Part of the Los Angeles, California music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Related Artists: Mack 10, Ice Cube, Tha Dogg Pound, G-Unit

Music Scene: Part of the Los Angeles, California music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Hip-Hop, Urban/R&B, Confrontational, 1990s, Album, Lench Mob Records


Bow Down is the debut studio album by American West coast hip hop/gangsta rap supergroup Westside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 through Ice Cube's Lench Mob/Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers.

The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 on November 9, 1996, shipping 145,000 units. It went on to sell 1.7 million copies, certifying it platinum by RIAA on October 1, 1997. The songs "King of the Hill", "Cross 'Em Out and Put a 'K", and "Hoo Bangin'" (WSCG Style) are all disses to Cypress Hill, Q-Tip and Common.

Album: Terrorist Threats by Westside Connection (2003)
Genre: Hip-Hop | Style: Urban/R&B | Mood: Confrontational
Record Label: Lench Mob Records
Format: Album

Description: Terrorist Threats is the second and final studio album by American West coast hip hop/gangsta rap supergroup Westside Connection, released in 2003 through member Mack 10's label Hoo-Bangin' Records. The album became popular with its single "Gangsta Nation" and was certified Gold.

Keith David voices the intro track "Threat to the World," and parts of "Potential Victims" and "Gangsta Nation". The album was released in vinyl and Enhanced CD which features an interview and music video. The album debuted at #16 on Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 136,000 copies sold in the US. It has since sold 679,000 records in the US and is certified Gold by the RIAA.

Artist Background: Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap supergroup formed by Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year. Part of the Los Angeles, California music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Related Artists: Mack 10, Ice Cube, Tha Dogg Pound, G-Unit

Music Scene: Part of the Los Angeles, California music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Hip-Hop movement. Known for Urban/R&B style.

Tags: Hip-Hop, Urban/R&B, Confrontational, 2000s, Album, Lench Mob Records

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Terrorist Threats is the second and final studio album by American West coast hip hop/gangsta rap supergroup Westside Connection, released in 2003 through member Mack 10's label Hoo-Bangin' Records. The album became popular with its single "Gangsta Nation" and was certified Gold.

Keith David voices the intro track "Threat to the World," and parts of "Potential Victims" and "Gangsta Nation". The album was released in vinyl and Enhanced CD which features an interview and music video. The album debuted at #16 on Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 136,000 copies sold in the US. It has since sold 679,000 records in the US and is certified Gold by the RIAA.

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