Greatest Hits (Ice Cube album)
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Ice Cube - Greatest Hits is a compilation album released in 2001 compiling 17 songs by Ice Cube
Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson , better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer,...

. Two songs were exclusive to the album, "$100 Bill Y'all
$100 Bill Y'all
"$100 Bill Y'all" is a song by American rapper Ice Cube. The track was produced by Rockwilder for the Ice Cube's Greatest Hits . The song was written by Ice Cube himself...

" and "In the Late Night Hour".

Track listing

  1. "Pushin' Weight
    Pushin' Weight
    "Pushin' Weight" is a single by Ice Cube from his album War & Peace Vol. 1 . It features Mr. Short Khop. A music video was released and directed by Gregory Dark....

    " (featuring Mr. Short Khop)
  2. "Check Yo Self
    Check Yo Self
    "Check Yo Self" is the second hit single from Ice Cube's third solo album The Predator. It was released in July 1993 and features New York rappers Das EFX. It topped both the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap charts while also reaching number 20 on the Hot 100 chart...

    " (featuring Das EFX
    Das EFX
    Das EFX is an American hip hop duo. It consists of emcees Skoob and Dray...

    )
    • Contains samples from "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash
      Grandmaster Flash
      Joseph Saddler better known as King Grandmaster Flash, is an American hip hop musician and DJ; one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing....

       & "Ready To Die" by Notorious B.I.G.
  3. "We Be Clubbin'
    We Be Clubbin'
    -Charts:...

    • Contains a sample from "More Bounce to the Ounce
      More Bounce to the Ounce
      "More Bounce to the Ounce" is an influential funk single recorded by the Ohio-based band Zapp, led by singer-songwriter Roger Troutman. Released in 1980 on the Warner Bros. Records label, the song was originally recorded in 1979 while Troutman's group was part of George Clinton's Uncle Jam Records....

      " by Zapp
      Zapp
      Zapp may refer to:*Zapp , a 1980s funk band based in Ohio, USA*Zapp , the debut album by the funk band*Zapp Brannigan, a fictional character from the television series Futurama...

  4. "$100 Bill Y'all
    $100 Bill Y'all
    "$100 Bill Y'all" is a song by American rapper Ice Cube. The track was produced by Rockwilder for the Ice Cube's Greatest Hits . The song was written by Ice Cube himself...

    "
  5. "Once Upon a Time in the Projects"
    • Contains sample from "Cop Him" by Betty Davis
      Betty Davis
      Betty Davis is an American funk, rock and soul singer. She was also Miles Davis's second wife.- Background :She worked as a model, appearing in photo spreads in Seventeen, Ebony and Glamour...

  6. "Bow Down
    Bow Down (song)
    "Bow Down" was the lead single released from the Westside Connection's debut album, Bow Down.The song became the most successful single released by the group, peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, while also topping the rap chart at number one...

    " (with Westside Connection
    Westside Connection
    Westside Connection was an American gangsta rap group consisting of Ice Cube, WC and Mack 10. The group's debut album, Bow Down, reached the number 2 position on the Billboard 200 in 1996, going platinum that year.-Biography:...

    )
    • Contains sample from "Tell Me" by Groove Theory
      Groove Theory
      Groove Theory is an American R&B duo, with former member, singer-songwriter Amel Larrieux and songwriter/producer/actor, Bryce Wilson. The group is best known for their 1995 pop/R&B hit, "Tell Me," which reached the top five of Billboard 's Hot 100 and the US Billboard R&B chart.-Early years:The...

  7. "Hello" (featuring MC Ren
    MC Ren
    Lorenzo Jerald Patterson , better known by his stage name MC Ren, is a rapper who formed part of the group N.W.A. His moniker is derived from his first name .-Early life:...

     & Dr. Dre
    Dr. Dre
    Andre Romelle Young , primarily known by his stage name Dr. Dre, is an American record producer, rapper, record executive, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is the founder and current CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and a former co-owner and artist of Death Row Records...

    )
  8. "You Can Do It
    You Can Do It
    "You Can Do It" is a single by Ice Cube featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi. It appeared on Ice Cube's War & Peace Vol. 2 as well as the soundtracks for the 1999 motion picture Next Friday and the 2001 motion picture Save the Last Dance....

    " (featuring Mack 10
    Mack 10
    Dedrick Rolison, , better known by his stage name Mack 10 is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of hip hop trio Westside Connection, along with Ice Cube and WC...

     & Ms. Toi)
    • Contains sample from "Planet Rock
      Planet Rock
      Planet Rock may refer to:* "Planet Rock" , a 1982 song by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Force* Planet Rock: The Album, a 1986 album containing the song...

