World War III (Mac album)
# World War III (Mac album)

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B) |
| NME | (7/10) |
| Rolling Stone Album Guide | |

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

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

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

* "Intro"
* "War Party" (featuring Magic & D.I.G.)
* "Best Friends"
* "Like Before"(featuring Storm)
* "We Deadly" (featuring Master P, Skull Duggery & Silkk the Shocker)
* "Bloody" (featuring Magic)
* "You Never Know" (featuring Mia X)
* "Just Another Thug" (featuring C-Murder)
* "Battle Cry (Tomorrow)"
* "If It's Cool" (featuring Ms Peaches)
* "Cops and Robbers"
* "Lock Down (Remix)"
* "Paradise" (featuring Popeye & Samm)
* "That's Hip Hop"
* "Can U Love Me? (Eyes of a Killer)"
* "Genocide (Skit)"
* "Genocide" (featuring Master P & Ms Peaches)
* "Father's Day"
* "Still Callin' Me" (featuring Sons of Funk & Ms Peaches)
* "Assassin Nation" (featuring Storm)
* "Outro"

### Samples

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

## Personnel

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

### Album

| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) | 6 |
