War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
War & Peace Volume 1 (The War Disc) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released November 17, 1998 on Priority Records. 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. The album features production by Bud'da, E-A-Ski, Ice Cube, K-Mac, N.O. Joe and T-Mix. 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." The album was Cube's first album in five years since his last album, Lethal Injection, while he was working on other projects. The album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in the first week.[7]
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Released | November 17, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
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Length | 70:27 | |||
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Singles from War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Los Angeles Times | |
RapReviews | (5/10)[4] |
Robert Christgau | |
Rolling Stone |
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Ask About Me" | T-Mix | 3:06 |
2. | "Pushin' Weight" (featuring Mr. Short Khop) | N.O. Joe | 4:38 |
3. | "Dr. Frankenstein" | N.O. Joe, Ice Cube, Joe Joe | 4:54 |
4. | "Fuck Dying" (featuring Korn) | Ice Cube | 4:03 |
5. | "War & Peace" | Bud'da, Ice Cube | 3:18 |
6. | "Ghetto Vet" (featuring Mack 10 and Mr. Short Khop) | Bud'da | 5:05 |
7. | "Greed" | Ice Cube | 4:29 |
8. | "MP (Skit)" | 0:49 | |
9. | "Cash Over Ass" | Ice Cube | 4:21 |
10. | "The Curse of Money" (featuring Mack 10) | N.O. Joe, Ice Cube, Joe Joe | 3:39 |
11. | "The Peckin' Order" | Ice Cube, Deep Fried Damp | 3:21 |
12. | "Limos, Demos & Bimbos" (featuring Mr. Short Khop) | Rick Dutch Cousin | 3:51 |
13. | "Once Upon a Time in the Projects 2" | Ice Cube | 3:05 |
14. | "If I Was Fuckin' You" (featuring Mr. Short Khop & K-Mac) | Butch | 3:28 |
15. | "X-Bitches" | N.O. Joe | 4:59 |
16. | "Extradition" | Ice Cube, Bud'da | 4:38 |
17. | "3 Strikes You In" | N.O. Joe, Ice Cube | 4:34 |
18. | "Penitentiary" | E-A-Ski, Ice Cube | 4:12 |
Total length: | 70:27 |
Charts
Chart positions
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 7 |
Singles chart positions
Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
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Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
1998 | "Pushin' Weight" | 26 | 12 | 1 |
1999 | "Fuck Dying'" | — | — | — |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[8] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone |
References
- 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.
- Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
- "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.