Greatest Hits (Ice Cube album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on December 4, 2001. It compiles 17 of Ice Cube's most well-known songs. Two songs were exclusive to the album, "$100 Bill Y'all" and "In the Late Night Hour".

Greatest Hits
Greatest hits album by
Ice Cube
ReleasedDecember 4, 2001
Recorded1990–2001
GenreWest Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, G-funk
Length1:08:05[1]
LabelPriority
ProducerVarious
Ice Cube chronology
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
(2000)		 Greatest Hits
(2001)		 Laugh Now, Cry Later
(2006)
Singles from Greatest Hits
  1. "$100 Bill Y'all"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork Media[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]

Commercial performance

The album debuted on #54 on the US Billboard 200 with first week sales of 68,000 copies.

Track listing
  1. "Pushin' Weight" (featuring Mr. Short Khop)
  2. "Check Yo Self" (featuring Das EFX)
  3. "We Be Clubbin'
  4. "$100 Bill Y'all"
    • Released as a single, which peaked at #67 on the US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart.[5]
  5. "Once Upon a Time in the Projects"
  6. "Bow Down" (with Westside Connection)
  7. "Hello" (featuring MC Ren & Dr. Dre)
  8. "You Can Do It" (featuring Mack 10 & Ms. Toi)
  9. "You Know How We Do It"
  10. "It Was a Good Day"
    • Contains samples from "Footsteps In the Dark" by The Isley Brothers, "Come On Sexy Mama" by The Moments, "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention- B3M)" by Parliament & "Let's Do It Again" by Staple Singers
  11. "Bop Gun (One Nation)" [Radio Edit] (featuring George Clinton)
    • Contains interpolation from "One Nation Under A Groove" by Funkadelic & a sample from "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament
  12. "What Can I Do?" [Remix]
    • Contains sample from "More Bounce To the Ounce" by Zapp
  13. "My Summer Vacation"
  14. "Steady Mobbin'"
    • Contains samples from "Reach Out" by Average White Band, "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention- B3M)" and "Theme From the Black Hole" by Parliament, "Love Amnesia" by Parlet & "After the Dance" by Marvin Gaye
  15. "Jackin' for Beats"
    • Contains samples from "Buzz Saw" by The Turtles, "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp, "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)" by Parliament, "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground, "If it Don't Turn You on (You Outta Leave it Alone)" by B.T. Express, "It's A Man's Man's Man's World", "Cold Sweat", "The Payback", "Funky President" and "Funky Drummer" all by James Brown, "I Know You Got Soul" and "Hot Pants" by Bobby Byrd, "Sing A Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone, "Ashley's Roachclip" by Soul Searchers, "Bon Bon Vie" by T.S. Monk, "Psychedelic Shack" by The Temptations, "Hector" by The Village Callers, "Big Beat" by Billy Squier, "So What Cha Sayin" by EPMD & "The Haunted House" by Disney
  16. "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate"
    • Contains samples from "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton & "Weak At the Knees" by Steve Arrington
  17. "In the Late Night Hour" (featuring Pusha T, No Malice, Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams )

Charts
Chart (2001–2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 41
US Billboard 200 54
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 11

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[7] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. AllMusic review
  3. "Ice Cube". Pitchfork.
  4. "Robert Christgau: CG: Ice Cube".
  5. "Ice Cube Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (September 12, 2015). "ARIA Albums: Troye Sivan 'Wild' EP Debuts At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  7. "American album certifications – Ice Cube – Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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