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Artist: Ice Cube
Suggested Track: It Was A Good Day

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Break 'em
Shit, uh, yo
Yeah
Uh

Just waking up in the morning, gotta thank God
I don't know but today seems kinda odd
No barking from the dog, no smog
And momma cooked a breakfast with no hog (yeah)
I got my grub on, but didn't pig out
Finally got a call from a girl I want to dig out (wassup?)
Hooked it up for later as I hit the do'
Thinking, "Will I live another twenty fo'?"
I gotta go 'cause I got me a drop top
And if I hit the switch, I can make the ass drop
Had to stop at a red light
Looking in my mirror, not a jacker in sight
And everything is alright
I got a beep from Kim and she can fuck all night
Called up the homies and I'm askin' y'all
"Which park, are y'all playin' basketball?"
Get me on the court and I'm trouble
Last week, fucked around and got a triple double
Freakin' niggas every way like M.J.
I can't believe, today was a good day (shit)

Drove to the pad and hit the showers
Didn't even get no static from the cowards
'Cause just yesterday them fools tried to blast me
Saw the police and they rolled right past me
No flexin', didn't even look in a nigga's direction
As I ran the intersection
Went to Short Dog's house, they was watchin' Yo! Mtv Raps
What's the haps on the craps?
Shake 'em up, shake 'em up, shake 'em up, shake 'em
Roll 'em in a circle of niggas and watch me break 'em
With the 7, 7-11, 7-11
7, even back do' Little Joe
I picked up the cash flow
Then we played bones, and I'm yellin', "Domino"
Plus nobody I know got killed in South Central L.A.
Today was a good day (shit)

Left my nigga's house paid (what)
Picked up a girl been tryna fuck since the twelfth grade
It's ironic, I had the brew, she had the chronic
The Lakers beat the Supersonics
I felt on the big fat fanny
Pulled out the jammy, and killed the punanny
And my dick runs deep, so deep, so deep put her ass to sleep
Woke her up around one
She didn't hesitate, to call Ice Cube the top gun (yeah)
Drove her to the pad and I'm coasting
Took another sip of the potion, hit the three-wheel motion
I was glad everything had worked out
Dropped her ass off and then chirped out
Today was like one of those fly dreams
Didn't even see a berry flashing those high beams
No helicopter looking for a murder
Two in the morning got the Fatburger
Even saw the lights of the Goodyear Blimp
And it read "Ice Cube's a pimp" (yeah)
Drunk as hell but no throwing up
Halfway home and my pager still blowing up
Today I didn't even have to use my AK
I gotta say it was a good day (shit)

