Ice Cream (song)

This article is about the song by Raekwon. For other uses, see Ice cream (disambiguation).

"Ice Cream"
Single by Raekwon
from the album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995)'
A-side	"Ice Cream"
B-side	"Incarcerated Scarfaces"
Released	September 25, 1995
Format	12-inch single
Recorded	1995 (both)
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	4:12
Label	Loud
Writer(s)	C. Woods R. Diggs D. Coles C. Smith D. Hall
Producer	RZA
Raekwon singles chronology
"Criminology" (1995) "Ice Cream" (1995) "Rainy Dayz" (1996)

"Ice Cream", released in 1995, is the third solo single by Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon, from his debut studio album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx... (1995).

The song features Method Man in the intro, chorus and outro, Ghostface Killah in the first verse, and Cappadonna in the third, though none of them are officially credited on the single.

The B-side of the single is "Incarcerated Scarfaces" and was featured in the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005).

Both songs were included on the compilation album The RZA Hits (1999).

Lauryn Hill later sampled "Ice Cream" on her song "I Used to Love Him", from her album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.

Samples

• "Dear Uncle Sam" by The Charmels (chopped-up guitar segments)
• "Ice Cream Man" by Eddie Murphy (the repeated phrase "The Ice Cream Man is coming!!")
• "Ice Cream Man (rare demo)" by Method Man
• "Then You Can Tell Me" by Bettye Swann
• "A Time For Love" by Earl Klugh

Chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1995	"Incarcerated Scarfaces/Ice Cream"	37	37	5

See also

• 1995 in music

External links

• "Ice Cream" at Allmusic