Lethal Injection (album)

Lethal Injection is the fourth studio album by California-based rapper Ice Cube. Similar to the rapper's previous albums, it was a commercial hit, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 with 215,000 copies sold in its first week.[9] However, it was heavily criticized for what many saw as Cube's pandering to gangsta rap, its anti-police and misogynist lyrics and the toning down of the socio-political content found on his earlier efforts. The album's standing has increased over time. It includes the popular singles; "You Know How We Do It", and the Funkadelic-sampling "Bop Gun (One Nation)", which became a staple on MTV.

Lethal Injection
Studio album by
Ice Cube
ReleasedDecember 7, 1993
Recorded1993
StudioEcho Sound
Skip Saylor Recordings
Westlake Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length56:21
Label
Producer
Ice Cube chronology
The Predator
(1992)		 Lethal Injection
(1993)		 War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
(1998)
Singles from Lethal Injection
  1. "Really Doe"
    Released: October 12, 1993
  2. "You Know How We Do It"
    Released: February 2, 1994
  3. "Bop Gun (One Nation)"
    Released: July 12, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Austin Chronicle[2]
Entertainment Weekly(B)[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Robert Christgau[5]
Rolling Stone(unfavorable)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]
The Source[8]

Track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."The Shot (Intro)"Sir Jinx0:55
2."Really Doe"Derrick McDowell, Laylaw4:28
3."Ghetto Bird"QDIII3:50
4."You Know How We Do It"QDIII3:52
5."Cave Bitch"Brian G4:18
6."Bop Gun (One Nation)" (featuring George Clinton)Ice Cube, QDIII11:17
7."What Can I Do?"88 X Unit4:39
8."Lil Ass Gee"Sir Jinx4:04
9."Make It Ruff, Make It Smooth" (featuring K-Dee)QDIII4:23
10."Down For Whatever"Madness 4 Real4:40
11."Enemy"Madness 4 Real4:50
12."When I Get to Heaven"Brian G5:04
2003 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
13."What Can I Do? (Westside Remix)" (featuring Mack 10)D'Maq, Lay Law4:27
14."What Can I Do? (Eastside Remix)"Ali Shaheed Muhammad4:46
15."You Know How We Do It (Remix)"Ice Cube4:23
16."Lil Ass Gee (Eerie Gumbo Remix)"N.O. Joe5:21

Album singles

"Really Doe"

  • Released: 1993
  • B-side: "My Skin Is My Sin"

"You Know How We Do It"

  • Released: February 1994
  • B-side: "2 'N The Morning"

"Bop Gun (One Nation)"

  • Released: August 1994
  • B-side: "Down For Whatever"

Charts

Chart positions
Chart (1993) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 52
US Billboard 200 5
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

Year-end charts
Chart (1994) Position
US Billboard 200 43
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 7

Singles chart positions
Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles
1993 "Really Doe" 54 30 3
1994 "You Know How We Do It" 30 21 5
1994 "Bop Gun (One Nation)" 23 37 6

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

See also
  • List of number-one albums of 1993 (U.S.)

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. The Austin Chronicle review
  3. Entertainment Weekly review
  4. Los Angeles review
  5. Robert Christgau review
  6. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  7. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, p. 281, at Google Books
  8. The Source review
  9. Billboard 5 dec. 1998, p. RA1-PA128, at Google Books
  10. "American album certifications – Ice Cube – Lethal Injection". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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