West Up!

"West Up!"
Single by WC and the Maad Circle
from the album Curb Servin'
Released	August 15, 1995 (1995-08-15)
Studio	Echo Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	West Coast hip-hop
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	William Calhoun, Jr. O'Shea Jackson Dedrick Rolison Lamar Calhoun George Duke Byron Miller Leon Chancler Charles Foster Johnson
Producer(s)	DJ Crazy Toones
WC and the Maad Circle singles chronology
"Ghetto Serenade" (1992) "West Up!" (1995) "The One" (1996)
Music video
"West Up" on YouTube

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1] [2]

"West Up!" is a song performed by American West Coast hip-hop group WC and the Maad Circle featuring fellow Californian rappers and future Westside Connection members Ice Cube and Mack 10. It was recorded at Echo Sound Studios in Los Angeles and released on August 15, 1995, via PayDay/London Records as the lead single from WC and the Maad Circle's second studio album Curb Servin' . Production was handled by member DJ Crazy Toones, who utilized a sample from George Duke's "Reach for It".

The single peaked at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 50 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number 16 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States.

Track listing

12" vinyl

No.	Title	Length
1.	"West Up!" (Radio Version)
2.	"West Up!" (Street Version)
3.	"West Up!" (Instrumental)
4.	"West Up!" (Acapella)

Cassette single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"West Up!" (Street Version)
2.	"West Up!" (Instrumental)

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"West Up!" (Street Version)
2.	"West Up!" (Instrumental)
3.	"Hit the Ground"
4.	"Hit the Ground" (Instrumental)

Personnel

• William "WC" Calhoun Jr. – songwriter, vocals, executive producer
• O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – songwriter, vocals, engineering, executive producer
• Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – songwriter, vocals
• Lamar "DJ Crazy Toones" Calhoun – songwriter, producer, executive producer
• Keston Wright – engineering
• Edward O'Dowd – artwork
• Leslie Sokolow – photography
• George Duke – songwriter
• Byron Miller – songwriter
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – songwriter
• Charles "Icarus" Johnson – songwriter

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3]	88
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [4]	50
US Hot Rap Songs ( Billboard ) [5]	16

References

1. "West Up! [Vinyl Single] - WC and the Maad Circle". AllMusic . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
2. "West Up! [CD Single] - WC and the Maad Circle". AllMusic . Retrieved March 5, 2025.
3. "Billboard Hot 100 Singles". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 21, 1995. p. 98. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
4. "Hot R&B Singles". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 44. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. November 4, 1995. p. 27. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
5. "Hot Rap Singles". Billboard . Vol. 107, no. 39. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 30, 1995. p. 24. ISSN   0006-2510. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2025.

External links

• WC And The Maad Circle – West Up! at Discogs (list of releases)