Terrorist Threats

Terrorist Threats
Studio album by Westside Connection
Released December 9, 2003
Recorded 2002–2003
Genre
Length 51:21
Label
Producer
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
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Blender[2]
The Phoenix[3]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[4]
RapReviews8/10[5]
USA Today[6]
Vibe[7]

Terrorist Threats is the second and final studio album by American West coast hip hop supergroup Westside Connection, released on December 9, 2003 by Hoo-Bangin' Records, Capitol Records, and EMI. 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 has been certified Gold by the RIAA on January 12, 2004.[9][10]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."A Threat to the World" (Intro) 1:15
2."Call 9-1-1"Young Tre3:44
3."Potential Victims"Young Tre3:02
4."Gangsta Nation" (featuring Nate Dogg)Fredwreck4:53
5."Get Ignit"NEFF-U4:11
6."Pimp the System" (featuring Butch Cassidy)Pockets, Rashad Coes4:45
7."Don't Get Outta Pocket" (featuring K-Mac)Young Tre3:51
8."Izm"Dirty Swift & Bruce Waynne4:05
9."So Many Rappers In Love"Pockets, Rashad Coes4:13
10."Lights Out" (featuring Knoc-turn'al)Damizza3:43
11."Bangin' At the Party" (featuring K-Mac, Skoop & Young Soprano)DJ Jamal, Sir Jinx3:12
12."You Gotta Have Heart"Dirty Swift & Bruce Waynne3:52
13."Terrorist Threats"Big Tank2:28
14."Superstar (Double Murder = Double Platinum)"Megahertz4:14
Total length:51:21

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 CertificationCertified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[15] Gold 679,000[9]

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

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Blender review
  3. ↑ link The Phoenix review Archived 2010-11-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  5. ↑ RapReviews review
  6. ↑ USA Today review
  7. ↑ Vibe review
  8. ↑ "Westside Connection - CNN.com". December 19, 2003. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
  9. 1 2 "Westside Connection at MTV". March 25, 2004. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
  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)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Westside Connection Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  15. ↑ "American album certifications – Westside Connection – TERRORIST THREATS". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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