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War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) (2000)

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Ice Cube's second-part album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, yet a Portuguese-language wiki says the record was not promoted well.

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War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc): sixth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube
Released March 21, 2000
Released on his own label Lench Mob Records, distributed by Priority Records
Second part of the two-album project War & Peace
Previous volume, War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc), released in 1998
Ice Cube's final album under Priority Records
Next album, Laugh Now, Cry Later, came in 2006

Portuguese-language wiki says the album was not promoted very well
The same source says new artists such as Eminem and Dr. Dre's 2001 were at the top of the charts at the time
Released during a period when Priority Records was Ice Cube's label, before his move to a later release

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.

Generally positive reviews from critics; the source does not name individual outlets
Debuted at number three on the US Billboard 200
Sold 185,000 copies in its first week in the US, according to the English wiki
Debuted at number one on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart
Became Ice Cube's fifth US top-ten album
French-language wiki: placed 1st on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, 3rd on Billboard 200, and 17th on Top Internet Albums
Portuguese-language wiki: 188,000 copies sold in the first week, which differs from the English wiki's 185,000

Certified gold by the RIAA on May 31, 2000, for sales of over 500,000 copies in the US
French-language wiki gives the same RIAA gold date of May 31, 2000
Portuguese-language wiki: 990,986 copies sold to date
The club song "You Can Do It" was a UK number two for Ice Cube and was re-released in 2004

"Hello" features former N.W.A members Dr. Dre and MC Ren as special guests
"You Can Do It" was a UK number two for Ice Cube and was re-released in 2004
The album was Ice Cube's last under Priority Records before his next album, Laugh Now, Cry Later, in 2006
The Portuguese-language wiki notes the album's weak promotion while Eminem and Dr. Dre's 2001 topped the charts