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, gangsta rap, political hip hop
Length 64:51
Label Lench Mob Records (U.S.)
72914 (CD)
Producer Lil Jon
Scott Storch
DJ Green Lantern
Emile
Bud'da
Laylaw & D-Mac
Teak & Dre
Sean C
LV
Sketch
Professional reviews
Ice Cube chronology
Greatest Hits
(2001)		 Laugh Now, Cry Later
(2006)		 In the Movies
(2007)

Laugh Now, Cry Later is the seventh full length album by rapper Ice Cube released on June 6, 2006. It is the first album by him to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records. The album was Ice Cube's first solo album in six years. After spending the previous 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.

Contents

[edit] Overview

Unlike Cube's previous album War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc), Laugh Now Cry Later features only a handful of collaborations. These include songs with West Coast rappers Snoop Dogg, and WC, as well as Southern rapper Lil Jon. Laugh Now, Cry Later was preceded by the street single and accompanying video "Chrome & Paint". The first official single was the Scott Storch produced "Why We Thugs." The follow-up single, released in late June 2006, is the song "Go to Church", featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil Jon. The third single released from the album was the promo-only Steal the Show.

In an interview taken during its release, Ice Cube said: "I 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]

Ice Cube re-released the album on October 31, 2006 under the name Laugh Now, Cry Later: O.G. Limited Edition. The DualDisc contains concert and backstage footage as well as a playable music video for each song.[2] The artwork for this album contains a picture of Ice Cube holding a custom gold Colt Anaconda. Released independently on his Lench Mob Records the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA. [3]

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Featured performer(s) Time
1 "Definition of a West Coast 'G' (Intro)" 0:14
2 "Why We Thugs" Scott Storch 3:45
3 "Smoke Some Weed" Bud'da 3:46
4 "Dimes & Nicks (A Call from Mike Epps)" 1:06
5 "Child Support" Teak & Dre 4:01
6 "2 Decades Ago (Insert)" Sketch 0:14
7 "Doin' What It 'Pose 2 Do" Emile 4:07
8 "Laugh Now, Cry Later" Diddy & The Hitmen 3:36
9 "Stop Snitchin'" Swizz Beatz 3:15
10 "Go to Church" Lil Jon Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon 4:00
11 "The Nigga Trap" DJ Green Lantern 3:48
12 "A History of Violence (Insert)" 1:09
13 "Growin' Up" Laylaw & D-Mac 3:53
14 "Click, Clack - Get Back!" Emile 3:09
15 "The Game Lord" Teak & Dre 4:09
16 "Chrome & Paint" Bud'da WC 3:27
17 "Steal the Show" Scott Storch 4:12
18 "You Gotta Lotta That" Lil Jon Snoop Dogg 4:06
19 "Spittin' Pollaseeds" Laylaw & D-Mac WC & Kokane 5:04
20 "Holla @ Cha Boy" Lil Jon 3:30
21 "Pockets Stay Fat" (iTunes Bonus Track) Lil Scrappy 3:35

[edit] Charts

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

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Columbus Dispatch - Local/State
  2. ^ http://www.mtv.com/#/news/articles/1545131/20061107/ice_cube.jhtml
  3. ^ Laugh Now, Cry Later RIAA certification. RIAA. Accessed November 26, 2007.

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