Hip Hop Connection [Import]
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
2 CD set from Smith & Co. featuring tracks frm Lil Kim & Dirty Dave, Dr. Dre feat. King T, Master P, Bad Meets Evil feat. Eminem, 2 Pac Outlawz, Daz Dillinger and more. 2004.
Hip Hop Connection,Hip Hop Connection,Rap Collections
Average customer rating:
- Killer connection
- Gangstas Make The World Go Round
- One of the last great West Coast HipHop Albums.........................
- Great album from west coast's supergroup
- Great album that made it's point to the East Coast
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Bow Down
Westside Connection
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000003ADA
Release Date: 1996-10-22 |
Tracks:
- World Domination (Intro)
- Bow Down
- Gangstas Make The World Go Round
- All The Critics In New York
- Do You Like Criminals
- Gangstsa Don't Dance (Insert)
- The Gangsta, The Killa And The Dope Dealer
- Cross 'Em Out And Put A 'K
- King Of The Hill
- 3 Time Felons
- Westward Ho
- The Pledge (Insert)
- Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)
Customer Reviews:
Killer connection.......2007-05-21
This album gets five stars for the following reasons. 1. It doesnt betray its purpose with silly records like Get Ignit and Lights Out. 2. The production was hard. None of that street party music the second album had. 3. Ice Cube was always on point, and WC and Mack10 shine right along with him. This album reminds of NWA's N***az4Life. Uncompromising gangsta rap at its finest. Standout Track: BOW DOWN, GANGSTAS MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, ALL THE CRITICS IN NEW YORK(NYC needs to be dissed for giving a talentless stoolbucket like Puffy a pass), THE GANGSTA THE KILLER& THE DOPE DEALER, DO YOU LIKE CRIMINALS, CROSS EM OUT AND PUT A K (Cube and Mac10 take shots at Cypress Hill and Q-tip), KING OF THE HILL(continued assault on Cypress Hill on this dope diss record), 3 TIME FELONS etc. Filler: None. Bottom Line: Westside Connection's Bow Down is one the best rap albums from a group in 96. Hard edged rhyming over gritty beats. Just a great album period. BOW DOWN!
Gangstas Make The World Go Round .......2007-02-20
That song Gangstas Make The World Go Round, alone is reason to buy this CD.
One of the last great West Coast HipHop Albums................................2007-02-13
Cube was already a hiphop legend and screen star when he assembled WC and Mack 10 to form Westside Connection. This album dropped at the height of the West Coast-vs-East Coastal rap war. These dudes come hard and get their point across that these 3 West Coast Gs aint nothing to mess with!
Dub C is off the hook on here, dude is the knockout punch for real.
Top Joints:
Bow Down (Classic)
Gangstas Make The World Go Round (Classic)(Mack's blasphemous verse kills it)
All The Critics In New York
Do You Like Criminals
The Gangsta, The Killa And The Dope Dealer
King Of The Hill (Vicious Cypress Hill Diss)
3 Time Felons
Westward Ho (Where we Going?)
Great album from west coast's supergroup.......2006-11-12
Westside Connection united three of the west coast's strongest rappers in 1996 for their first album, "Bow Down". "Bow Down" is great because it is one of the hardest, most unapologetically gangsta rap albums released from the west coast since the days of NWA and Compton's Most Wanted. While Ice Cube doesn't rap in the stunning consciousness or social relevance as he did on his solo albums, he is well surrounded by fellow vets Mack 10 and WC, who display a great chemistry and play off each other's verses. Consistent is the word to describe this album. Every track is just as hard-hittin' as the last one, with threatening lyrics and chanted hooks that'll have you yelling along with them. The production fights against the reign of g-funk that had taken over the west coast in the nineties, using simple, hard drums and synths to create a vibe reminiscent of an earlier west coast sound. While this was not the most original album to emerge from the west coast, it's a great album to ride around to or play at any time, it's an angry and entertaining ride with three of the west coast's greatest, and the whole feel of the album is great. I recommend it to any fan of west coast hip hop or 90s rap, it's a really underrated album.
