title: World War III (Mac album)
text: # 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 |
  