Greatest Hits (Ice Cube album) explained

Greatest Hits
Type:greatest hits
Artist:Ice Cube
Cover:IceCubeGreatestHits.jpg
Released:December 4, 2001
Recorded:1990–2001
Genre:West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, G-funk
Length:1:08:05[1]
Label:Priority
Producer:Various
Prev Title:War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
Prev Year:2000
Next Title:Laugh Now, Cry Later
Next Year:2006

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on December 4, 2001. It compiles 17 of Ice Cube's most well-known songs. Two songs were exclusive to the album, "$100 Bill Y'all" and "In the Late Night Hour".

Commercial performance

The album debuted on #54 on the US Billboard 200 with first week sales of 68,000 copies.

Track listing

  1. "Pushin' Weight" (featuring Mr. Short Khop)
  2. "Check Yo Self" [Remix] (featuring Das EFX)
  3. "We Be Clubbin'
  4. "$100 Bill Y'all"
    • Released as a single, which peaked at #67 on the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart.[2]
  5. "Once Upon a Time in the Projects"
    • Contains sample from "Cop Him" by Betty Davis
  6. "Bow Down" (with Westside Connection)
  7. "Hello" (featuring MC Ren & Dr. Dre)
  8. "You Can Do It" (featuring Mack 10 & Ms. Toi)
  9. "You Know How We Do It"
    • Contains samples from "The Show Is Over" by Evelyn Champagne King, "Hung Up On My Baby" by Isaac Hayes, "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson & "Summer Madness" by Kool & The Gang
  10. "It Was a Good Day"
  11. "Bop Gun (One Nation)" [Radio Edit] (featuring George Clinton)
    • Contains interpolation from "One Nation Under A Groove" by Funkadelic & a sample from "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament
  12. "What Can I Do?" [Remix]
    • Contains sample from "More Bounce To the Ounce" by Zapp
  13. "My Summer Vacation"
  14. "Steady Mobbin'"
    • Contains samples from "Reach Out" by Average White Band, "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention- B3M)" and "Theme From the Black Hole" by Parliament, "Love Amnesia" by Parlet & "After the Dance" by Marvin Gaye
  15. "Jackin' for Beats"
    • Contains samples from "Buzz Saw" by The Turtles, "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp, "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament, "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground, "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", "Cold Sweat", "The Payback", "Funky President" and "Funky Drummer" all by James Brown, "I Know You Got Soul" and "Hot Pants" by Bobby Byrd, "Sing A Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone, "Ashley's Roachclip" by Soul Searchers, "Bon Bon Vie" by T.S. Monk, "Psychedelic Shack" by The Temptations, "Hector" by The Village Callers, "Big Beat" by Billy Squier, "So What Cha Sayin" by EPMD & "The Haunted House" by Disney
  16. "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate"
    • Contains samples from "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton & "Weak At the Knees" by Steve Arrington
  17. "Late Night Hour" (featuring Pusha T)
    • Contains re-sung elements from "Fuck tha Police" & "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] 87
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 46
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 76

Notes and References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. Ice Cube Chart History. Billboard. 2018-01-07.
  3. Web site: ARIA Albums: Troye Sivan 'Wild' EP Debuts At No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. September 12, 2015. September 12, 2015.
  4. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html. October 12, 2003. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002. Jam!. March 27, 2022.
  5. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html. October 12, 2003. Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 27, 2022.
  6. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2002. Billboard. August 30, 2020.

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