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Westside Connection
Westside Connection
	From left to right: WC, Ice Cube, Mack 10 in 2003
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap; G-funk;
Years active	1995–2005
Labels	Lench Mob; Priority; Hoo-Bangin'; Capitol;
Past members	Ice Cube; Mack 10; WC

Westside Connection was an American hip-hop supergroup formed by Ice Cube, Mack 10 and WC.^[3] The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.

Biography

Westside Connection began performing together in 1995, appearing on Mack 10's self-titled debut album, Mack 10, on the song "Westside Slaughterhouse". A few months later, the group again joined forces, this time appearing on WC's album, Curb Servin', on the song "West Up!". It was around this time the group began work on their debut album, Bow Down, which was released October 22, 1996.^[3]

Individually, Mack 10, WC and Ice Cube continued working on solo projects in between group albums. Together, as Westside Connection, they produced several songs released on film soundtracks and compilations including "Bangin'" (from West Coast Bad Boyz II), "Let It Reign" (from Thicker than Water) and "It's the Holidaze" (from Friday After Next).

On December 9, 2003, the group released their second album, Terrorist Threats, preceded by the lead single "Gangsta Nation", produced by Fredwreck and featuring Nate Dogg.

Mack 10 quit the group in 2005 due to a conflict with Ice Cube, and Westside Connection subsequently disbanded.^[4] However, Ice Cube and WC continued to collaborate, having since appeared on each other's albums.

In 2008, HipHopDX reported that Ice Cube and WC were planning to relaunch the Westside Connection project, with The Game being proposed as Mack 10's replacement (having appeared with WC on Ice Cube's album Raw Footage that same year), however the rumored relaunch never came to fruition.^[5] In an interview with VladTV in 2020, Mack 10 commented in retrospect that any reunion without his involvement would still require his being paid, as he owns the trademark on the group's name, due to their second album being released through his record label.^[6]

In 2023, Ice Cube denied a possible reunion despite Mack 10’s previous comments.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Certifications
Title	Album details	US ^[8]	US R&B	AUS ^[9]	CAN ^[10]	Certifications
Bow Down	Released: October 22, 1996 Label: Lench Mob, Priority Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	2	1	—	45	RIAA: Platinum^[11] MC: Gold^[12]
Terrorist Threats	Released: December 9, 2003 Label: Hoo-Bangin', Capitol Format: CD, digital download	16	3	62	40	RIAA: Gold^[13] MC: Gold^[12]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details
The Best of Westside Connection: The Gangsta, The Killa & The Dope Dealer	Released: November 30, 2007 Label: Priority Format: CD, digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	AUS ^[9]	Album
"Bow Down"	1996	21	19	1	—	Bow Down
"Gangstas Make the World Go Round"	1996	40	30	10	—	Bow Down
"It's the Holidaze"	2002	—	—	—	—	Friday After Next (soundtrack)
"Gangsta Nation"	2003	33	22	9	66	Terrorist Threats
"Concrete"	2022	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with other performing artists and selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	US	US R&B	US Rap	Album
"Irresistible"^[14] (Mariah Carey featuring Westside Connection)	2002	16	-	-	Charmbracelet

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles as featured artist, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Album
"Whatcha Gonna Do (Remix)"^[15] (Jayo Felony featuring Redman, Mack 10 and WC)	1998	Non-album single

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with all performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Other Performer(s)	Group performers	Album
"Bangin'"^[16]	1997	Master P	Mack 10, WC, Ice Cube	West Coast Bad Boyz II
"Westside Connect OG's"^[17]	1997	The Comrads, Allfrumtha I	Mack 10, WC, Ice Cube	The Comrads
"Maniac in the Brainiac"^[18]	1998	None	Ice Cube, Mack 10	Bulworth (soundtrack)
"Dopest on da Planet"^[19]		Squeak Ru	Mack 10, Ice Cube	Allfrumtha I
"My Hoodlums & My Thugz"^[20]		E-40	WC, Mack 10	The Element of Surprise
"Cheddar"		—	WC, Mack 10	The Shadiest One
"Freestyle"^[21]		Funkmaster Flex	Ice Cube, Mack 10	The Mix Tape, Vol. 3: 60 Minutes of Funk (The Final Chapter)
"Murderfest '99"^[22]	1999	Road Dawgs, MC Eiht, Boo Kapone, Boobie	Mack 10, Ice Cube	Don't Be Saprize
"You Ain't Know"^[22]		Road Dawgs, Young Pretty, Q.S. Bandit	Ice Cube, Mack 10	Don't Be Saprize
"III tha Hood Way"^[23]		MC Eiht	Ice Cube, Mack 10	Section 8
"Callin' All Hogs"^[24]	2000	Boo Kapone	Mack 10, WC	None
"Nobody"	2000	Timbaland	Mack 10, WC	The Paper Route
"Connected for Life"	2001	Butch Cassidy	Mack 10, WC	Bang or Ball
"Walk"	2002	—	WC, Mack 10	Ghetto Heisman
"Lights Out"	2003	Knoc-Turn'al	Mack 10, WC	Ghetto, Gutter & Gangsta