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AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
Hip-Hop · 1990 · 12 tracks

AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted

Ice Cube

A collision of West Coast aggression and East Coast noise. Dense, political, and relentlessly loud, this record redefined the sonic possibilities of protest rap.

May 15, 1990 · Priority Records

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Relentless, confrontational energy with moments of sharp, cynical storytelling.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Better Off Dead
1:04
03
AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted
4:08
04
What They Hittin’ Foe?
1:23
05
You Can’t Fade Me / JD’s Gaffilin’
5:13
07
Turn Off the Radio
2:38
09
A Gangsta’s Fairytale
3:16
10
I’m Only Out for One Thang
2:11
11
Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here
0:57
12
The Drive‐By
1:02
13
Rollin’ Wit the Lench Mob
3:44
14
Who’s the Mack?
4:36
16
The Bomb
3:25
Moments Worth Listening For
the jarring transition from the electric chair execution intro into the title track's relentless funk
the surreal storytelling shift in A Gangsta's Fairytale where nursery rhymes turn into grim street parables
the chaotic layering of sirens and shouting that creates a claustrophobic tension throughout The Bomb
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How does AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted sound next to the rest of Ice Cube's catalogue?

Peak Energy+1.3σ

It runs notably hotter than this artist's baseline.

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