Kill at Will
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Released | December 18, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 21:53 | |||
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Ice Cube chronology | ||||
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Kill at Will (titled At Will in its censored version) is the debut and only extended play by American rapper Ice Cube released on December 18, 1990 under Priority Records.[1] It was released soon after AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and capitalized off Cube's newfound solo success.
The last track, "I Gotta Say What Up!!!", contains a diss to N.W.A in response to the group dissing Ice Cube on their 1990 EP 100 Miles and Runnin'.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
Entertainment Weekly | C+[4] |
NME | (7/10)[5] |
The Source | [6] |
The Washington Post | (favorable)[7] |
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) (Remix)" (featuring Chuck D) | Sir Jinx | 4:11 |
2. | "Jackin' for Beats" | Sir Jinx | 2:57 |
3. | "Get off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here (Remix)" | Sir Jinx | 3:38 |
4. | "The Product" | Sir Jinx | 3:35 |
5. | "Dead Homiez" | Ice Cube | 3:55 |
6. | "JD’s Gaffilin’ (Part 2)" | 0:36 | |
7. | "I Gotta Say What Up!!!" | Sir Jinx | 3:06 |
Partial list of samples
"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) (Remix)"
"The Product"
"I Gotta Say What Up!!!"
"Dead Homiez"
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"Jackin' for Beats"
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Later samples
- "Dead Homiez"
- "Young Black Male" by 2Pac from the album 2Pacalypse Now
- "The Product"
- "Young Black Male" by 2Pac from the album 2Pacalypse Now
Album singles
"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)"
- Released: 1990
- B-side: "Dead Homiez"
Charts
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 | 34 |
US Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums[8] | 5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[9] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Ice Cube | hiphop.sh". 2007-10-15. Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ NME review
- ^ The Source review
- ^ The Washington Post review
- ^ "Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums - February 23, 1991". Billboard.
- ^ "American album certifications – Ice Cube – Kill At Will". Recording Industry Association of America.