"Bow Down" is a great start, the trio drops threatening, murderous lyrics with a great hook over an awesome, super-tough beat. "Gangstas Make the World Go Round" represents their style and coast, it has good production and a funny chorus. They throw in their two cents on the east-west coast beef in "All the Critics in New York", which is followed by the entertaining "Do You Like Criminals". "The Gangsta, the Killer, and the Dope Dealer" has the best beat on the album, another ultra-rough song where they straight-up represent. "Cross 'Em Out and Put a K" will have you chanting along with the hook, guaranteed, an awesome song. On "King of the Hill" and "3 Time Felons", WSCG ignites the beef with Cypress Hill that would ensue for the next few years. Both are good songs too. "Westward Ho" is a humorous and funky song about dealings with women, I really like it. "Hoo-Bangin'" is an awesome song, I love the hook and beat, one might call it a classic.
Granted, "Bow Down" is not the most artistic or original album ever created, and listeners looking for another "Death Certificate" or album of that nature should look elsewhere. But this album has some of the most entertaining, roughest, and menacing music hip hop has ever had to offer. The supergroup of Mack 10, Ice Cube, and WC has rarely been passed in terms of talent, and this album shows why. Highly recommended to any hip hop fan.
Great album that made it's point to the East Coast.......2006-07-11
I only picked up Bow Down a few months ago and at the time I wasn't expecting that much from it, but I ended up being surprised at how good Westside Connection's debut effort was. I already owned most of Ice Cube's other work and I believed (like most others) that he hadn't really done anything significant since Lethal Injection. However in 1996 at the height of the tension between the East & West, Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC dropped this gem of an album. On this site and on some other sources I have seen some fairly negative reviews of this album and they are unfair in my opinion. I suspect most of the bad press towards this album was from East Coast critics, the very people this album was targeting, and i'm not surprised they didn't like it, about half the tracks on the album are disses or have references to the East Coast. Whether the East Coast will admit it or not though, there was a lack of respect given to the West, and this album legitimately adressed that.
The album itself has several great tracks, Bow Down, All The Critics In New York, Do You Like Criminals?, The Gangsta The Killa and The Dope Dealer and the Cypress Hill diss, King of The Hill (which WC refused to take part in) among the best. The beats are seriously heavy and sound like a post G-funk era of music, there is not a bad beat on the album, and though it only has 10 tracks there is really nothing you could call filler on here. As for the emcees themselves, Ice Cube is definetely a cut above, and despite what some say, he was still clearly relevant in 1996. I hadn't heard much of Dub C before listening to this album, but his flow is great though he can't match Cube's lyrical intensity, and though I haven't always been a great fan of Mack 10, he does a good job on this album. Overall a great album, may have angered New York but the West Coast had good cause to be upset with their treatment from the East, and this album made that point, when some others were trying to diffuse the situation. 4.5 stars, only misses out on a 5 because a few of the songs are only O.K (though not bad), I also would have liked to see Westside Slaughterhouse on here, as I don't own Mack 10's debut album and it was their first song together, otherwise highly recommended.
Average customer rating:
- So Many Rappers In Love
- Good not great
- This is weak boring unlistenable crap
- How did this get any low reviews?
- WESTSIDE!!!
