War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)

War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
Studio album by Ice Cube
Released November 17, 1998
Recorded 1997-1998
Genre West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, g-funk, rap rock
Length 70:27
Label Priority
Producer Ice Cube (exec.), Bud'da, E-A-Ski, N.O. Joe, T-Mix, Butch, T. Walker, M. Demby
Ice Cube chronology
Lethal Injection
(1993)		 War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
(1998)		 War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
(2000)
Singles from War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
  1. "Pushin' Weight"
    Released: October 27, 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]
RapReviews(5/10)[4]
Robert Christgau[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

War & Peace Vol. 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]

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Ask About Me"  T-Mix3:06
2."Pushin' Weight" (featuring Mr. Short Khop)N.O. Joe4:38
3."Dr. Frankenstein"  N.O. Joe, Ice Cube, Joe Joe4:54
4."Fuck Dying" (featuring Korn)Ice Cube4:03
5."War & Peace"  Bud'da, Ice Cube3:18
6."Ghetto Vet" (featuring Mack 10 and Mr. Short Khop)Bud'da5:05
7."Greed"  Ice Cube4:29
8."MP (Skit)"   0:49
9."Cash Over Ass"  Ice Cube4:21
10."The Curse of Money" (featuring Mack 10)N.O. Joe, Ice Cube, Joe Joe3:39
11."The Peckin' Order"  Ice Cube, Deep Fried Damp3:21
12."Limos, Demos & Bimbos" (featuring Mr. Short Khop)Rick Dutch Cousin3:51
13."Once Upon a Time in the Projects 2"  Ice Cube3:05
14."If I Was Fuckin' You" (featuring Mr. Short Khop & K-Mac)Butch3:28
15."X-Bitches"  N.O. Joe4:59
16."Extradition"  Ice Cube, Bud'da4:38
17."3 Strikes You In"  N.O. Joe, Ice Cube4:34
18."Penitentiary"  E-A-Ski, Ice Cube4:12
Total length:70:27

Samples

Extradition

War & Peace

F*** Dying

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1998) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 7

Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
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
Canada (Music Canada)[8] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[9] Platinum 1,000,000^

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

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Matt Diehl (1998-11-20). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Top Pop Albums". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1998. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  4. ↑ "RapReviews review". Rapreviews.com. 1998-12-02. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. 1991-12-17. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Rolling Stone review". 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  7. ↑ Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  8. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)". Music Canada.
  9. ↑ "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
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