Terror Squad: The Album

The Album
Studio album by
Terror Squad
ReleasedSeptember 21, 1999 (1999-09-21)
Recorded1998–1999
GenreHip hop
Length1:06:31
Label
Producer
Terror Squad chronology
The Album
(1999) 		True Story
(2004)
Singles from The Album
  1. "Whatcha Gon Do"
    Released: August 10, 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Rap PagesB[3]
RapReviews7.5/10[4]
The Source[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 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 will subsequently join 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

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."In for Life"
Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence4:29
2."Pass the Glock"
Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham4:00
3."'99 Live"
Alchemist4:13
4."Whatcha Gon Do?"
  • Rios
  • Jerry Tineo
JuJu3:20
5."Triple Threat"
  • Eaddy
  • Rios
  • Delgado
  • Michael Dewar
  • Collin Dewar
The Infinite Arkatechz4:03
6."War"
  • Garcia
  • Victor Padilla
V.I.C.3:05
7."Bring It On"
  • Cartagena
  • Maman
Alchemist3:54
8."As the World Turns"
  • Delgado
  • Perez
  • Garcia
  • E. Lora
DJ Noodles4:32
9."Gimme Dat"EaddyArmageddon3:37
10."Feelin' This"
  • Eaddy
  • Perez
  • Rios
Armageddon4:20
11."All Around the World"
  • Delgado
  • Don Sellers
Don "A.P." Sellers3:59
12."Tell Me What U Want"
Younglord4:45
13."Rudeboy Salute" (featuring Buju Banton)
Buckwild4:14
14."My Kinda Girls"
LA' Smouve3:56
15."Payin' Dues" (featuring Keith Nut)
  • John Eaddy
  • Keith Joynes
Armageddon3:51
16."www.thatsmyshit.com" (featuring The Bleach Brothers)
  • Cartagena
  • Garcia
  • G. Rado
  • J. Noack
Dirtman6:13
Total length:1:06:31

Personnel

Terror Squad
  • 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

Chart (1999) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 22
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[8] 4

References

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Terror Squad - Terror Squad | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Diehl, Matt (November 12, 1999). "The Week: Music". Entertainment Weekly. No. 512. New York. p. 82. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "Terror Squad – Terror Squad: The Album". Rap Pages. Los Angeles. December 1999. p. 154.
  4. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (March 9, 2000). "Terror Squad :: The Album – RapReviews". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  5. ^ Osorio, Kim (November 1999). "Record Report: Terror Squad – Terror Squad: The Album". The Source. No. 122. New York. pp. 220, 222.
  6. ^ Wilson, Elliott (November 1999). "Revolutions: Terror Squad – 'Terror Squad'". Vibe. Vol. 7, no. 9. New York. p. 192. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 9, 1999. p. 104. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  8. ^ "Top R&B Albums". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 41. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 9, 1999. p. 35. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 8, 2024.