Kill at Will (titled At Will in its censored version) is an extended play by American rapper Ice Cube, released in 1990 via Priority Records.[3] It was released soon after AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and capitalized on Cube's newfound solo success.
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| Released | December 18, 1990 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
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| Length | 21:53 | |||
| Label | Priority | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A−[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+[4] |
| NME | (7/10)[5][better source needed] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| The Source |  [7] |
| The Washington Post | (favorable)[8] |
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."[9]
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."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) (Remix)" (featuring Chuck D) | Sir Jinx | 4:11 |
| 2. | "Jackin' for Beats" | Chilly Chill | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Get off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here (Remix)" | Sir Jinx | 3:38 |
| 4. | "The Product" | Sir Jinx | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Dead Homiez" | Ice Cube | 3:55 |
| 6. | "JD’s Gaffilin’ (Part 2)" | 0:36 | |
| 7. | "I Gotta Say What Up!!!" | Sir Jinx | 3:06 |
Partial list of samples
Later samples
- "Dead Homiez"
- "Young Black Male" by 2Pac from the album 2Pacalypse Now
- "The Product"
- "Young Black Male" by 2Pac from the album 2Pacalypse Now
Album singles
"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)"
- Released: 1990
- B-side: "Dead Homiez"
Charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[12] | 38 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[13] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||