Why We Thugs
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| Single by Ice Cube from the album Laugh Now, Cry Later |
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| B-side | Dick Tease | ||||
| Released | April 13, 2006 | ||||
| Format | 12" single, CD | ||||
| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop | ||||
| Length | 3:45 | ||||
| Label | Lench Mob Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | O. Jackson | ||||
| Producer | Scott Storch | ||||
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Why We Thugs is the first official single on Ice Cube's seventh album Laugh Now, Cry Later. It was released in 2006 and the music video has a cameo appearance by comedian Mike Epps. In the song, Ice Cube mentions: George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, Russell Simmons and The Sugarhill Gang. In the censored version, all the lines of the chorus has a word which is censored, especially the first line, when he says "They give us guns and drugs", which guns and drugs is censored. The others are "slugs" and "fuck", which he says in two lines of the chorus. A remix was also done by underground producer Mista KiLLa Cali with legendary rappers Eazy E & Tupac Shakur, which was renamed to Real Thugs.
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[edit] Tracklisting
- A1 - Why We Thugs (street) (3:45)
- A2 - Why We Thugs (instrumental) (3:43)
- B1 - Why We Thugs (clean) (3:45)
- B2 - Dick Tease feat. Fatman Scoop (clean) (4:05)
[edit] Credits
Track A is produced by Scott Storch, lyrics by Ice Cube, Music by Scott Storch Published by Universal Music Corporation, DBG Itself and Scott Storch Music (ASCAP)
Track B is produced by Teak Teak Da Beatsmith & Dee, Underdue For Hallway Productionz lyrics by Ice Cube, Music by Teak & Dee Published by Gangsta Boogie Music, Universal Music Corporation (ASCAP) Underdue Entertainment (ASCAP)
© Lench Mob Records, Inc under license by Virign Records, Inc.
[edit] Video
There are several neighborhoods in the outer parts of the cities Los Angeles, Houston, and New York, which are displayed in the video. This is to serve the purpose that "every hood is the same," according to Ice Cube's lyrics. Around one minute and forty-five seconds a man with grillz appears. He was identified as Johnny Dang, a well known Houston jewler. This was a big controversy on youtube.com
The plot features Ice Cube and Mike Epps breaking the law and going to jail by the video's end.
[edit] Production crew
- Directed by Marcus Raboy
- Produced by Paul's Boutique
[edit] Cast
- Ice Cube
- Mike Epps
- Andrew Fiscella
- Freddie Johnson
- Richard Varga
- Johnny Dang
- DJ Crazy Toones
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