      " by Afrika Bambaataa
      Afrika Bambaataa
      Afrika Bambaataa is an American DJ from the South Bronx, New York who was instrumental in the early development of hip hop throughout the 1980s. Afrika Bambaataa is one of the three originators of break-beat deejaying, and is respectfully known as the "Grandfather" and the Amen Ra of Universal...

  9. "You Know How We Do It
    You Know How We Do It
    "You Know How We Do It" is the second single from Ice Cube's fourth studio album Lethal Injection. It was released as a 12" single on February 2,1994. A G-funk hit which has the same kind of mood and feeling from The Predator...

    "
    • Contains samples from "The Show Is Over" by Evelyn Champagne King, "Hung Up On My Baby" by Isaac Hayes
      Isaac Hayes
      Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. was an American songwriter, musician, singer and actor. Hayes was one of the creative influences behind the southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served both as an in-house songwriter and as a record producer, teaming with his partner David Porter during the...

      , "Billie Jean
      Billie Jean
      "Billie Jean" is a dance-pop/R&B song by American recording artist Michael Jackson. It was written, composed, and co-produced by Jackson, and produced by Quincy Jones from the singer's sixth album, Thriller . Originally disliked by Jones, the track was almost removed from the album after he and...

      " by Michael Jackson
      Michael Jackson
      Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

       & "Summer Madness" by Kool & The Gang
      Kool & the Gang
      Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, and funk group, originally formed as the Jazziacs in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964.They went through several musical phases during the course of their recording career, starting out with a purist jazz sound, then becoming practitioners of R&B and...

  10. "It Was a Good Day
    It Was a Good Day
    "It Was a Good Day" is a 1993 hit single by American gangsta rapper Ice Cube from his third solo album, The Predator. It is the second single from the album and it peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was also a hit in the UK Charts, peaking at number 27...

    "
    • Contains samples from "Footsteps In the Dark" by The Isley Brothers
      The Isley Brothers
      The Isley Brothers are a highly influential, successful and long-running American music group consisting of different line-ups of six brothers, and a brother-in-law, Chris Jasper...

      , "Come On Sexy Mama" by The Moments
      The Moments
      The Moments may refer to:*The Moments, an American R&B vocal group later known as Ray, Goodman & Brown*The Moments , an English group of the early 1960s who featured Steve Marriott...

      , "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention- B3M)" by Parliament
      Parliament (band)
      Parliament was a funk band most prominent during the 1970s. It and its sister act Funkadelic, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

       & "Let's Do It Again" by Staple Singers
  11. "Bop Gun (One Nation)
    Bop Gun (One Nation)
    "Bop Gun " is the fourth single from Ice Cube's fifth album, Lethal Injection. It samples the Funkadelic song "One Nation Under a Groove". It reached number 6 on the Hot Rap Singles chart and number 23 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart....

    " [Radio Edit] (featuring George Clinton
    George Clinton (funk musician)
    George Clinton is an American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer and the principal architect of P-Funk. He was the mastermind of the bands Parliament and Funkadelic during the 1970s and early 1980s, and launched a solo career in 1981. He has been cited as one of the foremost...

    )
    • Contains interpolation from "One Nation Under A Groove" by Funkadelic
      Funkadelic
      Funkadelic was an American band most prominent during the 1970s. The band and its sister act Parliament, both led by George Clinton, began the funk music culture of that decade.-History:...

       & a sample from "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament
  12. "What Can I Do?
    What Can I Do?
    What Can I Do? is a single from Ice Cube's compilation, Bootlegs & B-Sides. However in the album version it appeared as a remix the original version was a b-side....

    " [Remix]
    • Contains sample from "More Bounce To the Ounce" by Zapp
      Zapp
      Zapp may refer to:*Zapp , a 1980s funk band based in Ohio, USA*Zapp , the debut album by the funk band*Zapp Brannigan, a fictional character from the television series Futurama...

  13. "My Summer Vacation"
    • Contains sample from "Atomic Dog
      Atomic Dog
      "Atomic Dog" is a song by George Clinton from his 1982 album Computer Games. The track was released as a single in December 1982 and became the P-Funk collective's last to reach #1 on the U.S. R&B Chart...

      " by George Clinton & "So Ruff, So Tuff" by Roger Troutman
      Roger Troutman
      Roger Troutman was the lead singer of the band Zapp who helped spearhead the Funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast hip hop due to the scene's heavy sampling of his music over the years...

