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Death Certificate
Hip-Hop · 1991 · 18 tracks

Death Certificate

Ice Cube

A polarizing, two-sided manifesto of West Coast fury. Dense P-Funk samples meet a lethal baritone delivery in a cinematic portrait of systemic decay.

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The most dangerous and brilliant hour of music to ever come out of the West Coast.

A relentless, confrontational energy with moments of exhausted tenderness and sharp-witted cynicism.

Death Certificate · vs · Ice Cube
Peak Energy+1.3σ

It runs notably hotter than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
The Funeral
1:37
02
The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit
2:48
05
Robin Lench
1:13
06
Givin’ Up the Nappy Dug Out
4:15
07
Look Who’s Burnin’
3:54
08
A Bird in the Hand
2:17
09
Man’s Best Friend
2:06
10
Alive on Arrival
3:11
11
Death
1:03
12
The Birth
1:21
13
I Wanna Kill Sam
3:23
14
Horny Lil’ Devil
3:42
15
Black Korea
0:47
16
True to the Game
4:10
17
Color Blind
4:29
18
Doing Dumb Shit
3:46
19
Us
3:43
20
No Vaseline
5:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the hospital monitor beeps to the explosive opening of The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit.
The way the beat on Alive on Arrival mimics a frantic heartbeat during the emergency room narrative.
The absolute silence that follows the final, scathing line of the N.W.A. diss track No Vaseline.
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