Westside Connection is a group consisting of Ice Cube, WC, and Mack 10. Their first album, Bow Down, reached the #2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996. The group was formed during the East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry, coming out after the death of 2Pac. They have had feuds with Cypress Hill, Common Sense, Kam, and Q-Tip. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (939x931, 130 KB) Licensing This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music or artwork in... Dedrick Rolison (born August 9, 1971) is an American gangsta rapper and actor best known by his stage name Mack 10. ... OShea Jackson (born June 15, 1969) is an American rapper, actor and film director. ... WC or Wc may be: WC (rapper), hardcore gangsta rapper and member of the Westside Connection trio. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the early 1980s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... // Main article: hip hop music For the English folk dance, see rapper sword. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Priority Records is an American based record label, owned and operated by EMI, and has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop music. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at the... OShea Jackson (born June 15, 1969) is an American rapper, actor and film director. ... WC or Wc may be: WC (rapper), hardcore gangsta rapper and member of the Westside Connection trio. ... Dedrick Rolison (born August 9, 1971) is an American gangsta rapper and actor best known by his stage name Mack 10. ... OShea Jackson (born June 15, 1969) is an American rapper, actor and film director. ... William L. Calhoun, Jr. ... Dedrick Rolison (born August 9, 1971) is an American gangsta rapper and actor best known by his stage name Mack 10. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Notorious B.I.G. and Puff Daddy on the cover of Vibe Magazine, September 1996 The East Coast-West Coast hip hop rivalry was an on-going dispute in the early-mid 1990s rivalry between artists and fans of the East Coast and West Coast hip-hop scenes. ... Years after his death, Tupac Shakur is still considered one of the most influential hip hop artists of all time. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... Kam is an American political rapper known primarily among hip hop fans and music critics during the 1990s. ... Q-Tip can refer to one of the following: Q-tips, a brand of cotton swabs or cotton buds Q-Tip (rapper), American MC, former leader of A Tribe Called Quest This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

After a long hiatus the group released their second album Terrorist Threats in 2003 hallmarked by the lead single "Gangsta Nation" with Nate Dogg. Relatively speaking, the rap group came up and diminished fairly quickly. Nathaniel Dawayne Hale (born August 19, 1969), commonly known by stage name Nate Dogg, is an American hip hop artist born in Long Beach, California. ...

In 2005 Mack 10 left the group due to a feud between him and Ice Cube. The argument was over Ice Cube's reluctance to go on tour, opting instead in favor of his movie career. While Ice Cube has stated that another Westside Connection album could be released, he has said Mack 10 will not be a part of the group.

WC helped Ice Cube with his seventh album Laugh Now, Cry Later in June 2006, appearing on 2 tracks, satisfying many fans by bringing back the old school West Coast artists. Laugh Now, Cry Later is an album by Ice Cube released on June 6, 2006 on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records. ...

List Of Disses

• "Westside Slaughterhouse" - dissing Common Sense
• "Bow Down" - East Coast Hip Hop
• "All The Critics In New York" - dissing East Coast Critics
• "Cross Em Out And Put A K" - dissing Cypress Hill, Q-Tip and all East and West coast rappers
• "King Of The Hill" - dissing Cypress Hill
• "3 Time Felons" - dissing C. Delores Tucker
• "Hoo Bangin WSCG Style" - Subliminally dissing Common Sense

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Discography

Albums

Album cover	Album information
	Bow Down Released: October 22, 1996 Chart Positions:US, #2,R&B/Hip-Hop Chart Position: #1 Last RIAA description: Platinum Singles: "Bow Down", "Gangsta's Make the World Go Round"
	Terrorist Threats Released: December 9, 2003 Chart Position:US, #16 Last RIAA description: Gold Singles: "Gangsta Nation"

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Singles

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Other Songs

This is a list of songs that involves two or more Westside Connection members and other artists.

• "Westside Slaughterhouse" - Mack 10 feat Ice Cube and WC
• "Westside Fo Life" - Westside Connection
• "Only In California" - Mack 10 feat Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg
• "Chrome And Paint" - Ice Cube feat WC
• "West Up" - WC feat Mack 10 and Ice Cube
• "The Guppies" - Mack 10 feat Ice Cube
• "Its Tha Holidaze" - Westside Connection
• "Let It Reign" - Westside Connection
• "Irresistable" - Mariah Carrey feat Westside Connection
• "Cant Hold Back" - WC feat Ice Cube
• "Ghetto Horror Show" - Mack 10 feat Ice Cube and Jayo Felony
• "Like That feat" WC feat CJ Mac, Daz Dillinger and Ice Cube
• "The Curse Of Money" - Ice Cube feat Mack 10
• "Sould I Stay Or Should I Go" - Mack 10 feat Ice Cube
• "Cheddar" - WC feat Ice Cube and Mack 10
• "1 Crew In The Area" - Mack 10 feat WC, K-Mac, CJ Mac, Binky, Boo Kapone,Techniec, Thump, MC Eicht and The Roadawgs
• "You Can Do It" - Ice Cube feat Mack 10 and Ms Toi
• "Tha Weekend" - Mack 10 feat Ice Cube
• "Spittin Pollaseeds" - Ice Cube feat WC and Kokane
• "Walk" - WC feat Ice Cube and Mack 10
• "What You Gone Do?" - Mack 10 feat Ice Cube
• "Wanna Ride" - WC feat Ice Cube and MC Ren
• "Maniac In The Braniac" - Mack 10 and Ice Cube

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DVD

• All That Glitters Ain't Gold
• Gangsta Nation Live
• Up in Smoke Tour

External links

• Unofficial Bebo Page
• All That Glitters Ain't Gold at the Internet Movie Database