Terror Squad: The Album

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The Album
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)
Recorded1998–1999
Genre Hip hop
Length1:06:31
Label
Producer
Terror Squad chronology
The Album
(1999)
True Story
(2004)
Singles from The Album
  1. "Whatcha Gon Do"
    Released: August 10, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
Rap Pages B [3]
RapReviews7.5/10 [4]
The Source Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [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 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 will subsequently join the group's line-up.

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."In for Life" Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence 4:29
2."Pass the Glock"
Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham4:00
3."'99 Live"
Alchemist 4:13
4."Whatcha Gon Do?"
  • Rios
  • Jerry Tineo
JuJu3:20
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
Alchemist3:54
8."As the World Turns"
  • Delgado
  • Perez
  • Garcia
  • E. Lora
DJ Noodles4:32
9."Gimme Dat"EaddyArmageddon3:37
10."Feelin' This"
  • Eaddy
  • Perez
  • Rios
Armageddon4:20
11."All Around the World"
  • Delgado
  • Don Sellers
Don "A.P." Sellers3:59
12."Tell Me What U Want"
Younglord 4:45
13."Rudeboy Salute" (featuring Buju Banton)
Buckwild 4:14
14."My Kinda Girls"
LA' Smouve3:56
15."Payin' Dues" (featuring Keith Nut)
  • John Eaddy
  • Keith Joynes
Armageddon3:51
16."www.thatsmyshit.com" (featuring The Bleach Brothers)
  • Cartagena
  • Garcia
  • G. Rado
  • J. Noack
Dirtman6:13
Total length:1:06:31

Personnel

Terror Squad
Additional personnel

Charts

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

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