World War III (Mac album)

1999 studio album by Mac

World War III

Studio album by

Mac

Released| September 28, 1999
Recorded| 1998–1999
Genre| Southern hip hop, gangsta rap
Length| 71:08
Label| No Limit/Priority
Producer| Mac (exec.)
Donald XL Robertson (exec.)
Carlos Stephens, Big Gene, Sugar Bear, Bass Heavy, DJ Wop,
Mac chronology
| Shell Shocked
(1998)  | World War III
(1999)  |

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]

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.

## Commercial performance

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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

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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

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1. "Intro"
2. "War Party" (featuring Magic & D.I.G.)
3. "Best Friends"
4. "Like Before"(featuring Storm)
5. "We Deadly" (featuring Master P, Skull Duggery & Silkk the Shocker)
6. "Bloody" (featuring Magic)
7. "You Never Know" (featuring Mia X)
8. "Just Another Thug" (featuring C-Murder)
9. "Battle Cry (Tomorrow)"
10. "If It's Cool" (featuring Ms Peaches)
11. "Cops and Robbers"
12. "Lock Down (Remix)"
13. "Paradise" (featuring Popeye & Samm)
14. "That's Hip Hop"
15. "Can U Love Me? (Eyes of a Killer)"
16. "Genocide (Skit)"
17. "Genocide" (featuring Master P & Ms Peaches)
18. "Father's Day"
19. "Still Callin' Me" (featuring Sons of Funk & Ms Peaches)
20. "Assassin Nation" (featuring Storm)
21. "Outro"

### Samples

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"If it's Cool" samples "How Do U Want It" by 2Pac.

## Personnel

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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

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### Album

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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

## References

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1. ^ Bush, John. "World War III – Mac". AllMusic. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
2. ^ Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Mac