Lethal Injection (album)

Lethal Injection is the fourth studio album by California-based rapper Ice Cube. Similar to the rapper's previous albums, it was a commercial hit, debuting at #5 on the Billboard 200 with 215,000 copies sold in its first week.[9] However, it was heavily criticized for what many saw as Cube's pandering to gangsta rap, its anti-police and misogynist lyrics and the toning down of the socio-political content found on his earlier efforts. The album's standing has increased over time. It includes the popular singles; "You Know How We Do It", and the Funkadelic-sampling "Bop Gun (One Nation)", which became a staple on MTV.

Lethal Injection
Studio album by Ice Cube
Released	December 7, 1993
Recorded	1993
Studio	Echo Sound Skip Saylor Recordings Westlake Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop Gangsta rap G-funk
Length	56:21
Label	Lench Mob Priority
Producer	QDIII Madness 4 Real Sir Jinx Laylaw Ice Cube D'Maq
Ice Cube chronology
The Predator (1992) Lethal Injection (1993) War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) (1998)
Singles from Lethal Injection
"Really Doe" Released: October 12, 1993 "You Know How We Do It" Released: February 2, 1994 "Bop Gun (One Nation)" Released: July 12, 1994

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Austin Chronicle	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[3]
Los Angeles Times	[4]
Robert Christgau	[5]
Rolling Stone	(unfavorable)[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[7]
The Source	[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"The Shot (Intro)"	Sir Jinx	0:55
2.	"Really Doe"	Derrick McDowell, Laylaw	4:28
3.	"Ghetto Bird"	QDIII	3:50
4.	"You Know How We Do It"	QDIII	3:52
5.	"Cave Bitch"	Brian G	4:18
6.	"Bop Gun (One Nation)" (featuring George Clinton)	Ice Cube, QDIII	11:17
7.	"What Can I Do?"	88 X Unit	4:39
8.	"Lil Ass Gee"	Sir Jinx	4:04
9.	"Make It Ruff, Make It Smooth" (featuring K-Dee)	QDIII	4:23
10.	"Down For Whatever"	Madness 4 Real	4:40
11.	"Enemy"	Madness 4 Real	4:50
12.	"When I Get to Heaven"	Brian G	5:04

2003 reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"What Can I Do? (Westside Remix)" (featuring Mack 10)	D'Maq, Lay Law	4:27
14.	"What Can I Do? (Eastside Remix)"	Ali Shaheed Muhammad	4:46
15.	"You Know How We Do It (Remix)"	Ice Cube	4:23
16.	"Lil Ass Gee (Eerie Gumbo Remix)"	N.O. Joe	5:21

Album singles

"Really Doe"

• Released: 1993
• B-side: "My Skin Is My Sin"

"You Know How We Do It"

• Released: February 1994
• B-side: "2 'N The Morning"

"Bop Gun (One Nation)"

• Released: August 1994
• B-side: "Down For Whatever"

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	52
US Billboard 200	5
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard 200	43
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	7

Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1993	"Really Doe"	54	30	3
1994	"You Know How We Do It"	30	21	5
1994	"Bop Gun (One Nation)"	23	37	6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[10]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also

• List of number-one albums of 1993 (U.S.)

References

1. Allmusic review
2. The Austin Chronicle review
3. Entertainment Weekly review
4. Los Angeles review
5. Robert Christgau review
6. "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on March 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
7. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, p. 281, at Google Books
8. The Source review
9. Billboard 5 dec. 1998, p. RA1-PA128, at Google Books
10. "American album certifications – Ice Cube – Lethal Injection". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.