The Essentials (Ice Cube album)

Infobox Album |
Name = The Essentials
Type = compilation
Artist = Ice Cube
Released = September 16 2008cite web | title = The Essentials [PA] [9/16] - CD - Ice Cube | url =http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8971963&st=Ice+Cube&lp=3&type=product&cp=1&id=1896067| format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = August 13 | accessyear = 2008]


Recorded = 1990–2008
Genre = West Coast hip hop
Gangsta rap
Political hip hop
Hardcore hip hop
Label = Priority Records
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wpfwxzlkldte]
*Pitchfork Media rating-10|7.6 [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/146089-ice-cube-the-essentials]
Last album = "Raw Footage"
(2008)
This album = "The Essentials"
(2008)

"The Essentials" is a compilation album by West Coast rapper Ice Cubecite web | title = Amazon.com: The Essentials: Ice Cube: Music | url =http://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Ice-Cube/dp/B001CVMDBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1218617712&sr=1-1| format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = August 13 | accessyear = 2008] . The album is a greatest hits compilation on the Priority Records Label. "The Essentials" was released on the 16th of September 2008 in the United States and on the 27th of September 2008 in Australia [http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=2115786] .

= Track Listing cite web | title = Amazon.com: The Essentials: Ice Cube: Music | url =http://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Ice-Cube/dp/B001CVMDBA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1218617712&sr=1-1| format = | work = | publisher = | accessdate = August 13 | accessyear = 2008] =

*Note: As track eleven is a live recording, it may have been recorded after 2006; however, the tracks sung are from the cited album.
*Track 3 was remastered in 2007.
*Tracks marked with an asterisk (*) were remastered in 2008.

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