Bow Down

Bow Down ist das Debütalbum der US-amerikanischen Gangsta-Rap-Gruppe Westside Connection. Es wurde am 22. Oktober 1996 über Ice Cubes Labels Lench Mob/Priority Records veröffentlicht.

Bow Down
Studioalbum von Westside Connection
Veröffent- lichung(en)	22. Oktober 1996
Label(s)	Lench Mob/Priority Records
Genre(s)	Gangsta-Rap/Westcoast Rap
Titel (Anzahl)	13
Länge	48:07
Produktion	Ice Cube Cedric Samson QDIII Binky Mack Bud'da Mark Jackson Ian Scott
Chronologie — Bow Down Terrorist Threats (2003)
Singleauskopplungen 28. August, 1996 Bow Down 24. Januar, 1997 Gangstas Make the World Go Round

Am 9. November 1996 erreichte das Album Platz 2 der Billboard Charts. Es wurden 1,7 Millionen Tonträger verkauft. Am 1. Oktober 1997 erreichte das Album Platin.

Titelliste

#	Titel	Produzenten	Dauer
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
4	"All the Critics in New York"	Binky, Ice Cube	5:35
5	"Do You Like Criminals?" (featuring K-Dee)	Bud'da	5:01
6	"Gangstas Don't Dance" (Insert)	*Interlude*	0:22
7	"The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer"	Bud'da	4:15
8	"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" – Joe Tex
• "With a Little Help From My Friends" – The Beatles
• "Ghetto Child" – Ahmad Jamal
• "West Up!" – WC and the Maad Circle

All the Critics in New York

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

Cross 'Em Out and Put a 'K

• "My Philosophy" – Boogie Down Productions

Do You Like Criminals?

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

Gangstas Make the World Go Round

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

Hoo-Bangin' (WSCG Style)

• "Children’s Story" – Slick Rick

King of the Hill

• "Illusions" – Cypress Hill

The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer

• "Hurt" – Nine Inch Nails

Einzelnachweise

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