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| Sales Rank: | 4964 (lower is better) |
| Price Used: | $1.41 |
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| Release Date: | 2006-06-06 |
| Label: | Lench Mob Records |
| UPC: | 094636593920 |
| Binding: | Audio CD |
| Published By: | Lench Mob Records |
| ASIN: | B000FILWFY |
| Category: | Music |
Tracks on Laugh Now, Cry Later by Lench Mob Records
- Definition Of A West Coast G (Intro)
- Why We Thugs
- Smoke Some Weed
- Dimes & Nicks (A Call From Mike Epps)
- Child Support
- 2 Decades Ago (insert)
- Doin' What It 'Pose 2Do
- Laugh Now, Cry Later
- Stop Snitchin'
- Go To Church (featuring Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon)
- The N***a Trapp
- A History Of Violence
- Growin' Up
- Click, Clack - Get Back!
- The Game Lord
- Chrome & Paint (featuring WC)
- Steal The Show
- You Gotta Lotta That (featuring Snoop Dogg)
- Spittin' Pollaseeds (featuring WC & Kokane)
- Holla @ Cha' Boy
Editorial Reviews and Product Descriptions
Album Description
"Laugh Now Cry Later" features guest appearances by Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon, WC from Westside Connection, and Kokane. Production by Scott Scorch, Swizz Beatz, Lil Jon, Green Lantern and more.
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We all know that Ice Cube, founding member of NWA and former "hardcore gangster rapper," performs in family-friendly fluff comedy flicks aimed at the most mainstream of family audiences, but no one with any sense cuts him serious flack for that. Not only are the Friday and Barber Shop movies pretty great, but do you have any idea how big his bank account is by now? When it comes to music, what is the dude to do? It's obviously his first love, but he has about three choices: to work with the Neptunes and try to update himself; to go completely middle America and do a Broadway revue or something; or he can do what he's always done: flex his lyrical muscles, squint a lot, bark out some hardcore lines on top of slick hip-hop--you know, to try and restore his cred. A glance at the song titles will tell you which choice he made. It's interesting to know that the very rich still have problems ("Child Support") and even millionaires have to convince us all that they're tough just like they did when they were broke-ass ("Why We Thugs"). There's some real political commentary here, but it gets lost in uninspired beats and that super-dated style, genre... everything. It would seem that Cube's producers forgot to tell him that no one really cares for that '92 stuff anymore. --Mike McGonigal
Customer Reviews
Ice Cube Still Has It! - Reviewed on 2007-06-20
Years have past, and Ice Cube has released many albums, but last year's release 'Laugh Now Cry Later' is proof that he still has it. The delivery, lyrics, and beats on here are all very great, and the production on here is excellent as well.
Released independently on Ice Cube's own Lench Mob Records (which will also be home to WC's next album, 'Guilty by Affiliation'), 'Laugh Now Cry Later' has many stand-out tracks. 'Child Support' addresses all they young rappers ruining the industry that legends like Cube put down, 'Laugh Now, Cry Later' has interesting lyrics and a nice beat, 'Stop Snitchin' is self explanatory and is an angry and excellent track. The first single, 'Go to Church (feat. Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon)' is among the best on this album, and is an extremely addictive track the first few times you hear it. The rest of the album is also quality, except for...
'Doin' What It 'Pose 2Do' is a very boring and forgettable track, and You Gotta Lotta That (featuring Snoop Dogg)' has a typical Lil Jon beat and sounds like filler. Otherwise, this album is superb, and one of the best Ice Cube has put out yet. He's still on top of his game, it's just unfortunate that his next album (titled 'Last Roll of the Dice').will be his last (at least he won't be releasing albums past his prime like Too $hort).
Stand-out tracks: 'Go To Church (featuring Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon)', 'Child Support', 'Chrome & Paint (featuring WC)'.
7th solo from the Don Mega maybe his best - 4.5 stars - Reviewed on 2007-03-20
Ice Cube is finally back with another solo after a little over 6 years, and I have to say it's probably my favorite of his solo's ( I don't have "Amerikkaz Nightmare" or "War & Peace Vol. 1"). After being in the rap game for almost 20 years, he still brings heat on the mic and still has a lot to say, not as political as his first 4 albums fromt eh early 90's, but I like this more. With 16 songs, 6 are ok, and 10 are good, with the majority being real good, but no classic song however. Guests are minimal (unlike his last 2 albums) and I think it really helps (since the 3 guests are all vets as well and are only on 4 songs. Production is very good as well. Lil Jon does 3 songs, Scott Storch, Budda, Teak teak & dee, Emile, Laylaw & D Maq all do 2 songs, Green lantern, Swizz Beats, Sean C & LV all do 1 song. A must have album and one of the better albums of 2006.
#2 - 9 (tight beat)
#3 - 7.5
#5 - 7
#7 - 9 (nice beat)
#8 - 8
#9 - 9 (nice beat)
#10 - 9 (f/ Snoop Dogg -- tight beat)
#11 - 8.5 (good beat)
#13 - 8.5 (about meeting Dr Dre, Yella & Eazy E when he was growing up)
#14 - 8
#15 - 6.5
#16 - 6.5 (f/ WC)
#17 - 9 (tight beat)
#18 - 6.5 (f/ Snoop Dogg)
#19 - 8.5 (f/ WC & Kokane -- nice relaxing beat)
#20 - 7
O'Shea Jackson - b. 6/15/69 - Compton, CA
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Book Subjects
- Gangsta Rap
- Hardcore Rap
- Pop
- Rap & Hip-Hop
- Rap, Hip-Hop
- Rap/Hip Hop
- United States of America
- West Coast Rap
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