Name	Laugh Now, Cry Later
Type	Album
Artist	Ice Cube
Cover	Laughnowcube.jpg
Released	June 6, 2006
Recorded	2005–2006
Genre	West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, hardcore rap, Political hip hop
Length	64:51
Label	Lench Mob Records (U.S.)72914 (CD)
Producer	Lil JonScott StorchDJ Green LanternEmileBud'daLaylaw & D-MacTeak & DreSean CLVSketchSwizz Beatz
Last album	War & Peace Vol. 2(2000)
This album	Laugh Now, Cry Later(2006)
Next album	Raw Footage(2008)

Laugh Now, Cry Later is the seventh studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on June 6, 2006. It is Ice Cube's first album to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records and his first studio album in six years. After spending the previous six years mainly doing movie projects, it could be considered a comeback album. The album debuted in the top five selling 144,000 copies in the first week.

Overview

Unlike Cube's previous album War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc), Laugh Now Cry Later features only a handful of collaborations. These include songs with West Coast rappers Snoop Dogg, and WC, as well as Southern rapper Lil Jon. Laugh Now, Cry Later was preceded by the street single and accompanying video "Chrome & Paint". The first official single was the Scott Storch produced "Why We Thugs." The follow-up single, released in late June 2006, is the song "Go to Church", featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil Jon. The third single released from the album was the promo-only Steal the Show.

In the song "Growin' Up" he talks about and honours his deceased friend and co-rapper Eazy-E who along with Ice Cube were members of rap group N.W.A. "Never thought I'd see Eazy in a casket, thanks for everything, that's on everything. I learnt a lot of game from you, I like your son, he's got his name from you".

In an interview taken during its release, Ice Cube said: "I want to make a record that was like a history book. I wanted to make a record that does what all good hip-hop does: it makes you feel good; it kind of pumps you up, but it also shows you a part of life that you might not have been paying attention to or might not even know exists".

Ice Cube re-released the album on October 31, 2006 under the name Laugh Now, Cry Later: O.G. Limited Edition. The DualDisc contains concert and backstage footage as well as a playable music video for each song. The artwork for this album contains a picture of Ice Cube holding a custom gold Colt Anaconda. A clean version of the album was also made. It replaces most of the profanities by repeating or using a sound effect. Released independently on his Lench Mob Records the album has been certified Gold by the RIAA, which is generally unprecedented for an album released on an independent label.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

Chart Overview on LNCL

Latest news on the album from Google News

Album interview

Promotional album sampler featuring 10 songs

Vibe News Article

About the New Album, including snippets of an Ice Cube interview

Ice Cube Lyrics, Music, Biography Information and more

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Name	Ice Cube
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	O'Shea Jackson
Alias
Born	June 15, 1969
Origin	South Central Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, record producer, actor, screenwriter, film director, film producer
Instrument	Keyboards, sampler
Years active	1984–present
Label	Priority (1987–1996)Lench Mob (1994–present)EMI (1987–present)
Associated acts	N.W.A, C.I.A., Westside Connection, Scarface, Da Lench Mob, Public Enemy, WC and the Maad Circle, Dr. Dre
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O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, screenwriter, film director, and producer. He began his career as a member of C.I.A and later joined the rap group N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer, director, actor and producer in cinema. In 2010, he embarked upon a television production career with the TBS series Are We There Yet.

He married Kimberly Woodruff in 1992, with whom he has four children (three boys, one girl). He attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology in the fall of 1987, and studied Architectural Drafting.

His 1991 follow-up, Death Certificate was regarded as more focused, yet even more controversial, and critics accused him again of being anti-white, misogynist, and antisemitic. The album is thematically divided into the 'Death Side' ("a vision of where we are today") and the 'Life Side' ("a vision of where we need to go"). It features "No Vaseline", a scathing response to N.W.A's attacks and "Black Korea," a track regarded by some as prophetic of the L.A. riots, but also interpreted as racist by many; it was still being cited years after its release. Jackson toured with Lollapalooza in 1992, which widened his fan base.

Jackson released The Predator in November 1992, which had been recorded amidst the LA riots of 1992. Referring specifically to the riots, in the first single, "Wicked", he rapped "April 29 was power to the people and we might just see a sequel". The Predator debuted at number one on both the pop and R&B; charts, the first album in history to do so. Singles from The Predator included "It Was a Good Day" and the "Check Yo Self" remix, and the songs had a two part music video. The album remains his most successful release, with over three million copies sold in the US. However, after The Predator, Ice Cube's rap audience slowly began to diminish. Lethal Injection which was released in the end of 1993 and represented Jackson's first attempt at imitating the G-Funk sound of Dr. Dre's The Chronic, was not well received by critics. He had more successful hits from Lethal Injection, including "Really Doe", "Bop Gun (One Nation)", "You Know How We Do It" & "What Can I Do?". After 1994, he took a hiatus from music and concentrated on film work and developing the careers of other rap musicians, Mack 10, Mr. Short Khop, Kausion, and Da Lench Mob.

