WWF Aggression

{{Infobox album | name = WWF Aggression | type = soundtrack | artist = World Wrestling Federation | cover = Wreckless.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2000|3|21}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Rap rock | length = {{Duration|m=47|s=19}} | label = Priority | producer = {{flatlist| *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 }} | prev_title = WWF The Music, Volume 4 | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = WWF The Music, Vol. 5 | next_year = 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."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wwf-aggression-mw0000052332 |title=WWF Aggression - Various Artists |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=October 7, 2015 }}</ref> 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.<ref name="linernotes">{{cite AV media notes |title=WWF Aggression |others=World Wrestling Federation |year=2000 |publisher=Priority Records }}</ref>

==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.<ref name="charts">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wwf-aggression-mw0000052332/awards |title=WWF Aggression - Various Artists: Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=October 7, 2015 }}</ref> It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicating sales of over 500,000 units,<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web |url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22WWF%22 |title=RIAA Gold & Platinum Search "WWF" |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=October 7, 2015 }}</ref> and was also certified gold by Music Canada and silver by the British Phonographic Industry.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?fwp_gp_search=WWF |title=Gold/Platinum Search "WWF" |publisher=Music Canada |access-date=October 7, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="BPI">{{cite web |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/bpi-awards/ |title=Certified Awards |publisher=British Phonographic Industry |access-date=October 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233259/https://www.bpi.co.uk/bpi-awards/ |url-status=dead }} Note: User must manually search for album title in order to see results.</ref>

===Critical=== Music website AllMusic awarded the album three out of five stars. Writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine proposed that "since [the album] is targeted at [WWF's] male adolescent audience, it's just thuggish without being particularly inventive."<ref name="allmusic"/> He highlighted the track "Wreck" by Kool Keith and Ol' Dirty Bastard, but also claimed that it "doesn't really live up to expectations."<ref name="allmusic"/> 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."<ref name="allmusic"/>

==Track listing== {{Track listing | extra_column = Subject(s)

| title1 = The Kings | note1 = performed by Run–D.M.C. | extra1 = D-Generation X, McMahon-Helmsley Faction | length1 = 3:50

| title2 = Wreck | note2 = performed by Kool Keith and Ol' Dirty Bastard | extra2 = Mankind | length2 = 3:11

| title3 = Know Your Role | note3 = performed by Method Man | extra3 = The Rock | length3 = 3:15

| title4 = Hell Yeah | note4 = performed by Snoop Dogg and WC | extra4 = Stone Cold Steve Austin | length4 = 3:37

| title5 = No Chance | note5 = performed by Redman and Rock featuring Peanut Butter Wolf | extra5 = Vince McMahon | length5 = 4:16

| title6 = I Won't Stop | note6 = performed by C-Murder featuring Magic | extra6 = Gangrel | length6 = 3:15

| title7 = Big Red Machine | note7 = performed by Tha Eastsidaz | extra7 = Kane | length7 = 3:59

| title8 = Break Down the Walls | note8 = performed by R.A. the Rugged Man | extra8 = Chris Jericho | length8 = 3:44

| title9 = You Ain't Hard | note9 = performed by Bad Azz and Techniec | extra9 = The New Age Outlaws | length9 = 3:41

| title10 = Pimpin' Ain't Easy | note10 = performed by Ice-T | extra10 = The Godfather | length10 = 3:11

| title11 = Game | note11 = performed by Mystikal and Ras Kass | extra11 = Triple H | length11 = 3:58

| title12 = Big | note12 = performed by Mack 10, K Mac and Boo Kapone featuring MC Eiht | extra12 = Big Show | length12 = 3:54

| title13 = Ministry | note13 = performed by Dame Grease presents Meeno | extra13 = The Undertaker | length13 = 3:28 }}

==Personnel== {{div col|colwidth=35em}} *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) {{div col end}}

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2000) !scope="col"|Peak position |- !scope="row"|Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="charts"/> |align="center"|6 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="charts"/> |align="center"|8 |- !scope="row"|US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="charts"/> |align="center"|10 |} {{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" |+Year-end chart performance for ''WWF Aggression'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184459/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html|archivedate=September 6, 2004|url=http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2000_2.html|title=Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000|website=Jam!|accessdate=March 29, 2022}}</ref> |184 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 13, 2021|archive-date=January 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110171552/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> |163 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Certification !scope="col"|Sales/shipments |- !scope="row"|Canada (MC)<ref name="MC"/> |Gold |50,000^ |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom (BPI)<ref name="BPI"/> |Silver |60,000^ |- !scope="row"|United States (RIAA)<ref name="RIAA"/> |Gold |500,000^ |- |colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size:90%"|^shipments figures based on certification alone |}

==See also== {{Portal|Music}} *Music in professional wrestling

==References== {{Reflist}}

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