The Predator (studio album)
by Ice Cube

The Predator by Ice Cube
Year: 1992
Overall rank: 4,526th   
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 101 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1992 (83rd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (763rd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,526th)

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Ice Cube bestography

The Predator is ranked 3rd best out of 19 albums by Ice Cube on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ice Cube is AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted which is ranked number 2752 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 561.

Ice Cube album bestography « Higher ranked (4,012th)
Death Certificate
This album (4,526th)
The Predator
Lower ranked (17,967th) »
Lethal Injection

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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The Predator track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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The Predator rankings

Rankings summary
Overall rank: 4,526th | 1990s rank: 763rd | 1992 rank: 83rd

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The Predator ratings

Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 101 votes)
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12/01/2025 02:09 Kingturtle   7,44173/100
 
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08/22/2025 11:34 SomethingSpecial   1,73082/100
 
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10/16/2024 17:02 Larcx13   2,85074/100

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This album is rated in the top 7% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.3/100, a mean average of 73.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.

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80/100
From 08/07/2025 03:50 | #310453
I like the beats and funky bass, and most of the production is pretty good if not exactly inspired or edgy. Very good and hard rapping, nice flow. The constant black persecution theme gets a bit old though, even blaming bad reviews on racism ("lynch a n-word on paper", eyes roll). If more of the album could have been as musically interesting as "Dirty Mack" (best track for me), I could be a bigger fan of this album. But I still think it's a good album overall. It certainly creates an oppressive mood, and conveys the anger and violence of its time and place.
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From 08/20/2021 14:10 | #272673
Pros: The Predator, It Was a Good Day, Check Yo Self & Gangsta's Fairytale 2
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From 01/10/2020 03:11 | #246646
When Ice Cube became better at singles and worse at albums.
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Best Albums of 1992
1. Automatic For The People by R.E.M.
2. Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
3. Dirt by Alice In Chains
4. Slanted And Enchanted by Pavement
5. Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
6. The Chronic by Dr. Dre
7. Angel Dust by Faith No More
8. Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos
9. Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters
10. Wish by The Cure
11. Bone Machine by Tom Waits
12. Images And Words by Dream Theater
13. Dirty by Sonic Youth
14. Vulgar Display Of Power by Pantera
15. Harvest Moon by Neil Young
16. Core by Stone Temple Pilots
17. Check Your Head by Beastie Boys
18. Love Deluxe by Sade
19. Copper Blue by Sugar
20. Dry by PJ Harvey
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