The Essentials

~ Release by Ice Cube (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Go to Church
guest vocals:
Snoop Dogg (US rapper)
performer:
Lil Jon (US producer & rapper)
Ice Cube feat. Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon3:52
2A Bird in the Hand
Ice Cube2:12
3Ghetto Vet
producer:
Bud’da (US rap producer Stephen Anderson)
guest background vocals:
Mack 10 and Mr. Short Khop
Ice Cube feat. Mack 10 & Mr. Short Khop4:38
4Greed
producer:
Bud’da (US rap producer Stephen Anderson)
vocals:
Ice Cube
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The “Untouchable” Death Row Records (in 1997)
Ice Cube4:29
5Supreme Hustle
Ice Cube3:37
6It Was a Good Day
producer:
D.J. Pooh
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, Inc. (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1992) and Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
samples:
Footsteps in the Dark, Parts 1 & 2 by The Isley Brothers
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 352) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 433)
recording of:
It Was a Good Day
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
Ice Cube54:20
7Spittin’ Pollaseeds
guest vocals:
Kokane (US rapper Jerry Long, Jr., aka Mr. Kane) and WC (rapper William Calhoun of Westside Connection, aka Dub C)
Ice Cube feat. WC & Kokane5:03
8Rollin’ Wit the Lench Mob
samples:
Aqua Boogie by George Clinton and the P-Funk All Stars
recording of:
Rollin’ Wit The Lench Mob
lyricist:
Ice Cube
composer:
Eric Sadler
Ice Cube33:44
9The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit
producer:
Ice Cube and Sir Jinx
Ice Cube3.252:49
10When Will They Shoot?
producer:
Bobcat, D.J. Pooh and Ice Cube
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, Inc. (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1992) and Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 2015)
recording of:
When Will They Shoot?
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and O'Shea Jackson
Ice Cube14:36
11Why We Thugs / Smoke Some Weed (live)
guest vocals:
Crazy Toones and WC (rapper William Calhoun of Westside Connection, aka Dub C)
Ice Cube feat. WC & Crazy Toones6:16
12Givin’ Up the Nappy Dugout
producer:
Boogiemen (US hip-hop production trio) and Ice Cube
samples:
Impeach the President by The Honey Drippers (70s US funk band, backing band for Roy C. Hammond)
Ice Cube54:13
13A Gangsta’s Fairytale
Ice Cube3:01
14Check Yo Self
guest vocals:
Das EFX (American hip hop duo)
recording of:
Check Yo’ Self
writer:
O'Shea Jackson
is based on:
I’m Blue
Ice Cube feat. Das EFX3:42
15What Can I Do?
Ice Cube4:20
16War & Peace
Ice Cube2:58
17Dead Homiez
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Priority Records, Inc. (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1990) and Priority Records, LLC (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1990)
recording of:
Dead Homiez
lyricist and composer:
Ice Cube
publisher:
Gangsta Boogie Music
Ice Cube3:53
18Cold Places
recording of:
Cold Places
writer:
O'Shea Jackson
Ice Cube4:14