Bow Down

This article is about the album by Westside Connection. For other uses, see Bow Down (disambiguation).

Bow Down
Studio album by Westside Connection
Released	October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	Westside (California) Treehouse (South Africa)
Genre	West Coast hip-hop gangsta rap G-funk hardcore hip-hop
Length	48:12
Label	Priority
Producer	Ice Cube (also exec.) Binky Mack Bud'da QDIII Cedric Samson
Westside Connection chronology
Bow Down (1996) Terrorist Threats (2003)
Mack 10 chronology
Mack 10 (1995) Bow Down (1996) Based on a True Story (1997)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"World Domination" (Intro)			1:16
2.	"Bow Down"	O'Shea Jackson Dedrick Rolison William Calhoun Stephen Anderson	Bud'da	3:27
3.	"Gangstas Make the World Go Round"	Jackson Rolison Calhoun Cedric Samson Thom Bell Linda Creed	Ice Cube Cedric Samson (co.)	4:33
4.	"All the Critics in New York"	Jackson Rolison Calhoun Ryan Garner	Binky Mack Ice Cube (co.)	5:35
5.	"Do You Like Criminals?" (featuring K-Dee)	Jackson Rolison Calhoun Kelly Garmon S. Anderson	Bud'da	5:01
6.	"Gangstas Don't Dance" (Insert)		Binky Mack	0:22
7.	"The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer"	Jackson Rolison Calhoun S. Anderson Trent Reznor	Bud'da	4:15
8.	"Cross 'Em Out and Put a 'K"	Jackson Rolison Calhoun S. Anderson	Bud'da	4:56
9.	"King of the Hill"	Jackson Rolison Quincy Jones III	QDIII	4:17
10.	"3 Time Felons"	Jackson Rolison Calhoun S. Anderson	Bud'da	5:10
11.	"Westward Ho"	Jackson Rolison Calhoun Jones III	QDIII	5:12
12.	"The Pledge" (Insert)			0:14
13.	"Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)" (featuring the Comrads and Allfrumtha I)	Jackson Rolison Calhoun Garmon Terrell Anderson Garner Marcus Moore	Ice Cube	3:58
Total length:				48:12

Sample credits

• Track 3 contains an interpolation of "People Make the World Go Round" written by Thom Bell and Linda Creed
• Track 7 contains a sample from "Hurt" written by Trent Reznor as recorded by Nine Inch Nails
• Track 10 contains an interpolation of "With a Little Help from My Friends" written by Lennon-McCartney

Personnel

• O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – main performer, producer (tracks: 3, 13), co-producer (track 4), engineering, mixing, executive producer
• Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – main performer
• William "WC" Calhoun Jr. – main performer
• Kelly "K-Mac" 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" 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 Chart (1996) Peak position UK R&B Albums (OCC) [12] 22 US Billboard 200 [13] 2 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Billboard 200 [15] 171 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16] 48 Chart (1997) Position US Billboard 200 [17] 64 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] 36

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [19]	Gold	50,000^
United States (RIAA) [20]	Platinum	1,000,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

• List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1996

References

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17. "Billboard 200 albums year end 1997". Billboard . Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
18. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1997". Billboard. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
19. "Canadian album certifications – Westside Connection – Bow Down". Music Canada.
20. "American album certifications – Westside Connection – Bow Down". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Westside Connection – Bow Down at Discogs (list of releases)