War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)

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War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
Studio album by
Ice Cube
ReleasedNovember 17, 1998
Genre
Length70:27
Label
Producer
Ice Cube chronology
Lethal Injection
(1993) 		War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
(1998) 		War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
(2000)
Singles from War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
  1. "Pushin' Weight"
    Released: October 27, 1998
  2. "Fuck Dying"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide(dud)[2]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
NME6/10[5]
RapReviews5/10[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin6/10[8]

War & Peace Volume 1 (The War Disc) is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on November 17, 1998, through Lench Mob Records and Priority Records. The album features production by Bud'da, E-A-Ski, Ice Cube, K-Mac, N.O. Joe and T-Mix. It is the first part from the two-album project War & Peace, the subsequent volume, War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) was released in 2000.

This album was Cube's first album in five years since his last album, Lethal Injection, while he was working on other projects. The album received generally mixed reviews and debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in the first week.[9]

Content[edit]

It moves from intense street-oriented jams to rap-metal fusions, such as the Korn featured song "Fuck Dying", to social commentary such as "Ghetto Vet". "Greed" was included on the album from Gang Related, released the previous year.

Commercial performance[edit]

War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 180,000 copies in the first week.[9] This became Ice Cube's fourth US top-ten album.[9] On January 25, 1999, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over a million copies in the United States.[10]

Ice Cube performed on the 1998 edition of Family Values Tour, alongside Korn, Rammstein, Limp Bizkit and Orgy. Ice Cube performed as the third act between Rammstein & Limp Bizkit, and was there all the way up until the last five shows where he left to start filming Next Friday, with Incubus replacing him.

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ask About Me"
  • O'Shea Jackson
  • Tristan Jones
T-Mix3:06
2."Pushin' Weight" (featuring Mr. Short Khop)
  • Joseph Johnson
  • Jackson
  • Lionel Hunt
N.O. Joe4:38
3."Dr. Frankenstein"
  • Jackson
  • Johnson
  • Joseph Hearne
N.O. Joe, Ice Cube, Joe Joe4:54
4."Fuck Dying" (featuring Korn)
  • Jackson
  • Stephen Anderson
Ice Cube4:03
5."War & Peace"
Bud'da, Ice Cube3:18
6."Ghetto Vet" (featuring Mack 10 and Mr. Short Khop)
  • Jackson
  • Hunt
  • Anderson
Bud'da5:05
7."Greed"
  • Jackson
  • Anderson
Ice Cube4:29
8."MP" (skit)Vyshonn Miller 0:49
9."Cash Over Ass"
  • Jackson
  • Ryan Gardner
Ice Cube4:21
10."The Curse of Money" (featuring Mack 10)
  • Jackson
  • Johnson
  • Hearne
  • Dedrick Rolison
N.O. Joe, Ice Cube, Joe Joe3:39
11."The Peckin' Order"
Ice Cube, Deep Fried Damp3:21
12."Limos, Demos & Bimbos" (featuring Mr. Short Khop)
  • Jackson
  • Hunt
  • Andy Summers
  • Richard Cousins
Rick Dutch Cousin3:51
13."Once Upon a Time in the Projects 2"
Ice Cube3:05
14."If I Was Fuckin' You" (featuring Mr. Short Khop & K-Mac)
  • Jackson
  • Hunt
  • Gardner
  • Kelly Garmon
Butch3:28
15."X-Bitches"
  • Jackson
  • Johnson
  • Hearne
N.O. Joe4:59
16."Extradition"
  • Jackson
  • Anderson
Ice Cube, Bud'da4:38
17."3 Strikes You In"
  • Jackson
  • Johnson
  • Hearne
  • Kevin Gulley
  • Jerry Long
  • Gregory Hutchinson
N.O. Joe, Ice Cube4:34
18."Penitentiary"
  • Jackson
  • Mark Ogleton
  • Shon Adams
E-A-Ski, Ice Cube4:12
Total length:70:27

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[18] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. 1991-12-17. Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  3. ^ Matt Diehl (1998-11-20). "Entertainment Weekly review". Ew.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  4. ^ "Top Pop Albums". Los Angeles Times. December 3, 1998. Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  5. ^ Wells, Steven (27 January 2000). "ICE CUBE - War And Peace: Volume One (The War Disc)". NME. Archived from the original on 2000-01-27. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. ^ "RapReviews review". Rapreviews.com. 1998-12-02. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. 2009-01-14. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  8. ^ Gross, Joe (December 1, 2000). "SPIN Dec 1998". Spin. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  9. ^ a b c Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  10. ^ a b "American album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)". Recording Industry Association of America.
  11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.
  12. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  13. ^ "Ice Cube | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  14. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  15. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  16. ^ "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-46. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  17. ^ "1999 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 52. December 25, 1999. p. YE-56. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)". Music Canada.

External links[edit]

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