AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Studio album by
Ice Cube
ReleasedMay 16, 1990
RecordedJanuary-April 1990 at Greene Street Studios in New York City
Genre
Length49:36
LabelPriority
Producer
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Sir Jinx
  • Ice Cube
Ice Cube chronology
Straight Outta Compton
(1988) 		AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
(1990) 		Kill at Will
(1990)

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is the first studio album by American rapper, Ice Cube. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted was released on May 16, 1990 through Priority Records.[4]

The album peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200.[5] It is considered to be one of the defining hip hop albums of the 1990s.[6] The album was listed in the books 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die and 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die.[7][8]

The album featured the singles "Who's the Mack?", "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted", and "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)".

Songs

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Better Off Dead" (Intro)
  • Ice Cube
  • Sir Jinx
 1:03
2. "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate"  
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Ice Cube (co.)
  • Sir Jinx (co.)
 3:13
3. "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted"  
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Ice Cube (co.)
  • Sir Jinx (co.)
 4:08
4. "What They Hittin' Foe?"  
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Ice Cube (co.)
  • Sir Jinx (co.)
  
5. "You Can't Fade Me/JD's Gaffilin"  
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Ice Cube (co.)
  • Sir Jinx (co.)
 5:12
6. "Once Upon a Time in the Projects"  
  • Sir Jinx
  • The Bomb Squad (co.)
 3:41
7. "Turn Off the Radio"  
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Ice Cube (co.)
  • Sir Jinx (co.)
 2:37
8. "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)" (featuring Chuck D)
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Ice Cube (co.)
  • Sir Jinx (co.)
  
9. "A Gangsta's Fairytale" (featuring Lil Russ)
  • Ice Cube
  • Sir Jinx
  • The Bomb Squad (co.)
 3:16
10. "I'm Only Out for One Thang" (featuring Flavor Flav)
  • Ice Cube
  • Sir Jinx
  • The Bomb Squad (co.)
 2:10
11. "Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here"  
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Ice Cube (co.)
  • Sir Jinx (co.)
 0:56
12. "The Drive-By"  Sir Jinx 1:01
13. "Rollin' wit the Lench Mob"  
  • The Bomb Squad
  • Ice Cube (co.)
  • Sir Jinx (co.)
 3:43
14. "Who's the Mack?"  
  • Sir Jinx
  • The Bomb Squad
 4:35
15. "It's a Man's World" (featuring Yo-Yo)
  • Sir Jinx
  • Ice Cube
 5:26
16. "The Bomb"  
  • Sir Jinx
  • The Bomb Squad (co.)
 3:25
Total length:
 49:36

References

  1. ↑ Wang, Oliver (2003). Classic Material: The Hip-hop Album Guide. ECW Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-55022-561-7. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ Rabin, Nathan. "In 1990, Hammer, Vanilla Ice, A Tribe Called Quest, and Ice Cube reflected the splintering of the hip-hop nation". AV Club. Archived from the original on January 13, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Harling, Danielle (May 15, 2015). "Ice Cube Speaks On "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted's" Social & Political Relevance". Hip Hop DX. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Amerikkka's Most Wanted by Ice Cube". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  5. ↑ "Amerikkka's Most Wanted - Ice Cube - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  6. ↑ "Amerikkka's Most Wanted: Accolades". acclaimedmusic.net. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  7. ↑ "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die". Rocklist.net. Archived from the original on 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
  8. ↑ Jericho, Chris (2008). 1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die. Workman Publishing. p. 558. ISBN 9780761153856.

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