Raw Footage

This article is about the Ice Cube album. For the film term, see Footage.
Raw Footage
Studio album by
Ice Cube
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008
Recorded2007–08
Genre
Length64:34
Label
Producer
Ice Cube chronology
Laugh Now, Cry Later
(2006) 		Raw Footage
(2008) 		I Am the West
(2010)
Singles from Raw Footage
  1. "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"
    Released: January 3, 2008
  2. "Do Ya Thang"
    Released: July 1, 2008
  3. "Why Me?"
    Released: September 24, 2008
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic67/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
About[2]
AllHipHop(8/10)[3]
AllMusic[4]
ChartAttack[5]
HipHopDX[6]
RapReviews(8.5/10)[7]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The Source[10]
XXL(favorable)[11]

Raw Footage is the eighth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on August 19, 2008, by his record label Lench Mob Records[12][13] and EMI. The album features guest appearances from The Game, Butch Cassidy, Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy and WC. The album is his most political effort, since over a decade earlier with the release of his album The Predator (1992).

Preceding the release, supported by three singles; "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", "Do Ya Thang", and "Why Me?" featuring Musiq Soulchild.

  1. ^ "Raw Footage by Ice Cube". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  2. ^ "About review". Archived from the original on 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  3. ^ "AllHipHop review". Archived from the original on 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
  4. ^ Allmusic review
  5. ^ ChartAttack review[usurped]
  6. ^ "HipHopDX review". 18 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
  7. ^ "RapReviews review". Archived from the original on 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2008-08-21.
  8. ^ "Robert Christgau review". Archived from the original on 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-03-22.
  9. ^ "Rolling Stone review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-15.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). 2004. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  11. ^ "XXL review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  12. ^ "Ice Cube interview". April 4, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
  13. ^ "Suntimes interview". Chicago Sun-Times. April 1, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-09-28.