The Predator (studio album) by Ice Cube

The Predator by Ice Cube
Year: 1992
Overall rank: 4,584th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 99 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1992 (81st)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (772nd)
Award Best albums of all time (4,584th)
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The Predator is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by Ice Cube on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ice Cube is AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted which is ranked number 2759 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 561.

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  Track ratingsTrack ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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75/100 (from 99 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 9% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 73.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.

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From 08/07/2025 03:50
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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Pros: The Predator, It Was a Good Day, Check Yo Self & Gangsta's Fairytale 2
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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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