Ice Cream Man (album)

Ice Cream Man
Studio album by
Master P
ReleasedApril 16, 1996
Recorded1995–1996
StudioK-Lou Studios (Richmond, California)
GenreGangsta rap
Length78:18
Label
ProducerBeats By the Pound (exec.)
(exec.)
K-Lou, DJ Daryl
Master P chronology
99 Ways to Die
(1995) 		Ice Cream Man
(1996) 		Ghetto D
(1997)
Singles from Ice Cream Man
  1. "Mr. Ice Cream Man"
    Released: March 30, 1996
  2. "Bout It Bout It Pt ll"
    Released: May 7, 1996
  3. "No More Tears"
    Released: 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
RapReviews8/10[3]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Source[5]
The Village Voice(choice cut)[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.

  1. ^ Birchmeier, Jason. Ice Cream Man at AllMusic
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Chan, Nin (October 19, 2004). "Master P :: Ice Cream Man :: No Limit Records". RapReviews. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Master P". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 518. ISBN 0743201698.
  5. ^ Gordon, Allen S. (August 1996). "Record Report: Master P – Ice Cream Man". The Source. No. 83. New York. p. 98.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 7, 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Vol. 43, no. 27. p. 114. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  7. ^ Thompson, Paul (April 19, 2021). "The Improbable Empire: Master P's 'Ice Cream Man' and the Birth of a Southern Rap Dynasty". The Ringer.
  8. ^ "Master P Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.