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Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His lyrics on N.W.A's 1989 album '' Straight Outta Compton'' contributed to gangsta rap's widespread popu ...

. It was released as the first single from the

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to the 1997 action thriller film '' Dangerous Ground''. It was recorded at Ice Cube's home recording studio Westside Studios in

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, and released on January 13, 1997, via

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. Fellow rappers

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and

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made cameo appearance on the track and in its music video. The single peaked at number 55 on the

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and number 39 on the

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. The song was later re-released on Ice Cube's compilation '' In the Movies''.

Track listing

Personnel

* O'Shea "Ice Cube" Jackson – lead vocals, lyrics, producer * Dedrick "Mack 10" Rolison – backing vocals * Darrell "K-Dee" Johnson – backing vocals * Brian "Big Bass" Gardner – mastering

Charts

References

External links

* 1997 songs 1997 singles Ice Cube songs Jive Records singles Songs written by Ice Cube Gangsta rap songs {{1990s-hiphop-song-stub