Bow Down

Bow Down
Westside Connection studio album
Publication (s)	October 22, 1996
Label (s)	Lench Mob / Priority Records
Genre (s)	Gangsta rap / Westcoast rap
Title (number)	13
running time	48:07
production	Ice Cube Cedric Samson QDIII Binky Mack Bud'da Mark Jackson Ian Scott
Single releases August 28, 1996 Bow Down January 24, 1997 Gangstas Make the World Go Round

Bow Down is the debut album by the US gangsta rap group Westside Connection . It was released on October 22, 1996 via Ice Cube's labels Lench Mob / Priority Records .

On November 9, 1996, the album reached number 2 on the Billboard charts . 1.7 million records were sold. The album went platinum on October 1, 1997.

Track list

#	title	Producers	Duration
1	"World Domination" (Intro)	* Interlude *	1:16
2	" Bow Down "	Bud'da	3:27
3	" Gangstas Make the World Go Round "	Ice Cube , Cedric Samson	4:33
4th	"All the Critics in New York"	Binky, ice cube	5:35
5	"Do You Like Criminals?" (featuring K-Dee )	Bud'da	5:01
6th	"Gangstas Don't Dance" (Insert)	* Interlude *	0:22
7th	"The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer"	Bud'da	4:15
8th	"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)	* Interlude *	0:14
13	"Hoo-Bangin '(WSCG Style)" (featuring K-Dee, The Comrads and Allfrumtha I )	Ice Cube	3:58

Samples

3 Time Felons

• "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
• "With a Little Help From My Friends" by The Beatles
• "Ghetto Child" by Ahmad Jamal
• "West Up!" by WC and the Maad Circle

All the Critics in New York

• " Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) " by Marvin Gaye
• "Funky Worm" by Ohio Players
• "You Can't Even Walk in the Park (Opening Theme)" by Johnny Pate

Cross 'Em Out and Put a' K

• "My Philosophy" by Boogie Down Productions

Do You Like Criminals?

• "Walk on By" by Isaac Hayes
• "Criminal Minded" by Boogie Down Productions
• "Deeez Nuuuts" by Dr. Dre
• " Waterfalls " by TLC
• "Danger" by Blahzay Blahzay

Gangstas Make the World Go Round

• " People Make the World Go Round " by The Stylistics
• "Stranded on Death Row" by Dr. Dre

Hoo-Bangin '(WSCG Style)

• " Children's Story " by Slick Rick

King of the Hill

• "Illusions" by Cypress Hill

The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer

• "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Top 200 Albums | Billboard. In: Billboard. Retrieved March 16, 2016 . 
2. ^ Westside Connection - Chart history | Billboard. In: www.billboard.com. Retrieved March 16, 2016 . 
3. ^ Gail Hilson Woldu: The Words and Music of Ice Cube . ABC-CLIO, 2008, ISBN 978-0-275-99043-5 (English).