Terrorist Threats

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Terrorist Threats
File:Westside Connection - Terrorist Threats (Front).jpg
Studio album by Westside Connection
Released December 9, 2003
Recorded 2002–2003
Genre West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap
Length 51:21
Label Hoo-Bangin'/Capitol/EMI Records
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Producer Megahertz, Sir Jinx
Fredwreck
Damizza
Westside Connection chronology
Bow Down
(1996)Bow Down1996
Terrorist Threats
(2003)
Singles from Terrorist Threats
  1. "Gangsta Nation"
    Released: October 14, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Blender 2/5 stars[2]
The Phoenix 2.5/4 stars[3]
Pitchfork Media 5.9/10[4]
RapReviews 8/10[5]
USA Today 3/4 stars[6]
Vibe 3/5 stars[7]

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.[8] It has since sold 679,000 records in the US and is certified Gold by the RIAA.[9][10]

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "A Threat to the World" (Intro)   1:15
2. "Call 9-1-1"   Young Tre 3:44
3. "Potential Victims"   Young Tre 3:02
4. "Gangsta Nation" (featuring Nate Dogg) Fredwreck 4:53
5. "Get Ignit"   NEFF-U 4:11
6. "Pimp the System" (featuring Butch Cassidy) Pockets, Rashad Coes 4:45
7. "Don't Get Outta Pocket" (featuring K-Mac) Young Tre 3:51
8. "Izm"   Dirty Swift & Bruce Waynne 4:05
9. "So Many Rappers In Love"   Pockets, Rashad Coes 4:13
10. "Lights Out" (featuring Knoc-turn'al) Damizza 3:43
11. "Bangin' At the Party" (featuring K-Mac, Skoop & Young Soprano) DJ Jamal, Sir Jinx 3:12
12. "You Gotta Have Heart"   Dirty Swift & Bruce Waynne 3:52
13. "Terrorist Threats"   Big Tank 2:28
14. "Superstar (Double Murder = Double Platinum)"   Megahertz 4:14
Total length:
51:21

Samples

Gangsta Nation

  • "Chicago" by Graham Nash

You Gotta Have Heart


Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 94
French Albums (SNEP)[12] 119
US Billboard 200[13] 16
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 679,000[9]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Blender review
  3. link The Phoenix review
  4. Pitchfork Media review
  5. RapReviews review
  6. USA Today review
  7. Vibe review
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  10. http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database
  11. "Ultratop.be – Westside Connection – Terrorist Threats" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  12. "Lescharts.com – Westside Connection – Terrorist Threats". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  13. "Westside Connection – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Westside Connection. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  14. "Westside Connection – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Westside Connection. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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