Ice Cream Man | ||||
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Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
Studio | K-Lou Studios (Richmond, California) | |||
Genre | Gangsta rap | |||
Length | 78:18 | |||
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Producer | Beats By the Pound (exec.) (exec.) K-Lou, DJ Daryl | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
RapReviews | 8/10 [3] |
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
The Source | [5] |
The Village Voice | [6] |
Ice Cream Man is the fifth studio album by American rapper Master P. [7] [8] 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.
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [14] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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