War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)

War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
Studio album by Ice Cube
Released	March 21, 2000
Genre	West Coast hip hop; gangsta rap; G-funk; hardcore hip hop;
Length	55:29
Label	Lench Mob; Priority;
Producer	Ice Cube; DJ Joe Rodriquez; Dr. Dre; Carl "Chucky" Thompson; One Eye; T-Bone;
Ice Cube chronology
Singles from War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
	"You Can Do It"; Released: November 16, 1999; "Until We Rich"; Released: April 4, 2000; "Hello"; Released: June 3, 2000;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	C+^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−^[3]
The Guardian	^[4]
RapReviews	7/10^[5]
Rolling Stone	^[6]
The Source	^[7]
USA Today	^[8]
Vibe	favorable^[7]

War & Peace Volume 2 (The Peace Disc) is the sixth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released March 21, 2000 on his own label Lench Mob Records with distribution by Priority Records. It is the second part from the two-album project War & Peace; the previous volume, War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) was released in 1998. This was Ice Cube's final album under Priority Records and his last until the release of Laugh Now, Cry Later in 2006.

The album received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 185,000 copies in its first week.^[9] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2000.^[9] The club song "You Can Do It", which then later re-released in 2004, was a UK number two for Ice Cube.

Commercial performance

War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200, selling 185,000 copies in its first week.^[9] This became Ice Cube's fifth US top-ten album.^[9] The album also debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[10] On May 31, 2000, the album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 500,000 copies in the United States.^[11]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[12]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hello" (featuring Dr. Dre and MC Ren)	O'Shea Jackson Andre Young Lorenzo Patterson	Dr. Dre	3:52
2.	"Pimp Homeo (Insert)"			0:35
3.	"You Ain't Gotta Lie (Ta Kick It)" (featuring Chris Rock)	Jackson Carl Thompson Rich Nice Loren Hill	Chucky Thompson Rich Nice Loren Hill	4:06
4.	"The Gutter Shit" (featuring Jayo Felony, Gangsta and Squeak Ru)	Jackson Terry Gray Terrell Anderson Marcus Moore	T-Bone Ice Cube	4:29
5.	"Supreme Hustle"	Jackson Thompson Nice Hill Woodrow Cunningham	Chucky Thompson Rich Nice Loren Hill	4:22
6.	"Mental Warfare (Insert)"			1:01
7.	"24 Mo' Hours"	Jackson Kevin Gilliam	Battlecat	3:27
8.	"Until We Rich" (featuring Krayzie Bone)	Jackson Thompson Nice Hill Anthony Henderson	Chucky Thompson Rich Nice Loren Hill Kevin Veney	4:14
9.	"You Can Do It" (featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi)	Jackson Dedrick Rolison Donald Saunders Arthur Baker Afrika Bambaataa John Robie Robert Darrell Allen John Miller Ellis Williams	One Eye	4:19
10.	"Mackin' & Driving (Insert)"			0:27
11.	"Gotta Be Insanity"	Jackson Sean Combs Larry Blackmon Anthony Lockett	Sean "Puffy" Combs Mario Winans (co.)	4:00
12.	"Roll All Day"	Jackson Saunders	One Eye	3:15
13.	"Can You Bounce?"	Jackson Richard Frierson	Richard "Younglord" Frierson	3:53
14.	"Dinner with the CEO (Insert)"			0:49
15.	"Record Company Pimpin'"	Jackson Gray Tyrone Crum Keith Harrison Robert Neal Roger Parker Clarence Satchell Ralph Aikens Erick Sermon Parrish Smith	Bud'da	4:46
16.	"Waitin' ta Hate"	Jackson George Clinton, Jr. Walter Morrison William Nichols Sermon Garry Shider Smith Allen Williams	One Eye DJ Joe Rodriguez	3:38
17.	"Nigga of the Century"	Jackson Charly Charles	Charly "Suga Bear" Charles	4:14
18.	"You Can Do It (Instrumental)"		One Eye	4:20

Samples

Until We Rich

"Show Me" by Glenn Jones

Record Company Pimpin

"Riding High" by Faze-O
"Please Listen to My Demo" by EPMD

Hello

"The Watcher" by Dr. Dre

Waitin' Ta Hate

"Public Enemy No. 1" by Public Enemy
"So Wat Cha Sayin'" by EPMD

You Can Do It

"I Dream of Jeannie" by Hugo Montenegro
"Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
"The Breaks" by Kurtis Blow
"Planet Rock" by Afrika Bambaataa and Soulsonic Force
"I Wanna Rock" by Luke

Gotta Be Insanity

"Keep It Hot" by Cameo
"The What" by The Notorious B.I.G.

