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Laugh Now, Cry Later
Hip-Hop · 2006 · 21 tracks

Laugh Now, Cry Later

Ice Cube

Polished mid-2000s West Coast rap that pairs stadium-sized production with the veteran grit of a pioneer reclaiming his throne.

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The Don of the West Coast comes back to show the new kids how to actually move a crowd.

A calculated balance of celebratory street anthems and grim, veteran social observation.

Laugh Now, Cry Later · vs · Ice Cube
Studio Polished+1.3σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 21 Tracks
01
Definition of a West Coast G’ (intro)
0:14
02
Why We Thugs
3:44
03
Smoke Some Weed
3:47
04
Dimes & Nicks (A Call From Mike Epps)
1:07
05
Child Support
4:01
06
2 Decades Ago (insert)
0:14
07
Doin’ What It ’Pose 2 Do
4:09
08
Laugh Now, Cry Later
3:37
09
Stop Snitchin’
3:16
10
Go to Church
4:00
11
The Nigga Trapp
3:50
12
A History of Violence
1:10
13
Growin’ Up
3:55
14
Click, Clack – Get Back!
3:10
15
The Game Lord
4:11
16
Chrome & Paint
3:28
17
Steal the Show
4:13
18
You Gotta Lotta That
4:06
19
Spittin’ Pollaseeds
5:05
20
Holla @ Cha’ Boy
3:32
21
Pockets Stay Fat
3:55
Moments Worth Waiting For
The Scott Storch-produced piano hook on Why We Thugs that instantly signals a return to form.
The haunting spoken word intro to The Nigga Trapp that shifts the album from celebration to grim reality.
Lil Jon's high-octane ad-libs clashing with Cube's steady baritone on Go to Church.
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