Everythang's Corrupt
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{{Infobox album
| name = Everythang's Corrupt
| type = studio
| artist = Ice Cube
| cover = Everythang's Corrupt.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|12|7}}
| recorded =
| studio = Lench Mob Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
| genre = Hip hop
| length = 55:56
| label = {{hlist|Lench Mob|Interscope}}
| producer = {{hlist|Ice Cube (exec.)|DJ Pooh|Hallway Productionz|ShawnSki|Beau James|Big Soj|Sparkz Tha Trackman|Magnedo7|E-A-Ski|Fredwreck|T-Mix}}
| prev_title = I Am the West
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = Snoop Cube 40 $hort
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Everythang's Corrupt
| type = studio
| single1 = Everythang's Corrupt
| single1date = October 31, 2012
| single2 = Good Cop, Bad Cop
| single2date = June 6, 2017
| single3 = Arrest the President
| single3date = November 9, 2018
| single4 = That New Funkadelic
}}
}}
Everythang's Corrupt (stylized as Everythangs Corrupt) is the tenth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube, released on December 7, 2018, by Lench Mob and Interscope Records. It is his first studio album since 2010's I Am the West and was originally set for release in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/icecube/status/1057267873335234566|title=Ice Cube on Twitter|via=Twitter|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729212747/https://twitter.com/icecube/status/1057267873335234566|archive-date=2019-07-29|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://rollingout.com/2018/10/05/ice-cube-on-hip-hop-beefs-new-album-upcoming-film-excessive-force/|title=Ice Cube on hip-hop beefs, new album, upcoming film 'Excessive Force'|website=rollingout.com|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030171052/https://rollingout.com/2018/10/05/ice-cube-on-hip-hop-beefs-new-album-upcoming-film-excessive-force/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/ice-cube-everythangs-corrupt-cover/|title=Ice Cube Shares 'Everythangs Corrupt' Cover|work=XXL|date=September 21, 2018 |access-date=October 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030170558/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/09/ice-cube-everythangs-corrupt-cover/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}} It features a sole appearance of Too Short.
Singles
The album's first single, "Everythang's Corrupt", was released to YouTube on October 31, 2012, then to digital retailers as a single on January 1, 2013. The album's second single, "Arrest the President", was released on November 9, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0Ua2XdihI6AeZtm2wUTnbC|title=Arrest The President|via=open.spotify.com|access-date=November 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109235014/https://open.spotify.com/album/0Ua2XdihI6AeZtm2wUTnbC|archive-date=November 9, 2018|url-status=live}}
The third single, "That New Funkadelic", was released on December 4, 2018.
Commercial performance
Everythang's Corrupt debuted at number 62 on the Billboard 200 with 14,000 album-equivalent units of which 8,000 were pure album sales.{{Cite web|url=https://rapcurrent.com/2018/12/xxxtentacion-skins-first-week-sales/|title=XXXTENTACION 'Skins' First Week Sales|date=December 15, 2018|website=RapCurrent|access-date=December 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219134306/https://rapcurrent.com/2018/12/xxxtentacion-skins-first-week-sales/|archive-date=December 19, 2018|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| MC = 79/100{{Cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/everythangs-corrupt/ice-cube|title=Everythang's Corrupt by Ice Cube|website=Metacritic|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=December 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102035628/https://www.metacritic.com/music/everythangs-corrupt/ice-cube|archive-date=January 2, 2019}}
| rev1 = Consequence of Sound
| rev1score = B+{{Cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2018/12/album-review-ice-cube-calls-out-injustice-on-everythangs-corrupt/|title=Album Review: Ice Cube Calls Out Injustice on Everythang's Corrupt|last=Pementel|first=Michael|date=December 10, 2018|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819091401/https://consequence.net/2018/12/album-review-ice-cube-calls-out-injustice-on-everythangs-corrupt/|archive-date=August 19, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}}
| rev2 = Exclaim!
