Raw Footage is the eighth studio album by rapper Ice Cube, released on August 19, 2008. [1] [2] The first single, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", has been released with a music video appearing on his MySpace page on January 3, 2008. [3] It has also been released via the iTunes Store on February 12, 2008. The second single is "Do Ya Thang"; Ice Cube has already shot and released the video for this song. The third single is "Why Me". Guests on the album included The Game, Butch Cassidy, Musiq Soulchild, Young Jeezy and WC. The album is his most political effort since, The Predator released over a decade earlier.

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Singles

The first single released from the album, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", was released January 3, 2008. The single became available on iTunes on February 12, 2008. The single was available for 99 cents and came free with the music video. The music video contained cameos by WC and DJ Crazy Toones.

The second single was Do Ya Thang. A music video was released. The single was released on June 24, 2008 at the iTunes store.

The song "It Takes A Nation" was released onto the iTunes Store on May 27, 2008. It was never officially released as a single.

The video for the song "Why Me?". ^[4] was released on BET on September 24, 2008.

The Sixth Single off Raw Footage will be "Get Use To It". ^[5]

Reception

The album debuted at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and Top Rap Albums Chart and at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 album chart. It has received favorable reviews from critics. The album has sold Over 300,000 copies in the U.S., and 500,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Featured guest(s)	Time
1	"What Is a Pyroclastic Flow?"	John Murphy	Keith David	0:55
2	"I Got My Locs On"	"pNo ." The Matrikks	Young Jeezy	3:43
3	"It Takes a Nation"	Emile		3:26
4	"Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It"	Maestro		4:41
5	"Hood Mentality"	Teak "Da Beatsmith" Underdue & Dee Underdue for Hallway Productionz	Keith David (Intro)	5:11
6	"Why Me?"	Teak "Da Beatsmith" Underdue & Dee Underdue for Hallway Productionz	Musiq Soulchild	4:01
7	"Cold Places"	Teak "Da Beatsmith" Underdue & Dee Underdue for Hallway Productionz		4:13
8	"Jack N the Box"	Tha Bizness	Keith David (intro)	4:23
9	"Do Ya Thang"	Dre Dogg for Palumbo Beats		4:04
10	"Thank God"	Teak "Da Beatsmith" Underdue & Dee Underdue for Hallway Productionz		5:28
11	"Here He Come"	DJ Toomp	Doughboy	4:33
12	"Get Money, Spend Money, No Money"	Emile		4:08
13	"Get Use to It"	Nottz	WC and The Game Keith David (outro)	4:25
14	"Tomorrow"	Warryn "Baby Dubb" Campbell		3:41
15	"Stand Tall"	DJ Crazy Toones & David 'Dizmix' Lopez		3:46
16	"Take Me Away"	[Yung Fokus & Djay Cas	Butch Cassidy	4:03
17	"Believe It or Not" (iTunes bonus track)*	Emile		3:11
18	"Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It (Remix)" (iTunes bonus track)*	Maestro	Nas and Scarface	4:52
19	"Don't Make Me Hurt Ya Feelings" (Best Buy pre-order)*	Swizz Beatz		2:47
20	"Crack Baby?" (Best Buy pre-order)*	DJ Felli Fel		2:59
21	"Why We Thugs (Live)" (Best Buy pre-order)*	Scott Storch	WC	3:37

• The track "Cold Places" is featured on Ice Cube's greatest hits album The Essentials .
• The track "Hood Mentality" contains samples of "Can I", performed by Eddie Kendricks.
• The Track "Thank God" contains samples of "If We Don't Make It, Nobody Can", produced by Barry White.
• The Track "Stand Tall" contains samples of William DeVaughn's "Be Thankful for What You Got".

Charts

Chart	Position
U.S. Billboard 200	#5
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	#1
U.S. Billboard Top Rap Albums	#1
Canadian Albums Chart	#15

Sales

U.S. Billboard 200
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09
Position	5	14	26	41	56	83	112	142	163
Sales Per Week	69,763	30,337	18,485	11,770	8,000	7,000	5,333	3,990	3,544
Total	69,763 [6]	100,104 [7]	118,589 [8]	130,359	138,359 [9]	145,359 [10]	150,506	154,496	158,040 [11]

References

1. Ice Cube interview
2. Suntimes interview
3. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It. BallerStatus. Accessed January 13 2008.
4. Ice Cube Gets Political with ‘Why Me?’ Video. ''Rap-up.com''. Accessed September 3, 2008.
5. Ice Cube - Get Use to It. ''2dopeoyz.com''.
6. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7590/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-8-24-08
7. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7632/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-8-31-08
8. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7678/title.hip-hop-album-sales-week-ending-9-7-08
9. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7759/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-9-21-08
10. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7808/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-9-28-08
11. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7948/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-10-19-08