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Terrorist Threats
Westside Connection
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0000UJLJG
Release Date: 2003-12-09 |
Tracks:
- A Threat To The World
- Call 9-1-1
- Potential Victims
- Gangsta Nation
- Get Ignit
- Pimp The System
- Don't Get Outta Pocket
- Izm
- So Many Rappers In Love
- Lights Out
- Bangin' At The Party
- You Gotta Have Heart
- Terrorist Threats
- Superstar (Double Murder = Double Platinum)
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Throwing up the "W" just isn't as ghetto glamorous as it once was as the triple vets of the Westside Connection have ended up third fiddle behind a resurgent New York and upstart Southern scene. Though the events of 9/11 and the national paranoia that followed are part of the inspirational fuel behind this album--their first since 1996's Bow Down--there's something quaintly anachronistic about the Connection's gangsta posturing, especially with Ice Cube, whose attempts at righteous fury on "Call 911" seem a pale shadow of the days of The Predator. As such, Terrorist Threats at times feels less than "condition red," but WC, Mack 10, and Cube still show some bite with their bark: "So Many Rappers in Love" is a hilarious slap at the Ja Rule school of R&B/hip-hop crossover, while the single "Gangsta Nation" bumps with irrepressible energy. It's nice to know that even if the sun might be setting in the West, the Connection refuse to go quietly into the night. --Oliver Wang
Customer Reviews:
So Many Rappers In Love .......2007-02-19
That song "So Many Rappers In Love" was the reason I bought this CD. In that song they're talking about the sickening love songs you pretty much ONLY hear on the radio now adays.
Other good songs are Call 911, Izm, and Gangsta Nation.
Good not great.......2006-10-03
Standout tracks:CALL 9-1-1(deep), POTENTIAL VICTIMS, PIMP THE SYSTEM(anther deep record), SO MANY RAPPERS IN LOVE(funny hip poppers diss), YOU GOTTA HAVE HEART(deep plus the ending made it worthwhile), TERRORIST THREATS and SUPERSTAR(Deep and funny). Filler: Izm(stupid song with a stupid hook), Get Ignit(WTF?), Lights Out(deadly dull filler), Bangin at the party(screams filler), Dont get outta pocket and Gangsta Nation(lame single that killed their buzz). Bottom line: Its not garbage but its not better than the first WSC album. The only thing this album has over the first WSC album is that it has songs with gems in them(Call 9-1-1, Pimp The System, Superstar and You gotta have heart) and thats way more than the first album. But for every serious song they make they have songs like Get Ignit. Izm, Gangsta Nation and Bangin at the party that bring the album down a few stars. Its a great companion piece to Bow Down but with a litle more songs like Call 9-1-1 and Superstar and a lot less songs like Izm and Bangin at the party this album could have been way better than Bow Down.
This is weak boring unlistenable crap.......2006-01-28
I have been listening to WSCG since I was too young to even be listening to them. I can go back and listen to the first album and realize that it wasn't just me being a pre-teen liking anything I shouldn't listen to; it really was a hard album with serious bangers. I was amazingly pumped for this new album, especially after hearing Gangsta Nation, sick sick sick. That track is the only reason I give this album 2 stars. I honestly listened to the album maybe one more time since I bought it. Unlistenable for the most part. The choruses are embarassing on almost all the tracks, period. What happened?
How did this get any low reviews?.......2005-11-14
How the hell this CD got any bad reviews is beyond me... I swear, people need to scrape the crap out of their ears.. this CD is one of the most bangin released in the past 2-3 years, and I might even be so ballsy as to say this one is BETTER than Bow Down. All these haters never cease to amaze me with their horrible reviews.. giving 1 star to incredible CD's.. get this one yourself and then make up your mind, cuz the cats who write these reviews don't know what they're talking about half the time. This is a TIGHT cd.
WESTSIDE!!!.......2005-10-16
Westside Connection. Definitely one of the greatest gangsta rap groups ever are comeback, with this album. 8 years after "Bow Down" hits the charts finally they came with this one. I hope that they release their new album, because they are so talented and amazing. Although sometimes they can't even understand themselves.
As if Ice Cube didn't have enough going on in the first few years of the 21st century with his successful and prolific film career, the rap superstar unveiled TERRORIST THREATS, the second Westside Collection album, in late 2003. Reuniting with fellow West Coast rappers WC and Mack 10, Cube leads the Connection on tunes that pull topics from the headlines, such as the title track and "Call 9-1-1," where lyrics remind listeners that "911 ain't an area code/it's a gangsta mode." Whether riffing on terrorism or espousing the virtues of gin, the Connection crew gets its point across with the subtlety of a sledgehammer--and they wouldn't have it any other way.
This view is driven home on the scathing "So Many Rappers in Love," which takes a brutal swipe at romantic R&B-oriented rappers and mockingly features strings and falsetto vocals. However, the G-funk-approved singing of Nate Dogg turns up on "Gangsta Nation," a tune that simultaneously bounces like it's the early-1990s gangsta-rap heyday, and proves that these West Coast rappers are still major contenders in the hip-hop world.
A TREATH 2 THE WORLD Intro
CALL 9-1-1 4/5
POTENTIAL VICTIMS 4/5
GANGSTA NATION +5/5
GET IGNIT 3/5
PIMP THE SYSTEM 5/5
DON'T GET OUTTA POCKET 4/5
IZM +5/5
SO MANY RAPPRS IN LOVE 3.5/5
The lyrics aren't good enough, In addition the song was contradictory, because they did a LOVE song with Mariah Carey, and they sound (As they said) like Fake a*s thugs...
LIGHTS OUT +5/5
BANGIN' AT THE PARTY +5/5
YOU GOTTA HAVE HEART 4/5
TERRORIST THREATS 4/5
SUPERSTAR (Double Murder=Double Platinum) +5/5
ENHANCED CD FEATURES:
The "Gangsta Nation" video plus interviews and footage
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Terrorist Threats
Westside Connection
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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ASIN: B0000UJLJQ
Release Date: 2003-12-09 |
Tracks:
- A Threat To The World
- Call 9-1-1
- Potential Victims
- Gangsta Nation
- Get Ignit
- Pimp The System
- Don't Get Outta Pocket
- Izm
- So Many Rappers In Love
- Lights Out
- Bangin' At The Party
- You Gotta Have Heart
- Terrorist Threats
- Superstar (Double Murder = Double Platinum)
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The Southwest Connection
CWB
Manufacturer: Paid in Full Ent
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000FBFTGY
Release Date: 2006-05-09 |
Tracks:
- Undisputed
- All Around The World
- Take Me As I Am
- Just Like You
- Hustlin'
- Sleepless
- Physical
- Right About Now
- Wolves In Sheep's Clothing
- Player Like Me
- By The Bar
- Dopeboy
- Up In This Thang
- Still Got It
- 1 Night Stand
- Still
- Story Of Me
- Hold On
Customer Reviews:
masterpiece!.......2006-06-09
tight lyrics and tight beats with a southern and bay feel all wrapped into one.definetly get this when you see it.you will not be dissapointed.
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West Side Ryders, Vol. 3: The Southeast Connection
C-BO
Manufacturer: West Coast Mafia
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000OYLTGQ
Release Date: 2007-06-05 |
Tracks:
- Street Life - C-Bo
- Hurtin' Ya' Self - Young Dise
- Off the Rip - Tha Outlawz
- BTK - Woodpile
- Sometimes - The Mob Figaz
- The Real - Gangsta Drayster
- 100 MPH - Benny Blanco
- Ice Shock - Laroo
- Whut It Do - Young Chaz
- My Shine - B'nezha'
- Heavy - Marvalous
- He So Good - C-Bo
- When We Mob - Young Bleed
- Still Dippin' - Spade
- Got Dough - C-Thug
- Supa Fly - Spice 1
- New York City - D-Mac
- Kicc Down Tha Door - Kavio
- Around Here - X Mob
- Front & Back - C-Bo
- Up In Da Morning - Fire
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Aztec Souls: The Best in Latin Hip Hop
DJ Payback Garcia
Manufacturer: Mix Connection
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General | Latin Music | Styles | Music
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Release Date: 2002-03-05 |
Tracks:
- DJ Playback - Intro
- Nobody - Crooked Stilo
- El Capitan - Kinto Sol
- Street Revolution - Street Platoon
- Do What You Do Best - Latin Assassin
- Home Where The Wicked Roam - Knight Owl
- No Changes Conmigo - El Chivo
- All Real - Mr. Shadow
- What You Know About Me - Knight Owl
- Last Man Standing - Dyablo
- Brownsville - Tatto Ink
- This N That - Los Marijuanos
- Brother Hood - Disco
- Live Fast, Die Young - Lawless
- The Last Word - Delinquent Habits
- What You Claim - Kinto Sol
- Get Up - Lower Level
- Ironic Disguise - Delinquent Habits
- There Were Times - Conejo
- Life - Los Marijuanos
- Flip This - N.K.
- Wicked Ways - Soldados
- From A To Z - Latin Assassin
- Dead Lines - Street Platoon
- Outro - Aztec Souls Familia
- Bonus Track - DJ Playback
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Likwit Connection
Defari
Manufacturer: Tommy Boy
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000G0TU
Release Date: 1998-12-08 |
Tracks:
- 'Likwit Connection'
- 'Likwit Connection' (Instrumental)
- 'Keep It On The Rise'
- 'Keep It On The Rise' (Instrumental)
Customer Reviews:
This cd rocks!!!!!!.......1999-02-05
This cd rocks!!!!!!!!I am not just saying this because I am his little sister I am saying this because it is true!!!!!!: ) : ) = ) : O : D : X
Average customer rating:
- Mix master throwdown
- Portable Chicago
- THIS IS CHICAGO!
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B-96 Chicago Mixmaster Throwdown, Vol. 1
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Mix Connection
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000005ASV
Release Date: 1996-07-09 |
Tracks:
- Intro - Bad Boy Bill
- Godfather - Farley JMF
- Come Dig It - Machel
- Jazz It Up - Erick Morillo
- Zumba - Mixx Vibes #4
- U In My Hut - Tony B!
- Mole Hole - Gusto
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- Intro - Julian Perez
- Face The Drums - BT Express
- Penetration - BT Express
- Da Butt - Tyree
- Bamboleo - CZR
- Esa Nina Linda - Artie The 1 Man Party
- Maria - Ricky Martin
- Intro - Bobby D.
- You Gotta Work It - MCM-13
- DJ Girl - Katalina
- Take Me Higher - Vission & Lorimer
- Pants Are Saggin - DJ Trajic
- Who Came To Party - No Alibi
- How To Run A Train - MCM-13
- Do You Wanna Play - Tina Renee
- What We Need - Sam Traxx
- Car Alarm - Viper
- I'm In Love - Georgie Porgie
- Outer Limit EP - Rockin Duke
- Ghetto Booty - CZR
- Clap Your Hands - Jose 2 Hype
- Intro - Miguel Reyes
- Forget Me Not - CHASE
- Can't Let You Go - Coro
- When The Pieces Fall - Yolanda Milla
- Time And Time Again - Luis Damone
- Without You - George LaMond
- I Can't Live Without You - Angelique
- Bring Me Back - Pure Pleasure
- Tables Turn - Heidi Mathus
- Baby, You Are The One - In-Effect
- Dance With Me - Concept Of One
- Funky Friday - Bleuboy
- So Lonely - Blueboy
- Happiness - Free Energy
- Yo Body's Movin - Mixx Vibes #4
- Harvest - Mixx Vibes #4
- Sounds From The Pipe - DJ Sneak
- Give Me Luv - Alcatrazz
- Still Livin - BT Express
- The Other Side Of Me - Paul Johnson
- Furiously Pumpin - Dj Jes
- Why You Wanna Do Me - Steve Santoyo
- Penetration - BT Express
- Do What's Good For Me - 2 Unlimited
- Do You Wanna Play - Tina Renee
- Ole - Tik Tok/Paco Paco
- When I Fall In Love - Little Suzy
- Electronic Pleasure - N-Trance
- I Never Needed - Alexia Phillips
- The Roof Is On Fire - To Kool Chris
Customer Reviews:
Mix master throwdown.......2005-09-11
The best and most rare of the mix master series. Anyone who loves house music this is one CD to have above all in your collection.
