West Up!
{{Infobox song
| name = West Up!
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| type = single
| artist = WC and the Maad Circle
| album = Curb Servin'
| released = {{Start date|1995|8|15}}
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| studio = Echo Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
| genre = West Coast hip-hop
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| label = London
| writer = {{hlist|William Calhoun, Jr.|O'Shea Jackson|Dedrick Rolison|Lamar Calhoun|George Duke|Byron Miller|Leon Chancler|Charles Foster Johnson}}
| producer = DJ Crazy Toones
| chronology = WC and the Maad Circle
| prev_title = Ghetto Serenade
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = The One
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|7m3neBq6G4Q|"West Up"}}}}
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{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{Cite web |title=West Up! [Vinyl Single] - WC and the Maad Circle |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/west-up!-vinyl-single--mw0000936947 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=West Up! [CD Single] - WC and the Maad Circle |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/west-up!-cd-single--mw0000645621 |access-date=March 5, 2025 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}
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"West Up!" is a song performed by American West Coast hip-hop group WC and the Maad Circle featuring fellow Californian rappers and future Westside Connection members Ice Cube and Mack 10. It was recorded at Echo Sound Studios in Los Angeles and released on August 15, 1995, via PayDay/London Records as the lead single from WC and the Maad Circle's second studio album Curb Servin'. Production was handled by member DJ Crazy Toones, who utilized a sample from George Duke's "Reach for It".
The single peaked at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 50 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number 16 on the Hot Rap Songs chart in the United States.
Track listing
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{{Track listing
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{{Track listing
| headline = CD single
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Personnel
- William "WC" Calhoun Jr. – songwriter, vocals, executive producer
- O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – songwriter, vocals, engineering, executive producer
- Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – songwriter, vocals
- Lamar "DJ Crazy Toones" Calhoun – songwriter, producer, executive producer
- Keston Wright – engineering
- Edward O'Dowd – artwork
- Leslie Sokolow – photography
- George Duke – songwriter
- Byron Miller – songwriter
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – songwriter
- Charles "Icarus" Johnson – songwriter
Charts
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|370687|WC And The Maad Circle – West Up!}}
{{WC (rapper)}}
{{Ice Cube}}
{{Mack 10}}
{{Westside Connection}}
Category:London Records singles
Category:Songs written by Mack 10
Category:Songs written by Ice Cube