World War III (Mac album)
World War III is the third studio album by the American rapper Mac, released on September 28, 1999, on No Limit Records. It was produced by a wide range of producers, including Mac himself, Donald XL Robertson and Carlos Stephens.
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| Released | September 28, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1998-1999 | |||
| Genre | Southern hip hop, Gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 53:57 | |||
| Label | No Limit/Priority | |||
| Producer | Mac (exec.) Donald XL Robertson (exec.) Carlos Stephens, Big Gene, Sugar Bear, Bass Heavy, DJ Wop, | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
| NME | (7/10) |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
Commercial Performance
World War III did significantly less well on the Billboard charts compared with his previous album, Shell Shocked. It peaked at #44 on the US Billboard 200 and #6 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. This was his last album of original material and his last for No Limit as, shortly after its release, Mac was convicted of manslaughter.
Music video
Along with singles, a music video was released for "War Party" featuring Magic and D.I.G.. It was premiered on Rap City.
Track listing
- "Intro"
- "War Party" (featuring Magic & D.I.G.)
- "Best Friends"
- "Like Before"(featuring Storm)
- "We Deadly" (featuring Master P, Skull Duggery & Silkk the Shocker)
- "Bloody" (featuring Magic)
- "You Never Know" (featuring Mia X)
- "Just Another Thug" (featuring C-Murder)
- "Battle Cry (Tomorrow)"
- "If It's Cool" (featuring Ms Peaches)
- "Cops and Robbers"
- "Lock Down (Remix)"
- "Paradise" (featuring Popeye & Samm)
- "That's Hip Hop"
- "Can U Love Me? (Eyes of a Killer)"
- "Genocide (Skit)"
- "Genocide" (featuring Master P & Ms Peaches)
- "Father's Day"
- "Still Callin' Me" (featuring Sons of Funk & Ms Peaches)
- "Assassin Nation" (featuring Storm)
- "Outro"
Samples
"If it's Cool" samples "How Do U Want It" by 2Pac.
Personnel
Credits from World War III
- Beats by the Pound - producer
- Bigg Cheez - associate producer
- Lupe Ceballos - project co-ordinator
- Gabe Chiesa - mixing
- C-Murder - composer, featured artist, guest artist, primary artist
- Jodi Cohen - design, layout design
- D.I.G. - composer, featured artist
- DJ Wop - producer
- Fiend - guest artist
- Leslie Henderson - photography
- Ke'Noe - producer
- Kine - vocals
- M.A.C. - primary artist
- Mac - performer, producer
- Larry Mac - composer
- Magic - featured artist
- Master P - executive producer, featured artist, guest artist, primary artist
- Mia X - guest artist
- Ms Peaches - featured artist
- Michael Pandos - assistant engineer
- Popeye - featured artist, guest artist
- Rajsmoove - producer
- Renior - featured artist, primary artist, producer
- Donald "XL" Robertson - associate producer, drum programming, producer, vocals
- Sam - featured artist
- Silkk the Shocker - guest artist
- Alex Sok - mixing
- Sons of Funk - featured artist, primary artist, vocals
- Carlos Stephens - producer
- Eugene "Big Gene" Stephens - associate producer, guitar, producer
- The Storm - featured artist, guest artist, primary artist
- Sugar - producer, featured artist
- Sugar Bear - producer
- Rod "Bass Heavy" Tillman - associate producer, bass guitar, piano, producer
- Rob Worthington - assistant engineer
- XL - featured artist, primary artist
Charts
Album
| Chart (1999) | Peak position[2] |
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| U.S. Billboard 200 | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 6 |