Westside Connection Bow Down Album Downloadskdwnload

Bets songs on here would be Bow down, The Gangsta the Killa and the dope Dealer and Westside Ho. Two Cypruss Hill diss tunes on here too one of which is a decent track - King of the Hill. All other tracks are very basic, I thought about getting Westside Connections album that came out after this one in 2003 but after getting this one. Listen to Bow Down on Spotify. Westside Connection Album 1996 13 songs.

Bow Down

Studio album by

Released

October 22, 1996

Recorded

1995-1996

Genre

Length

48:07

Label

Producer

Cedric Samson
Mark Jackson
Ian Scott

Westside Connection chronology

Bow Down
(1996)

Terrorist Threats
(2003)

Singles from Bow Down

'Bow Down'
Released: August 28, 1996
'Gangstas Make the World Go Round'
Released: January 24, 1997

Bow Down is the debut studio album by American West coast hip hopsupergroupWestside Connection, released on October 22, 1996 by Lench Mob Records and Priority Records. It featured production from Bud'da, QDIII and Ice Cube among other producers.

The songs 'King of the Hill', 'Cross 'Em Out and Put a 'K', and 'Hoo Bangin' (WSCG Style) are all disses to Cypress Hill and Common.^{[citation needed]}

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	D+^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	C^[3]
RapReviews	9/10^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
The Source	^[6]
Vibe	(Favorable)^[6]

Commercial performance[edit]

The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 on November 9, 1996, shipping 145,000 units.^[7] It went on to sell 1.7 million copies,^[8] certifying it Platinum by RIAA on January 10, 1997.^[9]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	'World Domination' (Intro)	1:16
2.	'Bow Down'	Bud'da	3:27
3.	'Gangstas Make the World Go Round'	Ice Cube, Cedric Samson	4:33
4.	'All the Critics In New York'	Binky Mack, Ice Cube	5:35
5.	'Do You Like Criminals?' (featuring K-Dee)	Bud'da	5:01
6.	'Gangstas Don't Dance' (Insert)	Binky Mack	0:22
7.	'The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer'	Bud'da	4:15
8.	'Cross 'Em Out and Put a 'K'	Bud'da	4:56
9.	'King of the Hill'	QDIII	4:17
10.	'3 Time Felons'	Bud'da	5:10
11.	'Westward Ho'	QDIII	5:12
12.	'The Pledge' (Insert)	0:14
13.	'Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)' (featuring K-Dee, the Comrads and Allfrumtha I)	Ice Cube	3:58
Total length:				48:07

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1996)	Peak position
UK R&B Albums Charts^[10]	22
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[11]	45
US Billboard 200^[12]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[13]	1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[14]	171

Chart (1997)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[15]	64

Certifications[edit]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Platinum	1,700,000^{^}
^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Trivia[edit]

The melody to the song 'The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer' is identical to the melody to the song 'Hurt' by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails.

References[edit]

^Allmusic review
^'Robert Christgau: CG: westside'. robertchristgau.com.
^'Bow Down'. EW.com.
^'Westside Connection :: Bow Down :: Priority Records'. www.rapreviews.com.
^'Album Reviews'. Rolling Stone.
^ ^a^b'Tower.com: Bow Down (EXPLICIT) (CD) by Westside Connection ...' September 15, 2008. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008.
^'Studdard album debuts at No. 1'. CNN. December 19, 2003. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
^'West Coast rap supergroup to release CD'. September 27, 2003. Archived from the original on October 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
^''Westside Connection' searchable database'. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
^'Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company'. www.officialcharts.com.
^'Westside Connection Chart History (Canadian Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^'Westside Connection Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^'Westside Connection Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^'Billboard 200 albums year end 1996'. Billboard.
^'Billboard 200 albums year end 1997'. Billboard.
^'American album certifications – Westside Connection – Bow Down'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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