In 1995, Jackson had reunited with former N.W.A member Dr. Dre, who was now part of Death Row Records, in their duet "Natural Born Killaz". In 1998, he released his long-awaited solo album, War & Peace Volume 1. The delayed second part, War & Peace Volume 2, was released in 2000. The albums featured appearances from Westside Connection as well as a reunion with fellow N.W.A members, Dr. Dre and MC Ren, though many fans maintained that the two albums were not on par with his past work, especially the second volume.Ice Cube is also the father of rappers OMG and Doughboy, who were featured on his album, I Am the West.

In an interview with British newspaper The Guardian, Jackson stated that he is a Muslim, having converted sometime in the 1990s. He described his Muslim faith as a simple, personal one that does not involve attending prayer services or following rituals. Although he has spoken favorably of the Nation of Islam, he denied ever being in the organization.

Discography

; Studio albums

1990: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

1991: Death Certificate

1992: The Predator

1993: Lethal Injection

1998: War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)

2000: War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)

2006: Laugh Now, Cry Later

2008: Raw Footage

2010: I Am the West

Filmography

As an actor

Films

Television

Video games

As director/writer/producer

Friday (1995) writer, executive producer

Dangerous Ground (1997) executive producer

The Players Club (1998) writer, director, executive producer

Next Friday (2000) writer, producer

All About The Benjamins (2002) writer, producer

Friday After Next (2002) writer, producer

(2004) executive producer

(2005) executive producer

Are We There Yet? (2005) producer

Beauty Shop (2005) executive producer

Black. White. (2006) executive producer

Are We Done Yet? (2007) producer

(2007) executive producer

Pirate Island (2008) producer

The Longshots (2008) producer

First Sunday (2008) producer

Straight Outta L.A. (2010) director

Are We There Yet? (TV series) (2010) executive producer

Awards

Film award history

Ice Cube has received nominations for several films in the past. To date, he has won two awards:

2000: Blockbuster Entertainment Award: Favorite Action Team (for Three Kings)

2002: MECCA Movie Award: Acting Award

Music awards

VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2006

* 2006 Honoree Snoop Dogg

BET Hip-Hop Awards 2009

* I Am Hip-Hop Award

References

External links

Ice Cube Bio

Ice Cube: The Ten Greatest Rapper/Actors

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Name	Young Buck
Background	solo_singer
Born	March 15, 1981 Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Genre	Hip hop
Occupation	Rapper, CEO, Actor
Years active	1998–present
Label	Cash Money Records, G-Unit Records, Cashville Records, Real Talk
Associated acts	G-Unit, Outlawz
Url	www.young-buck.com

David Darnell Brown (born March 15, 1981

Albums

Debut album

After being with G-Unit for a little over a year, Young Buck released his debut album, Straight Outta Cashville, a portmanteau reflecting the name of Young Buck's home city, Nashville, Tennessee.

Straight Outta Cashville has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America After he was dismissed, Young Buck appeared in the music video "My Life" by The Game, which featured Lil Wayne in the vocals.

DJ Khaled

During an interview on Rap City, DJ Khaled was asked to choose three classics out of a total of eight albums. He chose every album except Get Rich or Die Tryin'. DJ Khaled stated: }} In response, Young Buck released a track entitled "Personal (Unity)" towards DJ Khaled and Terror Squad. In the song, Young Buck refers to many people on DJ Khaled's second album, We the Best.

During a "TRL" show which 50 Cent was hosting on September 12, 2007 Young Buck repeatedly mocked DJ Khaled by repeatedly shouting "50 we the best. Listennn!" in reference to DJ Khaled’s behaviour, which he exhibited on the same show previously. Numerous slander songs then arose on the internet from both camps, with Young Buck appearing in a music video of former rival The Game.

