Kill at Will

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Kill at Will
Icecubekillatwill.jpg
EP by
Ice Cube
ReleasedDecember 18, 1990
Recorded1990
GenreHip hop
Length21:53
Label
Producer
Ice Cube chronology
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
(1990) 		Kill at Will
(1990) 		Death Certificate
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 stars[3]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[4]
NME(7/10)[5]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[6]
The Source3.5/5 stars[7]
The Washington Post(favorable)[8]

Kill at Will (titled At Will in its censored version) is an extended play by American rapper Ice Cube, released in 1990 via Priority Records.[3] It was released soon after AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and capitalized on Cube's newfound solo success.

The last track, "I Gotta Say What Up!!!", contains a diss directed toward N.W.A in response to the group dissing Ice Cube on their 1990 EP 100 Miles and Runnin'.

Critical reception[]

Trouser Press praised "the lighthearted 'Jackin’ for Beats' (which bites EPMD, PE, Digital Underground, LL Cool J and others) and the devastating 'Dead Homiez', in which [Cube] solemnly contemplates the murder of a friend over an evocative mix of horn, guitar and piano."[9]

Track listing[]

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) (Remix)" (featuring Chuck D)Sir Jinx4:11
2."Jackin' for Beats"Sir Jinx2:57
3."Get off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here (Remix)"Sir Jinx3:38
4."The Product"Sir Jinx3:35
5."Dead Homiez"Ice Cube3:55
6."JD’s Gaffilin’ (Part 2)" 0:36
7."I Gotta Say What Up!!!"Sir Jinx3:06

Partial list of samples[]

Later samples[]

  • "Dead Homiez"
  • "The Product"

Album singles[]

"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)"

  • Released: 1990
  • B-side: "Dead Homiez"

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau review
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 444.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Entertainment Weekly review
  5. ^ NME review
  6. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 340.
  7. ^ The Source review
  8. ^ The Washington Post review
  9. ^ "Ice Cube". Trouser Press. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "American album certifications – Ice Cube – Kill At Will". Recording Industry Association of America.
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