Terror Squad: The Album
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| Released | September 21, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–1999 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 66:31 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | StarStarStarFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
| Rap Pages | B[3] |
| RapReviews | 7.5/10[4] |
| The Source | StarStarStarHalf starFile:Star 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 Fat Joe's Terror Squad Productions, Mystic Entertainment, Big Beat Records, and 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 later joined the group's line-up.
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
[edit | edit source]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "In for Life" | Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence | 4:29 | |
| 2. | "Pass the Glock" |
| Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham | 4:00 |
| 3. | "'99 Live" |
| Alchemist | 4:13 |
| 4. | "Whatcha Gon Do?" |
| JuJu | 3:20 |
| 5. | "Triple Threat" |
| The Infinite Arkatechz | 4:03 |
| 6. | "War" |
| V.I.C. | 3:05 |
| 7. | "Bring It On" |
| Alchemist | 3:54 |
| 8. | "As the World Turns" |
| DJ Noodles | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Gimme Dat" | Eaddy | Armageddon | 3:37 |
| 10. | "Feelin' This" |
| Armageddon | 4:20 |
| 11. | "All Around the World" |
| Don "A.P." Sellers | 3:59 |
| 12. | "Tell Me What U Want" |
| Younglord | 4:45 |
| 13. | "Rudeboy Salute" (featuring Buju Banton) |
| Buckwild | 4:14 |
| 14. | "My Kinda Girls" |
| LA' Smouve | 3:56 |
| 15. | "Payin' Dues" (featuring Keith Nut) |
| Armageddon | 3:51 |
| 16. | "www.thatsmyshit.com" (featuring The Bleach Brothers) |
| Dirtman | 6:13 |
| Total length: | 66:31 | |||
Personnel
[edit | edit source]- Felix "Cuban Link" Delgado – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 14), mixing (track 11)
- Christopher "Big Pun" Rios – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 13)
- John "Armageddon" Eaddy – vocals (tracks: 2, 5, 9, 10, 12, 15), producer (tracks: 9, 10, 15)
- Richard "Prospect" Perez – vocals (tracks: 1–3, 8, 10)
- Sammy "Triple Seis" Garcia – vocals (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8, 16)
- Joseph "Fat Joe" Cartagena – vocals (tracks: 2, 7, 12, 13, 16), executive producer
- Antonio "Tony Sunshine" Cruz – vocals (tracks: 8, 12, 14)
- Additional personnel
- Mark "Buju Banton" Myrie – vocals (track 13)
- Keith Keith/Keith Nut – vocals (track 15)
- Dirtman – vocals & producer (track 16)
- Reka – vocals (track 16)
- Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence – keyboards & producer (track 1)
- Moise Laporte – keyboards & piano (track 1)
- Chauncey Mahan – keyboards (track 13)
- Jeremy A. "Yogi Bear" Graham – producer & mixing (track 2)
- Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 7)
- Jerry "JuJu" Tineo – producer & mixing (track 4)
- Michael "Mike Trauma D" Dewar – producer (track 5)
- Collin "Jugrnaut" Dewar – producer (track 5)
- Victor "V.I.C." Padilla – producer (track 6)
- DJ Noodles – producer & mixing (track 8)
- Don "A.P." Sellers – producer (track 11)
- Richard "Younglord" Frierson – producer & mixing (track 12)
- Anthony "Buckwild" Best – producer & mixing (track 13)
- J. "LA' Smouve" Wilson – producer (track 14)
- Rob "Reef" Tewlow – mixing (track 11), co-executive producer, A&R
- Charles McCrorey – mixing
- Chris Conway – mixing
- Christian "Soundboy" Delatour – mixing
- Christos Tsantilis – mixing
- Doug Wilson – mixing
- Jason Goldstein – mixing
- Ken "Duro" Ifill – mixing
- Mark Mitchell – mixing
- Nikos Teneketzis – engineering
- Eric Smith – engineering assistant
- Shane Stoneback – mixing assistant
- Tim Butler – mixing assistant
- Leon Zervos – mastering
- Gregory J. Angelides – executive producer
- Craig Kallman – executive producer
- Ola Kudu – artwork
- Jonathan Mannion – photography
Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[7] | 22 |
| US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[8] | 4 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Terror Squad – The Album at Discogs (list of releases)
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