War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) |
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Studio album by |
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Released | November 17, 1998 |
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Recorded | 1997–98 |
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Genre |
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Length | 70:27 |
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Label |
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Producer | - Ice Cube(exec.)
- Butch
- T. Walker
- M. Demby
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Ice Cube chronology |
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Lethal Injection (1993) | War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) (1998) | War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) (2000) |
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Singles from War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) |
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- 'Pushin' Weight'
Released: October 27, 1998 - 'F*ck Dying'
Released: 1999
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Los Angeles Times | [3] |
RapReviews | (5/10)[4] |
Robert Christgau | [5] |
Rolling Stone | [6] |
War & Peace Volume 1 (The War Disc) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on November 17, 1998 through Lench Mob Records and Priority Records. The album features production by Bud'da, E-A-Ski, Ice Cube, K-Mac, N.O. Joe and T-Mix. It is the first part from the two-album project War & Peace, the subsequent volume, War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) was released in 2000.
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This album was Cube's first album in five years since his last album, Lethal Injection, while he was working on other projects. The album received generally mixed reviews and debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in the first week.[7]
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Content[edit]
It moves from intense street-oriented jams to rap-metal fusions, such as the Korn featured song 'Fuck Dying', to social commentary such as 'Ghetto Vet.'
Commercial performance[edit]
War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in the first week.[7] This became Ice Cube's fourth US top-ten album.[7] On January 25, 1999, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States.[8]
Track listing[edit]
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Ask About Me' | T-Mix | 3:06 |
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2. | 'Pushin' Weight' (featuring Mr. Short Khop) | N.O. Joe | 4:38 |
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3. | 'Dr. Frankenstein' | N.O. Joe, Ice Cube, Joe Joe | 4:54 |
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4. | 'Fuck Dying' (featuring Korn) | Ice Cube | 4:03 |
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5. | 'War & Peace' | Bud'da, Ice Cube | 3:18 |
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6. | 'Ghetto Vet' (featuring Mack 10 and Mr. Short Khop) | Bud'da | 5:05 |
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7. | 'Greed' | Ice Cube | 4:29 |
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8. | 'MP (Skit)' | 0:49 |
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9. | 'Cash Over Ass' | Ice Cube | 4:21 |
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10. | 'The Curse of Money' (featuring Mack 10) | N.O. Joe, Ice Cube, Joe Joe | 3:39 |
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11. | 'The Peckin' Order' | Ice Cube, Deep Fried Damp | 3:21 |
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12. | 'Limos, Demos & Bimbos' (featuring Mr. Short Khop) | Rick Dutch Cousin | 3:51 |
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13. | 'Once Upon a Time in the Projects 2' | Ice Cube | 3:05 |
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14. | 'If I Was Fuckin' You' (featuring Mr. Short Khop & K-Mac) | Butch | 3:28 |
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15. | 'X-Bitches' | N.O. Joe | 4:59 |
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16. | 'Extradition' | Ice Cube, Bud'da | 4:38 |
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17. | '3 Strikes You In' | N.O. Joe, Ice Cube | 4:34 |
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18. | 'Penitentiary' | E-A-Ski, Ice Cube | 4:12 |
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Total length: | 70:27 |
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Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] | 68 |
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Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 13 |
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UK Albums (OCC)[11] | 141 |
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US Billboard 200[12] | 7 |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[13] | 2 |
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Certifications[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[14] | Gold | 50,000^ |
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United States (RIAA)[15] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[edit]- ^AllMusic review
- ^Matt Diehl (1998-11-20). 'Entertainment Weekly review'. Ew.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^'Top Pop Albums'. Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1998. Archived from the original on May 25, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^'RapReviews review'. Rapreviews.com. 1998-12-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^'Robert Christgau review'. Robertchristgau.com. 1991-12-17. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^'Rolling Stone review'. 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^ abcBillboard. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- ^Cite error: The named reference
RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^'Australiancharts.com – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)'. Hung Medien. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^'Ice Cube Chart History (Canadian Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^'Ice Cube | Artist | Official Charts'. UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^'Ice Cube Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^'Ice Cube Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)'. Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
- ^'Canadian album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)'. Music Canada.
- ^'American album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)'. Recording Industry Association of America.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
External links[edit]- War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) at Discogs
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