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Laugh Now, Cry Later 
Studio album by Ice Cube Released June 6, 2006 Recorded 2005–2006 Genre West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap Length 64:51 Label Lench Mob Records (U.S.)
72914 (CD)Producer Ice Cube (exec.), Lil Jon, Scott Storch, P.Diddy, Swizz Beatz, DJ Green Lantern, The Hitmen, Emile, Warren G, Hallway Productionz, Bud'da, Sketch, Laylaw & D-Mac Ice Cube chronology Greatest Hits (Ice Cube album)
(2001)Laugh Now, Cry Later
(2006)In the Movies
(2007)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating About.com 
[1]AllHipHop 
[2]Allmusic [3]HipHopDX [4]Okayplayer [5]RapReviews 
[6]Rolling Stone [7]The Source [8]USA Today [9]Vibe [10]Laugh Now, Cry Later is the seventh studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on June 6, 2006. It is Ice Cube's first album to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records and his first studio album in six years. After spending the previous six years mainly doing movie projects, it could be considered a comeback album. The album debuted in the top five selling 144,000 copies in the first week.
Contents
Overview
Unlike Cube's previous album War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc), Laugh Now Cry Later features only a handful of collaborations. These include songs with West Coast rappers Snoop Dogg, and WC, as well as Southern rapper Lil Jon. Laugh Now, Cry Later was preceded by the street single and accompanying video "Chrome & Paint". The first official single was the Scott Storch produced "Why We Thugs." The follow-up single, released in late June 2006, is the song "Go to Church", featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil Jon. The third single released from the album was the promo-only Steal the Show.
In the song "Growin' Up" he talks about and honours his deceased friend and co-rapper Eazy-E who along with Ice Cube were members of rap group N.W.A. "Never thought I'd see Eazy in a casket, thanks for everything, that's on everything. I learnt a lot of game from you, I like your son, he's got his name from you".
In an interview taken during its release, Ice Cube said: "I want to make a record that was like a history book. I wanted to make a record that does what all good hip-hop does: it makes you feel good; it kind of pumps you up, but it also shows you a part of life that you might not have been paying attention to or might not even know exists".[11]
Ice Cube re-released the album on October 31, 2006 under the name Laugh Now, Cry Later: O.G. Limited Edition. The DualDisc contains concert and backstage footage as well as a playable music video for each song.[12] The artwork for this album contains a picture of Ice Cube holding a custom gold Colt Anaconda. A clean version of the album was also made. It replaces most of the profanities by repeating or using a sound effect. Released independently on his Lench Mob Records the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA,[13] which is generally unprecedented for an album released on an independent label.[14]
Track listing
# Title Producer Featured performers Time 1 "Definition of a West Coast G' (Intro)" 0:14 2 "Why We Thugs" Scott Storch 3:45 3 "Smoke Some Weed" Bud'da 3:46 4 "Dimes & Nicks (A Call from Mike Epps)" 1:06 5 "Child Support" Hallway Productionz 4:01 6 "2 Decades Ago (Insert)" Sketch 0:14 7 "Doin' What It 'Pose 2Do" Emile 4:07 8 "Laugh Now, Cry Later" Diddy, The Hitmen 3:36 9 "Stop Snitchin'" Swizz Beatz 3:15 10 "Go to Church" Lil Jon Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon 4:00 11 "The Nigga Trapp" DJ Green Lantern 3:48 12 "A History of Violence (Insert)" 1:09 13 "Growin' Up" Ice Cube 3:53 14 "Click, Clack - Get Back!" Emile 3:09 15 "The Game Lord" Hallway Productionz 4:09 16 "Chrome & Paint" Bud'da WC 3:27 17 "Steal the Show" Scott Storch 4:12 18 "You Gotta Lotta That" Lil Jon Snoop Dogg 4:06 19 "Spittin' Pollaseeds" Laylaw & D-Mac WC, Kokane 5:04 20 "Holla @ Cha Boy" Lil Jon 3:30 * "Pockets Stay Fat" (iTunes bonus track) DJ Green Lantern Lil Scrappy 3:55 * "Run" (Best Buy bonus track) 3:53 * "Dick Tease" (Japanese bonus track) Hallway Productionz Fatman Scoop 4:02 * "Race Card" (Best Buy bonus track) Warren G 3:13 Charts
Chart Peak Position Billboard 200 #4 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #2 Top Rap Albums #2 UK R&B Albums Chart #11 UK Albums Chart #152 References
- ^ About.com review
- ^ AllHipHop review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ HipHopDX review
- ^ Okayplayer review
- ^ RapReviews review
- ^ Rolling Stone review
- ^ The Source review
- ^ USA Today review
- ^ Vibe review
- ^ The Columbus Dispatch - Local/State
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/#/news/articles/1545131/20061107/ice_cube.jhtml
- ^ Laugh Now, Cry Later RIAA certification. RIAA. Accessed November 26, 2007.
- ^ Rap-Up.com:// rap-up summer issue on sale now! » Blog Archive » Album Preview: Ice Cube - ‘Raw Footage’
External links
- Chart Overview on LNCL
- Latest news on the album from Google News
- Album interview
- Promotional album sampler featuring 10 songs
- Vibe News Article
- About the New Album, including snippets of an Ice Cube interview
- Ice Cube Lyrics, Music, Biography Information and more
Ice Cube Studio albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted · Death Certificate · The Predator · Lethal Injection · War & Peace Vol. 1 · War & Peace Vol. 2 · Laugh Now, Cry Later · Raw Footage · I Am the WestExtented plays Compilations Singles "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)" · "Steady Mobbin'" · "True to the Game" · "Wicked" · "It Was a Good Day" · "Check Yo Self" · "Really Doe" · "You Know How We Do It" · "Bop Gun (One Nation)" · "What Can I Do?" · "The World Is Mine" · "We Be Clubbin'" · "Men of Steel" · "Pushin' Weight" · "Hello" · "You Can Do It" · "Until We Rich" · "$100 Bill Y'all" · "Why We Thugs" · "Go to Church" · "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" · "Do Ya Thang" · "I Rep That West"Other Songs Related articles Categories:- Ice Cube albums
- 2006 albums
- Albums produced by Lil Jon
- Albums produced by Scott Storch
- Albums produced by Swizz Beatz
- English-language albums
- Gangsta rap albums
- Albums produced by Sean Combs
- Albums produced by Warren G
- Albums certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America
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