"
Westside" was the lead single from
TQ's debut album,
They Never Saw Me Coming. The song was produced by Bay-area producers Femi Ojetunde and Mike Mosley, with TQ serving as co-producer. The song is an anthemic ode to TQ's native
California. In the song's lyrics he mentions several other California musicians who influenced him,
Ice Cube,
Eazy-E,
Ice-T,
Too Short and
DJ Quik, at the end of "Westside", TQ dedicates the song to the deceased Eazy-E and
Tupac Shakur.