Laugh Now, Cry Later

This article is about the Ice Cube album. For the Drake song, see Laugh Now Cry Later.
Laugh Now, Cry Later
Studio album by
Ice Cube
ReleasedJune 6, 2006
Recorded2005–06
Genre
Length64:51
Label
Producer
Ice Cube chronology
Greatest Hits
(2001) 		Laugh Now, Cry Later
(2006) 		Raw Footage
(2008)
Singles from Laugh Now, Cry Later
  1. "Why We Thugs"
    Released: April 13, 2006
  2. "Go to Church"
    Released: June 1, 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllHipHop(7/10)[2]
Allmusic[3]
HipHopDX[4]
Okayplayer[5]
RapReviews(7.5/10)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Source[8]
USA Today[9]
Vibe[10]

Laugh Now, Cry Later is the seventh studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on June 6, 2006. It is Ice Cube's first album to be released on his independently owned record label Lench Mob Records, Virgin Records, and EMI. This album is his first studio album in six years since his previous album, War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc). After spending the previous six years mainly doing movie projects, it could be considered a comeback album.

The album received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 selling 144,000 copies in first week.[11] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in August 2006.[12]

  1. ^ "About.com review". Rap.about.com. 2012-05-24. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  2. ^ "AllHipHop review". Allhiphop.com. 2007-08-17. Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  3. ^ Jeffries, David (2006-06-06). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  4. ^ "HipHopDX review". Hiphopdx.com. 2006-06-07. Archived from the original on 2010-07-24. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  5. ^ "Okayplayer review". OkayPlayer.com. 2008-01-08. Archived from the original on 2008-01-08. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  6. ^ "RapReviews review". Rapreviews.com. 2006-06-06. Archived from the original on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  7. ^ "Rolling Stone review". RollingStone.com. 2007-07-12. Archived from the original on 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  8. ^ "The Source review". Duckdown.com. 2007-03-20. Archived from the original on 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  9. ^ USA Today review Archived October 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Vibe review. June 2006. Archived from the original on 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference BB200 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).