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The Essentials is the second greatest hits album by American rapper Ice Cube, released September 16, 2008 on Priority Records.[5]

The Essentials
Greatest hits album by Ice Cube
Released	September 16, 2008[1]
Recorded	1990–2008
Genre	West Coast hip hop
Label	Priority
Producer	Frank Collura Ice Cube Bud'da Sir Jinx Boogiemen DJ Pooh The Bomb Squad 88 X Unit Carl "Chucky" Thompson Deejan Underdue DJ Bobcat DJ Muggs D-Mac Eric Sadler Laylaw Lil' Jon Loren Hill Rich Nice Scott Storch Teak "Da Beatsmith" Underdue
Ice Cube chronology
Raw Footage (2008) The Essentials (2008) I Am the West (2010)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	(7.6/10)[3]
Robert Christgau	A−[4]

Track listing [5]

#	Song	Year	Featured guests	Original album
1*	"Go to Church"	2006	Snoop Dogg, Lil Jon	Laugh Now, Cry Later
2*	"A Bird in the Hand"	1991		Death Certificate
3	"Ghetto Vet"	1998	Mack 10, Mr. Short Khop	War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
4	"Greed"	1998		War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
5*	"Supreme Hustle"	2000		War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
6*	"It Was a Good Day"	1992		The Predator
7	"Spittin' Pollaseeds"	2006	WC, Kokane	Laugh Now, Cry Later
8	"Rollin' with The Lench Mob"	1990		AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
9	"The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit"	1991		Death Certificate
10	"When Will They Shoot?"	1992		The Predator
11	"Why We Thugs / Smoke Some Weed (Medley - Live)"	2006	WC, Crazy Toones	Laugh Now, Cry Later
12	"Givin' Up The Nappy Dugout"	1991		Death Certificate
13*	"A Gangsta's Fairytale"	1990		AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
14	"Check Yo Self"	1992	Das EFX	The Predator
15	"What Can I Do?"	1993		Lethal Injection
16*	"War & Peace"	1998		War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
17	"Dead Homiez"	1990		Kill at Will
18	"Cold Places"	2008		Raw Footage

• Note: As track eleven is a live recording, it may have been recorded after 2006; however, the tracks sung are from the cited album.
• Track 3 was remastered in 2007.
• Tracks marked with an asterisk (*) were remastered in 2008.

References

External links

Ice Cube – The Essentials at Discogs (list of releases)

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