The Essentials (Ice Cube album)
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The Essentials is the second greatest hits
album by American rapper Ice Cube
, released September 16, 2008 on Priority Records
.
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album by American rapper Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...
, released September 16, 2008 on Priority Records
Priority Records
Priority Records is an American record label, owned and operated by EMI, which has made a name for itself dealing primarily in hip hop, pop and world...
.
Track listing
| # | Song | Year | Featured guests | Original album |
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| 1* | "Go to Church Go to Church "Go to Church" is the second official single from Ice Cube's album Laugh Now, Cry Later. The song features Snoop Dogg and Lil Jon. The song is also produced by Lil Jon and a music video was released for the song... " |
2006 | Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school... , Lil Jon Lil Jon Jonathan Mortimer Smith , better known by his stage name Lil Jon, is an American rapper, music producer, entrepreneur, and occasional disc jockey who was a member of the group Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz. Lil Jon formed the group in 1997, and the group released several albums between then and 2004... |
Laugh Now, Cry Later Laugh Now, Cry Later Laugh Now, Cry Later is the seventh studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on June 6, 2006. It is Ice Cube's first album to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records and his first studio album in six years. After spending the previous six years mainly doing movie... |
| 2* | "A Bird In The Hand" | 1991 | Death Certificate Death Certificate (album) Death Certificate is the second studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released October 29, 1991 on Priority Records. Highly anticipated with over one million advanced orders, the album was certified platinum in sales on December 20, 1991... |
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| 3 | "Ghetto Vet" | 1998 | Mack 10, Mr. Short Khop | I Got the Hook Up I Got the Hook Up (soundtrack) I Got the Hook-Up is the soundtrack to No Limit's first theatrical film, I Got the Hook Up. It was released on April 7, 1998 through No Limit Records and featured production by Beats By the Pound, Bud'da and RZA. The soundtrack was a huge success, debuting at #3 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the... |
| 4 | "Greed" | 1998 | Gang Related Gang Related (soundtrack) Gang Related is a double disc audio soundtrack for the film Gang Related, released on October 7, 1997, under Priority Records. It features four songs by the supporting actor Tupac Shakur. The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, and at #1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.... |
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| 5* | "Supreme Hustle" | 2000 | War & Peace Vol. 2 | |
| 6* | "It Was a Good Day It Was a Good Day "It Was a Good Day" is a 1993 hit single by American gangsta rapper Ice Cube from his third solo album, The Predator. It is the second single from the album and it peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was also a hit in the UK Charts, peaking at number 27... " |
1992 | The Predator The Predator The Predator is the third studio album by Ice Cube. Released within months of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many songs comment on the racial tensions. The title is in part reference to the movie Predator 2, and the album itself includes samples from the film... |
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| 7 | "Spittin' Pollaseeds" | 2006 | WC WC (rapper) William L. Calhoun Jr. , better known by his stage name WC , is an American rapper. He was born in Texas, but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, which also included fellow rapper... , Kokane Kokane Kokane, also known as Jerry B. Long, Jr. , is a rapper from Pomona, California best known for his co-appearances on Dr. Dre's album 2001 and the work on G-funk album Funk Upon A Rhyme and his backup work with Snoop Dogg in Tha Last Meal album, who signed him to Dogghouse Records, bringing a renewed... |
Laugh Now, Cry Later Laugh Now, Cry Later Laugh Now, Cry Later is the seventh studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on June 6, 2006. It is Ice Cube's first album to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records and his first studio album in six years. After spending the previous six years mainly doing movie... |
| 8 | "Rollin' With The Lench Mob" | 1990 | AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted | |
| 9 | "The Wrong Nigga To Fuck Wit" | 1991 | Death Certificate Death Certificate (album) Death Certificate is the second studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released October 29, 1991 on Priority Records. Highly anticipated with over one million advanced orders, the album was certified platinum in sales on December 20, 1991... |
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| 10 | "When Will They Shoot?" | 1992 | The Predator The Predator The Predator is the third studio album by Ice Cube. Released within months of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many songs comment on the racial tensions. The title is in part reference to the movie Predator 2, and the album itself includes samples from the film... |
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| 11 | "Why We Thugs Why We Thugs "Why We Thugs" is the first official single on Ice Cube's seventh album Laugh Now, Cry Later. It was released in 2006 and the music video has a cameo appearance by comedian Mike Epps. The song makes references to George W... / Smoke Some Weed (Medley - Live)" |
2006 | WC WC (rapper) William L. Calhoun Jr. , better known by his stage name WC , is an American rapper. He was born in Texas, but moved to South Central Los Angeles at an early age. He originally was a rapper in the group Low Profile, and later formed his group WC and the Maad Circle, which also included fellow rapper... , Crazy Toones Crazy Toones Crazy Toones is a hip-hop DJ and producer, younger brother of rapper WC. He is the official concert DJ of Ice Cube, WC and Young Maylay.- Mixtapes :... |
Laugh Now, Cry Later Laugh Now, Cry Later Laugh Now, Cry Later is the seventh studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on June 6, 2006. It is Ice Cube's first album to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records and his first studio album in six years. After spending the previous six years mainly doing movie... |
| 12 | "Givin' Up The Nappy Dugout" | 1991 | Death Certificate Death Certificate (album) Death Certificate is the second studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released October 29, 1991 on Priority Records. Highly anticipated with over one million advanced orders, the album was certified platinum in sales on December 20, 1991... |
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| 13* | "A Gangsta's Fairytale" | 1990 | AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted | |
| 14 | "Check Yo Self Check Yo Self "Check Yo Self" is the second hit single from Ice Cube's third solo album The Predator. It was released in July 1993 and features New York rappers Das EFX. It topped both the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap charts while also reaching number 20 on the Hot 100 chart... " |
1992 | Das EFX Das EFX Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees Skoob and Dray... |
The Predator The Predator The Predator is the third studio album by Ice Cube. Released within months of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many songs comment on the racial tensions. The title is in part reference to the movie Predator 2, and the album itself includes samples from the film... |
| 15 | "What Can I Do? What Can I Do? What Can I Do? is a single from Ice Cube's compilation, Bootlegs & B-Sides. However in the album version it appeared as a remix the original version was a b-side.... " |
1993 | Lethal Injection | |
| 16* | "War & Peace" | 1998 | War & Peace Vol. 1 | |
| 17 | "Dead Homiez" | 1990 | Kill at Will Kill at Will -Partial list of samples:"Endangered Species "*"The Payback" by James Brown*"Funky Drummer" by James Brown*"Standin' on the Verge of Gettin' It On" by Funkadelic*"Bop Gun " by Parliament... |
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| 18 | "Cold Places" | 2008 | Raw Footage Raw Footage Raw Footage is the eighth studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on August 19, 2008. The first single, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", was released with a music video appearing on his MySpace page on January 3, 2008. The second single is "Do Ya Thang" was released with a music video on his website... |
- Note: As track eleven is a live recording, it may have been recorded after 2006; however, the tracks sung are from the cited album.
- Track 3 was remastered in 2007.
- Tracks marked with an asterisk
(*) were remastered in 2008.