Terror Squad: The Album

The Album
Studio album by Terror Squad
Released	September 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)
Recorded	1998–1999
Genre	Hip hop
Length	66:31
Label	Terror Squad Mystic Big Beat Atlantic
Producer	Alchemist Arkatech Beatz Armageddon Buckwild Dirtman DJ Noodles Don "A.P." Sellers JuJu LA' Smouve Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence V.I.C. Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham Younglord
Terror Squad chronology
The Album (1999) True Story (2004)
Singles from The Album
"Whatcha Gon Do" Released: August 10, 1999

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+ [2]
Rap Pages	B [3]
RapReviews	7.5/10 [4]
The Source	[5]
Vibe	(Mixed) [6]

Terror Squad: The Album is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Terror Squad. It was released on September 21, 1999 through Fat Joe's Terror Squad Productions, Mystic Entertainment, Big Beat Records, and Atlantic Records. Production was handled by Armageddon, The Alchemist, Buckwild, Dirtman, DJ Noodles, Don "A.P." Sellers, JuJu, LA' Smouve, Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, The Infinite Arkatechz, V.I.C., Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham and Younglord, with Craig Kallman, Fat Joe and Greg Angelides serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Buju Banton, Keith Nut and The Bleach Brothers, as well as contributions from Tony Sunshine, who later joined the group's line-up.

The album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"In for Life"	Christopher Rios Samuel Garcia Richard Perez Felix Delgado Ronald Lawrence	Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence	4:29
2.	"Pass the Glock"	Garcia Delgado John Eaddy Perez Rios Joseph Cartagena Jeremy Graham	Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham	4:00
3.	"'99 Live"	Perez Alan Maman	Alchemist	4:13
4.	"Whatcha Gon Do?"	Rios Jerry Tineo	JuJu	3:20
5.	"Triple Threat"	Eaddy Rios Delgado Michael Dewar Collin Dewar	The Infinite Arkatechz	4:03
6.	"War"	Garcia Victor Padilla	V.I.C.	3:05
7.	"Bring It On"	Cartagena Maman	Alchemist	3:54
8.	"As the World Turns"	Delgado Perez Garcia E. Lora	DJ Noodles	4:32
9.	"Gimme Dat"	Eaddy	Armageddon	3:37
10.	"Feelin' This"	Eaddy Perez Rios	Armageddon	4:20
11.	"All Around the World"	Delgado Don Sellers	Don "A.P." Sellers	3:59
12.	"Tell Me What U Want"	Cartagena Eaddy Delgado Richard Frierson	Younglord	4:45
13.	"Rudeboy Salute" (featuring Buju Banton)	Cartagena Mark Myrie Rios Anthony Best	Buckwild	4:14
14.	"My Kinda Girls"	Antonio Cruz Delgado J. Wilson	LA' Smouve	3:56
15.	"Payin' Dues" (featuring Keith Nut)	John Eaddy Keith Joynes	Armageddon	3:51
16.	"www.thatsmyshit.com" (featuring The Bleach Brothers)	Cartagena Garcia G. Rado J. Noack	Dirtman	6:13
Total length:				66:31

Personnel

Terror Squad

• Felix "Cuban Link" Delgado – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14), mixing (track 11)
• Christopher "Big Pun" Rios – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13)
• John "Armageddon" Eaddy – vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 10, 12, 15), producer (tracks: 9, 10, 15)
• Richard "Prospect" Perez – vocals (tracks: 1–3, 8, 10)
• Sammy "Triple Seis" Garcia – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 16)
• Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena – vocals (tracks: 2, 7, 12, 13, 16), executive producer
• Antonio "Tony Sunshine" Cruz – vocals (tracks: 8, 12, 14)

Additional personnel

• Mark "Buju Banton" Myrie – vocals (track 13)
• Keith Keith/Keith Nut – vocals (track 15)
• Dirtman – vocals & producer (track 16)
• Reka – vocals (track 16)
• Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence – keyboards & producer (track 1)
• Moise Laporte – keyboards & piano (track 1)
• Chauncey Mahan – keyboards (track 13)
• Jeremy A. "Yogi Bear" Graham – producer & mixing (track 2)
• Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 7)
• Jerry "JuJu" Tineo – producer & mixing (track 4)
• Michael "Mike Trauma D" Dewar – producer (track 5)
• Collin "Jugrnaut" Dewar – producer (track 5)
• Victor "V.I.C." Padilla – producer (track 6)
• DJ Noodles – producer & mixing (track 8)
• Don "A.P." Sellers – producer (track 11)
• Richard "Younglord" Frierson – producer & mixing (track 12)
• Anthony "Buckwild" Best – producer & mixing (track 13)
• J. "LA' Smouve" Wilson – producer (track 14)
• Rob "Reef" Tewlow – mixing (track 11), co-executive producer, A&R
• Charles McCrorey – mixing
• Chris Conway – mixing
• Christian "Soundboy" Delatour – mixing
• Christos Tsantilis – mixing
• Doug Wilson – mixing
• Jason Goldstein – mixing
• Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing
• Mark Mitchell – mixing
• Nikos Teneketzis – engineering
• Eric Smith – engineering assistant
• Shane Stoneback – mixing assistant
• Tim Butler – mixing assistant
• Leon Zervos – mastering
• Gregory J. Angelides – executive producer
• Craig Kallman – executive producer
• Ola Kudu – artwork
• Jonathan Mannion – photography

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]	22
US Top R&B Albums ( Billboard ) [8]	4

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Terror Squad - Terror Squad | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved June 8, 2024.
2. Diehl, Matt (November 12, 1999). "The Week: Music". Entertainment Weekly . No. 512. New York. p. 82. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
3. "Terror Squad – Terror Squad: The Album". Rap Pages . Los Angeles. December 1999. p. 154.
4. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 9, 2000). "Terror Squad :: The Album – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
5. Osorio, Kim (November 1999). "Record Report: Terror Squad – Terror Squad: The Album". The Source . No. 122. New York. pp. 220, 222.
6. Wilson, Elliott (November 1999). "Revolutions: Terror Squad – 'Terror Squad'". Vibe . Vol. 7, no. 9. New York. p. 192. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
7. "The Billboard 200". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 9, 1999. p. 104. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 8, 2024.
8. "Top R&B Albums". Billboard . Vol. 111, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 9, 1999. p. 35. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved June 8, 2024.

External links

• Terror Squad – The Album at Discogs (list of releases)