Regarded as one of the greatest hip hop artists, he began his career as a founding member of the famously controversial rap group N.W.A, and later launched a successful solo career in music and cinema. He remains one of the most visible West Coast rappers, having helped originate gangsta rap. He is particularly well-known for his incendiary raps on political and racial topics, particularly the treatment of blacks in the United States.


AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)



Ice Cube's debut solo album, released after his acrimonious split from his former group N.W.A. It was originally released on May 16, 1990. Primarily produced by The Bomb Squad (Public Enemy's production team), the album was an unexpectedly large critical and commercial success, and remains one of the defining hip hop albums of the 1990s era. Ice Cube's social, and political commentary, which was delivered in an incisive manner, has influenced numerous rappers since, particularly in the gangsta rap and political rap subgenres. The album cemented Cube's reputation as a gifted lyricist, and introduced him as a highly literate scribe on the hardships of life in South Central, Los Angeles

Tracklist

• 1. Better Off Dead
  2. The N*gga Ya Love To Hate
  3. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
  4. What They Hittin' Foe?
  5. You Can't Fade Me/JD's Gaffilin' (Medley)
  6. Once Upon A Time In The Projects
  7. Turn Off The Radio
  8. Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)
  9. A Gangsta's Fairytale
  10. I'm Only Out For One Thang
  11. Get Off My Dick And Tell Yo B*tch To Come Here
  12. The Drive-By
  13. Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob
  14. Who's The Mack?
  15. It's A Man's World
  16. The Bomb
  17. Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside) (Remix)
  18. Jackin' For Beats
  19. Get Off My Dick And Tell Yo B*tch To Come Here (Remix)
  20. The Product
  21. Dead Homiez
  22. JD's Gaffilin' (Part 2)
  23. I Gotta Say What Up!!!

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Kill at Will EP (1990)



A seven track EP, released by Ice Cube in 1990. It was released soon after AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, and capitalized off Cube's newfound solo success. The EP quickly shipped Gold in sales, a first for a hip hop EP, and a year later, had sold over a million copies. It featured a remix of "Endangered Species", featuring a brand new verse from Public Enemy's Chuck D. Kill at Will is considered by Ice Cube fans to be among his best works, and original vinyl pressings are still highly sought after.

Tracklist

• 1. Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) (Remix)
  2. Jackin' for Beats
  3. Get off My Dick and Tell Yo B*tch to Come Here (Remix)
  4. The Product
  5. Dead Homiez
  6. JD’s Gaffilin’ (Part 2)
  7. I Gotta Say What Up!!!

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Death Certificate (1991)



The second solo album, released by Priority Records on October 31, 1991. Highly anticipated (with over a million advance orders), the album was certified platinum on December 20, 1991, and to date has sold over two million copies. It was also the source of much controversy due to some of its racially charged content, and Ice Cube's acerbic statements on drug dealing, racial profiling, and the right to bear arms. The Album itself is widely considered one of the greatest Hip-Hop albums of all time.

Tracklist

• 1. The Funeral
  2. The Wrong N*gga To F*ck Wit
  3. My Summer Vacation
  4. Steady Mobbin'
  5. Robin Lench
  6. Givin' Up The Nappy Dug Out
  7. Look Who's Burnin'
  8. A Bird In The Hand
  9. Man's Best Friend
  10. Alive On Arrival
  11. Death
  12. The Birth
  13. I Wanna Kill Sam
  14. Horny Lil' Devil
  15. Black Korea
  16. True To The Game
  17. Color Blind
  18. Doing Dumb Sh*t
  19. Us
  20. No Vaseline
  21. How To Survive In South Central

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The Predator (1992)



The third solo album by Ice Cube. Released within months after the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many of the songs comment on the racial tensions during that period. The title is a partial reference to the movie Predator 2, and the album itself includes samples from the film. It's the most successful of all of Ice Cube's albums, selling 3 million copies and going triple platinum. The success of The Predator is due in part to the major success of the single "It Was A Good Day".

Tracklist

• 1. The First Day Of School (Intro)
  2. When Will They Shoot?
  3. I'm Scared (Insert)
  4. Wicked
  5. Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha
  6. The Predator
  7. It Was A Good Day
  8. We Had To Tear This Mothaf*cka Up
  9. F*ck 'Em (Insert)
  10. Dirty Mack
  11. Don't Trust 'Em
  12. Gangsta's Fairytale 2
  13. Check Yo Self
  14. Who Got The Camera?
  15. Integration (Insert)
  16. Say Hi To The Bad Guy
  17. Check Yo Self (Radio Remix)
  18. It Was A Good Day (Remix)
  19. 24 Wit An L
  20. U Ain't Gonna Take My Life

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Lethal Injection (1993)



Ice Cube's 4th solo album and like the previous albums, it was a commercial hit, however it was heavily criticized for what many saw as Cube's pandering to gangsta rap, and toning down of the socio-political content found on his earlier efforts. The albums standing has increased over time. It includes two of Cube's most popular singles; the "You Know How We Do It", and the Funkadelic-sampling "Bop Gun (One Nation)".

Tracklist

• 1. The Shot (Intro)
  2. Really Doe
  3. Ghetto Bird
  4. You Know How We Do It
  5. Cave B*tch
  6. Bop Gun (One Nation)
  7. What Can I Do?
  8. Lil Ass Gee
  9. Make It Ruff, Make It Smooth
  10. Down For Whatever
  11. Enemy
  12. When I Get To Heaven
  13. What Can I Do? (Westside Remix)
  14. What Can I Do? (Eastside Remix)
  15. You Know How We Do It (Remix)
  16. Lil Ass Gee (Eerie Gumbo Remix)

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Bootlegs & B-Sides (1994)



Bootlegs & B-sides is a collection of b-sides and remixes compiled from various Ice Cube 12"s, originally recorded between 1992-1994. It includes the remix of the hit single "Check Yo Self", originally on The Predator album, and its b-side "24 Wit' An L". Production-wise, much of the album is very similar to the Lethal Injection album.

