Ice Cream Man (album)

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Ice Cream Man
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 16, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
StudioK-Lou Studios (Richmond, California)
Genre Gangsta rap
Length78:18
Label
Producer Beats By the Pound (exec.)
(exec.)
K-Lou, DJ Daryl
Master P chronology
99 Ways to Die
(1995)
Ice Cream Man
(1996)
Ghetto D
(1997)
Singles from Ice Cream Man
  1. "Mr. Ice Cream Man"
    Released: March 30, 1996
  2. "Bout It Bout It Pt ll"
    Released: May 7, 1996
  3. "No More Tears"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
RapReviews8/10 [4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg[ citation needed ]
Spin 6/10[ citation needed ]

Ice Cream Man is the fifth studio album by American rapper Master P. [5] [6] It was set to be released in the summer of 1995 after he signed a deal with Priority Records. It was released on April 16, 1996. Ice Cream Man peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 26 on the Billboard 200. The track "The Ghetto Won't Change" was not included on the 2005 re-issue.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"2:50
2."Mr. Ice Cream Man" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Mo B. Dick)5:08
3."Time for a 187"4:08
4."1/2 on a Bag of Dank"3:17
5."Break 'Em Off Somethin'" (featuring UGK)4:42
6."How G's Ride" (featuring Big Ed & Silkk The Shocker)3:54
7."No More Tears" (featuring Mo B. Dick)3:42
8."The Ghetto Won't Change" (featuring Mo B. Dick)3:49
9."Commercial"1:09
10."Playa from Around the Way" (featuring Mo B. Dick & Silkk The Shocker)4:54
11."Sellin' Ice Cream" (featuring Mo B. Dick)3:50
12."Time to Check My Crackhouse"4:09
13."'Bout It Bout It 2" (featuring Mia X)5:09
14."Back Up Off Me"5:13
15."Never Ending Game"4:58
16."Watch These Hoes" (featuring Mr. Serv-On, Silkk The Shocker, Mo B. Dick & Tre-8)3:20
17."Bout That Drama" (featuring Silkk The Shocker)4:00
18."Killer Pussy"3:49
19."Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (featuring Mo B. Dick)3:55
20."My Ghetto Heroes" (featuring Skull Duggery)4:44

Samples

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [12] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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