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''Bow Down'' is the debut studio album by American
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Westside Connection Westside Connection was an American hip-hop supergroup formed by Mack 10, WC and Ice Cube. The group's debut album, '' Bow Down'', reached the number 2 position on the ''Billboard'' 200 in 1996, going platinum that year. Biography Westside ...
. It was released on October 22, 1996, through
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. Recording sessions took place at
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's house studio, Westsiiiiide Studios, in California, except for the song " Gangstas Make the World Go Round", which was recorded at Treehouse Studios in
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.
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was handled by
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, Quincy Jones III, Binky Mack, and Ice Cube, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Allfrumtha I and
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. The album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 and topped the
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, shipping 145,000 units. It went on to sell 1.7 million copies in the United States receiving Platinum certification status by the
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on January 10, 1997. It was also certified Gold by
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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
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and rapper Common. " Bow Down" was used in 2002 film ''
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'', and in 2013 video game ''
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''.


Track listing

;Sample credits *Track 3 contains an interpolation of "
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" written by
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and
Linda Creed Linda Diane Creed (December 6, 1948 – April 10, 1986), also known by her married name Linda Epstein, was an American songwriter and lyricist who teamed up with Thom Bell to produce some of the most successful Philadelphia soul groups of the 19 ...
*Track 7 contains a sample from " Hurt" written by
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as recorded by
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Personnel

*O'Shea "
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" Jackson – main performer, producer (tracks: 3, 13), co-producer (track 4), engineering, mixing, executive producer *Dedrick "
Mack 10 Dedrick D'Mon Rolison (born August 9, 1971), better known by his stage name Mack 10, is an American rapper. He has sold nearly 11 million records combining his solo and group works. Mack 10 made his first appearance on Ice Cube's 1994 " Bootleg ...
" Rolison – main performer *William " WC" Calhoun Jr. – main performer *Kelly "
K-Mac The Comrads was American gangsta rap duo from Lynwood, California, composed of Kelly " K-Mac" Garmon and Terrell "Gangsta" Anderson. The pair made a major splash in the Los Angeles area in the summer of 1997 with the single "Homeboyz" from their s ...
" 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 Stephen Anderson, better known as Bud'da, is an American producer, songwriter, composer and rapper for artists such as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Xzibit and Aaliyah. Through the successful Westside Connection stint, and the mutual acquaintance of fell ...
" 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


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Certifications


See also

* List of ''Billboard'' number-one R&B albums of 1996


References


External links

* {{Authority control G-funk albums 1996 debut albums Priority Records albums Albums produced by Bud'da Westside Connection albums Albums produced by Quincy Jones III