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Man Down (2024)

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Ice Cube's eleventh solo album arrived nearly six years after his previous one, and its cover shows a dead body on a Los Angeles sidewalk.

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Man Down: eleventh solo studio album by American rapper Ice Cube
Released November 22, 2024, via Lench Mob Records
Production by T-Mix, David Banner, The Almighty E-A-Ski, Hallway Productionz, Lil' Jon, Nottz, Zaytoven, and Ice Cube himself, among others
Guest appearances from B-Real, E-40, IshaDon, J-Dee, K-Major, Kurupt, Mike Epps, October London, Snoop Dogg, Too Short, and Xzibit

First solo studio album in nearly six years, following Everythang's Corrupt
Three singles preceded the album: "It's My Ego", "Ego Maniacs", and "So Sensitive"
"It's My Ego" released on October 18, after a teaser a few weeks before release
"Ego Maniacs" released on November 11, featuring Busta Rhymes and Killer Mike
Release date and album cover announced on November 11

Shows a black teenager in Los Angeles walking on a sidewalk, looking left at a dead body
On the road, a construction worker, a police officer, and a pedestrian lie dead

Ice Cube provides vocals on all tracks
Gavin Finn handles engineering on all tracks and mixing on most tracks
The Almighty E-A-Ski mixes tracks 2 and 19; Hellfire mixes track 19; David Lopez mixes track 6

1	Rollin’ at Twilight	2:57
2	It’s My Ego	3:46
3	So Sensitive	2:49
4	She’s Sanctified	4:18
5	Not Like Them	3:41
6	5150	3:46
7	No Cap	2:53
8	3 Lil Piggies	1:53
9	Ghetto Story	3:08
10	Facts	2:41
11	Fighting for My Life in Paradise	2:59
12	Let’s Get Money Together	3:01
13	I’mma Burn Rubber	3:24
14	Especially You	3:31
15	Break the Mirror	3:07
16	Talkin’ Bout These Rappers	4:04
17	Scary Movie	2:51
18	Take Me to Your Leader	3:09
19	Ego Maniacs	3:38

Born O'Shea Jackson in Los Angeles on June 15, 1969; stage name from his older brother's teasing.
Formed the trio C.I.A. in 1986 at age 16, then joined N.W.A.
Left N.W.A in late 1989 over a monetary dispute with the group's management.

Lead rapper and main lyricist of N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton (1989), shaping gangsta rap's early identity.
Solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), Death Certificate (1991) and The Predator (1992) were critically and commercially successful; The Predator debuted at No. 1 on both the R&B/hip-hop and pop charts.
Co-founded the Westside Connection with Mack 10 and WC in 1995.
Acting career from 1991's Boyz n the Hood; co-wrote and starred in Friday (1995) and directed The Players Club (1998).
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an N.W.A member in 2016.

Billboard 200 debut at number 48 in the United States
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: number 12
Top Rap Albums and Independent Albums: number 8 on each chart
UK Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart debut at number 21
AllMusic called the album a nostalgic ride through familiar but welcome sounds, lyrical themes, and the unfiltered gangster personality Cube has given since the dawn of gangsta rap

Ice Cube announced the release date and the album cover together on November 11.
A day after that announcement, he performed his single "It's My Ego" live in Phoenix, Arizona.
The French edition of the article notes that "It's My Ego" samples Love and Happiness by Al Green.
The second cover shown on Discogs is a preview of the animated cover art, which is available only when the animated art option is turned on in iTunes.