Ay, wait, wait a minute Pooh, stop this shit
What the fuck I'm thinking about?
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Ice Cube
Straight outta South Central Los Angeles, Ice Cube became one of the most respected rappers in hip-hop, helping to usher in the era of gangsta rap with N.W.A and as a solo artist
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Ice Cube Lyrics
Ice Cube lyrics - 196 song lyrics sorted by album, including "It Was A Good Day", "You Know How We Do It", "No Vaseline".
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Ice Cube – Nobody Wants to Die
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Ice Cube – Stand Tall
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Ice Cube – Black Korea
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Ice Cube – Trying To Maintain
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Ice Cube (Ft. Gangsta, Jayo Felony & Squeak Ru) – The Gutter Shit
[Intro] / I been servin' niggas since 1985 / Niggas want the gutter / Ice Cube, Jay-O Felony / My nigga Gangsta, Squeak Ru / Keep it gangsta y'all, keep it gangsta / [Chorus: Ice
Ice Cube – Fuck ’Em (insert)
[5 seconds fades-in] / [Female Interviewer:] / Please welcome O'Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube! / How you doin'? / [Ice Cube:] How you doin'? / [Female Interviewer (male
Ice Cube – Friday
“Friday” is featured on the soundtrack of the 1995 comedy film of the same name. The film was co-written by Ice Cube and co-stars Chris Tucker. This track was the beginning of a
Brylaun – Ice cube
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Ice Cube – Alive On Arrival
The title of this song is a clever inversion of an existing phrase, “Dead on Arrival.” As in, the victim was taken to the hospital but there was nothing we could do for him
Lolo Zouaï – Ice Cube
[Intro] / (You unfroze my heart) / (Thought that I could never love) / Ice cube / [Verse 1] / What's happening? / I can hear my BPM speed up again / I can't pretend that you haven'
Ice Cube – When Will They Shoot?
A slammin' opening track, containing a skillfully mixed collection of samples: Queen’s “We Will Rock You” (stomp-stomp CLAP) Delegation’s “Oh Honey” Slick Rick’s “Treat Her Like
Ice Cube – Higher
Ice Cube wrote and performed the song that plays over Higher Learning’s ending credits. It is credited to O'Shea Jackson in the film’s end credits, which is Ice Cube’s real name
Ice Cube (Ft. Musiq Soulchild) – Why Me?
Ice Cube talks about the issues and problems about taking away the lives of innocent RIP TRAYVON MARTIN
Ice Cube – Ghetto Bird
In this bomb-ass track from the Lethal Injection album, Ice Cube tells a tale of fleeing from a police helicopter, also known as a “ghetto bird”. The beat of this song, which
Ice Cube – No Vaseline
“No Vaseline” is Ice Cube’s diss track about his former group N.W.A and their manager, Jerry Heller. Cube left N.W.A in 1989 over financial issues, and the group took shots at him
Ice Cube – You Can't Fade Me / JD's Gafflin'
This song tells the story of Ice Cube and a neighborhood girl who claims he impregnated her. Some classic, crude, gangsta shit. The fears expressed in this song are part of why he
Ice Cube – Betta Betta Run
[Chorus] / Run and get your bigger crew (Better, better) / Run and-run and get your bigger crew (Nigga better run, run) / Run and get your bigger crew / 'Cause it's Judgment Day
Ice Cube – Cave Bitch
Samples: “Horny Lil' Devil” by Ice Cube “Go Stetsa I” by Stetsasonic (1986) “When Will They Shoot?” by Ice Cube
Peewee Longway – Ice Cube
[Intro] / What you workin' with? That my facecard / That's your facecard / Cicero on the beat / Tie his motherfuckin' facecard / What you workin' with? / [Verse 1] / What you
Ice Cube – Givin’ Up the Nappy Dug Out
The hook for this song comes from a Big Daddy Kane lyric. Cube’s premise is a bit more targeted than Kane’s though. The title is a reference to Funkadelic’s 1973 song, “Nappy
Ice Cube – Tomorrow
Track 14 off of Ice Cube’s quite political effort, Raw Footage, released in 2008. Produced by Warryn Campbell, AKA Baby Dubb. Don’t you worry ‘bout tomorrow!
Ice Cube (Ft. Coolio, J-Dee, Kam, King T, Threat & WC) – Color Blind
An all-star West Coast posse cut, including future fellow Westside Connection member WC and an early Coolio who had yet to go solo. The song revolves around gang violence – the
Ice Cube (Ft. Mike Epps) – Steal The Show
[Intro: Ice Cube] / Yeah, Steal The Show baby / [Verse 1: Ice Cube] / I'mma have to ride the ride the ride / Til' I find a girl to slip inside / Ice Cube ain't never been shot
Ice Cube (Ft. Fatman Scoop) – Dick Tease
[Intro: Ice Cube & Fatman Scoop] / (Let's go!) / All the freaks in this muthafucka, turn around / Drop it like it's hot, take it to the ground / Jack it like a '4, girl, up and
Ice Cube – A Bird In The Hand
Cube talks about trying to get paid as a teenage dad straight outta high school and he gave a brief summary of the song to Rolling Stone: The options get taken away, so you need
Primus – Mary the Ice Cube
I once had an ice cube / Pretty little ice cube / Now it's gone / Now it's gone / Her name was Mary / Pretty little ice cube / Now she's gone / Now she's gone / She was so shiny
Ice Cube (Ft. Das EFX) – Check Yo Self (Remix)
“Check Yo Self” retains two main versions, the original and a remix which utilizes the same beat as Grandmaster Flash’s “The Message,” titled “Check Yo Self (The Message Remix)”.
Ice Cube – What Can I Do?
“What Can I Do” sees Cube talking about a rising drug dealer who ends up getting arrested and questioning their options outside of the dope game. The story appears to parallel the
Ice Cube (Ft. Krayzie Bone) – Until We Rich
[Intro: Krayzie Bone & Ice Cube] / Nigga the mission's to get what you don't got / The struggle it don't stop, until we drop / Krayzie Bone and Ice Cube..The best thing in life in
Ice Cube – Sasquatch
[Intro] / I think they spotted me / [Hook] / They call me Sasquatch, please check the watch / This is Bigfoot, don't get it shook / Out in Japan they call me Godzilla / Up in
Ice Cube – My Summer Vacation
Underrated Ice Cube track! Vivid storytelling, powerful message, and haunting production. Its arc is: The difficulties of hustling in a big city Traveling somewhere smaller to
Ice Cube – Really Doe
From Ice Cube’s 4th album Lethal Injection
Ice Cube – Down For Whatever
This song is famous for it’s role in the cult classic, Office Space
Ice Cube – The Nigga Trapp
Track #11 from Ice Cube’s 2006 album Laugh Now, Cry Later. The song, produced by DJ Green Lantern, is Cube’s outcry against the self-perpetuating ghetto lifestyle and calls
Ice Cube – Dead Homiez
“Dead Homiez” was released as the second single from the Kill at Will EP. Ice Cube pours out a little liquor with this somber ode to his friends that have passed on, and he
Ice Cube – The Wrong Nigga To Fuck Wit
[Verse 1: Ice Cube] / Goddamn, it's a brand new payback / From the straight gangsta mack in straight gangsta black / How many motherfuckers gotta pay? / Went to the shelf and
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Genius Albums
Death Certificate by Ice Cube
Ice Cube’s classic sophomore album Death Certificate was released through Priority Records on October 29, 1991. The album cover sparked some controversy, showing Ice Cube standing
Kill At Will by Ice Cube
Following the release of his debut solo album Amerikkka’s Most Wanted on May 15, 1990, Ice Cube comes back seven months later to release the seven-track Kill at Will EP on December
The Predator by Ice Cube
Ice Cube returns with his third album, The Predator, one year after his classic sophomore project, Death Certificate. The album was released months after the acquittal of the
Lethal Injection by Ice Cube
Ice Cube’s fourth album, Lethal Injection, was released through Priority Records on December 7, 1993. The album was met with mixed reviews as critics felt Cube was moving away from
Bootlegs & B-Sides by Ice Cube
Ice Cube released the Bootlegs & B-Sides compilation in November 22, 1994, a collection of remixes and B-sides primarily recorded during the sessions for his third solo album The
Raw Footage by Ice Cube
Get all the lyrics to songs on Raw Footage and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted by Ice Cube
AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted is the debut solo album by Ice Cube, released on May 15, 1990 through Priority Records. The album’s title is an allusion to the television show America’s
Greatest Hits by Ice Cube
Ice Cube’s Greatest Hits collection was released on December 4, 2001, covering six albums and spanning more than ten years of his solo career. This compilation achieved gold status
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