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Man Up
Hip-Hop · 2025 · 14 tracks · 41m

Man Up

Ice Cube

A heavy, stripped-back return to form. Commanding baritone flows over dusty West Coast samples and uncompromising, street-level social commentary.

September 12, 2025

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A relentless, confrontational energy tempered by the weary wisdom of a veteran observer.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 41m
01
Man Power
3:17
02
What You Gonna Do About It?
2:25
03
Freedumb
2:23
04
Guess What?
3:40
05
Forget Me If You Ain’t Wit Me
3:41
06
Before Hip Hop
3:50
07
Act My Age
2:45
08
Ratchet Ass Mouth
2:23
09
Respect My Space
2:27
10
California Dreamin’
2:32
11
That Salt and Pepper
1:51
12
Bring Everybody
3:28
13
It’s My Ego
3:46
14
All Work No Play
3:05
Moments Worth Listening For
The skeletal drum break on track 3 that mirrors the stark political lyrics.
A sudden shift to a soulful, hazy vocal sample on track 10 that breaks the tension.
The way the bass drops out entirely on track 13 to emphasize a particularly sharp lyrical jab.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Man Up sound next to the rest of Ice Cube's catalogue?

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The instrumentation foregrounds drums notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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