WWCD (album)

WWCD (an acronym for What Would Chine Gun Do) is the debut studio album by American hip hop group Griselda.[4] It was released on November 29, 2019, by Griselda Records and Shady Records.

WWCD
Studio album by Griselda
Released	November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	46:27
Label	Griselda Shady Interscope
Producer	Beat Butcha Daringer Eminem
Singles from WWCD
"Dr. Bird's" Released: October 18, 2019 "Chef Dreds" Released: November 8, 2019

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Earmilk	[1]
HipHopDX	4.5/5[2]
Pitchfork	7.7/10[3]

The album is entirely produced by Daringer and Beat Butcha, and features guest appearances from 50 Cent, Eminem, Raekwon, Keisha Plum, Novel, and Tiona Deniece. WWCD was titled in-part after late-rapper Chine Gun, the half-brother of group member Benny the Butcher, and cousin of Conway the Machine.

Its lead single, "Dr. Bird's", was released on October 18, 2019. The second single, "Chef Dreds", was released on November 8, 2019. Upon release, WWCD debuted at number eight on the Billboard Rap Albums and number nine on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It also received positive critical reception.

Track listing

All songs produced by Daringer and Beat Butcha, and written by Griselda, unless stated. Credits adapted from Apple Music.[5][6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Marchello Intro" (featuring Raekwon)	Jeremie Pennick Demond Price Alvin Worthy Corey Woods Eliot Dubock Thomas Paldino		2:11
2.	"Chef Dreds"			2:48
3.	"Moselle"			3:59
4.	"Cruiser Weight Coke"			3:52
5.	"Freddie HotSpot"			3:52
6.	"Dr. Bird’s"			4:52
7.	"The Old Groove" (featuring NOVEL)	Pennick Price Worthy Dubock Paldino Alonzo Stevenson		6:56
8.	"Scotties"			2:31
9.	"Kennedy" (featuring Tiona Deniece)	Pennick Price Worthy Dubock Paldino Tiona Deniece		0:42
10.	"City on the Map" (featuring 50 Cent)	Pennick Price Worthy Dubock Paldino Curtis Jackson		3:12
11.	"May Store" (featuring Keisha Plum)	Pennick Price Worthy Dubock Paldino Keisha Plum		4:46
12.	"Lowery (AA Outro)" (featuring A.A. Rashid)	Pennick Price Worthy Dubock Paldino A.A. Rashid		1:57
13.	"Bang (Remix)" (featuring Eminem)	Pennick Price Worthy Dubock Paldino Marshall Mathers Luis Resto	Daringer Beat Butcha Eminem^[a]	5:08
Total length:				46:27

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Accolades

Publication	List	Rank	Ref.
Ambrosia For Heads	Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums Of 2019 List	N/A	[7]
Complex	Best Albums of 2019	22	[8]
HipHopDX	The Best Rap & Hip Hop Albums Of 2019	4	[9]

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[10]	8
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11]	9

References

1. Camaj, Margaritë "Magi" (December 3, 2019). "Album Review: Griselda - WWCD". Earmilk. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
2. Wallace, Riley (December 4, 2019). "Review: Griselda's "WWCD" Is Harder Than Concrete Wrapped In Iron — Minus The Eminem Feature". HipHopDX. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
3. Rytlewski, Evan (December 4, 2019). "Griselda: WWCD". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
4. Ivey, Justin (November 28, 2019). "Griselda Records Drops Shady Records Debut 'WWCD'". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
5. "Wwcd by Griselda". Apple Music. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
6. "Griselda – W.W.C.D. Credits". istandardproducers.com. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
7. Commandeur, Jordan (December 18, 2019). "Ambrosia For Heads' Top 15 Hip-Hop Albums Of 2019 List". Ambrosia For Heads. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
8. Diaz, Angel (December 3, 2019). "The Best Albums of 2019". Complex. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
9. Wallace, Riley (December 19, 2019). "The Best Rap & Hip Hop Albums Of 2019". HipHopDX. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
10. "Griselda Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved Dec 10, 2019.
11. "Griselda Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved Dec 10, 2019.

See also

• 2019 in hip hop music