Bow Down

Bow Down
Studio album by Westside Connection
Released	October 22, 1996 (1996-10-22)
Recorded	1995–96
Studio	Westside Studios (California) Treehouse Studios (South Africa)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap G-funk
Length	48:12
Label	Priority
Producer	Ice Cube (also exec.) Binky Mack Bud'da QDIII Cedric Samson
Westside Connection chronology
Bow Down (1996) Terrorist Threats (2003)
Mack 10 chronology
Mack 10 (1995) Bow Down (1996) Based on a True Story (1997)
WC chronology
Curb Servin' (1995) Bow Down (1996) The Shadiest One (1998)
Ice Cube chronology
Lethal Injection (1993) Bow Down (1996) War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) (1998)
Singles from Bow Down
"Bow Down" Released: August 28, 1996 "Gangstas Make the World Go Round" Released: January 24, 1997

Bow Down is the debut studio album by American West Coast hip hop supergroup Westside Connection. It was released on October 22, 1996, through Priority Records. The recording sessions took place at Ice Cube's house studio, Westsiiiiide Studios, in California, except for the song "Gangstas Make the World Go Round", which was recorded at Treehouse Studios in South Africa. The production was handled by Bud'da, Quincy Jones III, Binky Mack, and Ice Cube, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Allfrumtha I and the Comrads.

The album peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 and topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, shipping 145,000 units.^[1] It went on to sell 1.7 million copies in the United States receiving Platinum certification status by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 10, 1997.^[2] It was also certified Gold by Canadian Recording Industry Association for selling 50,000 units in Canada.

Its singles, a title track and "Gangstas Make the World Go Round", made it to the Billboard Hot 100, landing at number 21 and 40, respectively. The songs "King of the Hill", "Cross 'Em out and Put a 'K" and "Hoo Bangin' (WSCG Style)" are diss tracks towards hip hop group Cypress Hill, Q-Tip and rapper Common.