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2011 studio album by WC
Revenge of the Barracuda
Studio album by WC
ReleasedMarch 8, 2011 (2011-03-08)
Recorded2009–11
Genre
Length47:37
LabeleOne
Producer
WC chronology
Guilty by Affiliation
(2007) 		Revenge of the Barracuda
(2011) 		West Coast Gangsta Shit
(2013)
Singles from Revenge of the Barracuda
  1. "That's What I'm Talking About"
    Released: July 27, 2010
  2. "You Know Me"
    Released: February 1, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX3/5
RapReviews7.5/10

Revenge of the Barracuda is the fourth solo studio album by American rapper WC. It was released on March 8, 2011 via eOne. Production was handled by Hallway Productionz, Jahzilla, EQ, Fredwreck, Jiggolo, THX and Trick-Trick. It features guest appearances from Young Maylay, Bad Lucc, Daz Dillinger, Ice Cube, Juvenile, Kokane, Kurupt, Soopafly and Traci Nelson.

The album peaked at number forty on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number twenty on the Top Rap Albums and number 48 on the Independent Albums in the United States.

Singles

The first single from the album is "That's What I'm Talking About", which is also included in an EP with the same name, released on July 27, 2010, the track was produced by the duo Hallway Productionz, and written by them and WC.

The second single is "You Know Me", which features Ice Cube and Young Maylay, was released on iTunes on February 1, 2011. This song has also produced by Hallway Productionz, and was written by the duo, WC, Cube and Maylay, alongside Jaret Griffin-Black.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Revenge of the Barracuda" (featuring Traci Nelson)Hallway Productionz2:39
2."You Know Me" (featuring Ice Cube and Young Maylay)Hallway Productionz3:55
3."Reality Show"
  • Calhoun Jr.
  • D. Underdue
  • T. Underdue
Hallway Productionz3:46
4."What's Good" (featuring Kokane)Jah Zilla5:03
5."Walkin' in My Taylors"
  • Calhoun Jr.
  • Edward Ogbonna
  • eQ
  • Flip Matrix (co.)
4:04
6."That's What I'm Talking About"
  • Calhoun Jr.
  • D. Underdue
  • T. Underdue
Hallway Productionz4:04
7."Stickin' to the Script" (featuring Daz Dillinger, Kurupt, Bad Lucc and Soopafly)Chris "THX" Goodman3:43
8."100% Legit"
  • Calhoun Jr.
  • Jackson
  • Harden
Jah Zilla3:46
9."D Boy"
  • Calhoun Jr.
  • Amir Perry
Jiggolo4:39
10."Hustla" (featuring Juvenile)Fredwreck4:53
11."The Spot" (featuring Young Maylay)
  • Calhoun Jr.
  • Bellard
  • Harden
Fredwreck3:29
12."Dub C"Trick-Trick4:14
Total length:47:37
iTunes Store bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."Dr. Mandingo"Chris "THX" Goodman4:13
14."Back to the Basics" (featuring All City and Double Gunnz)
  • George Clark
  • Robert Brown
3:45
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."It's Official"Young Maylay 
14."Frontline"Terrace Martin 
15."Dr. Mandingo"Chris "THX" Goodman 
16."Back to the Basics" (featuring All City and Double Gunnz)
  • George Clark
  • Robert Brown
 

Personnel

  • William "WC" Calhoun, Jr. – main artist, songwriter
  • Traci Nelson – vocals & songwriter (track 1)
  • Teak "Tha Beatsmith" Underdue – producer & songwriter (tracks: 1-3, 6)
  • Deejon Underdue – producer & songwriter (tracks: 1-3, 6)
  • Fingaz McGee – vocal arrangement (track 1)
  • O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – featured artist (track 2), songwriter (tracks: 2, 8)
  • Christopher "Young Maylay" Bellard – featured artist & songwriter (tracks: 2, 11)
  • Charles "Uncle Chucc" Hamilton – vocals & songwriter (track 2)
  • Jeret "J Black" Griffin-Black – songwriter (track 2)
  • Jerry "Kokane" Long – featured artist & songwriter (track 4)
  • Pernell "Jahzilla" Suber – producer (tracks: 4, 8), songwriter (track 4)
  • Edward "eQ" Ogbonna – producer & songwriter (track 5)
  • Flip Matrix – co-producer (track 5)
  • Delmar "Daz Dillinger" Arnaud – featured artist & songwriter (track 7)
  • Priest "Soopafly" Brooks – featured artist & songwriter (track 7)
  • Ricardo "Kurupt" Brown – featured artist (track 7)
  • David "Roscoe" Williams – songwriter (track 7)
  • Terence "Bad Lucc" Harden – featured artist (track 7), songwriter (tracks: 7, 8, 11)
  • Christopher "THX" Goodman – producer & songwriter (track 7)
  • Amir "Jiggolo" Perry – producer & songwriter (track 9)
  • Terius "Juvenile" Gray – featured artist (track 10)
  • Farid "Fredwreck" Nassar – producer (tracks: 10, 11), guitar, keyboards & songwriter (track 10)
  • Erik "Baby Jesus" Coomes – bass, guitar & songwriter (track 10)
  • Chris "Trick-Trick" Mathis – producer, songwriter & mixing (track 12)
  • David Lopez – mixing (tracks: 1-7, 9-11), recording (track 6), additional vocal recording (track 12)
  • Kenny McCloud – recording (track 7)
  • Lamar "Crazy Toones" Calhoun – scratches, additional arrangement
  • Pascal Kerouche – design
  • Bob Perry – A&R
  • Chris Herche – marketing
  • Shawnte Crespo – product manager
  • Marleny Dominguez – label manager
  • Courtney Lowery – publicity
  • Giovanna Melchiorre – publicity

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 40
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard) 20
US Independent Albums (Billboard) 48

References

  1. Dwyer, Alex (March 14, 2011). "WC - Revenge Of The Barracuda". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. T., Pete (March 22, 2011). "WC :: Revenge of the Barracuda :: Big Swang/Lench Mob/E1 Music". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. "iTunes - Music - That's What I'm Talking About - EP by WC". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-12-20. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  4. "iTunes - Music - That's What I'm Talking About - Single by WC". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-07-27. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  5. July https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/you-know-me-feat-ice-cube/id417987627
  6. "WC Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  7. "WC Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  8. "WC Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

External links

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WC and the Maad Circle albums
Westside Connection albums
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