Editing War (band) (section)

===1990s: Reformations===
[[File:War (US band, 1992).jpg|thumb|War in 1992]]
[[Sampling (music)|Sampling]] of War by hip hop artists was prevalent enough to merit the compilation album ''Rap Declares War'' in 1992, which was sanctioned by the band.
In 1993, War reformed with most surviving previous members (including original members Brown, Jordan, Oskar, and Scott, and later members Hammon and Rizzo), augmented by a large lineup of supporting musicians and still under the management and production of Jerry Goldstein, and released a new album, [[Peace Sign (War album)|''☮'']] in 1994.

In 1996, the group attempted to gain independence from Goldstein, but were unable to do so under the name "War" which remains a trademark owned by Goldstein and Far Out Productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bankvergleich.com/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109115646/http://www.altlaw.org/v1/cases/1369164 |url-status=dead |title=Banken und Finanzprodukte im Vergleich|archive-date=January 9, 2009|website=BankVergleich.com}}</ref> In response, Brown, Oskar, Scott, and a returning B. B. Dickerson (who had not worked with War since 1979) adopted a name which referenced one of War's biggest hits: [[Lowrider Band]]. They have yet to record a studio album.

Lonnie Jordan opted to remain with Goldstein and create a new version of War with himself as the only original member. Some other musicians who had joined between 1983 and 1993 were also part of the new lineup. Both the "new" War and the Lowrider Band are currently active as live performance acts.

1996 also saw the release of a double CD compilation, ''Anthology (1970–1994)'', later updated in 2003 with a few track substitutions, as ''[[The Very Best of War]]''. Another CD compilation from 1999, ''Grooves and Messages'', included a second disc of remixes done by various producers.