Portable Chicago.......2000-07-03
This is the compilation that gave birth to the series (up to volume 4 as of this writing). This album (and this series) is the best way I know to bring the sound of Chicago style dance music to you wherever you are.
I know it is hard to make a dance-album review useful, but we can at least say yeah. You get a great sample from some of the best dance mixers out there.
THIS IS CHICAGO!.......1999-04-17
I bought this CD more than 2 years after it was released. NOTHING BEATS A GOOD MIX.
Average customer rating:
- Killer connection
- Gangstas Make The World Go Round
- One of the last great West Coast HipHop Albums.........................
- Great album from west coast's supergroup
- Great album that made it's point to the East Coast
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Bow Down
Westside Connection
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B000003ARL
Release Date: 1996-09-10 |
Customer Reviews:
Killer connection.......2007-05-21
This album gets five stars for the following reasons. 1. It doesnt betray its purpose with silly records like Get Ignit and Lights Out. 2. The production was hard. None of that street party music the second album had. 3. Ice Cube was always on point, and WC and Mack10 shine right along with him. This album reminds of NWA's N***az4Life. Uncompromising gangsta rap at its finest. Standout Track: BOW DOWN, GANGSTAS MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND, ALL THE CRITICS IN NEW YORK(NYC needs to be dissed for giving a talentless stoolbucket like Puffy a pass), THE GANGSTA THE KILLER& THE DOPE DEALER, DO YOU LIKE CRIMINALS, CROSS EM OUT AND PUT A K (Cube and Mac10 take shots at Cypress Hill and Q-tip), KING OF THE HILL(continued assault on Cypress Hill on this dope diss record), 3 TIME FELONS etc. Filler: None. Bottom Line: Westside Connection's Bow Down is one the best rap albums from a group in 96. Hard edged rhyming over gritty beats. Just a great album period. BOW DOWN!
Gangstas Make The World Go Round .......2007-02-20
That song Gangstas Make The World Go Round, alone is reason to buy this CD.
One of the last great West Coast HipHop Albums................................2007-02-13
Cube was already a hiphop legend and screen star when he assembled WC and Mack 10 to form Westside Connection. This album dropped at the height of the West Coast-vs-East Coastal rap war. These dudes come hard and get their point across that these 3 West Coast Gs aint nothing to mess with!
Dub C is off the hook on here, dude is the knockout punch for real.
Top Joints:
Bow Down (Classic)
Gangstas Make The World Go Round (Classic)(Mack's blasphemous verse kills it)
All The Critics In New York
Do You Like Criminals
The Gangsta, The Killa And The Dope Dealer
King Of The Hill (Vicious Cypress Hill Diss)
3 Time Felons
Westward Ho (Where we Going?)
Great album from west coast's supergroup.......2006-11-12
Westside Connection united three of the west coast's strongest rappers in 1996 for their first album, "Bow Down". "Bow Down" is great because it is one of the hardest, most unapologetically gangsta rap albums released from the west coast since the days of NWA and Compton's Most Wanted. While Ice Cube doesn't rap in the stunning consciousness or social relevance as he did on his solo albums, he is well surrounded by fellow vets Mack 10 and WC, who display a great chemistry and play off each other's verses. Consistent is the word to describe this album. Every track is just as hard-hittin' as the last one, with threatening lyrics and chanted hooks that'll have you yelling along with them. The production fights against the reign of g-funk that had taken over the west coast in the nineties, using simple, hard drums and synths to create a vibe reminiscent of an earlier west coast sound. While this was not the most original album to emerge from the west coast, it's a great album to ride around to or play at any time, it's an angry and entertaining ride with three of the west coast's greatest, and the whole feel of the album is great. I recommend it to any fan of west coast hip hop or 90s rap, it's a really underrated album.
