You Know How We Do It

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"You Know How We Do It"
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Single by Ice Cube
from the album Lethal Injection
ReleasedFebruary 2, 1994
Recorded1993
GenreG-funk
Length3:52
LabelPriority
53816
Songwriter(s)Ice Cube
Producer(s)QDIII
Ice Cube singles chronology
"Really Doe"
(1993) 		"You Know How We Do It"
(1994) 		"Bop Gun (One Nation)"
(1994)

"You Know How We Do It" is a 1994 song by American rapper, actor and filmmaker Ice Cube, released as the second single from his fourth studio album, Lethal Injection. It was released on February 2, 1994 and was a No. 30 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.

Genre[]

Musically the song is in the G-funk genre,[1][2][3][4][5][6] and has the same kind of mood and feeling as "It Was a Good Day".[7]

Samples[]

The song samples "The Show Is Over" by Evelyn "Champagne" King, "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang, and Billie Jean by Michael Jackson.[8]

Music video[]

The accompanying music video for "You Know How We Do It" was directed by American film and music video director Marcus Raboy and filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada. It features Ice Cube driving in a convertible Jaguar XJS and standing on top of casinos.

In popular culture[]

The song first appeared on the soundtrack of the 1993 film Surf Ninjas. Mariah Carey sampled "You Know How We Do It" in her song "Irresistible (West Side Connection)" from her 2002 album Charmbracelet; it features Ice Cube as part of the hip hop supergroup the Westside Connection, which also included Mack 10 and WC.

Track listing[]

  1. "You Know How We Do It"
  2. "You Know How We Do It (Instrumental)"
  3. "2 n the Morning"
  4. "2 n the Morning (Instrumental)"

Charts[]

Chart (1994) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) 41
UK Dance (Music Week)[9] 11
US Billboard Hot 100[10] 30
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 21
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[12] 5

References[]

  1. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash'. "Ice Cube :: Lethal Injection – RapReviews". Retrieved 2021-06-02.
  2. ^ "Ice Cube Bell Stage, Quebec City QC, July 9 | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ "The top 5 G-funk songs of all time, according to Buddy". The FADER. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ "Ice Cube, IndigO2, LondonFriendly Fires, Roundhouse, London". The Independent. 2011-10-23. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ^ February 21, Trent FitzgeraldPublished; 2016. "Kendrick Lamar & Ice Cube Appear on Funkadelic's 'Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard On You?' (Remix)". The Boombox. Retrieved 2021-07-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Nast, Condé. "The 9 Best DJ Mixes of June 2021". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  7. ^ Lethal Injection - Ice Cube | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-07-06
  8. ^ August 29, XXL StaffPublished; 2013. "55 Hip-Hop Songs That Sample Michael Jackson - XXL". XXL Mag. Retrieved 2021-07-06.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 26 March 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  11. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
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