This article is about the Ice Cube album. For the film term, see
Footage .
2008 studio album by Ice Cube
Raw Footage is the eighth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube . It was released on August 19, 2008, by his record label Lench Mob Records [ 12] [ 13] and EMI . The album features guest appearances from The Game , Butch Cassidy , Musiq Soulchild , Young Jeezy and WC . The album is his most political effort, since over a decade earlier with the release of his album The Predator (1992).
Preceding the release, supported by three singles; "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It ", "Do Ya Thang ", and "Why Me?" featuring Musiq Soulchild .
Singles
The lead single from the album, called "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It " was released January 3, 2008. The song was produced by Maestro . In this single, Ice Cube addresses society's view of gangsta rap music , which has sometimes been blamed for criminality in America. On February 12, 2008, the single became available via iTunes . The music video[ 14] features cameo appearances by WC and DJ Crazy Toones .
The album's second single, called "Do Ya Thang " was released through the iTunes on June 24, 2008. The song was produced by Palumbo Beats.
The music video for the third single, "Why Me?" featuring Musiq Soulchild ,[ 15] premiered on BET 's 106 & Park on September 24, 2008.
Other songs
The song "It Takes a Nation" was released via iTunes Store on May 27, 2008. It was never officially released as a single.
Critical reception
Robert Christgau said that the album contains "Some of the smartest raps of his career" and "some of the easiest beats."[ 8]
Raw Footage debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 , selling 70,000 copies in its first week.[ 16] This became Ice Cube's seventh US top-ten album.[ 16]
Track listing
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "What Is a Pyroclastic Flow?" John Murphy 0:54 2. "I Got My Locs On" (featuring Young Jeezy ) P-No 3:43 3. "It Takes a Nation" Emile 3:26 4. "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It " Maestro 4:41 5. "Hood Mentality" Hallway Productionz 5:11 6. "Why Me?" (featuring Musiq Soulchild ) Hallway Productionz 4:00 7. "Cold Places"
Jackson
D. Underdue
T. Underdue
Hallway Productionz 4:12 8. "Jack n the Box" Tha Bizness 4:22 9. "Do Ya Thang " Palumbo Beats 4:04 10. "Thank God" Hallway Productionz 5:28 11. "Here He Come" (featuring O'Shea Jackson Jr. )
Jackson
Darrell Finister II
Gene Griffin
Symphony 4:32 12. "Get Money, Spend Money, No Money" Emile 4:07 13. "Get Used to It" (featuring WC and The Game ) EmBeatz 4:25 14. "Tomorrow" Campbell 3:40 15. "Stand Tall" 3:46 16. "Take Me Away" (featuring Butch Cassidy ) Young Fokus, DJay Cas 4:03
iTunes bonus tracksTitle Writer(s) Producer(s) 17. "Believe It or Not" Emile 3:11
Notes
"What Is a Pyroclastic Flow?", "Hood Mentality", "Jack N the Box", "Get Used to It" and "Take Me Away" feature voice over by Keith David .
"Cold Places" also featured on Ice Cube's greatest hits album The Essentials .
Sample credits
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
^ "Raw Footage by Ice Cube" . Metacritic . Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-09-08 .
^ "About review" . Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2010-01-14 .
^ "AllHipHop review" . Archived from the original on 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-25 .
^ Allmusic review
^ ChartAttack review [usurped]
^ "HipHopDX review" . 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2019-09-08 .
^ "RapReviews review" . Archived from the original on 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-21 .
^ a b "Robert Christgau review" . Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-03-22 .
^ "Rolling Stone review" . Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-15 .{{cite magazine }}
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^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). 2004 . Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 . Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-10-31 .
^ "XXL review" . Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-01-30 .
^ "Ice Cube interview" . April 4, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-28 .
^ "Suntimes interview" . Chicago Sun-Times . April 1, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-09-28 .
^ Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine BallerStatus. Accessed January 13, 2008.
^ Ice Cube Gets Political with ‘Why Me?’ Video. Archived 2008-09-14 at the Wayback Machine Rap-up.com . Accessed September 3, 2008.
^ a b Jonathan Cohan (August 27, 2008). "Jonas Brothers Begin Second Week At No. 1" . Billboard . Retrieved 2015-04-06 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.
^ "Ultratop.be – Ice Cube – Raw Footage" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 15, 2015.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard .
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^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Top Rap Albums)" . Billboard . Retrieved May 21, 2015.
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008" . Billboard . Retrieved October 15, 2020 .
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