War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)

War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
Studio album by Ice Cube
Released March 21, 2000
Recorded 1999–2000
Genre
Length 55:29
Label
Producer
Ice Cube chronology
War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
(1998)War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)1998		 War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
(2000)		 Greatest Hits
(2001)Greatest Hits2001
Singles from War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
  1. "You Can Do It"
    Released: November 16, 1999
  2. "Hello"
    Released: January 15, 2000
  3. "Until We Rich"
    Released: April 4, 2000
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[2]
Robert ChristgauC+[3]
RapReviews(7/10)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
The Source[6]
USA Today[7]
Vibe(favorable)[8]

War & Peace Volume 2 (The Peace Disc) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released March 21, 2000 on his own label Lench Mob Records with distribution by Priority Records. It is the second part from the two-album project War & Peace; the previous volume, War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) was released in 1998. War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) peaked at number 3 on the Billboard 200 and at number 1 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, selling 190,000 copies in its first week of release.

The album starts off with "Hello", which features former N.W.A bandmates Dr. Dre and MC Ren. The club song "You Can Do It", which then later re-released in 2004, was a UK #2 for Cube.

Even with the success of Ice Cube's film Next Friday, the album's promotion was unsuccessful, and other new artists such as Eminem, Xzibit and Dr. Dre's 2001 were on top of the charts. This was Ice Cube's final album under Priority Records and his last until the release of Laugh Now, Cry Later in 2006. The album has been certified platinum.

Reception

The album debuted on #3 on the Billboard 200 with 1st week sales of 190,000 copies. It has since been certified Gold selling over 500,000 copies

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Hello" (featuring MC Ren and Dr. Dre)Dr. Dre3:52
2."Pimp Homeo (skit)" 0:35
3."You Ain't Gotta Lie (Ta Kick It)" (featuring Chris Rock)Chucky Thompson Kevin "Big Kev" Veney, Rich "Nieze" Shelton, Loren "Chief" Hill4:06
4."The Gutter Shit" (featuring Jayo Felony, Gangsta and Squeak Ru)Ice Cube, T-Bone4:29
5."Supreme Hustle"Chucky Thompson, Kevin "Big Kev" Veney, Rich "Nieze" Shelton, Loren "Chief" Hill4:22
6."Mental Warfare (skit)" 1:01
7."24 Mo' Hours"DJ Battlecat3:27
8."Until We Rich" (featuring Krayzie Bone)Chucky Thompson, Kevin "Big Kev" Veney, Rich "Nieze" Shelton, Loren "Chief" Hill4:14
9."You Can Do It" (featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi)One Eye4:19
10."Mackin' & Driving (skit)" 0:27
11."Gotta Be Insanity"Mario Winans4:00
12."Roll All Day"One Eye3:15
13."Can You Bounce?"Richard Frierson3:53
14."Dinner With the CEO (skit)" 0:49
15."Record Company Pimpin'"Bud'da4:46
16."Waitin' ta Hate"DJ Joe Rodriguez, One Eye3:38
17."Nigga of the Century"Charley Chap4:14
18."You Can Do It (Instrumental)" (Bonus track)One Eye4:20

Samples

Until We Rich

Record Company Pimpin

  • "Riding High" by Faze-O
  • "Please Listen to My Demo" by EPMD

Hello

Waitin' Ta Hate

You Can Do It

Gotta Be Insanity

Mackin' & Driving

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[19] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic review
  2. ↑ "War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com.
  3. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Ice Cube".
  4. ↑ "Ice Cube :: War & Peace Vol. 2 :: Priority".
  5. ↑ "Ice Cube". Archived from the original on 23 October 2007.
  6. ↑ "Music: War & Peace, Vol.2 (The Peace Disc) (CD) by Ice Cube". Tower.com.
  7. ↑ "Chilled-out Ice gives 'Peace' a chance".
  8. ↑ "Music: War & Peace, Vol.2 (The Peace Disc) (CD) by Ice Cube". Tower.com.
  9. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ice Cube Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ice Cube Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ice Cube Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  15. ↑ "2000 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  16. ↑ "2000 Year-End Charts - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2". Music Canada.
  18. ↑ "British album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 9, 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  19. ↑ "American album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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