Hello (Ice Cube song)
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| Single by Ice Cube featuring Dr. Dre & MC Ren | |||||||||||
| from the album War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) | |||||||||||
| Released | 2000 | ||||||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||||||
| Recorded | 1999-2000 | ||||||||||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap | ||||||||||
| Length | 3:52 | ||||||||||
| Label | Priority 53816 |
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| Writer(s) | Calvin Broadus O'Shea Jackson, Jr. Marshall Mathers Melvin Bradford L.T. Patterson Andre Young |
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| Producer | Dr. Dre | ||||||||||
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"Hello" is the first single from Ice Cube's sixth studio album War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc). The song is an N.W.A reunion featuring former groupmates Dr. Dre and MC Ren. The lyrics to the chorus are:
"I started this gangsta shit. And this the muthafuckin' thanks I get?! Hello."
This line was adapted from Dr. Dre's song "The Watcher", from the album 2001.
The song can be found as a bonus track, along with "Chin Check", on the N.W.A Greatest Hits album, and appeared on Ice Cube's greatest hits compilation album in 2001. It also mentions rapper Easy-E and the record company that he used Ruthless Records he is mentioned as a car wash contest.
[edit] Charts
| Chart | Position |
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| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs | #50 |
| Rhythmic Top 40 | #40 |
[edit] Music Video
The music video has similar scenes from the N.W.A's music video of Alwayz Into Somethin'.
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