Raw Footage

Infobox Album |
Name = Raw Footage
Type = studio
Artist = Ice Cube


Released = August 19 2008
Recorded = 2007–2008
Genre = West Coast hip hop
Gangsta rap
Political hip hop
Length = 64:34
Label = Lench Mob
Producer = Ice Cube (exec.) David "Dizmix" Lopez, DJ Crazy Toones, pNo, Djay Cas, Emile, Embeatz, Maestro, Polumbo Beats, Teak & Dee Underdue, Tha Bizness, Warren Campbell, Symphony, Yung Fokus
Reviews =
*All Hip Hop rating-10|8 [http://allhiphop.com/stories/reviews/archive/2008/08/22/20436366.aspx 2008]
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3ifuxzwkldae 2008]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/22270261/review/22575748/raw_footage 2008]
*Hip Hop DX Rating|4|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.995/title.ice-cube-raw-footage 2008]
*Hip Hop Warlord Rating|4|5 [http://www.hiphopwarlord.com/ice-cube_raw-footage.php 2008]
*DJ Booth Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.djbooth.net/index/albums/review/ice-cube-raw-footage-0819081/ 2008]
*RapReviews rating-10|8.5 [http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2008_08F_rawfootage.html 2008]
Last album = "Laugh Now, Cry Later"
(2006)
This album = "Raw Footage"
(2008)
Next album = "The Essentials"
(2008)
Misc = Singles
Name = Raw Footage
Type = studio
Single 1 = Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
Single 1 date = January 3 2008
Single 2 = Do Ya Thang
Single 2 date = July 1 2008
Single 3 = Why Me?
Single 3 date = September 24 2008

"Raw Footage" is the eighth studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on August 19, 2008.cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04647711/ice_cube_raw_footage.html|title=Ice Cube interview|date=April 4, 2007|accessdate=2007-09-28] [cite web|url=http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pearlman/320659,SHO-Sunday-fiveq01.article|title=Suntimes interview|date=April 1, 2007|accessdate=2007-09-28] The first single, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", has been released with a music video appearing on his MySpace page on January 3, 2008. [ [http://www.ballerstatus.com/article/video/2008/01/3817/ Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It.] BallerStatus. Accessed January 13 2008.] It has also been released via the iTunes Store on February 12, 2008. The second single is "Do Ya Thang"; Ice Cube has already shot and released the video for this song. Guests on the album included The Game, Butch Cassidy, Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy and WC. The album is much more political than his last album, "Laugh Now, Cry Later".

ingles

The first single released from the album, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", was released January 3, 2008. The single became available on iTunes on February 12, 2008. The single was available for 99 cents and came free with the music video. The music video contained cameos by WC and DJ Crazy Toones.

The second single was Do Ya Thang. A music video was released. The single was released on June 24, 2008 at the iTunes store.

The song "It Takes A Nation" was released onto the iTunes Store on May 27, 2008. It was never officially released as a single.

The video for the song "Why Me?". [ [http://www.rap-up.com/2008/09/02/ice-cube-gets-political-with-why-me-video/ Ice Cube Gets Political with ‘Why Me?’ Video.] "Rap-up.com". Acessed September 3, 2008.] was released on BET on September 24, 2008.

Reception

The album debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Top Rap Albums Chart and at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart. The album has sold 150,000copies to date in the U.S. [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7590/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-8-24-08] [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+R%26B%2FHip-Hop+Albums] [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Rap+Albums] [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7678/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-9-7-08]

Track listing

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