Wicked is the first single from rapper 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,...

's third studio album The Predator

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. The song's music video was directed by Marcus Raboy

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 and features the band Red Hot Chili Peppers

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The song was covered by Korn

Korn

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 for their 1996 album Life Is Peachy

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. This version features Deftones

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 lead singer Chino Moreno

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 and contrasts from Ice Cube's version with scat

Scat singing

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 like vocals from Jonathan Davis

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 in the chorus. This would be the first of four Korn songs involving Ice Cube (and vice versa), the others being "Children of the Korn", "Fuck Dying" and "Should I Stay or Should I Go".

Limp Bizkit

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has also covered the song in concert, while Korn have performed this song live on several occasions with Chino Moreno, Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst and Ice Cube himself (along with "Children of the Korn").

Track listing

1. "Wicked" (radio version)
2. "Wicked" (instrumental)
3. "U Ain't Gonna Take My Life"
4. "U Ain't Gonna Take My Life" (instrumental)
5. "Wicked" (LP version)