World War III (Mac album)
World War III | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 28, 1999 | |||
Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
Genre | Southern hip hop, gangsta rap | |||
Length | 71:08 | |||
Label | No Limit/Priority | |||
Producer | Mac (exec.) Donald XL Robertson (exec.) Carlos Stephens, Big Gene, Sugar Bear, Bass Heavy, DJ Wop, | |||
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Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
NME | (7/10) |
Rolling Stone Album Guide |
World War III is the third studio album by the American rapper Mac, released on September 28, 1999, on No Limit Records. It was produced by a wide range of producers, including Mac himself, Donald XL Robertson and Carlos Stephens.
Commercial performance
[edit]World War III did significantly less well on the Billboard charts compared with his previous album, Shell Shocked. It peaked at #44 on the US Billboard 200 and #6 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. This was his last album of original material and his last for No Limit as, shortly after its release, Mac was convicted of manslaughter.
Music video
[edit]Along with singles, a music video was released for "War Party" featuring Magic and D.I.G.. It was premiered on Rap City.
Track listing
[edit]- "Intro"
- "War Party" (featuring Magic & D.I.G.)
- "Best Friends"
- "Like Before"(featuring Storm)
- "We Deadly" (featuring Master P, Skull Duggery & Silkk the Shocker)
- "Bloody" (featuring Magic)
- "You Never Know" (featuring Mia X)
- "Just Another Thug" (featuring C-Murder)
- "Battle Cry (Tomorrow)"
- "If It's Cool" (featuring Ms Peaches)
- "Cops and Robbers"
- "Lock Down (Remix)"
- "Paradise" (featuring Popeye & Samm)
- "That's Hip Hop"
- "Can U Love Me? (Eyes of a Killer)"
- "Genocide (Skit)"
- "Genocide" (featuring Master P & Ms Peaches)
- "Father's Day"
- "Still Callin' Me" (featuring Sons of Funk & Ms Peaches)
- "Assassin Nation" (featuring Storm)
- "Outro"
Samples
[edit]"If it's Cool" samples "How Do U Want It" by 2Pac.
Personnel
[edit]Credits from World War III
- Beats by the Pound - producer
- Bigg Cheez - associate producer
- Lupe Ceballos - project co-ordinator
- Gabe Chiesa - mixing
- C-Murder - composer, featured artist, guest artist, primary artist
- Jodi Cohen - design, layout design
- D.I.G. - composer, featured artist
- DJ Wop - producer
- Fiend - guest artist
- Leslie Henderson - photography
- Ke'Noe - producer
- Kine - vocals
- M.A.C. - primary artist
- Mac - performer, producer
- Larry Mac - composer
- Magic - featured artist
- Master P - executive producer, featured artist, guest artist, primary artist
- Mia X - guest artist
- Ms Peaches - featured artist
- Michael Pandos - assistant engineer
- Popeye - featured artist, guest artist
- Rajsmoove - producer
- Renior - featured artist, primary artist, producer
- Donald "XL" Robertson - associate producer, drum programming, producer, vocals
- Sam - featured artist
- Silkk the Shocker - guest artist
- Alex Sok - mixing
- Sons of Funk - featured artist, primary artist, vocals
- Carlos Stephens - producer
- Eugene "Big Gene" Stephens - associate producer, guitar, producer
- The Storm - featured artist, guest artist, primary artist
- Sugar - producer, featured artist
- Sugar Bear - producer
- Rod "Bass Heavy" Tillman - associate producer, bass guitar, piano, producer
- Rob Worthington - assistant engineer
- XL - featured artist, primary artist
Charts
[edit]Album
[edit]Chart (1999) | Peak position[2] |
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U.S. Billboard 200 | 44 |
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 6 |