Terrorist Threats

Terrorist Threats
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 9, 2003 (2003-12-09)
Recorded2002–2003
Genre
Length51:24
Label
Producer
Westside Connection chronology
Bow Down
(1996)
Terrorist Threats
(2003)
Mack 10 chronology
Ghetto, Gutter & Gangsta
(2003)
Terrorist Threats
(2003)
Hustla's Handbook
(2005)
Ice Cube chronology
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
(2000)
Terrorist Threats
(2003)
Laugh Now, Cry Later
(2006)
WC chronology
Ghetto Heisman
(2002)
Terrorist Threats
(2003)
Guilty by Affiliation
(2007)
Singles from Terrorist Threats
  1. "Gangsta Nation"
    Released: October 14, 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
laut.de[2]
Now3/5[3]
Pitchfork5.9/10[4]
RapReviews8/10[5]
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention)[6]
The Guardian[7]
USA Today[8]
Vibe[9]

Terrorist Threats is the second and final studio album by American West Coast hip hop supergroup Westside Connection. It was released on December 9, 2003 through Hoo-Bangin' Records and Capitol Records. Production was handled by Young Tre, Bruce Waynne, Dirty Swift, Pockets, Rashad Coes, Big Tank, Damizza, DJ Jamal, Fredwreck, Megahertz, Neff-U, and Sir Jinx, with Ice Cube and Mack 10 serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from K-Mac, Butch Cassidy, Young Soprano (p.k.a. Deviossi), Knoc-turn'al, Nate Dogg, Skoop Delania, and Keith David, who voiced the intro track "Threat to the World", and parts of "Potential Victims" and "Gangsta Nation". The album debuted at number 16 on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 136,000 copies sold in the US.[10] It has since sold 679,000 records in the US and has been certified Gold by the RIAA on January 12, 2004.[11]

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  2. ^ Johannesberg, Stefan. "Das Verbrechervolk zeigt Tomekk die G-Funk-Faust". laut.de (in German). Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Perlich, Tim (December 11, 2003). "Westside Connection". NOW. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Sebela, Christopher (March 23, 2004). "Westside Connection: Terrorist Threats". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 16, 2003). "Westside Connection :: Terrorist Threats :: Capitol Records". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Westside Connection". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (April 9, 2004). "CD: Westside Connection, Terrorist Threat". The Guardian. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Jones, Steve (December 24, 2003). "USATODAY.com - Hard-core 'Terrorist Threats,' FeFe's first and a 'Wicked' score". USA Today. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Frosch, Dan (January 2004). "Vibe". Vibe Vixen. 12 (1). Vibe Media Group: 124. ISSN 1070-4701.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  10. ^ "CNN.com - Studdard album debuts at No. 1 - Dec. 19, 2003". CNN. December 19, 2003. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  11. ^ DAngelo, Joe (March 25, 2004). "Westside Connection Hang To The Left On Month-Long Tour". MTV News. Archived from the original on February 7, 2015. Retrieved February 15, 2021.