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Far from prolific, Terror Squad nonetheless became notable amid the late-'90s/early-2000s East Coast rap scene, mainly for boasting both Big Punisher and Fat Joe among the group's membership. The two sizable Latino rappers from the Bronx were already superstars when they came together as Terror Squad in 1998, around the time such posse efforts became fashionable in the wake of the Wu-Tang Clan's breakthrough. In particular, Big Pun had recently scored a huge hit with "Still Not a Player," while Fat Joe had been recording major-label gangsta rap albums since 1993. These two big rappers were the name-brand attraction to Terror Squad, which also included fellow Bronx rappers Cuban Link, Armageddon, Prospect, and Triple Seis, along with singer Tony Sunshine. Fat Joe debuted the group on his Don Cartagena album (1998), featuring certain members separately and bringing together everyone for "The Hidden Hand." A year later came the debut, self-titled Terror Squad album. Atlantic released it in September, but it didn't spawn any substantial hits.

Terror Squad then experienced a huge setback with the sudden passing of Big Pun in February 2000. This essentially brought the group to an end, and while everyone else fell into obscurity, Fat Joe focused on his increasingly successful solo career. He scored quite a few commercial hits during the early 2000s as he toned down his gangsta image and began collaborating with the radio-friendly likes of Ashanti ("What's Luv?"), R. Kelly ("We Thuggin'"), and Ginuwine ("Crush Tonight"). During that same period, he did feature his Terror Squad colleagues on his albums, if not on his hits. The group's membership had been shuffled by this point, with the core now comprised of Armageddon, Tony Sunshine, Prospect, and newcomer Remy, a feisty female MC who seemed to get special emphasis. Finally, the group recorded another album, True Story, released by Universal in July 2004, a long five years since Terror Squad's debut release. The album's lead single, "Lean Back," became a quick hit, breaking the Top Five of Billboard's Hot 100 before True Story even hit the street. Featuring a trademark production by sure-fire hitmaker Scott Storch, the club track spread through urban America like wildfire, its anti-dance dance step capitalizing well on the clubby trends of the time: its hook ("My niggas don't dance, we just pull up our pants/Do the Rockaway/Now lean back, lean back, lean back, lean back") was well-illustrated in the song's fun, heavily rotated video. The song put Fat Joe back in the spotlight (his previous album, 2002's Loyalty, had been a disappointment by all measures), and it primed Remy for a solo jaunt of her own. The group featured their frequent producer on 2006's Terror Squad Presents DJ Khaled: Listennn, after which they hung it up. ~ Jason Birchmeier, Rovi