  14. "Steady Mobbin'"
    • Contains samples from "Reach Out" by Average White Band, "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention- B3M)" and "Theme From the Black Hole" by Parliament, "Love Amnesia" by Parlet
      Parlet
      Parlet was a female spinoff group from P-Funk formed by veteran background vocalists Mallia Franklin, Jeanette Washington and Debbie Wright. Washington and Wright were the first female members in Parliament-Funkadelic in 1975.-Studio albums:...

       & "After the Dance" by Marvin Gaye
      Marvin Gaye
      Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....

  15. "Jackin' for Beats"
    • Contains samples from "Buzz Saw" by The Turtles
      The Turtles
      The Turtles are an American rock group led by vocalists Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. The band became notable for several Top 40 hits beginning with its cover version of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe" in 1965...

      , "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp, "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament, "The Humpty Dance
      The Humpty Dance
      "The Humpty Dance" is a 1990 hip hop song by Digital Underground, which was featured on their debut album Sex Packets. The single climbed all the way to #11 on the pop charts, #7 on the R&B charts, and #1 on the Billboard Rap Singles chart...

      " by Digital Underground
      Digital Underground
      Digital Underground was an alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. It could have been considered a music "family" rather than a group, as its personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour....

      , "If it Don't Turn You on (You Outta Leave it Alone)" by B.T. Express, "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", "Cold Sweat", "The Payback", "Funky President" and "Funky Drummer
      Funky drummer
      "Funky Drummer" is a funk song recorded by James Brown and his band. The recording's drum break, performed by drummer Clyde Stubblefield, is one of the most frequently sampled rhythmic breaks in hip hop and popular music; indeed, it lays a strong claim to being the most sampled recording ever,...

      " all by James Brown
      James Brown
      James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

      , "I Know You Got Soul" and "Hot Pants" by Bobby Byrd
      Bobby Byrd
      Bobby Byrd born Robert Howard Byrd was an American funk/soul/R&B/gospel musician, songwriter and record producer. He was born in Toccoa, Georgia, and is a 1998 winner of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's prestigious Pioneer Award...

      , "Sing A Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone
      Sly & the Family Stone
      Sly and the Family Stone were an American rock, funk, and soul band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music...

      , "Ashley's Roachclip
      Ashley's Roachclip
      "Ashley's Roachclip" is an instrumental song by funk group The Soul Searchers from their 1974 album Salt of the Earth on Sussex Records. A portion of the song from 3:30-3:50 contains a widely recognized drum break that has been sampled countless times in songs across several genres.- Songs that...

      " by Soul Searchers, "Bon Bon Vie" by T.S. Monk, "Psychedelic Shack" by The Temptations
      The Temptations
      The Temptations is an American vocal group having achieved fame as one of the most successful acts to record for Motown Records. The group's repertoire has included, at various times during its five-decade career, R&B, doo-wop, funk, disco, soul, and adult contemporary music.Formed in Detroit,...

      , "Hector" by The Village Callers, "Big Beat" by Billy Squier
      Billy Squier
      William Haislip "Billy" Squier is an American rock musician. Squier had a string of arena rock hits in the 1980s. He is best known for the song "The Stroke" on his 1981 album release Don't Say No...

      , "So What Cha Sayin" by EPMD
      EPMD
      EPMD is an American hip hop group from Brentwood, New York. The group's name is a concatenation of the members' name "E" and "PMD" or an acronym for "Erick and Parrish Making Dollars", referencing its members, emcees Erick Sermon and Parrish Smith...

       & "The Haunted House" by Disney
  16. "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate"
    • Contains samples from "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton & "Weak At the Knees" by Steve Arrington
      Steve Arrington
      Steve Arrington , is an American singer, songwriter, drummer, record producer, engineer and minister, who grew up in Dayton, Ohio.-Biography:...

  17. "In the Late Night Hour" (featuring Pusha T
    Clipse
    Clipse is a Virginia Beach, Virginia-based hip hop duo. Formed in 1992 by brothers Malice and Pusha T , the group is heavily affiliated with production team The Neptunes and signed to Star Trak Entertainment.- Exclusive Audio Footage :The Thornton brothers were born in The Bronx, New...

    )
    • Contains re-sung elements from "Fuck tha Police
      Fuck tha Police
      "Fuck tha Police" is a protest song by the gangsta rap group N.W.A that appears on the album Straight Outta Compton. Despite not being a single, it ranked #425 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time....

      " & "Straight Outta Compton" by N.W.A.
      N.W.A.
      N.W.A was an American hip hop group from Compton, California, widely considered one of the seminal acts of the gangsta rap sub-genre....


Charts

Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

#54
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999...

#11
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