Discography

Studio Albums

Straight Outta Cashville (2004)

Buck the World (2007)

The Rehab (2010)

Demo Albums

Born to Be a Thug (2002)

T.I.P. (2005)

Mixtapes

Get Buck (Hosted by DJ Semi & DJ Woogie) (2007)

Back on My Buck Shit (Hosted by DJ Smallz & DJ Scream) (2009)

Back on My Buck Shit Volume 2: Change of Plans (Hosted by Drumma Boy) (2010)

References

External links

Official website

Young Buck interview Hustler Magazine

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Name	Field Mob
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Albany, Georgia, United States
Genre	Southern Rap, Hip hop
Years active	2000–present
Label	Southern House (1999–2000)MCA (2000–2003)Geffen (2003–2008)DTP (2005–2008)
Url	FieldMob.com
Current members	Shawn JaySmoke

Field Mob is an American Hip-Hop group from Albany, Georgia composed of artists Shawn Timothy Johnson and Darion Crawford better known by their stage names Shawn Jay and Smoke respectively.

Biography

Formation

Darion and Shawn grew up on the outskirts of Albany, Georgia a few blocks from each other in a relatively poor neighborhood locally known as "The Field" because of its semi-rural location as compared to the city's public housing.

MCA

Late in 1999, after floundering for sometime in the local music scene, Field Mob was signed to Southern House Records, a small independent label, recording the single Project Dreamz. The group then set out on the road to promote their new release during a time when the southern hip hop scene was on the rise. The single eventually drew the attention of MCA Records Benny Pugh and within days Field Mob inked a deal, making them the first southern hip hop act to be signed to a New York based label.

613: Ashy to Classy

December 2000 saw the release of Field Mob's debut . Introduced to much critical acclaim and hailed by some hip hop press outlets, most notably The Source, as one of the best albums of 2001, it reached #35 on the Top R&B;/Hip Hop Albums.

From tha Roota to tha Toota

In October 2002, the groups second album From tha Roota to tha Toota was released. While some reviews were mixed, the album sold well, becoming certified gold and garnering the group their second largest hit to date (as of 9/07) with the Jazze Pha produced single "Sick of Being Lonely."

Disturbing tha Peace

As Field Mob's career seemed to be accelerating, Universal Music Group, MCA Records parent, began to phase out the label in the spring of 2003, with the former company's rock, pop, and urban catalogs absorbed into Geffen Records. This action left the future of the duo's contract and any subsequent album releases in doubt. It appeared that Field Mob and their deep south influence may fade from the hip hop scene at large.

Success

The groups increased success since signing with Disturbing tha Peace has largely been attributed to better promotion by their new label and, most importantly, the artistic freedom that the group has been allowed in their new home. Darian related this sentiment in an interview for SOHH.com:

"I went free with my creativity [at DTP, unlike when] I was over at MCA, aka rape you records. Ludacris let me say what I wanna say. If I wanna say f**k..., he's cool with it cause he trusts my creativity. I never knew our CEO at MCA Records. I never got to talk to him.... [Ludacris and I] are friends more than business partners, I'd like to say."

Controversy

In April 2006 a controversial video leaked on the internet appeared to feature Smoke and Shawn Jay disrespecting New York hip hop artists and challenging the likes of Jay-Z and Nas to rap battles. This video turned out to have been filmed and produced by a Disturbing tha Peace cameraman who had subsequently been terminated by the label. In attempt to slander Field Mob, he had edited various pieces of footage together, bringing them totally out of context. The most inflammatory footage, of the pair poking fun at New York slang, was confirmed by Smoke to be a friendly joke toward Disturbing tha Peace co-CEO's, executives, and Harlem natives Chaka Zulu and his brother Jeff Dixon. Furthermore, though the footage was edited to cast a negative light, Smoke points out that "[New York artists] do [Southern artists] like that all the time, but nobody says nothing about it..."

Solo projects

As of spring 2008 Smoke has signed a record deal with the Phoenix Arizona based indie label Mpire Records. Under the Chevy P moniker. The music video for the album's pre-release single, "So Lonely" produced by Scott Storch, has been in rotation on BET as well as being featured on several video sharing and hip hop websites.

1st studio album

Released: December 12, 2000

Formats: CD & Digital Download

Sales: 60,000+

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2nd studio album

Released: October 22, 2002

Formats: CD & Digital Download

Sales: 700,000

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3rd studio album

Released: June 20, 2006

Formats: CD & Digital Download

Sales: 200,000

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4th studio album

Released: TBA

Formats: CD & Digital Download

Sales: TBR

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Singles

Featured appearances

2001: "Jazzy Hoes Part 2" Jermaine Dupri - Instructions

2005: "Georgia" collaboration -

2006: "Damn" Shawnna - Block Music

2006: "Ultimate Satisfaction" Ludacris - Release Therapy

References

External links

Official site

Label Website

Official Myspace

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