Death Certificate

Death Certificate
Studio album by Ice Cube
Released	October 29, 1991
Recorded	December 1990 - July 1991
Studio	Paramount Recording Studios (Hollywood, California)
Genre	West Coast hip hop, Political hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Gangsta rap, Conscious hip hop
Length	61:08
Label	Lench Mob Records / Priority Records
Producer	Sir Jinx, Ice Cube (also exec.), The Boogiemen

Ice Cube chronology
Previous	Kill at Will (1990)
Next	The Predator (1992)

Death Certificate is the second studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released in October 29, 1991 through Priority Records and Da Lench Mob. Recording sessions took place at Paramount Recording Studios in Hollywood, California from December 1990 to July 1991. Production was handled by The Boogiemen (consists of DJ Pooh, DJ Bobcat and Rashad Coes), Sir Jinx and Ice Cube himself. It included guest appearances from Khalid Abdul Muhammad, Kam, Threat, King Tee, J-Dee (of Da Lench Mob) and WC & Coolio (of WC and the Maad Circle). Due to some of its racially charged content, and Ice Cube's concise views on drug dealing, racial profiling, and the right to keep and bear arms, Death Certificate was the subject of much controversy upon its release.

The album features the song "No Vaseline", Ice Cube's most well-known response to the attacks by his former group N.W.A on their album Efil4zaggin. It also features the song "Black Korea", which threatens rioting and arson alongside Black entrepreneurship as a response to the preponderance of Korean grocery stores in American ghettos. Since the release of the song preceded the Los Angeles riots, in which many of the people targeted were of Korean descent, Ice Cube was accused of inciting racism by African-Americans towards Asians. Due to the fear that laws against racial incitement in the United Kingdom could see the album banned, the original United Kingdom released removed the songs "Black Korea" and "No Vaseline". The state of Oregon banned any display of Ice Cube's image in retail stores.

Highly anticipated with over one million advanced orders, the album was certified platinum in December 1991. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200, and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It sold 105,000 copies in its first week, and has since sold 1,600,134 copies in total. Death Certificate released the singles: "Steady Mobbin'" and "True to the Game".

Track listing

No.	TItle	Performer(s)	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Time
1.	"The Funeral"	-	Wheat	Sir Jinx	1:37
2.	"The Wrong N#!*a to Fuck Wit"	Ice Cube	Jackson	Sir Jinx, Ice Cube	2:48
3.	"My Summer Vacation"	Ice Cube	Jackson	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	3:56
4.	"Steady Mobbin'"	Ice Cube	Jackson	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	4:10
5.	"Robin Lench"	-	Coes, Ervin, Jordan, Wheat	Sir Jinx, The Boogie Men	1:13
6.	"Givin Up the Nappy Dug Out"	Ice Cube	Coes, Ervin, Jackson, Jordan	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	4:15
7.	"Look Who's Burnin'"	Ice Cube	Jackson	Sir Jinx, Ice Cube	3:53
8.	"A Bird in the Hand"	Ice Cube	Jackson	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	2:17
9.	"Man's Best Friend"	Ice Cube	Jackson	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	2:06
10.	"Alive on Arrival"	Ice Cube	Jackson	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	3:11
11.	"Death"	Dr. Khalid Muhammad	Muhammad	-	1:03
12.	"The Birth"	Dr. Khalid Muhammad	Muhammad	Ice Cube, Sir Jinx	1:21
13.	"I Wanna Kill Sam"	Ice Cube	Jackson	Sir Jinx, Ice Cube	3:22
14.	"Horny Lil' Devil"	Ice Cube	Jackson	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	3:42
15.	"Black Korea"	Ice Cube	Jackson	Sir Jinx, Ice Cube	0:46
16.	"True to the Game"	Ice Cube	Jackson	Sir Jinx, Ice Cube	4:10
17.	"Color Blind"	Ice Cube, Deadly Threat, Kam, WC, Coolio, King Tee, J-Dee	Calhoun, Cooper, Ivey, Jackson, Lloyd, McBride, Miller,	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	4:29
18.	"Doing Dumb Shit"	Ice Cube	Jackson	The Boogie Men, Ice Cube	3:45
19.	"Us"	Ice Cube	Jackson	Sir Jinx, Ice Cube	3:43
20.	"No Vaseline"	Ice Cube	Jackson	Sir Jinx, Ice Cube	5:15