"WW III" (pronounced "world war three") is a song by American hip hop collective and record label Ruff Ryders and promotional single from their second compilation album Ryde or Die Vol.

It features American rappers Snoop Dogg, Scarface, Jadakiss and Yung Wun.

That covered a lot.While hanging out in the studio, Swizz came up with an intro along the lines of "State your name, gangsta.

A chorus was added to the end of the song and sung by Ruff Ryders artist Cross.

2, Steve "Flash" Juon of RapReviews commented the technique of including guest rappers on tracks to overcome inconsistency is "especially effective" on "WW III", which he described as "a Swizz Beatz uber-coastal wet dream with Snoop Dogg, Yung Wun, Scarface and the aforementioned 'Kiss on a track specially guaranteed to rattle your boxes.