Laugh Now, Cry Later

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Laugh Now, Cry Later
Laugh Now, Cry Later cover
Studio album by Ice Cube
Released June 6, 2006
Recorded 2005–2006
Genre West Coast hip hop, Political rap
Length 64:51
Label Lench Mob Records
Producer(s) Lil Jon
Scott Storch
DJ Green Lantern
Laylaw & D-Mac
Teak & Dre
Emile
Sean C
Sketch
Budda
Professional reviews
Ice Cube chronology
Greatest Hits
(2001)		 Laugh Now, Cry Later
(2006)


Laugh Now, Cry Later is an album by Ice Cube released on June 6, 2006 on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records. He is currently on tour promoting the album. Laugh Now, Cry Later is Ice Cube's first solo album in six years. After spending the last 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.

In a recent interview, Ice Cube said: "I didn’t want to make a record that was like a history book. I wanted to make a record that does what all good hip-hop does: It makes you feel good; it kind of pumps you up, but it also shows you a part of life that you might not have been paying attention to or might not even know exists."[1]

Unlike many other albums in the genre today it is sparse with collaborate rappers, with just a few songs with West Coast hip hop rapper Snoop Dogg, as well as WC and Lil Jon.

It contains 20 tracks (17 songs), with the street single and accompanying video "Chrome & Paint" already released. The first official single is the Scott Storch produced "Why We Thugs." The follow-up single, which came out in late June 2006, is the Snoop Dogg and Lil Jon song "Go to Church".[2].

The artwork for this album contains a picture of Ice Cube holding a custom gold Colt Anaconda. The album has been certified Gold.

Ice Cube plans to re-release the album under the name Laugh Now, Cry Later: O.G. Limited Edition. The DualDisc will contains concert and backstage footages as well as playable music video for each and every song. [3]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Definition of a West Coast G' (Intro)"
  2. "Why We thugs Thugs" (Produced by Scott Storch)
  3. "Smoke Some Weed" (Produced by Budda)
  4. "Dimes & Nicks (A Call from Mike Epps)"
  5. "Child Support" (Produced by Teak & Dre)
  6. "2 Decades Ago [Insert]" (Produced by Sketch)
  7. "Doin What It Pose 2 Do" (Produced by Emile)
  8. "Laugh Now, Cry Later" (Produced by Sean C)
  9. "Stop Snitchin" (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
  10. "Go to Church" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon) (Produced by Lil Jon)
  11. "The Nigga Trapp" (Produced by DJ Green Lantern)
  12. "A History of Violence [Insert]"
  13. "Growin' Up" (Produced by Laylaw & D-Mac)
    • (Contains a sample from Marvin Gaye's song "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" and "Memory Lane" as performed by Minnie Ripperton.)
  14. "Click Clack - Get Back" (Produced by Emile)
    • (contains butu rdsustBobby Stout" as performed by Manfred Mann's Earth Band)
  15. "The Game Lord" (Produced by Teak & Dre)
  16. "Chrome & Paint" (featuring WC) (Produced by Budda)
    • (contains elements of "The Continental Walk" by Jerry Reed & Donald Covay)
  17. "Steal the Show" (Produced by Scott Storch)
  18. "You Gotta Lotta That" (featuring Snoop Dogg) (Produced by Lil Jon)
  19. "Spittin Pollaseeds" (featuring WC & Kokane) (Produced by Laylaw & D-Mac)
  20. "Holla @ Cha' Boy" (Produced by Lil Jon)

[edit] Chart trajectory

Billboard 200, Total Sales: 491,942
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Position 4 10 18 21 26 35 37 49 49 67 84 100 114 123 147 169 175 186 - 186 - - - - 184
Sales 144,832 63,693 39,512 35,723 26,625 21,967 20,994 16,108 15,349 13,125 10,587 9,278 8,443 7,391 6,834 5,322 5,498 5,487 4,208 4,918 N/A N/A N/A 3,732 8,063
Billboard Rap Albums
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Position 2 2 4 5 3 5 3 5 6 7 9
Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Position 2 2 5 6 5 9 7 11 11 14 21
UK R&B Albums Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Position 11 16 27 42
United World Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Sales 152,000 70,000 46,000
Chart Position
Billboard 200 # 4
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums # 2
Top Rap Albums # 2
UK R&B Albums Chart # 11
UK Albums Chart # 152

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