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Kill at Will

Kill at Will (titled At Will in its censored version) is an extended play by American rapper Ice Cube, released on December 19, 1990, via Priority Records. Kill at Will was a commercial success, as it received a platinum certification from the RIAA.

Background

Kill at Will was released soon after AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (Ice Cube's full-length debut album), which capitalized on his newfound solo success. "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)" and "Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here" initially appeared on AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted in their original forms; on Kill at Will, the former was a remix, but the latter was nearly a new song (the version on AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is less than a minute in length while the version on Kill at Will is over three minutes in length). The remaining five songs remained exclusive to Kill at Will.

Critical reception

Trouser Press praised "the lighthearted 'Jackin’ for Beats' (which bites EPMD, PE, Digital Underground, LL Cool J and others) and the devastating 'Dead Homiez', in which [Cube] solemnly contemplates the murder of a friend over an evocative mix of horn, guitar and piano."

Robert Christgau stated: "I don't want to claim the criticism is getting to him--still talking tough on this interim EP, he remixes 'Get Off My Dick and Tell Your Bitch To Come Here.' But he's keeping his woman problem to himself and putting the gangsta shit in perspective: 'The Product' tells a young black con's story from his pops's nut, 'Dead Homiez' cops to a sadness a lesser outlaw might consider unmanly. With Sir Jinx running the board, the beats never work up to carpet-bomb density. And if Ice Cube keeps rhyming like this, you won't care."

Track listing

Partial list of samples

"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) (Remix)"

"The Product"

"I Gotta Say What Up!!!"

"Dead Homiez"

  • "Rollin' wit the Lench Mob" by Ice Cube
  • "Do Like I Do" by Smokey Robinson

"Jackin' for Beats"

Later samples

Album singles

"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)"

  • Released: 1990
  • B-side: "Dead Homiez"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References