The Predator

This is one of the forgotten albums, in my opinion, but a great part of anyone's collection. It had great hits like Today Was a Good Day and Check Yo Self (the original mix with DJ Muggs and Das Efx) among others. It's almost scary how relevant this album is in 2021 considering it was released in 1992. The same issues that young men in LA face are described with eerie detail that sounds like it describes what is happening everyday. Bonus, no mumbling or weird noises from the peanut gallery.

this was my 1st rap cd (or one of anyway) that brought me to the rap game and ill never forget it! i wore out the first cd i bought and had to buy another! you cant find cube better than this, this is the one, each track hits as hard and real that you will feel fo sho! but now here we are with the vinyl version which you probley will not find at least not for less than fifty bucks, i paid forty for this sealed vinyl copy and after hearing the vinyl advantages i would have paid up to one hundred. the low end is so solid and perfect, the highs are smooth and not all digital sounding. if you can find this on vinyl dont think twice. its amazing rare experiance.

Has the hit classic it was a good day. Love this album.

Really like it, had the cd when it came out originally but got lost throughout the years and wanted to have a copy of it again. I can stream it digitally but it isn’t the same. Very pleased.

One of cubes best

Ice Cube continues his social-political exploration that started with Amerikkka's Most Wanted and Death Certificate. The album was released during the aftermath of the L.A. riots of the 90's and it is no surprise that the album is ripe with controversial themes, then again, Ice Cube has always been a brutally honest artist, which only inspires a level of respect for his artistic expression. There's a certain aggressive energy that Cube has always injected into his lyrics that has always inspired a reflective consciousness to the issues that surround our seemingly small worlds ever since his days with NWA, and The Predator is no exception..

If you don't know much about Ice Cube you should be ashamed of yourself. He is an extremely insightful and influential figure in black American culture. He basically predicted the L.A. Riots and brought to light a lot of the harsh conditions of the lives of black people in 1990's America. He was, of course, seen as very controversial as are most people who push social boundaries to change things for the better.

This CD was the best CD that Ice Cube EVER put together! This CD came out after the riots in LA due to the cops that got off after beating Rodney King to hamburger. Ice Cube's "The Predator" seemed to be an ode to that incident! It had so many head-bopping, club-banging songs on it that it isn't funny! Outside of his "Amerikkka's Most Wanted", this CD had to be one of his best......hands down!!

'The First Day Of School' (intro) is 'scary' and it sounded like the boys (men) were in prison instead of school; 'When Will They Shoot?' is a good song about white people, the Klu Klux Klan and the police who want to kill African-Americans but Ice Cube emerges as the 'hero' of the song; 'I'm Scared' (insert) is about white people who are scared of African-Americans who, of course, hate white people; 'Wicked' is a great song about the L. A. riots on April 29, 1992, after the four white LAPD officers were acquitted of beating African-American motorist Rodney King and the officers were later found guilty of assaulting Rodney King; 'Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha' is an 'interesting' song about Ice Cube and his homies killing people; 'The Predator' is another 'interesting' song about Ice Cube seeking revenge on the white man; 'It Was A Good Day' is my favorite song and Ice Cube raps about his 'good day' in South Central Los Angeles only he was being sarcastic because crime occurs everyday in South Central L. A. ! I loved the sample Ice Cube used in his song titled 'Footsteps In The Dark' (Parts 1 & 2) by The Isley Brothers; 'We Had To Tear This ********** Up' is about Ice Cube, once again, seeking revenge on the four white officers in the beating of African-American motorist Rodney King, who were acquitted in beating Mr. King (interesting song!); '**** 'Em' (insert) is about Ice Cube saying '**** 'Em' to the media and Ice Cube doesn't give a **** about women, Jews and Koreans and Ice Cube is giving out 'warnings' as to what will happen next to African-Americans as well as the white man; 'Dirty Mack' is another 'I'm-seeking-revenge-against-the-white-man' song (interesting); 'Don't Trust 'Em' is a song about not trusting women who 'trap' men in to having sex with them, take their money and hire someone to kill them; 'Gangsta's Fairytale 2' is another 'interesting' song about fairytales (urban 'gangsta' style); 'Check Yo Self' (featuring Das EFX) is a song about men and women who are 'lazy'/users; 'Who Got The Camera?' is a song about the cops attacking African-Americans and they wish someone had a camera to tape the assault; 'Interrogation' (insert) has a classic clip about African-Americans and whites integrating in America and the entire world; 'Say Hi To The Bad Guy' is, once again, an 'interesting' song with Ice Cube being a bad guy who doesn't care about anyone and in the end he 'killed' a cop.

Super, répond parfaitement à mes attentes

Einer der Hip Hop Klassiker aus den 90ern. Durch die Produktion (u.a. von DJ Muggs ) viel Cypress Hill Vibes dabei. Auf jeden Fall ein Kauf wert.

Along with Amerikkkas Most Wanted and Death Certificate, this is Cube's third classic album. Packed full of great songs, from heavy beats on Çheck UR Self (Remix) to funny and inventive lines on Gangsters Fairytale 2 - this album is a must for Rap and Hip-Hop collections. Dare I say that in my opinion this album is better than Death Certificate. Although all three are worth having.

Grande disco di ice cube con la famosissima It was a good day