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WWF Aggression
Soundtrack album by World Wrestling Federation
Released	March 21, 2000 (2000-03-21)
Genre	Hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Rap rock
Length	47:19
Label	Priority
Producer	Jim Johnston (exec.) Vince McMahon (exec.) Howard Sadowsky (exec.) Mark Copeland (exec.) Binky Greg Danylyshyn Rashad Coes Jam Master Jay Kool Keith Rockwilder R.A. the Rugged Man Mark "Boogie" Brown Dame Grease
World Wrestling Federation chronology
WWF The Music, Volume 4 (1999) WWF Aggression (2000) WWF The Music, Vol. 5 (2001)

WWF Aggression is a soundtrack album by WWE (then known as the World Wrestling Federation, or WWF). Released on March 21, 2000, by Priority Records, it features entrance music of WWE wrestlers re-recorded by various hip hop artists and groups. The album was a commercial success, charting at number eight on the US Billboard 200.

Composition

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of music website AllMusic categorised WWF Aggression in hip hop genres such as hardcore hip hop and gangsta rap, describing it as "straight-ahead hardcore rap, targeted at WWF's audience." Six of the album's 13 tracks were produced by Binky of West Coast hip hop duo Allfrumtha I, with other producers including Jam Master Jay and Rockwilder.

Reception

Commercial

WWF Aggression was a commercial success. In the US, the album reached number eight on the US Billboard 200 and number ten on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart; in Canada, it reached number six on the Canadian Albums Chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicating sales of over 500,000 units, and was also certified gold by Music Canada and silver by the British Phonographic Industry.

Critical

Music website AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars. Writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine proposed that "since is targeted at male adolescent audience, it's just thuggish without being particularly inventive." He highlighted the track "Wreck" by Kool Keith and Ol' Dirty Bastard, but also claimed that it "doesn't really live up to expectations." Describing the material as "blunt hip-hop that isn't as brutal as it appears," Erlewine concluded that the album "will only be of interest to wrestling fans, not to hip-hop fanatics."

Track listing

Personnel

• Binky – production (tracks 4–6, 8, 9, 11 and 12)
• Greg Danylyshyn – production (tracks 1, 2 and 7)
• Rashad Coes – co-production (tracks 1, 7)
• Jam Master Jay – production (track 1)
• Kool Keith – production (track 2)
• Rockwilder – production (track 3)
• R.A. the Rugged Man – co-production (track 8)
• Mark "Boogie" Brown – production (track 10)
• Dame Grease – production (track 13)

Charts

Certifications

See also

• Music in professional wrestling

References

1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "WWF Aggression - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
2. WWF Aggression (Media notes). World Wrestling Federation. Priority Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. ^ "WWF Aggression - Various Artists: Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
4. ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum Search "WWF"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
5. ^ "Gold/Platinum Search "WWF"". Music Canada. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
6. ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 6, 2015. Note: User must manually search for album title in order to see results.
7. "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
8. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2021.

• WWE albums
• 2000 compilation albums
• 2000 soundtrack albums
• Priority Records compilation albums
• Hip-hop compilation albums
• Albums produced by Jam Master Jay