War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
2000 studio album by Ice Cube
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War & Peace, Vol. 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.
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| Released | March 21, 2000 | |||
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| Length | 55:29 | |||
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| 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] |
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 |
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| 1. | "Hello" (featuring Dr. Dre and MC Ren) | Dr. Dre | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "Pimp Homeo (Insert)" | 0:35 | ||
| 3. | "You Ain't Gotta Lie (Ta Kick It)" (featuring Chris Rock) |
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| 4:06 |
| 4. | "The Gutter Shit" (featuring Jayo Felony, Gangsta and Squeak Ru) |
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| 4:29 |
| 5. | "Supreme Hustle" |
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| 4:22 |
| 6. | "Mental Warfare (Insert)" | 1:01 | ||
| 7. | "24 Mo' Hours" |
| Battlecat | 3:27 |
| 8. | "Until We Rich" (featuring Krayzie Bone) |
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| 4:14 |
| 9. | "You Can Do It" (featuring Mack 10 and Ms. Toi) |
| One Eye | 4:19 |
| 10. | "Mackin' & Driving (Insert)" | 0:27 | ||
| 11. | "Gotta Be Insanity" |
| 4:00 | |
| 12. | "Roll All Day" |
| One Eye | 3:15 |
| 13. | "Can You Bounce?" |
| Richard "Younglord" Frierson | 3:53 |
| 14. | "Dinner with the CEO (Insert)" | 0:49 | ||
| 15. | "Record Company Pimpin'" |
| Bud'da | 4:46 |
| 16. | "Waitin' ta Hate" |
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| 3:38 |
| 17. | "Nigga of the Century" |
| 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
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
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[25] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[26] | Silver | 60,000* |
| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||