Ice Cold

{{about||the song by Half Alive|Now, Not Yet|the song by Lil Tjay|State of Emergency (Lil Tjay EP)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Ice Cold

| type = Album

| artist = Choclair

| cover = Choclair_IceCold.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 2, 1999 (Canada)
March 14, 2000 (United States)

| recorded = 1998–1999

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Canadian hip hop

| length = 72:31

| label =

| producer =

| prev_title = What It Takes

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Memoirs of Blake Savage

| next_year = 2002

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Ice Cold

| type = studio

| single1 = Let's Ride

| single1date = 1999

| single2 = Rubbin'

| single2date = 2000

}}

Ice Cold is the debut studio album of Canadian rapper Choclair, released November 2, 1999 in Canada and March 14, 2000 in the United States. It was released on major label Virgin/Priority Records. The album's early success was driven by the first single, "Let's Ride", which reached #37 on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and #38 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart.{{AllMusic | class = album | id = r450597 | tab = charts-awards/billboard-single | label = Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles for Ice Cold | accessdate = June 18, 2010 }}[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5&q1=Choclair&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20 RPM Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921150920/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5&q1=Choclair&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20 |date=2011-09-21 }} collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 2010. The second single, "Rubbin'", features Saukrates.

Reception

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic | class = album | id = r450597 | first = Matt | last = Conaway | tab = review | label = Review for Ice Cold | accessdate = November 24, 2009 }}

|rev2 = Alternative Press

|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1127306 Alternative Press review]

|rev3 = RapReviews

|rev3score = 8/10[http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_03_icecold.html RapReviews review]

|rev4 = The Source

|rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1127306 The Source review]

}}

In Canada, the album debuted at #10 on the Canadian Albums Chart and went gold in 35 days, eventually selling over 63,000 copies.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090811212038/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427065/20000405/choclair.jhtml Choclair Brings Canadian Hip-Hop On U.S. Tour] MTV. Accessed on November 24, 2009.[http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2002/07/has-canadian-hip-hop-truly-arrived-article/ Has Canadian hip-hop truly "arrived"?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821143454/http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2002/07/has-canadian-hip-hop-truly-arrived-article/ |date=2011-08-21 }} HipHopCanada. Accessed on November 24, 2009. It received generally favorable reviews from music critics. AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, noting that Choclair used it "not only to display his own lyrical credentials, but to showcase the wealth of untapped talent our neighbors to the north have to offer." The Source gave it 3 out of 5 mics, praising the production, "the beats...give this album some of the most original sounds in hip-hop today."[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1127306 Ice Cold CD] CD Universe. Accessed on October 8, 2010. The album won the award for Best Rap Recording at the 2000 Juno Awards.

Track listing

class="wikitable"
# ! Title ! Producer(s) ! Featured guest(s) ! Length
1. \|"Intro" \| \| \|0:21
2. \|"Ice Cold" \|Da Grassroots \| \|4:37
3. \|"Let's Ride" \|Kardinal Offishall \| \|4:21
4. \|"Rubbin'" \|Saukrates \|Saukrates \|3:43
5. \|"Takin' It In" \|Saukrates \| \|5:10
6. \|"Bare Witness" \|Kardinal Offishall \|Guru \|3:53
7. \|"Jambone" \|Kardinal Offishall \| \|4:30
8. \|"Fresh" \|Solitair \| \|4:50
9. \|"Kardi's P.S.A." \| \| \|0:40
10. \|"Rollin'" \|K-Cut (co-produced by X-Rated) \|Jully Black \|5:30
11. \|"Young Gunz" \|Solitair \|Memphis Bleek \|4:09
12. \|"Runnin' wid Us" \|Kardinal Offishall \| \|3:40
13. \|"Flagrant" \|Saukrates \| \|3:49
14. \|"Die Hard" \|Solitair \|Rascalz \|4:54
15. \|"S.O.T." \|Solitair \|Solitair and Kardinal Offishall \|4:39
16. \|"Da Chiznock" \|K-Cut (co-produced by X-Rated) \| \|4:43
17. \|"First Thing" \|Day and Solitair \|Rahzel \|4:27
18. \|"Situation 9" \|Frankenstein \| \|4:35

class="wikitable"

! Title

! Producer(s)

! Featured guest(s)

! Length

|"Intro"

|0:21

|"Ice Cold"

|Da Grassroots

|4:37

|"Let's Ride"

|Kardinal Offishall

|4:21

|"Rubbin'"

|Saukrates

|3:43

|"Takin' It In"

|Saukrates

|5:10

|"Bare Witness"

|Kardinal Offishall

|Guru

|3:53

|"Jambone"

|Kardinal Offishall

|4:30

|"Fresh"

|Solitair

|4:50

|"Kardi's P.S.A."

|0:40

10.

|"Rollin'"

|K-Cut (co-produced by X-Rated)

|Jully Black

|5:30

11.

|"Young Gunz"

|Solitair

|Memphis Bleek

|4:09

12.

|"Runnin' wid Us"

|Kardinal Offishall

|3:40

13.

|"Flagrant"

|Saukrates

|3:49

14.

|"Die Hard"

|Solitair

|Rascalz

|4:54

15.

|"S.O.T."

|Solitair

|Solitair and Kardinal Offishall

|4:39

16.

|"Da Chiznock"

|K-Cut (co-produced by X-Rated)

|4:43

17.

|"First Thing"

|Day and Solitair

|Rahzel

|4:27

18.

|"Situation 9"

|Frankenstein

|4:35

The 1999 Canadian release does not include "First Thing". Instead, there is a radio version of "Rollin'".

Samples

"Bare Witness" – Contains a sample of "DWYCK" by Gang Starr

Chart positions

class="wikitable sortable"

!align="left"|Chart (1999)

!align="left"|Peak
position

align="left"|Canadian Albums Chart{{AllMusic | class = album | id = r450597 | tab = charts-awards/billboard-album | label = Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums for Ice Cold | accessdate = November 24, 2009 }}

|align="center"|10

align="left"|Canadian RPM Albums Chart{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7290&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 70, No. 4, November 15 1999 |magazine=RPM|accessdate=2010-10-10 }}

|align="center"|8