| Product Summary | | Label: Uni/full Frequency Range Recor | | UPC: 00042282895721 | | Release Date: 4/28/1998 | | Buy.com Sku: 60179478 | | Item#: M336H7 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25140 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. Hog ~ WC |  | | 2. Where Y'All From ~ WC | | | 3. F**ckin' Wit Uh House Party ~ WC | | | 4. Shadiest One, The - (featuring CJ Mac) ~ WC | | | 5. Can't Hold Back - (featuring Ice Cube) ~ WC | | | 6. Keep Hustlin' - (featuring E-40/Too Short) ~ WC | | | 7. Just Clownin' ~ WC | | | 8. Autobiography, The ~ WC | | | 9. Worldwide Gunnin' ~ WC | | | 10. Like That - (featuring Ice Cube/Daz Dillinger/CJ Mac) ~ WC | | | 11. Call It What You Want ~ WC | | | 12. Rich Rollin' ~ WC | | | 13. Cheddar - (featuring Mac 10/Ice Cube) ~ WC | | | 14. Bank Lick ~ WC | | | 15. It's All Bad ~ WC | | | 16. Better Days - (featuring Ron Banks) ~ WC | | | 17. Outcome, The ~ WC | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel includes: WC, Ice Cube, Too Short, E-40, CJ Mac. | | Producers include: Ant Banks, Dutch, Dat Nigga Daz, Douglas Coleman, Barr-9. | | Engineers include: Jer-L Christie, Helik Hadar, Keston Wright, Alvin McGill, Felton Pilate. | | Personnel includes: WC, Ice Cube, Too Short, E-40, CJ Mac, Daz Dillinger, Ron Banks. | | Producers include: Art Banks, Dutch, Dat Nigga Daz, Douglas Coleman, Barr-9. | | Engineers include: Jer-L Christie, Helik Hadar, Keston Wright, Alvin McGill, Felton Pilate. | | Personnel: WC (rap vocals); Leejon (vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Keston Wright; Ant Banks. | | Recording information: Backroom Studios; Bad Ass Beat Lab; Crack H; Echo Sounds Recording Studios; Infinite; Skip Sailor Recordings. | | Photographers: Michael Miller ; Ken Hollis. | | As his first solo release since Westside Connection's hit effort, The Shadiest One was positioned as WC's breakthrough to the major league of rap superstars. The hardcore edge that dominated his earlier releases with the Maad Circle has been tamed somewhat, so he can reach a wider audience. Of course, he still retains his gangsta image, relying on familiar lyrical and musical trappings, but everything's a bit more subdued than before, with mixed results. In the case of "Keep Hustlin'," the slight pop makeover works well, but other times it falls flat. And, like any of WC's albums, The Shadiest One runs too long. On several songs, the music simply meanders without any hooks to bring it back into focus. But that isn't a fatal flaw, especially since it's a familiar one, and the best moments on the record are as good as anything he's ever recorded, making The Shadiest One another solid entry in his catalog. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine | | Veteran West Coast rapper has been around the block enough times to have something to say about it, and listening to his impassive, masterful depiction of the gangsta lifestyle on THE SHADIEST ONE is somewhat akin to reading Mario Puzo's detailed, unflinching accounts of Mafia life. You're spared neither the gritty aspects of the tale nor the unavoidably human ones. Aided in his endeavors by longtime West Coast compatriot Ice Cube, as well as Too Short, E-40 and CJ Mac, WC shades his tunes with touches of funk and R&B, and keeps the arrangements eerily atmospheric, so as to provide the proper setting for his grim underworld visions on THE SHADIEST ONE. | | Veteran West Coast rapper has been around the block enough times to have something to say about it, and listening to his impassive, masterful depiction of the gangsta lifestyle on THE SHADIEST ONE is somewhat akin to reading Mario Puzo's detailed, unflinching accounts of Mafia life. You're spared neither the gritty aspects of the tale nor the unavoidably human ones. Aided in his endeavors by longtime West Coast compatriot Ice Cube, as well as Too Short, E-40 and CJ Mac, WC shades his tunes with touches of funk and R&B, and keeps the arrangements eerily atmospheric, so as to provide the proper setting for his grim underworld visions on THE SHADIEST ONE. |
Musical Guests | | Ice Cube | | Ron Banks | | Too Short | | E-40 | | CJ Mac | | Daz Dillinger | | Mac 10 |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/07/1998 | | Original Release Date : 1998 | | Catalog ID : 828957 | | Label : Payday | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 59m : 19s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00042282895721 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Vibe (4/98, p.154)
- "...Dub-C sounds characteristically strong, anxious, and extremely energetic. He comes with a mixed bag of hardcore treats..."Vibe (4/98, p.154)
- "...Dub-C sounds characteristically strong, anxious, and extremely energetic. He comes with a mixed bag of hardcore treats..." The Source (4/98, p.164)
- 4 Mics (out of 5)
- "...THE SHADIEST ONE is W.C.'s GOODFELLAS. Like Scorcese, Dub reinvents the gangsta genre with long masterful shots only capable by a real veteran..." The Source (4/98, p.164)
- 4 Mics (out of 5)
- "...THE SHADIEST ONE is W.C.'s GOODFELLAS. Like Scorcese, Dub reinvents the gangsta genre with long masterful shots only capable by a real veterano..." Rap Pages (5/98, p.116)
- 5 (out of 5)
- "...Musically, THE SHADIEST ONE is saturated with thick bass lines and heavy drums throughout the funk and soul melodies and manages to remain hardcore..." Rap Pages (5/98, p.118)
- 5 (out of 5)
- "...sounds like the sort of thing that K-Tel will be putting out in ten or 20 years. It's got something for everybody..." |
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