The Predator

The Predator es el tercer álbum en solitario del rapero estadounidense Ice Cube. Lanzado en el mes de los Disturbios de Los Ángeles en 1992, muchas canciones incluyen comentarios sobre tensiones raciales. En parte, el título del álbum es en referencia a la película Predator 2, y el álbum en sí incluye samples de la película.​ A pesar de no ser su álbum más exitoso críticamente, The Predator es el más exitoso comercialmente, alcanzando el disco de doble platino en los Estados Unidos.

The Predator
Álbum de Ice Cube
Publicación	17 de noviembre de 1992
Grabación	1991-1992
Género(s)	West Coast hip hop, political rap, conscious hip hop
Duración	56:27
Discográfica	Priority/EMI
Productor(es)	Ice Cube, DJ Pooh, Sir Jinx, Torcha Chamba, DJ Muggs
Calificaciones profesionales
Allmusic enlace Entertainment Weekly (A-) enlace Q Magazine enlace Rolling Stone 1992 Rolling Stone 2004 Spin (favorable) link Washington Post (favorable) enlace
Cronología de Ice Cube
Death Certificate 1991 The Predator 1992 Lethal Injection 1993
Sencillos de The Predator
Wicked Publicado: Octubre de 1992 It Was a Good Day Publicado: Febrero de 1993 Check Yo Self Publicado: Julio de 1993

Lista de canciones

• "Check Yo Self (the Message Remix)", "It Was A Good Day (Remix)", "24 Wit An L", y "U Aint Gonna Take My Life" fueron incluidas como material bonus más adelante en la versión remasterizada.

#	Título	Intérprete(s)	Productor(es)	Samples	Duración
1	"The First Day of School (intro)"	*Intro*	Ice Cube	Excerpt from the motion picture American Me	1:20
2	"When Will They Shoot?"	Ice Cube	DJ Pooh, Bob Cat, Ice Cube	"Oh Honey" by Delegation "No Vaseline" by Ice Cube "We Will Rock You" by Queen "Treat Her Like a Prostitute" by Slick Rick "Take Me to the Mardis Gras" by Bob James "Grand Verbalizer, What Time is It" by X-Clan "Giggin' Down 103rd" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	4:36
3	"I'm Scared (Insert)"	*Interlude*	Ice Cube		1:32
4	"Wicked"	Ice Cube	Torcha Chamba, Ice Cube	"Looseys" by Das EFX "Funky Worm" by The Ohio Players "You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & The Family Stone "Can't Truss It" by Public Enemy "Welcome to the Terrordome" by Public Enemy	3:55
5	"Now I Gotta Wet 'Cha"	Ice Cube	DJ Muggs	"Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Solomon Burke "Aqua Boogie (A Psychoalphadiscobetabioaquadoloop)" by Parliament Song playing during the intro is "Guerillas in tha Mist" by Da Lench Mob	4:03
6	"The Predator"	Ice Cube	DJ Pooh	"East Coast" by Das EFX "Superman Lover" by Johnny "Guitar" Watson Dialogue from Predator 2	4:03
7	"It Was a Good Day"	Ice Cube	DJ Pooh	"Let's Do It Again" by Staple Singers "Come On Sexy Mama" by The Moments "Footsteps In the Dark" by The Isley Brothers "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk (Pay Attention- B3M)" by Parliament	4:19
8	"We Had to Tear This Mothafucka Up"	Ice Cube	DJ Muggs	"The Funeral" by Ice Cube "Get Down" by Gene Russel "Subway Inn" by Duke Jordan "Blind Alley" by The Emotions	4:23
9	"Fuck 'Em (Insert)"	*Interlude*	Sir Jinx		2:02
10	"Dirty Mack"	Ice Cube	Mr. Woody	"Aqua Boogie", "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)" & "Unfunky UFO" by Parliament	4:34
11	"Don't Trust 'Em"	Ice Cube	Rashad, Ice Cube, DJ Pooh	Excerpt from the film Scarface "Poison" by Bel Biv Devoe "A Bitch Iz A Bitch" by N.W.A "Green Earrings" by Steely Dan "Don't Believe the Hype" by Public Enemy	4:06
12	"Gangsta's Fairytale 2"	Ice Cube, Lil Russ	Pocketts, Ice Cube	"Distant" by A Taste of Honey "Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk" by Parliament "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers "Sing A Simple Song" by Sly & The Family Stone	3:19
13	"Check Yo Self"	Ice Cube, Das EFX	DJ Muggs, Ice Cube	"Mustang Sally" by Wilson Pickett "The New Style" by The Beastie Boys "Memphis Underground" by Herbie Mann Excerpt from the film Juice	3:42
14	"Who Got the Camera?"	Ice Cube	Sir Jinx	Excerpt from the film Die Hard "All We Need is Another Chance" by The Escorts "Just a Friendly Game of Baseball" by Main Source "I Gotta Thang, You Gotta Thang, Everybody Gotta Thang" by Funkadelic "Good Ole Music" by Funkadelic "It Aint Whatcha Got" by Jimmy McGriff & Junior Parker	4:37
15	"Integration (Insert)"	*Interlude*	Ice Cube		2:31
16	"Say Hi to the Bad Guy"	Ice Cube	Sir Jinx	"I Aint Got Nobody" by Sly and the Family Stone "P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) by Parliament	3:19

Sencillos del álbum

"Wicked"

• Lanzamiento: 21 de octubre de 1992
• B-side: "U Ain't Gonna Take My Life"

"It Was A Good Day"

• Lanzamiento: 23 de febrero de 1993
• B-side: "We Had To Tear This Dirty Motha Up" (12") or "It Was A Good Day" (Instrumental) (Promo Single)

"Check Yo Self" ["The Message" Remix Version]

• Lanzamiento: 20 de julio de 1993
• B-side: "It Was A Good Day (Remix)", "24 With A L"

Posición en las listas

Álbum

Año	Álbum	Posición en las listas
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1992	The Predator	#1	#1

Sencillos

Año	Canción	Posición en las listas
		Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles	Rhythmic Top 40	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1992	"Wicked"	#55	#31	#1	-	#31
1993	"Check Yo Self"	#20	#1	#1	#18	#1
1993	"It Was A Good Day"	#15	#7	#1	#13	-

Referencias

• Datos: Q1065348