Terrorist Threats [ENHANCED] [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Westside Connection

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 9, 2003)
• Original Release Date: December 9, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced, Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Priority Records
• ASIN: B0000UJLJG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #29,837 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. A Threat To The World

2. Call 9-1-1

3. Potential Victims

4. Gangsta Nation

5. Get Ignit

6. Pimp The System

7. Don't Get Outta Pocket

8. Izm

9. So Many Rappers In Love

10. Lights Out

11. Bangin' At The Party

12. You Gotta Have Heart

13. Terrorist Threats

14. Superstar (Double Murder = Double Platinum)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

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

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Westside Connection- Terrorist Threats, December 9, 2003

By	Constant (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Westside Connection's (Ice Cube, Mack 10, WC) second album is "Terrorist Threats" (2003). Believe it or not it has been seven years since there last album "Bow Down". This release is 14 tracks long with two multimedia additions. After a short intro, "Call 9-1-1" gets things started well, like the chorus says this ones a banger. Awile back first track I heard off this album on the radio was "Gangsta Nation" feat. Nate Dogg, this is a memorable cut and my favourite at the moment. Westside Connection and Nate Dogg collabrate well on the lead single. Next couple of cuts dont really standout that much for me, maybe with more play they will. "So Many Rappers in Love" definitely does standout though, this a track where Westside Connection tears into MC's who used to act gangsta, fake thugs, and those who overuse R & B collabrations. While some people might think this is hating, I see it just as them expressing there views on how the games changed and how some rappers change there styles to get mainstream appeal. Westside Connection is basically sick of the never ending amount of R & B/Rap collabrations out these days on the radio and are speaking out about it. Backed by a nice beat and a exceptional chorus Westside Connection delivers a great track with "You Gotta Have Heart" a cut about surviving and thriving in the game. The title track "Terrorist Threats" has the connection dropping some more hardcore rhymes backed by a pounding beat. The closing track is "Superstar" (Double Murder = Double Platinum), a track where Westside Connection talks about the industry, media and how being shot or having a criminal record can make selling units easier regardless of actual skill. By dropping some bangers and not holding back on there opinions on "Terrorist Threats" Westside Connection have delivered a strong album worth checking out.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars return of the 3 cali kings westside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, December 12, 2003

By	Sherance M. Brothers (Jasper, Alabama United States) - See all my reviews

damn I'm glad westside connection made a comeback this is better than the first cube, wc, and mack 10 has delivered and this is such a relief from the lame crappy love songs I've been hearing from all these stupid rappers who can't decide whether they're thugs or lovers. cube, and mack 10 is tight, and wc gives us more of that crazy flow he's known for I think wc is the best rapper I've heard this millenium can nobody touch his style check out the shadiest one, and ghetto heisman.

banging this whole cd is the best cd I' heard all year and worth the money I hope this brings the west coast some recognition since everybody's riding their straps like jay z, ja rule, camron, nelly, and noreaga copying slang by my man e40 glad that california isn't all about sno, and eminem and 50.

yo 50 cent, g unit, and other new york rappers take notes.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Today's hip hop scene is a joke..., January 6, 2004

By A Customer

What happened to the good rap? I sure miss the days of 2pac, NWA, and the OLD Snoop Dogg (not the sell out joke he is now). Well at any rate, this CD is the closest thing to good rap anymore so it may be worth your money. Buy it if you miss the old school rap of the late 80's and early 90's. If not, at least listen to song 9 and hear three **REAL** gangstas completely trash the new hip hop scene. This song alone is worth the $12. Also, for the million+ of you who bought the Chingy, Lil Jon, Nelly, or Lil Bow Wow CD, what were you thinking? Don't buy this CD because it doesn't desserve to be in the same CD case as any of them. Please stop supporting the new club, pop like, 13 year old fanbased rap of today. It is horrible.