World Is a Ghetto (RSD Black Friday 2023)

'The World is a Ghetto' was WAR's 1973 funk/R&B/Latin fusion jam, which became the top selling record in America that year. It features 'Cisco Kid' inspired by the popular mid-century TV show, The title track, 'The World is a Ghetto' which has been sampled in more than 31 hip hop songs, including tracks by Geto Boys, Ice T-, and A$AP Mob, instrumental jam 'City, Country, City', 'Four Cornered Room', 'Beetles in the Bog', and 'Where Was You At'. This release features the progressions of the two key tracks ('Cisco Kid' and 'The World is a Ghetto'), and alternate takes/reimaginings of the remaining tracks.

Disc 1
1: The Cisco Kid
2: City, Country, City
3: Four Cornered Room
4: Where Was You At?
5: Beetles in the Bog
6: The World Is a Ghetto

Disc 2
1: L.A. Sunshine (Original Jam)
2: War Is Coming (Original Jam)
3: Lonnie's Wednesday Night Jam
4: Lee's Latin Jam
5: Blues for Papa Dee
6: This Is My Song Milton James

Disc 3
1: The Making of 'The Cisco Kid'
2: The Making of 'Where Was You At?'

Disc 4
1: The Making of 'City, Country, City'
2: The Making of 'Four Cornered Room'

Disc 5
1: The Making of 'The World Is a Ghetto'
2: The Making of 'Beetles in the Bog'

Number of Discs: 5

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