Raw Footage

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.) DizMIX DJ Crazy Toones P-No DJ Felli Fel DJay Cas Emile EmBeatz Maestro Palumbo Beats Scott Storch Swizz Beatz Tha Bizness Warren "Baby Dubb" Campbell Symphony Hallway Productionz Young Fokus John Murphy
Ice Cube chronology
Laugh Now, Cry Later (2006) Raw Footage (2008) I Am the West (2010)
Singles from Raw Footage
"Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" Released: January 3, 2008 "Do Ya Thang" Released: July 1, 2008 "Why Me?" Released: September 24, 2008

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
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AllHipHop	(8/10)
Allmusic
ChartAttack
HipHopDX
RapReviews	(8.5/10)
Robert Christgau
Rolling Stone
The Source
XXL	(favorable)

Raw Footage is the eighth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on August 19, 2008, by his record label Lench Mob Records. The album features guest appearances from The Game, Butch Cassidy, Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy and WC. The album is his most political effort, since over a decade earlier with the release of his album The Predator (1992).

Preceding the release, supported by three singles; "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", "Do Ya Thang", and "Why Me?" featuring Musiq Soulchild.

The lead single from the album, called "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" was released January 3, 2008. The song was produced by Maestro. In this single "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", Ice Cube addresses society's view of gangsta rap music, which has sometimes been blamed for criminality in America. On February 12, 2008, the single became available via iTunes. The music video features cameo appearances by WC and DJ Crazy Toones.

The album's second single, called "Do Ya Thang" was released through the iTunes on June 24, 2008. The song was produced by Palumbo Beats.

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