Album
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Why this album mattered
Laugh Now, Cry Later (2006) is a Ice Cube album in the RetroVerse archive. The RetroVerse catalog lists 10 tracks on this release. It reached #4 and charted for 21 weeks.
The music
- 1
Definition of a West Coast G’ (intro)
2 Why We Thugs
- 3
Smoke Some Weed
- 4
Dimes & Nicks (A Call From Mike Epps)
- 5
Child Support
- 6
2 Decades Ago (insert)
- 7
Doin' What It 'pose 2 Do
- 8
Laugh Now, Cry Later
- 9
Stop Snitchin'
- 10
Go to Church
One bar, one chart week
The chart journey
Tap any week to open its place in the story.
Chart Journey
- Jun 24, 2006#4
A Christmas return — the song came back during the late-year season when familiar hits reclaim the chart. Entered at #4 at its peak, then spent 2 weeks inside the Top 10 and fell quickly across 18 weeks on the chart. Returned after 1 week off the chart at #186. Returned after 1 week off the chart at #197. Returned after 2 weeks off the chart at #184. 21 total weeks on chart.
The songs behind the run
Breakout songs
The album’s tracks with chart history. Open a song to follow its full journey.
Similar chart journeys
Albums with similar chart journeys share comparable chart arcs — how they climbed, peaked, and endured on the chart.
