War & Peace Vol. 1 is the fifth studio album

Studio album

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 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 November 17, 1998 on Priority Records

Priority Records

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. It is the first part from the 2 album project War & Peace, the subsequent volume, War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) was released in 2000. The album features production by Bud'da

Bud'da

Bud'da is an American West Coast hip hop producer for artists such as Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Xzibit and Aaliyah...

, E-A-Ski

E-A-Ski

Shon Adams, better known by his stage name E-A-Ski, is an American rapper and producer from Oakland, California. In the early 1990s he was signed to Master P's No Limit Records, when it was based in Richmond, California. He served as both a rapper and producer for the label, producing on Master...

, 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,...

, K-Mac, N.O. Joe

N.O. Joe

Joseph Johnson , known by his stage name N.O. Joe, is a musician, producer, songwriter, and artist. He operates a production company named Gumbo Funk, which is also a name given to his melange of musical styles.-History:...

 and T-Mix. It moves from intense street-oriented jams to rap-metal fusions, such as the Korn

Korn

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 featured song "Fuck Dying". The album was Cube's first album in five years since his last album, Lethal Injection, while he was working on other projects. The album debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 chart, selling 180,000 copies in the first week.

Track listing

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1998	"Pushin' Weight"	26	12	1
1999	"Fuck Dying'"	-	-	-

External links

• War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) at Discogs
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