Kill at Will

Kill at Will (titled At Will in its censored version) is the debut and only extended play by American rapper Ice Cube released on December 18, 1990 under Priority Records.[1] It was released soon after AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and capitalized off Cube's newfound solo success.

Kill at Will
EP by
Ice Cube
ReleasedDecember 18, 1990
Recorded1990
GenreHip hop
Length21:53
Label
Producer
Ice Cube chronology
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
(1990)		 Kill at Will
(1990)		 Death Certificate
(1991)

The last track contains a diss to N.W.A, who had recently dissed Ice Cube on their 100 Miles and Runnin' EP. Ice Cube gives credit to virtually every rapper active at the time but does not mention N.W.A, and then finishes with "And to all the motherfuckers I forgot, Y'all ain't did shit anyway!" and then a phone message of someone asking what happened to the other members of the group being cut off.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
NME(7/10)[5]
The Source[6]
The Washington Post(favorable)[7]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) (Remix)" (featuring Chuck D)Sir Jinx4:11
2."Jackin' for Beats"Sir Jinx2:57
3."Get off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here (Remix)"Sir Jinx3:38
4."The Product"Sir Jinx3:35
5."Dead Homiez"Ice Cube3:55
6."JD’s Gaffilin’ (Part 2)" 0:36
7."I Gotta Say What Up!!!"Sir Jinx3:06

Partial list of samples

Later samples

Album singles

"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)"

  • Released: 1990
  • B-side: "Dead Homiez"

Charts
Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 34
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[8] 5

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 500,000^

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

References
  1. "Ice Cube | hiphop.sh". 2007-10-15. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2017-03-04.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Robert Christgau review
  4. Entertainment Weekly review
  5. NME review
  6. The Source review
  7. The Washington Post review
  8. "Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums - February 23, 1991". Billboard.
  9. "American album certifications – Ice Cube – Kill At Will". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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