"Bow Down" is a great start, the trio drops threatening, murderous lyrics with a great hook over an awesome, super-tough beat. "Gangstas Make the World Go Round" represents their style and coast, it has good production and a funny chorus. They throw in their two cents on the east-west coast beef in "All the Critics in New York", which is followed by the entertaining "Do You Like Criminals". "The Gangsta, the Killer, and the Dope Dealer" has the best beat on the album, another ultra-rough song where they straight-up represent. "Cross 'Em Out and Put a K" will have you chanting along with the hook, guaranteed, an awesome song. On "King of the Hill" and "3 Time Felons", WSCG ignites the beef with Cypress Hill that would ensue for the next few years. Both are good songs too. "Westward Ho" is a humorous and funky song about dealings with women, I really like it. "Hoo-Bangin'" is an awesome song, I love the hook and beat, one might call it a classic.
Granted, "Bow Down" is not the most artistic or original album ever created, and listeners looking for another "Death Certificate" or album of that nature should look elsewhere. But this album has some of the most entertaining, roughest, and menacing music hip hop has ever had to offer. The supergroup of Mack 10, Ice Cube, and WC has rarely been passed in terms of talent, and this album shows why. Highly recommended to any hip hop fan.
Great album that made it's point to the East Coast.......2006-07-11
I only picked up Bow Down a few months ago and at the time I wasn't expecting that much from it, but I ended up being surprised at how good Westside Connection's debut effort was. I already owned most of Ice Cube's other work and I believed (like most others) that he hadn't really done anything significant since Lethal Injection. However in 1996 at the height of the tension between the East & West, Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC dropped this gem of an album. On this site and on some other sources I have seen some fairly negative reviews of this album and they are unfair in my opinion. I suspect most of the bad press towards this album was from East Coast critics, the very people this album was targeting, and i'm not surprised they didn't like it, about half the tracks on the album are disses or have references to the East Coast. Whether the East Coast will admit it or not though, there was a lack of respect given to the West, and this album legitimately adressed that.
The album itself has several great tracks, Bow Down, All The Critics In New York, Do You Like Criminals?, The Gangsta The Killa and The Dope Dealer and the Cypress Hill diss, King of The Hill (which WC refused to take part in) among the best. The beats are seriously heavy and sound like a post G-funk era of music, there is not a bad beat on the album, and though it only has 10 tracks there is really nothing you could call filler on here. As for the emcees themselves, Ice Cube is definetely a cut above, and despite what some say, he was still clearly relevant in 1996. I hadn't heard much of Dub C before listening to this album, but his flow is great though he can't match Cube's lyrical intensity, and though I haven't always been a great fan of Mack 10, he does a good job on this album. Overall a great album, may have angered New York but the West Coast had good cause to be upset with their treatment from the East, and this album made that point, when some others were trying to diffuse the situation. 4.5 stars, only misses out on a 5 because a few of the songs are only O.K (though not bad), I also would have liked to see Westside Slaughterhouse on here, as I don't own Mack 10's debut album and it was their first song together, otherwise highly recommended.
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Better Days
Westside Connection
Manufacturer: Polygram Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music
Gangsta & Hardcore | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
West Coast | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
Pop Rap | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000DBTT
Release Date: 1998-09-29 |
Tracks:
- Better Days
- Better Days (Instrumental)
- Ceddar (Clean Version)
Customer Reviews:
love this single.......2003-08-23
wc keeps it ghetto while he tells you about growing up in the hood I prefer ron banks on vocals than jon b though and cheddar has wc givcing us more of his crazy flow clearly my favorite rapper.
Rap Music:
- Hip-Hopulation [Enhanced] [Explicit Lyrics]
- Honeymoon Day [CD-single] [Import]
- I'm F#ckin You Up/Inner City Hoodlum [CD-single] [Explicit Lyrics]
- I'm F#ckin You Up/Inner City Hoodlum [CD-single] [Explicit Lyrics]
- J. Prince Presents R.N.D.S. [Explicit Lyrics]
- Just the Way You Like It [CD-single]
- Killer Rap [Import]
- Loose Cannons [Explicit Lyrics]
- Luire Presents Celeb [Import]
- Manifest Destiny
Rap Music
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