07. Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day

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Published 2012-06-30
The Predator is the third studio album by Ice Cube. Released within months of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, many songs comment on the racial tensions. The title is in part reference to the movie Predator 2, and the album itself includes samples from the film.[1] Though not his most critically successful album, commercially The Predator is Ice Cube's most successful album, reaching double platinum status in the United States, and it contains his most well-known single, "It Was a Good Day." The Predator is his only number one album on the Billboard 200 to date, selling 193,000 copies in its first week.[2] It has sold 2,210,283 to date, according to Nielsen Soundscan.[3]

Track listing :

1 1. The First Day of School (Intro)
2 When Will They Shoot?
3 I'm Scared (Insert)
4 Wicked
5 Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha
6 The Predator
7 It Was A Good Day
8 We Had to Tear This Mothafucka Up
9 Fuck 'Em (Insert)
10 Dirty Mack
11 Don't Trust 'Em
12 Gangsta's Fairytale, Pt. 2
13 Check Yo Self (feat. Das EFX)
14 Who Got the Camera?
15 Integration (Insert)
16 Say Hi to the Bad Guy

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All Comments (21)
  • Grown men don’t cry, but sometimes, when the sun hits right, I’m cruising in my Corvette with the top down, and I’m blasting this full volume, a tear comes rolling down my eye. Life is good, man. Really is.
  • @damiankrause6622
    After half a year in depression I had the best day in a long time again. My crush literally brought me a cookie into my workplace, work was chill, no trouble, no bad News, walked home with a sunny weather and everything was good. Today was a good day.
  • Life when skibidi toilet doesn't exist Edit: stop begging for likes and chill with the replies
  • @RaineR3313
    one of the best instrumentals of all time
  • @mr.moseby2456
    This sampling is one of the best of all time. The beat is steady and relatively calm, and it can invoke both a feeling of genuine joy but also at other times melancholic feelings similar to a passed memory.
  • @elr5181
    I have PTSD. Life took me in some scary directions. This song let's me meditate on gratitude and feel grounded. Some days you're just grateful that no one died and you got to enjoy good food, hang out with friends, and see your name in the lights of the Goodyear Blimp.
  • @nusense808
    Doesn't get better than this. West Coast at its FINEST!
  • @Michaelsilky
    There is nothing like having a great day and then blasting this song. It completes the day
  • This is a southern California timeless masterpiece classic. Every so cal resident knows this ❤
  • @Candy_CaneCat
    I’m playing this on my speaker at full volume just realizing how great life is. Thank you god.
  • The lyrics are all about having a good day, but the beat sounds strangely melancholic and pensive. When Ice Cube says it was a good day, he is grateful for not being forced to face events such as "somebody getting killed in South Central L.A." or "not having to use his AK". Tragedies which i'm sure most of us listening to the song don't have to experience, but were common as a black man living in the slums back in the day. When Cube got up that day, he couldn't even be sure if he was going to live another 24 hours, but he was still happy with the way things turned out. This is a song that demonstrates how, even when life hasn't been kind to you or you find yourself in a bad spot, you can still live these occasional glimpses of light, these moments that make you feel invincible and make it seem like everything bad that's ever happened to you just vanished. Cube teaches us that we should value these small victories, even when all we've been dealt so far were bad hands. Who knows, maybe after a few more good days, things will change for the better.
  • @irarum_cor777
    Today I passed my driver's license and was finally able to make my family proud. I've been listening to this song on repeat ever since for the good vibes.
  • @jamiwami
    My mom said that she used to love this song. I miss her so much ❤
  • @stephen3540
    Ice Cube gave us the greatest diss track of all time, No Vaseline ✌️
  • @Shahmane666
    Just finished Junior year of highschool. I said goodbye to all my friends, and now im on the bus on my way home. Theres only a couple people on the bus. The sun is shining. Im listening to this as im looking out the window, with my school fading away, and cars passing by, and reflecting on this past school year. I did well on my finals, and my mental and physical health has definetely improved. Today is a good day
  • @gamerskulll2805
    Sometimes I listen to this when I have bad days. Because when it all seems like its crashing down or coming to an end, it was only a bad day. What makes it a good day, is that it wont last your whole life.
  • @Witless_YT
    This song is an absolute banger to listen to, especially when you got a bad day, makes you feel like everything gonna be alright. rarely listen to this, but when i do, i know its alright.
  • El baloncesto y el rap de los 90s es algo que nunca jamás se repetirá esa pasión es legendaria...