The Essentials (Ice Cube album)

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The Essentials
Lil' Jon
  • Loren Hill
  • Rich Nice
  • Scott Storch
  • Teak "Da Beatsmith" Underdue
    • Ice Cube chronology
    Raw Footage
    (2008)     		The Essentials
    (2008)     		I Am the West
    (2010)
    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[2]
    Pitchfork(7.6/10)[3]
    Robert ChristgauA−[4]

    The Essentials is the second

    greatest hits album by American rapper Ice Cube, released September 16, 2008 on Priority Records.[5]

    Track listing [5]

    # Song Year Featured guests Original album
    1* "Go to Church" 2006 Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon Laugh Now, Cry Later
    2* "A Bird in the Hand" 1991 Death Certificate
    3 "Ghetto Vet" 1998 Mack 10, Mr. Short Khop War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
    4 "Greed" 1998 War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
    5* "Supreme Hustle" 2000 War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
    6* "It Was a Good Day" 1992
    The Predator
    7 "Spittin' Pollaseeds" 2006 WC, Kokane Laugh Now, Cry Later
    8 "Rollin' with The Lench Mob" 1990 AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
    9 "The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit" 1991 Death Certificate
    10 "When Will They Shoot?" 1992
    The Predator
    11 "Why We Thugs / Smoke Some Weed (Medley - Live)" 2006 WC, Crazy Toones Laugh Now, Cry Later
    12 "Givin' Up The Nappy Dugout" 1991 Death Certificate
    13* "A Gangsta's Fairytale" 1990 AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
    14 "Check Yo Self" 1992 Das EFX
    The Predator
    15 "What Can I Do?" 1993 Lethal Injection
    16* "War & Peace" 1998 War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
    17 "Dead Homiez" 1990 Kill at Will
    18 "Cold Places" 2008 Raw Footage
    • 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.

    References

    1. ^ "The Essentials [PA] [9/16] - CD - Ice Cube". Retrieved August 13, 2008.
    2. ^ Allmusic review
    3. ^ Pitchfork Media review
    4. ^ Robert Christgau review
    5. ^ a b "Amazon.com: The Essentials: Ice Cube: Music". Retrieved August 13, 2008.

    External links

    Ice Cube – The Essentials at Discogs (list of releases)

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