Laugh Now, Cry Later
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| Studio album by Ice Cube | ||||
| Released | June 6, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–2006 | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, political hip hop | |||
| Length | 64:51 | |||
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Lench Mob (U.S.) 72914 (CD) |
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| Producer | Ice Cube (exec.), Lil Jon, Scott Storch, The Hitmen, Swizz Beatz, DJ Green Lantern, The Hitmen, Emile, Warren G, Hallway Productionz, Bud'da, Sketch, Laylaw & D-Mac | |||
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| Singles from Laugh Now, Cry Later | ||||
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| About.com |    |
| AllHipHop | (7/10) |
| Allmusic | |
| HipHopDX | |
| Okayplayer | |
| RapReviews | (7.5/10) |
| Rolling Stone | |
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| Vibe | |
Laugh Now, Cry Later is the seventh studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on June 6, 2006. It is Ice Cube's first album to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records and his first studio album in six years since his previous album, War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc). After spending the previous six years mainly doing movie projects, it could be considered a comeback album. The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 selling 144,000 copies in the first week.
Unlike Cube's previous album, Laugh Now Cry Later features only a handful of collaborations. These include songs with West Coast rappers Snoop Dogg, and WC, as well as Southern rapper Lil Jon. Laugh Now, Cry Later was preceded by the street single and accompanying video "Chrome & Paint". The first official single was the Scott Storch produced "Why We Thugs." The follow-up single, released in late June 2006, is the song "Go to Church", featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil Jon. The third single released from the album was the promo-only Steal the Show.
In the song "Growin' Up" he talks about and honours his deceased friend and co-rapper Eazy-E who along with Ice Cube were members of rap group N.W.A. "Never thought I'd see Eazy in a casket, thanks for everything, that's on everything. I learnt a lot of game from you, I like your son, he's got his name from you".
In an interview taken during its release, Ice Cube said: "I want to make a record that was like a history book. I wanted to make a record that does what all good hip-hop does: it makes you feel good; it kind of pumps you up, but it also shows you a part of life that you might not have been paying attention to or might not even know exists".
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