Total plays

213.9 million
Updated on 2024-06-08

Monthly listeners

1,340,428

Followers

237,104

Top Cities

  1. Brazil
    36,324 listeners
  2. United Kingdom
    17,341 listeners
  3. Australia
    16,302 listeners
  4. Brazil
    14,324 listeners
  5. Germany
    12,883 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Lean Back - Edit
Lean Back - Edit
175,757,445 4:14 2004-01-01
Take Me Home - Album Version (Edited)
Take Me Home - Album Version (Edited)
12,975,660 3:31 2004-01-01
Brave In The Heart Big Pun featuring Terror Squad (feat. Terror Squad)
Brave In The Heart Big Pun featuring Terror Squad (feat. Terror Squad)
7,585,576 3:56 2001-03-28
Lean Back - NGHTMRE Remix
Lean Back - NGHTMRE Remix
5,415,964 3:18 2017-05-05
Watcha Gon Do? (feat. Big Pun)
Watcha Gon Do? (feat. Big Pun)
2,248,847 3:20 1999-09-10
Pass the Glock (feat. Big Pun, Prospect, Fat Joe, Triple Seis, Cuban Link, & Armageaddon)
Pass the Glock (feat. Big Pun, Prospect, Fat Joe, Triple Seis, Cuban Link, & Armageaddon)
1,580,777 4:01 1999-09-10
Rudeboy Salute (feat. Big Pun, Fat Joe & Buju Banton)
Rudeboy Salute (feat. Big Pun, Fat Joe & Buju Banton)
912,632 4:15 1999-09-10
Bring It On (feat. Fat Joe)
Bring It On (feat. Fat Joe)
807,632 3:54 1999-09-10
In for Life (feat. Big Pun, Triple Seis, Prospect, & Cuban Link)
In for Life (feat. Big Pun, Triple Seis, Prospect, & Cuban Link)
774,510 4:30 1999-09-10
Terror Squadians - From The Rush Hour Soundtrack
Terror Squadians - From The Rush Hour Soundtrack
576,178 5:03 1998-01-01
As the World Turns (feat. Cuban Link, Prospect, Triple Seis, & Tony Sunshine)
As the World Turns (feat. Cuban Link, Prospect, Triple Seis, & Tony Sunshine)
521,104 4:32 1999-09-10
Triple Threat (feat. Armageaddon, Big Pun, & Cuban Link)
Triple Threat (feat. Armageaddon, Big Pun, & Cuban Link)
416,428 4:03 1999-09-10
The Hidden Hand (feat. Terror Squad)
The Hidden Hand (feat. Terror Squad)
336,746 5:07 1998-09-01
Nothing's Gonna Stop Me - Album Version (Edited)
Nothing's Gonna Stop Me - Album Version (Edited)
312,548 2:43 2004-01-01
Bring 'Em Back - Album Version (Edited)
Bring 'Em Back - Album Version (Edited)
306,072 4:27 2004-01-01
'99 Live (feat. Prospect)
'99 Live (feat. Prospect)
288,448 4:13 1999-09-10
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah
270,851 3:07 2004-01-01
Streets of NY - Album Version (Edited)
Streets of NY - Album Version (Edited)
258,695 3:14 2004-01-01
War (feat. Triple Seis)
War (feat. Triple Seis)
241,799 3:06 1999-09-10
My Kinda Girls (feat. Tony Sunshine & Cuban Link)
My Kinda Girls (feat. Tony Sunshine & Cuban Link)
208,478 3:57 1999-09-10
All Around the World (feat. Cuban Link)
All Around the World (feat. Cuban Link)
194,561 3:59 1999-09-10
Feelin' This (feat. Armageaddon, Prospect & Big Pun)
Feelin' This (feat. Armageaddon, Prospect & Big Pun)
194,327 4:20 1999-09-10
Thunder In the Air - Album Version (Edited)
Thunder In the Air - Album Version (Edited)
179,381 3:19 2004-01-01
Gimme Dat (feat. Armageaddon)
Gimme Dat (feat. Armageaddon)
175,211 3:37 1999-09-10
Tell Me What U Want (feat. Fat Joe, Armeageddon, Cuban Link & Tony Sunshine)
Tell Me What U Want (feat. Fat Joe, Armeageddon, Cuban Link & Tony Sunshine)
174,450 4:46 1999-09-10
Hum Drum - Album Version (Edited)
Hum Drum - Album Version (Edited)
171,775 4:12 2004-01-01
Payin' Dues (feat. Armageaddon & Keith Hunt)
Payin' Dues (feat. Armageaddon & Keith Hunt)
152,678 3:51 1999-09-10
Pass Away - Album Version (Edited)
Pass Away - Album Version (Edited)
144,747 3:52 2004-01-01
WWW.ThatsMySh-t.com (feat. Fat Joe, Triple Seis & The Bleach Brothers)
WWW.ThatsMySh-t.com (feat. Fat Joe, Triple Seis & The Bleach Brothers)
140,677 3:43 1999-09-10
Terror Era - Album Version (Edited)
Terror Era - Album Version (Edited)
129,827 3:07 2004-01-01
Let Them Things Go - Album Version (Edited)
Let Them Things Go - Album Version (Edited)
127,553 4:05 2004-01-01
Yes Dem to Def - Album Version (Edited)
Yes Dem to Def - Album Version (Edited)
118,591 3:49 2004-01-01
Watcha Gon Do? (feat. Big Pun)
Watcha Gon Do? (feat. Big Pun)
67,690 3:19 1999-09-10
Pass the Glock (feat. Big Pun, Prospect, Fat Joe, Triple Seis, Cuban Link, & Armageaddon)
Pass the Glock (feat. Big Pun, Prospect, Fat Joe, Triple Seis, Cuban Link, & Armageaddon)
43,644 4:01 1999-09-10
Slippery When Its Wet
Slippery When Its Wet
13,576 4:32 2001-01-01
Slippery When Wet
Slippery When Wet
12,238 4:21 2009-06-16
How U Gonna Handle The Weight
How U Gonna Handle The Weight
8,024 1:46 2023-11-10
Up In Smoke
Up In Smoke
4,489 3:19 2000-01-01
Rotter-Rave-Dam
Rotter-Rave-Dam
3,861 1:23 1994-10-19
BXNY
BXNY
2,723 3:38 2007-06-26

New releases

Lean Back (NGHTMRE Remix)
Lean Back (NGHTMRE Remix)
2017-05-05
[Universal Records]
True Story
True Story
2004-07-15
[SRC Records]
Lean Back
Lean Back
2004-05-11
[SRC Records]
True Story
True Story
2004-01-01
[SRC Records]
Lean Back
Lean Back
2004-01-01
[SRC Records]
Terror Squad
Terror Squad
1999-09-10
[Rhino Atlantic]
Terror Squad
Terror Squad
1999-09-10
[Rhino Atlantic]