Ice Cube discography

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Ice Cube performing in Toronto, 2006.
Ice Cube performing in Toronto, 2006.

This is the discography for the American rapper Ice Cube. This discography includes all of Ice Cube's collaboration albums including N.W.A., Westside Connection and his movie soundtracks. Music videos can also be seen here.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Solo

Year Title Chart positions RIAA
certifications[1]
U.S.
Billboard 200
U.S. R&B
1990 AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted 19 6 Platinum
Kill at Will (EP)
  • Released: December 1990
  • Label: Priority
34 5 Platinum
1991 Death Certificate 2 1 Platinum
1992 The Predator 1 1 2x Platinum
1993 Lethal Injection 5 1 Platinum
1998 War & Peace - Volume 1 (The War Disc) 3 1 Platinum
2000 War & Peace - Volume 2 (The Peace Disc) 3 1 Gold
2006 Laugh Now, Cry Later 4 2 Gold
2008 Raw Footage

[edit] Compilations

Year Title Chart positions
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B
1994 Bootlegs & B-Sides 19 3
1997 Featuring... Ice Cube
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Priority
116 32
2001 Greatest Hits 54 11
2007 In the Movies
  • Released: Fall 2007
  • Label: Priority
169 34

[edit] Collaborations

[edit] N.W.A.

  • Straight Outta Compton
    • Released: August 8, 1988 (original), February 6, 1989 (re-released date)
    • Chart positions: 37 US, 9 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, 35 UK (2003 remastered version)
    • RIAA certification: 2x Platinum
    • Singles: "Straight Outta Compton", "Express Yourself"
  • Greatest Hits
    • Released: June 2, 1996
    • Chart positions: 48 US, 20 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, 56 UK
    • RIAA certification: Gold
    • Singles: "Alwayz into Somethin'", "100 Miles And Runnin", "Express Yourself", "Straight Outta Compton", "Hello"

[edit] Westside Connection

Year Title Chart positions[2][3] Last RIAA certification[4][5][6]
Billboard Hot 200 Top R&B/Hip hop albums
1996 Bow Down #2 #1 Platinum (1,700,000 copies)
2003 Terrorist Threats #16 #3 Gold (679,000)

[edit] C.I.A.

[edit] Soundtracks

  • Friday
    • Released: April 11, 1995
    • Chart Positions: 1 US, 1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
    • RIAA certification: 2× Platinum
    • Song by Ice Cube on soundtrack: "Friday"
  • The Players Club
    • Released: March 17, 1998
    • Chart Positions: 10 US, 2 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
    • RIAA certification: Platinum
    • Songs by Ice Cube on soundtrack: "We Be Clubbin'", "We Be Clubbin" (Remix) (with DMX & DJ Clark Kent), "Who Are You Lovin'" (with Mr. Short Khop), "You Know I'm a Ho" (with Master P), "My Loved One" (with Mr. Short Khop)
  • I Got the Hook Up
    • Released: April 7, 1998
    • Chart Positions: 3 US, 1 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
    • RIAA certification: Platinum
    • Song by Ice Cube on soundtrack: "Ghetto Vet"

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart positions[7][8] Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B U.S. Rap UK Charts
1990 "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" 1 AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
"Dead Homiez" Kill at Will
"Jackin' for Beats"
1991 "Steady Mobbin'" 30 3 Death Certificate
1992 "True to the Game" 109
"Wicked" 55 31 1 The Predator
1993 "It Was a Good Day" 15 7 1 27
"Check Yo Self" (featuring Das EFX) 20 1 1 36
"Really Doe" 54 30 3 Lethal Injection
1994 "You Know How We Do It" 30 21 5
"Bop Gun (One Nation)" (featuring George Clinton) 23 37 6 22
"Natural Born Killaz" (with. Dr. Dre) Murder Was the Case
1997 "The World Is Mine" 107 55 39 Dangerous Ground soundtrack
1998 "Pushin' Weight" (featuring Mr. Short Khop) 26 12 1 War & Peace, Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
"Fuck Dying" (featuring Korn)
1999 "Hello" (featuring MC Ren & Dr. Dre) 50 War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
"You Can Do It" (featuring Mack 10 & Ms. Toi) 35 14 2 2
2000 "Until We Rich" (featuring Krayzie Bone) 50
2001 "$100 Bill Y'all" 67 Greatest Hits
"In the Late Night Hour" (featuring Pusha T)
2006 "Chrome and Paint" (featuring WC) Laugh Now, Cry Later
"Why We Thugs" 92
"Go to Church" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon) 121 67 25
"Steal the Show"
2008 "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" Raw Footage