| rev2score = 8/10{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ice_cube-everythangs_corrupt|title=Ice Cube Everythang's Corrupt|last=Mullin|first=Kyle|date=January 3, 2019|website=Exclaim!|language=en-ca|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819090923/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/ice_cube-everythangs_corrupt|archive-date=August 19, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}}
| rev3 = HipHopDX
| rev3score = 3.6/5{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3335/title.review-ice-cubes-everythangs-corrupt-boasts-powerful-content-yes-corny-bars|title=Review: Ice Cube's "Everythangs Corrupt" Boasts Powerful Content & Yes, Corny Bars|last=Eustice|first=Kyle|date=December 18, 2018|website=HipHopDX|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210084624/https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/id.3335/title.review-ice-cubes-everythangs-corrupt-boasts-powerful-content-yes-corny-bars|archive-date=December 10, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}}
| rev4 = RapReviews
| rev5 = XXL
| rev5score = (L) 3/5{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/12/ice-cube-everythangs-corrupt-album-review/|title=Ice Cube Has Fire But Little Finesse on 'Everythangs Corrupt' LP - XXL|last=Fox|first=Luke|date=December 10, 2018|website=XXL|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210084655/https://www.xxlmag.com/rap-music/reviews/2018/12/ice-cube-everythangs-corrupt-album-review/|archive-date=December 10, 2019|access-date=December 10, 2019}}
}}
The album received generally positive reviews, with critics praising Ice Cube's lyrical delivery. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 5 reviews. Michael Pementel of Consequence of Sound said, "Cube still embarks with this same purpose, and the effort proves to be one of the best albums in the latter half of his career". Kyle Mullin of Exclaim! praised the album stating, "Cube's vigorous delivery puts the album over, along with his willingness to adopt flows you wouldn't expect from an MC so long in the tooth".
Track listing
Credits adapted from Tidal.{{cite web|url=https://tidal.com/browse/album/18405270|title=Everythang's Corrupt by Ice Cube on TIDAL|access-date=August 19, 2019|website=Tidal|date=January 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819085015/https://tidal.com/browse/album/18405270|archive-date=August 19, 2019|url-status=live}}
{{Track listing
| all_writing = O'Shea Jackson Sr
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Super OG
| length1 = 0:37
| note1 = Intro
| extra1 = Hallway Productionz
| title2 = Arrest the President
| length2 = 3:53
| extra2 = ShawnSki
| title3 = Chase Down the Bully
| length3 = 4:06
| extra3 = Beau James
| title4 = Don't Bring Me No Bag
| length4 = 3:37
| extra4 = ShawnSki
| title5 = Bad Dope
| length5 = 3:22
| extra5 = Big Soj
| title6 = On Them Pills
| length6 = 3:58
| extra6 = Sparkz Tha Trackman
| title7 = Fire Water
| length7 = 4:21
| extra7 = Big Soj
| title8 = Streets Shed Tears
| note8 = featuring Shameia Crawford
| length8 = 4:01
| extra8 = Magnedo7
| title9 = Ain't Got No Haters
| note9 = featuring Too $hort
| length9 = 3:26
| extra9 = DJ Pooh
| title10 = Can You Dig It?
| length10 = 4:22
| extra10 = Hallway Productionz
| title11 = That New Funkadelic
| length11 = 3:54
| extra11 = T-Mix
| title12 = One for the Money
| length12 = 2:21
| extra12 = Magnedo7
| title13 = Still in the Kitchen
| length13 = 3:25
| extra13 = E-A-Ski
| title14 = Non Believers
| length14 = 3:47
| extra14 = Hallway Productionz
| title15 = Everythang's Corrupt
| length15 = 3:17
| extra15 = Fredwreck
| title16 = Good Cop, Bad Cop
| length16 = 3:28
| extra16 = T-Mix
}}
In addition, "Sic Them Youngins on 'Em" and "Drop Girl" (both released in 2014) were originally planned to appear on the album, but this was abandoned when its release date was changed from 2015 to 2018.
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/12/aria-chart-watch-503/|title=ARIA Chart Watch #503|publisher=auspOp|date=December 15, 2018|access-date=December 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402080422/https://www.auspop.com.au/2018/12/aria-chart-watch-503/|archive-date=April 2, 2019|url-status=live}}
| 56 |
| {{album chart|Flanders|127|artist=Ice Cube|album=Everythangs Corrupt|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|39|artist=Ice Cube|rowheader=true|access-date=December 18, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|85|artist=Ice Cube|album=Everythangs Corrupt|rowheader=true|access-date=December 15, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|63|artist=Ice Cube|album=Everythangs Corrupt|rowheader=true|access-date=December 19, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|62|artist=Ice Cube|rowheader=true|access-date=December 18, 2018}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|27|artist=Ice Cube|rowheader=true|access-date=December 18, 2018}} |
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|1466059|Everythangs Corrupt}}
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Category:Interscope Records albums