Since Priority's 2003 compilation Greatest Hits grabbed some of the most important tracks this West Coast G gave to soundtracks, their 2007 Ice Cube collection In the Movies isn't the grand discography helper it could have been.
It's best for the faithful fans who bought all the albums but not all the soundtracks Cube landed on or those who don't mind a little redundancy as long as they get to take a nostalgic ride back to the '90s when the hip-hop soundtrack was king.
Tracks from Murder Was the Case ("Natural Born Killaz"), Boyz N the Hood ("How to Survive in South Central"), I Got the Hook Up ("Ghetto Vet"), The Players Club ("'We Be Clubbin'"), and Friday ("Friday") prove Cube was on the best of them, often with the soundtrack's key cut.
The rest of the set is more archival than vital, but there's nothing here that suggests the rapper was taking the Hollywood money and running.
Even the low point -- "Right Here, Right Now," the collaboration with dance producer Paul Oakenfold for the Blade 2 soundtrack -- deserves a C+, and while including the 1991 track "The Wrong Nigga to Fuck Wit" on the collection because it landed in the 2001 film Scary Movie 2 seems like cheating, it is an amazing cut.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Can Do ItJohn Robie, Donald Saunders, Ellis Williams | Ice Cube, Mack 10, Ms. Toi | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | We Be Clubbin' | Ice Cube | Play | 04:46 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 3 | Natural Born KillazIce Cube | Ice Cube, Dr. Dre | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 32 MB |
| 4 | FridayGato Barbieri, David Spradley | Ice Cube | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | How to Survive in South CentralIce Cube, Larry Troutman | Ice Cube | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 6 | $100 Dollar Bill Y'AllDana Stinson | Ice Cube | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 7 | You Know I'm a HoIce Cube, Master P | Ice Cube, Master P | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 8 | Ghetto Vet | Ice Cube, Mack 10, Mr. Short Khop | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | The Wrong Nigga to Fuck WitIce Cube, Sir Jinx | Ice Cube | Play | 02:48 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Roll All Day | Ice Cube | Play | 02:59 | 6 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | HigherIce Cube | Ice Cube | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 12 | TrespassTracy Marrow | Ice Cube | Play | 02:54 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 13 | Right Here, Right NowPaul Oakenfold, Steve Osborne | Ice Cube, Paul Oakenfold | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Anybody Seem The Popo's | Ice Cube | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 15 | The World Is Mine | Ice Cube, Mack 10 | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 18 MB |
| 16 | Maniac In The Braniac | Ice Cube, Mack 10 | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 62 mins | 143 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 387 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soren Baker | Liner Notes |
| 2 | Gato Barbieri | Composer |
| 3 | Bud'da | Audio Production |
| 4 | Mark Chalecki | Mastering |
| 5 | Frank Collura | Compilation Producer |
| 6 | Dr. Dre | Additional Personnel, Audio Production, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Producer, Rap |
| 7 | Dutch | Audio Production |
| 8 | Lamont Hyde | Mixing |
| 9 | Ice Cube | Audio Production, Composer, Primary Artist |
| 10 | Ice-T | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Rap |
| 11 | K-Dee | Additional Personnel, Rap |
| 12 | Susan Lavoie | Art Direction |
| 13 | Mack 10 | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Rap, Vocals (Background) |
| 14 | Tracy Marrow | Composer |
| 15 | Master P | Additional Personnel, Composer, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 16 | Mr. Short Khop | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 17 | Ms. Toi | Additional Personnel, Guest Artist, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 18 | Paul Oakenfold | Additional Personnel, Audio Production, Composer, Guest Artist, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Rap |
| 19 | One Eye | Audio Production |
| 20 | Steve Osborne | Audio Production, Composer, Mixing, Producer |
| 21 | Will Ragland | Design |
| 22 | John Robie | Composer |
| 23 | Rockwilder | Audio Production, Producer |
| 24 | Donald Saunders | Composer |
| 25 | Sir Jinx | Audio Production, Composer, Producer |
| 26 | Sam Sneed | Audio Production, Producer |
| 27 | David Spradley | Composer |
| 28 | Dana Stinson | Composer |
| 29 | Teak | Audio Production |
| 30 | Teak "The Beatsmith" | Producer |
| 31 | Larry Troutman | Composer |
| 32 | Deejon Underdue | Audio Production, Producer |
| 33 | Ellis Williams | Composer |
| 34 | Eric Williams | Photography |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |