AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Studio album by
Ice Cube
ReleasedMay 18, 1990[1]
RecordedJanuary – March 1990[2]
StudioGreene Street (New York City)
Genre
Length49:36
LabelPriority
Producer
Ice Cube chronology
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
(1990) 		Kill at Will
(1990)
Singles from AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
  1. "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted"
    Released: April 17, 1990

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is the debut studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released on May 18, 1990, by Priority Records.[6][7] It was his first solo album, after an acrimonious split from his former group N.W.A. Primarily produced by Public Enemy's production team the Bomb Squad, the album was a critical and commercial success, being certified platinum in the United States for selling over one million copies.[8]

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