Tracklist

• 1. Robbin' Hood (Cause It Ain't All Good)
  2. What Can I Do? (Remix)
  3. 24 Wit An L
  4. You Know How We Do It (Remix)
  5. 2 N The Morning
  6. Check Yo Self (Remix)
  7. You Don't Wanna F*ck Wit These (Unreleased '93 Sh*t)
  8. Lil Ass Gee (Eerie Gumbo Remix)
  9. My Skin Is My Sin
  10. It Was A Good Day (Remix)
  11. U Ain't Gonna Take My Life
  12. When I Get To Heaven (Remix)
  13. D'voidofpopn*ggafiedmegamix

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Featuring... Ice Cube (1997)



A compilation album released by Ice Cube in 1997. Its tracklisting is including hits that are featured him.

Tracklist

• 1. Bend a Corner Wit Me
  2. Natural Born Killaz
  3. Bow Down
  4. Bop Gun (One Nation)
  5. Check Yo Self
  6. Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)
  7. Trespass
  8. It's a Man's World
  9. West Up!
  10. Game Over
  11. Wicked Wayz
  12. Two to the Head

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War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) (1998)



Ice Cube's long awaited fifth solo album since the last album which was released in 1993, Lethal Injection. The album features production work by Master P and moves from intense street-oriented jams to rap-metal fusions, such as the Korn featured song "F*ck Dying."

Tracklist

• 1. Ask About Me
  2. Pushin' Weight
  3. Dr. Frankenstein
  4. F*ck Dying
  5. War And Peace
  6. Ghetto Vet
  7. Greed
  8. MP
  9. Cash Over Ass
  10. The Curse Of Money
  11. The Peckin' Order
  12. Limos, Demos And Bimbos
  13. Once Upon A Time In The Projects 2
  14. If I Was F*ckin' You
  15. X-B*tches
  16. Extradition
  17. 3 Strikes You In
  18. Penitentiary

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War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) (2000)



The second disc from the 2 disc album War & Peace which was released in 1998 with the War disc and this is the 6th solo album by Ice Cube. It went straight in at #3 on the first week of its release in Billboard Charts.

Tracklist

• 1. Hello
  2. Pimp Homeo (Insert)
  3. You Ain't Gotta Lie (Ta Kick It)
  4. The Gutter Sh*t
  5. Supreme Hustle
  6. Mental Warfare (Insert)
  7. 24 Mo' Hours
  8. Until We Rich
  9. You Can Do It
  10. Mackin' And Driving (Insert)
  11. Gotta Be Insanity
  12. Roll All Day
  13. Can You Bounce?
  14. Dinner With The CEO (Insert)
  15. Record Company Pimpin'
  16. Waitin' Ta Hate
  17. N*gga Of The Century

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Greatest Hits (2001)



A compilation album released in 2001 compiling 17 songs by Ice Cube. Two songs were exclusive to the album, "$100 Bill Y'all" and "In the Late Night Hour".

Tracklist

• 1. Pushin' Weight
  2. Check Yo Self (Remix)
  3. We Be Clubbin'
  4. $100 Dollar Bill Y'all
  5. Once Upon A Time In The Projects
  6. Bow Down
  7. Hello
  8. You Can Do It
  9. You Know How We Do It
  10. It Was A Good Day
  11. Bop Gun (One Nation)
  12. What Can I Do? (Westside Remix)
  13. My Summer Vacation
  14. Steady Mobbin'
  15. Jackin' For Beats
  16. The N*gga Ya Love To Hate
  17. Late Night Hour

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Laugh Now, Cry Later (2006)



Ice Cube's 7th solo album, released on June 6, 2006. It is the first album by him to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records. The album was Ice Cube's first solo album in six years. After spending the previous six years mainly doing movie projects, it could be considered a comeback album. The album debuted in the top five selling 144,000 copies in the first week.

Tracklist

• 1. Definition Of A West Coast G' (Intro)
  2. Why We Thugs
  3. Smoke Some Weed
  4. Dimes & Nicks (A Call From Mike Epps)
  5. Child Support
  6. Two Decades Ago
  7. Doin' What It 'Pose 2Do
  8. Laugh Now, Cry Later
  9. Stop Snitchin'
  10. Go To Church
  11. The N*gga Trapp
  12. A History Of Violence
  13. Growin' Up
  14. Click, Clack - Get Back!
  15. The Game Lord
  16. Chrome & Paint
  17. Steal The Show
  18. You Gotta Lotta That
  19. Spittin' Pollaseeds
  20. Holla @ Cha' Boy
  21. Pockets Stay Fat

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In the Movies (2007)



In the Movies is a compilation of tracks that have appeared in movies from 1991 with Boyz n the Hood to 2005 with xXx: State of the Union. This album has guest apparances from Mack 10, Ms. Toi, Dr. Dre, Master P, Mr. Short Khop and Ice T.

Tracklist

• 1. You Can Do It
  2. We Be Clubbin'
  3. Natural Born Killaz
  4. Anybody Seen the PoPos?
  5. Friday
  6. How to Survive in South Central
  7. $100 Dollar Bill Y'all
  8. You Know (I'm a Ho)
  9. The World Is Mine
  10. Ghetto Vet
  11. Maniac in the Brainiac
  12. The Wrong N*gga to F*ck Wit
  13. Roll All Day
  14. Higher
  15. Trespass
  16. Right Here, Right Now
  17. It's the Holidaze

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