Mackin' & Driving

"Pushin' Weight" by Ice Cube

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[13]	24
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[14]	7
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[15]	10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	42
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[17]	29
UK Albums (OCC)^[18]	56
US Billboard 200^[19]	3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[20]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[21]	113
US Billboard 200^[22]	99
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[23]	44

Chart (2001)	Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[24]	153

Certifications

Certifications for *War & Peace - Vol 2*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[25]	Gold	50,000^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[26]	Silver	60,000^*
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ AllMusic review
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Ice Cube". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2007-06-07.
^ "War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
^ Sullivan, Caroline (28 April 2000). "Other pop releases". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
^ "Ice Cube :: War & Peace Vol. 2 :: Priority". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-03-27.
^ "Ice Cube". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Music: War & Peace, Vol.2 (The Peace Disc) (CD) by Ice Cube". Tower.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
^ "Chilled-out Ice gives 'Peace' a chance". Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Rob Mancini (March 29, 2000). "NSYNC Shatters Sales Record". MTV. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ "TRBHH - 1998-12-05". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "American album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". Recording Industry Association of America.
^ War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) (booklet). Lench Mob, Priority. 2000.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. May 22, 2000. Archived from the original on May 23, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
^ "2000 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "2000 Year-End Charts - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2". Music Canada.
^ "British album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 9, 2013.

External links

[1] AllMusic review

[2] "Robert Christgau: CG: Ice Cube". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2007-06-07.

[3] "War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) - EW.com". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-22. Retrieved 2008-04-13.

[4] Sullivan, Caroline (28 April 2000). "Other pop releases". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

[5] "Ice Cube :: War & Peace Vol. 2 :: Priority". Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-03-27.

[6] "Ice Cube". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007.

[Tower.com-7] "Music: War & Peace, Vol.2 (The Peace Disc) (CD) by Ice Cube". Tower.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2010-01-29.

[8] "Chilled-out Ice gives 'Peace' a chance". Archived from the original on January 4, 2013.

[BB200-9] Rob Mancini (March 29, 2000). "NSYNC Shatters Sales Record". MTV. Archived from the original on July 12, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[10] "TRBHH - 1998-12-05". Billboard. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

[RIAA-11] "American album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". Recording Industry Association of America.

[liner_notes-12] War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) (booklet). Lench Mob, Priority. 2000.

[ac_Australia_Ice_Cube-13] "Australiancharts.com – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[ac_BillboardCanada_Ice_Cube-14] "Ice Cube Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[15] "R&B : Top 50". Jam!. May 22, 2000. Archived from the original on May 23, 2000. Retrieved January 27, 2023.

[ac_Netherlands_Ice_Cube-16] "Dutchcharts.nl – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[ac_Germany4_Ice_Cube-17] "Offiziellecharts.de – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved July 30, 2022.

[UK_chart-18] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[ac_Billboard200_Ice_Cube-19] "Ice Cube Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Ice_Cube-20] "Ice Cube Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[21] "Canada's Top 200 Albums of 2000". Jam!. Archived from the original on September 6, 2004. Retrieved March 29, 2022.

[22] "2000 Year-End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[23] "2000 Year-End Charts - R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on October 8, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2014.

[24] "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2001". Jam!. January 8, 2002. Archived from the original on July 26, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[CanadaIce_CubeWar_&_Peace_Vol._2albumCertRef-25] "Canadian album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2". Music Canada.

[United_KingdomIce_CubeWar_&_Peace_Vol._2_(The_Peace_Disc)albumCertRef-26] "British album certifications – Ice Cube – War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 9, 2013.

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Discography
Studio albums	AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Death Certificate The Predator Lethal Injection War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) Laugh Now, Cry Later Raw Footage I Am the West Everythang's Corrupt
Extended plays	Kill at Will
Compilations	Bootlegs & B-Sides Featuring...Ice Cube Greatest Hits In the Movies The Essentials Icon
Singles	"Steady Mobbin'" "True to the Game" "Wicked" "It Was a Good Day" "Check Yo Self" "Really Doe" "You Know How We Do It" "Bop Gun (One Nation)" "The World Is Mine" "We Be Clubbin'" "Men of Steel" "Pushin' Weight" "Hello" "You Can Do It" "Until We Rich" "Why We Thugs" "Go to Church" "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" "Do Ya Thang" "I Rep That West" "Good Cop, Bad Cop" "Arrest the President"
Featured singles	"Connected for Life"
Other songs	"No Vaseline"
Related articles	N.W.A Westside Connection C.I.A. Da Lench Mob Lench Mob Records Cube Vision O'Shea Jackson Jr.