Kill at Will
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| EP by Ice Cube | |||||
| Released | December, 1990 | ||||
| Recorded | 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Conscious rap, Gangsta Rap, Political hip hop | ||||
| Length | 21:55 | ||||
| Label | Priority | ||||
| Producer | Ice Cube, The Bomb Squad | ||||
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Kill at Will is a seven track EP, released by Ice Cube in 1990. It was released soon after AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, and capitalized off Cube's newfound solo success. The EP quickly shipped Gold in sales, a first for a hip hop EP, and a year later, had sold over a million copies. It featured a remix of "Endangered Species", featuring a brand new verse from Public Enemy's Chuck D. Kill at Will is considered by Ice Cube fans to be among his best works, and original vinyl pressings are still highly sought after.
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[edit] Overview
Kill at Will contains two of Ice Cube's most famous tracks, the rambunctious "Jackin' for Beats", and the soulful ode "Dead Homiez". "Dead Homiez" was Cube's second solo single/music video. The song deals with the violence, death, and social problems of the inner city ghettos and is essentially a dedication to all those killed through urban violence. The song was praised later on by countless rap artists and critics, and is one of the first hip hop songs to deal with the pain and loss suffered specifically by the families of black men lost to black on black violence.
"Jackin' for Beats", likewise, began the popular trend of an MC rapping over the various instrumentals of popular beats, which rotate during the course of one song.
The EP was remastered and added to the re-release of the AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted album in 2003.
[edit] Track listing
- "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) (Remix)"
- "Jackin' for Beats"
- "Get off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here (Remix)"
- "The Product"
- "Dead Homiez"
- "JD’s Gaffilin’ (Part 2)"
- "I Gotta Say What Up!!!"
[edit] Partial list of samples
Jackin' For Beats
- "If it Don't Turn You on (You Outta Leave it Alone)" by B.T. Express
- "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "The Payback", "Funky President" & "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
- "I Know You Got Soul" & "Hot Pants. . . I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" by Bobby Byrd
- "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament
- "Sing a Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone
- "Big Ole Butt" by LL Cool J
- "So Wat Cha Sayin'" by EPMD
- "Ashley's Roachclip" by The Soul Searchers
- "Bon Bon Vie" by T.S. Monk
- "Psychedelic Shack" by The Temptations
- "Hector" by Village Callers
- "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp
- "Big Beat" by Billy Squier
- "Buzzsaw" by The Turtles
- "The Haunted House" by Disney
- "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy
- "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground
- "100 Miles and Runnin" by N.W.A.
The Product
- "Good Times", "Rated X" & "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & The Gang
- "You Can Make It if You Try" by Sly & The Family Stone
- "Train Sequence" by Geoffery Sumner
I Gotta Say What Up!!!
- "Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic" by Isaac Hayes
[edit] Album singles
"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)"
- Released: 1990
- B-side: Dead Homiez
[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | ||
| 1991 | Kill At Will | #34 | #5 |
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