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About It Was A Good Day
"It Was a Good Day" (also known as "Today Was a Good Day") is a song by American gangsta rapper Ice Cube. It was released in February 1993 as the second single from his third solo album, The Predator. The song peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and on the UK Charts at number 27. It also peaked at #15 in the Billboard Hot 100, and is Ice Cube's highest-charting single on the chart to date. It was ranked as the 81st-greatest rap song of all time by About. com and number 77 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s. In 2008, it was ranked number 28 on VH1's 100 greatest songs of hip hop. Ice Cube did two wedding remixes of the song with Jason Derulo in 2011 and Bruno Mars in 2014. Both were featured on Ice Cube's Greatest Hits Expanded Edition Album.more »
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Break me, sh*t, yoJust waking up in the morning gotta thank GodI don't know but today seems kinda oddNo barking from the dogs, no smogAnd momma cooked a breakfast with no hogI got my grub on, but didn't pig outFinally got a call from a girl want to dig outHooked it up on later as I hit the do'Thinking will i live another twenty fo'I gotta go cause I got me a drop topAnd if I hit the switch, I can make the ass dropHad to stop at a red lightLooking in my mirror not a jacker in sightAnd everything is alrightI got a beep from Kim and she can f*ck all nightCalled up the homies and I'm askin' y'allWhich park, are y'all playin' basketball?Get me on the court and I'm troubleLast week f*cked around and got a triple doubleFreaking brothers every way like M.J.I can't believe, today was a good dayDrove to the pad and hit the showersDidn't even get no static from the cowardsCause just yesterday them fools tried to blast meSaw the police and they rolled right past meNo flexin', didn't even look in a nigg*s direction as I ran the intersectionWent to $hort Dog's house, they was watchin' Yo! MTV RapsWhat's the haps on the crapsShake 'em up, shake 'em up, shake 'em up, shake 'emRoll 'em in a circle of nigg*z and watch me break 'emWith the seven, seven-eleven, seven-elevenSeven even back do' little JoeI picked up the cash flowThen we played bones, and I'm yellin' dominoPlus nobody I know got killed in South Central L.A.Today was a good dayLeft my nigg*s house paidPicked up a girl been tryin' to f*ck since the twelfth gradeIt's ironic, I had the brew she had the chronicThe Lakers beat the SupersonicsI felt on the big fat fannyPulled out the jammy, and killed the punannyAnd my dick runs deep so deep so deep put her ass to sleepWoke her up around oneshe didn't hesitate, to call Ice Cube the top gunDrove her to the pad and I'm coastingTook another sip of the potion hit the three-wheel motionI was glad everything had worked outDropped her ass off, then I chirped outToday was like one of those fly dreamsDidn't even see a berry flashing those high beamsNo helicopter looking for a murderTwo in the morning got the fat burgerEven saw the lights of the Goodyear BlimpAnd it read Ice Cube's a pimp (yeah)Drunk as hell but no throwing upHalf way home and my pager still blowing upToday I didn't even have to use my A.K.I got to say it was a good dayHey wait, wait a minute fool stop the sh*tWhat the f*ck am I thinking about?
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Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, screenwriter, film producer, and director. He began his career as a member of the hip hop group C.I.A. and later joined the rap group N.W.A (nigg*s With Attitudes). After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer, director, actor and producer in cinema. Additionally, he has served as one of the producers of the Showtime television series Barbershop and the TBS series Are We There Yet?, both of which are based upon films in which he portrayed the lead character. more »
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Written by: Bernie Worrell, Curtis Mayfield, O'shea Jackson, George Clinton, William Earl Collins
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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10 facts about this song
Song Release"It Was a Good Day" is released as the second single from Ice Cube's third solo album, "The Predator," on February 23, 1993. |
Artist CareerThis hit single is considered one of Ice Cube's best songs and has been listed as one of the greatest songs of all time by several publications including Rolling Stone and Pitchfork. |
Commercial Success"It Was a Good Day" charted on many global lists, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks and number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. |
Subject MatterUnlike many of Ice Cube's earlier tracks, this song has a mellow, positive vibe and recounts a day in South Central LA without gun violence or gang altercations, which was highly unusual at the time. |
Iconic ElementsThe song's sample of the Isley Brothers' "Footsteps in the Dark" remains one of hip-hop’s most iconic samples. |
Music Video SignificanceRenowned filmmaker F. Gary Gray directed the music video, which features Ice Cube enjoying a perfect day in LA and ends with "To Be Continued..." This was cleverly followed up with the video for "Check Yo Self," which picks up from where "It Was a Good Day" leaves off. |
Cultural ImpactThe track has been featured in several films and television shows, including "The Office" and "21 Jump Street." |
ParodyComedian Dave Chappelle notably spoofed the song in a 2004 sketch on "Chappelle's Show," reflecting the song's pervasive influence in pop culture. |
Date SpeculationThere has been much fan speculation about the specific "good day" Ice Cube refers to in the song. Some fans have worked out from the lyrics that the exact date was January 20, 1992, although Cube himself has neither confirmed nor denied this is accurate. |
LegacyIn 2012, almost 20 years after its release, "It Was a Good Day" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." |
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