Terror Squad: The Album
{{Infobox album
| name = The Album
| type = studio
| artist = Terror Squad
| cover = Terror Squad (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1999|9|21}}
| recorded = 1998–1999
| studio =
| genre = Hip hop
| length = {{Duration|m=66|s=31}}
| label = {{hlist|Terror Squad|Mystic|Big Beat|Atlantic}}
| producer = {{hlist|Alchemist|Arkatech Beatz|Armageddon|Buckwild|Dirtman|DJ Noodles|Don "A.P." Sellers|JuJu|LA' Smouve|Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence|V.I.C.|Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham|Younglord}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = True Story
| next_year = 2004
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Album
| type = Studio
| single1 = Whatcha Gon Do
| single1date = August 10, 1999
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{Cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Terror Squad - Terror Squad {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/terror-squad-mw0000666655 |access-date=June 8, 2024 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2score = B+{{cite magazine|last=Diehl|first=Matt|date=November 12, 1999|issue=512|title=The Week: Music|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271600,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425220645/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,271600,00.html|archive-date=April 25, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|page=82|location=New York|publisher=|access-date=March 4, 2024}}
| rev3 = Rap Pages
| rev3score = B{{cite magazine|last=|first=|date=December 1999|title=Terror Squad – Terror Squad: The Album|magazine=Rap Pages|page=154|location=Los Angeles}}
| rev4 = RapReviews
| rev5 = The Source
| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Osorio|first=Kim|author-link=Kim Osorio|date=November 1999|issue=122|title=Record Report: Terror Squad – Terror Squad: The Album|magazine=The Source|pages=220, 222|location=New York}}
| rev6 = Vibe
| rev6score = (Mixed){{cite magazine|last=Wilson|first=Elliott|author-link=Elliott Wilson (journalist)|date=November 1999|volume=7|number=9|title=Revolutions: Terror Squad – 'Terror Squad'|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ESgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Terror+Squad+1999+vibe&pg=PA192|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20160922010433/https://books.google.com/books?id=ESgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA192&dq=Terror+Squad+1999+vibe&cd=4&hl=en#v=onepage&q=Terror%20Squad%201999%20vibe&f=false|archive-date=September 22, 2016|magazine=Vibe|page=192|location=New York}}
}}
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 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
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = In for Life
| writer1 = {{hlist|Christopher Rios|Samuel Garcia|Richard Perez|Felix Delgado|Ronald Lawrence}}
| extra1 = Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence
| length1 = 4:29
| title2 = Pass the Glock
| writer2 = {{hlist|Garcia|Delgado|John Eaddy|Perez|Rios|Joseph Cartagena|Jeremy Graham}}
| extra2 = Yogi "Sugar Bear" Graham
| length2 = 4:00
| title3 = '99 Live
| writer3 = {{hlist|Perez|Alan Maman}}
| extra3 = Alchemist
| length3 = 4:13
| title4 = Whatcha Gon Do?
| writer4 = {{hlist|Rios|Jerry Tineo}}
| extra4 = JuJu
| length4 = 3:20
| title5 = Triple Threat
| writer5 = {{hlist|Eaddy|Rios|Delgado|Michael Dewar|Collin Dewar}}
| extra5 = The Infinite Arkatechz
| length5 = 4:03
| title6 = War
| writer6 = {{hlist|Garcia|Victor Padilla}}
| extra6 = V.I.C.
| length6 = 3:05
| title7 = Bring It On
| writer7 = {{hlist|Cartagena|Maman}}
| extra7 = Alchemist
| length7 = 3:54
| title8 = As the World Turns
| writer8 = {{hlist|Delgado|Perez|Garcia|E. Lora}}
| extra8 = DJ Noodles
| length8 = 4:32
| title9 = Gimme Dat
| writer9 = Eaddy
| extra9 = Armageddon
| length9 = 3:37
| title10 = Feelin' This
| writer10 = {{hlist|Eaddy|Perez|Rios}}
| extra10 = Armageddon
| length10 = 4:20
| title11 = All Around the World
| writer11 = {{hlist|Delgado|Don Sellers}}
| extra11 = Don "A.P." Sellers
| length11 = 3:59
| title12 = Tell Me What U Want
| writer12 = {{hlist|Cartagena|Eaddy|Delgado|Richard Frierson}}
| extra12 = Younglord
| length12 = 4:45
| title13 = Rudeboy Salute
| note13 = featuring Buju Banton
| writer13 = {{hlist|Cartagena|Mark Myrie|Rios|Anthony Best}}
| extra13 = Buckwild
| length13 = 4:14
| title14 = My Kinda Girls
| writer14 = {{hlist|Antonio Cruz|Delgado|J. Wilson}}
| extra14 = LA' Smouve
| length14 = 3:56
| title15 = Payin' Dues
| note15 = featuring Keith Nut
| writer15 = {{hlist|John Eaddy|Keith Joynes}}
| extra15 = Armageddon
| length15 = 3:51
| title16 = www.thatsmyshit.com
| note16 = featuring The Bleach Brothers
| writer16 = {{hlist|Cartagena|Garcia|G. Rado|J. Noack}}
| extra16 = Dirtman
| length16 = 6:13
| total_length = 66:31
}}
Personnel
- 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
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- 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
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Charts
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|144237|Terror Squad – The Album}}
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Category:Atlantic Records albums
Category:Terror Squad (group) albums
Category:Albums produced by Buckwild