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Raw Footage
Studio album by Ice Cube
Released August 19, 2008
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, political hip hop
Length 64:34
Label Lench Mob
Producer Ice Cube (exec.)
David "Dizmix" Lopez, DJ Crazy Toones, Jean "J Rock" Borges, P-No, Djay Cas, Emile, EmBeatz, Maestro, Polumbo Beats, Teak & Dee Underdue, Tha Bizness, Warren Campbell, Symphony
Ice Cube chronology
Laugh Now, Cry Later
(2006)		 Raw Footage
(2008)		 I Am the West
(2010)
Singles from Raw Footage
  1. "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"
    Released: January 3, 2008
  2. "Do Ya Thang"
    Released: July 1, 2008
  3. "Why Me?"
    Released: September 24, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
About 4/5 stars[1]
AllHipHop (8/10)[2]
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[3]
ChartAttack 4/5 stars[4]
HipHopDX 4/5 stars[5]
RapReviews (8.5/10)[6]
XXL (favorable)[7]
The Source 4/5 stars[8]

Raw Footage is the eighth studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on August 19, 2008.[9][10] The first single, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", was released with a music video appearing on his MySpace page on January 3, 2008.[11] The second single is "Do Ya Thang" was released with a music video on his website on July 1, 2008. Guests on the album included The Game, Butch Cassidy, Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy and WC. The album is his most political effort since The Predator was released over a decade earlier. In the single "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", Ice Cube talks about the fact that Gangsta rap is often blamed for crimes.

Contents

[edit] Singles

The first single released from the album, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", was released January 3, 2008. The single became available on iTunes on February 12, 2008. The music video contained cameos by WC and DJ Crazy Toones.

The second single "Do Ya Thang" was released on June 24, 2008 at the iTunes store.

The song "It Takes a Nation" was released onto the iTunes Store on May 27, 2008. It was never officially released as a single.

The video for the song "Why Me?".[12] was released on BET on September 24, 2008.

[edit] Reception

The album debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Top Rap Albums Chart and at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It has received favorable reviews from critics.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Producer(s) Featured guest(s) Time
1 "What Is a Pyroclastic Flow?" John Murphy Keith David 0:55
2 "I Got My Locs On" P-No Young Jeezy 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 Keith David (Intro) 5:11
6 "Why Me?" Hallway Productionz Musiq Soulchild 4:01
7 "Cold Places" Hallway Productionz 4:13
8 "Jack N the Box" Tha Bizness Keith David (Intro) 4:23
9 "Do Ya Thang" Dre Dogg for Palumbo Beats 4:04
10 "Thank God" Hallway Productionz 5:28
11 "Here He Come" Symphony Doughboy 4:33
12 "Get Money, Spend Money, No Money" Emile 4:08
13 "Get Use to It" Augustine "Embeatz" Sumo WC and The Game, Keith David (Outro) 4:25
14 "Tomorrow" Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell 3:41
15 "Stand Tall" DJ Crazy Toones & David 'Dizmix' Lopez 3:46
16 "Take Me Away" Yung Fokus & Djay Cas Butch Cassidy, Keith David (Outro) 4:03
17 "Believe It or Not" (iTunes bonus track)* Emile 3:11
18 "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It (Remix)" (iTunes bonus track)* Maestro Nas and Scarface 4:52
19 "Don't Make Me Hurt Ya Feelings" (Best Buy pre-order)* Swizz Beatz 2:47
20 "Crack Baby?" (Best Buy pre-order)* DJ Felli Fel 2:59
21 "Why We Thugs (Live)" (Best Buy pre-order)* Scott Storch WC 3:37

[edit] Charts

Chart Position
U.S. Billboard 200 #5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums #1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums #1
Canadian Albums Chart #89

[edit] Sales

U.S. Billboard 200
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Position 5 14 26 41 56 83 112 142 163
Sales Per Week 69,763 30,337 18,485 11,770 8,000 7,000 5,333 3,990 3,544
Total 69,763[13] 100,104[14] 118,589[15] 130,359 138,359[16] 145,359[17] 150,506 154,496 158,040[18]

[edit] References

  1. ^ About review
  2. ^ AllHipHop review
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ ChartAttack review
  5. ^ HipHopDX review
  6. ^ RapReviews review
  7. ^ XXL review
  8. ^ 2004
  9. ^ "Ice Cube interview". April 4, 2007. http://www.craveonline.com/filmtv/articles/04647711/ice_cube_raw_footage.html. Retrieved 2007-09-28. 
  10. ^ "Suntimes interview". Chicago Sun-Times. April 1, 2007. http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/pearlman/320659,SHO-Sunday-fiveq01.article. Retrieved 2007-09-28. [dead link]
  11. ^ Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. BallerStatus. Accessed January 13, 2008.
  12. ^ Ice Cube Gets Political with ‘Why Me?’ Video. Rap-up.com. Accessed September 3, 2008.
  13. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7590/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-8-24-08
  14. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7632/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-8-31-08
  15. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7678/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-9-7-08
  16. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7759/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-9-21-08
  17. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7808/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-9-28-08
  18. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7948/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-10-19-08

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