[edit] Music videos

Year Title Director[9]
1990 "Who's the Mack?"
"Dead Homiez" Eric Meza
"Jackin' For Beats"
1991 "True to the Game"
"Steady Mobbin'"
1992 "Wicked" Marcus Raboy
"Trespass"
1993 "It Was a Good Day" F. Gary Gray
"Check Yo Self" F. Gary Gray
"Really Doe"
"What Can I Do?"
1994 "You Know How We Do It" Marcus Raboy
"Bop Gun (One Nation)" Cameron Casey
"Lil Ass Gee"
"Natural Born Killaz" F. Gary Gray
1998 "Fuck Dyin'" Gregory Dark
"Pushin' Weight" Gregory Dark
1999 "Hello" Phillip Atwell
"You Can Do It" Little X & Cameron Casey
2000 "Until We Rich" Cameron Casey & Little X
2006 "Why We Thugs" Marcus Raboy
"Chrome and Paint"
"Go to Church" Marcus Raboy
"Race Card"
2007 "Spittin' Pollaseeds"
2008 "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"

[edit] Featured music videos

Year Title Artist Director
1988 Straight Outta Compton N.W.A. Rupert Wainwright
Express Yourself N.W.A.
1991 You Can't Play With My Yo-Yo Yo-Yo
1992 Guerillas in tha Mist Da Lench Mob
Freedom Got an AK Da Lench Mob
1994 Chocolate City Da Lench Mob
Goin' Bananas Da Lench Mob
Thought I Saw a Pussycat K-Dee
Hand of the Dead Body Scarface Joseph Kahn
West Up! WC and the Maad Circle Skinny B
1995 Westside Slaughterhouse Mack 10
1996 Bow Down Westside Connection
Gangsta's Make the World Go Round Westside Connection Michael Martin
Men of Steel Shaquille O'Neal
Hoo-Bangin Mack 10 Rubin Whitmore II
1997 Burn Hollywood Burn Public Enemy
1998 Cheddar WC Nick Quested
1999 Let It Reign Westside Connection Aaron Courseault
2001 Connected foe Life Mack 10 Bille Woodruff
2003 Terrorist Threats Westside Connection
Gangsta Nation Westside Connection
2004 Real Nigga Roll Call Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz David Meyers
2005 Get U Down Warren G Paul Hunter

[edit] Cameo appearances

Year Title Artist Director
1988 Eazy-Er Said Than Dunn Eazy-E John Lloyd Miller
We Want Eazy Eazy-E
1989 It's Funky Enough The D.O.C.
1990 At Your Own Risk King Tee
1991 Growin' Up In The Hood Compton's Most Wanted John Singleton
How I Could Just Kill A Man Cypress Hill David Perez Shadi
1993 Let Me Ride Dr. Dre Dr. Dre
1995 Keep Their Heads Ringin' Dr. Dre
2001 Bad Boy for Life P. Diddy Chris Robinson
2004 Soldier Destiny's Child Ray Kay
2006 Cali Iz Active Tha Dogg Pound
2008 Game's Pain The Game

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ice Cube certifications. RIAA. Accessed August 12, 2007.
  2. ^ Westside Connection chart history. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  3. ^ Terrorist Threats. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  4. ^ Westside Connection certifications. RIAA. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
  5. ^ Westside Connection information. FindArticles.com (September 27, 2003). Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  6. ^ Westside Connection. MTV.com (March 25, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  7. ^ Artist chart history. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
  8. ^ Charts and awards, Billboard singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
  9. ^ Artist Videography. MVDBase. Accessed August 12, 2007.

Album chart positions

RIAA certifications