Ice Cream Man (album)

Ice Cream Man

Studio album by Master P

Released

April 16, 1996

Recorded

November 1995–96

Genre

Gangsta rap, Southern hip hop

Length

80:24

Label

No Limit Records/Priority Records

Producer

Beats By the Pound (exec.)
(exec.)
K-Lou, DJ Daryl

Master P chronology

99 Ways to Die
(1995)

Ice Cream Man
(1996)

Ghetto D
(1997)

Singles from Ice Cream Man

"Mr. Ice Cream Man"
Released: March 30, 1996
"Bout It Bout It Pt ll"
Released: January 4, 1997
"No More Tears"
Released: 1996

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
RapReviews	(8/10)^[2]
Robert Christgau	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin	(6/10)

Ice Cream Man is the fifth studio album by New Orleans rapper Master P. It was released on April 16, 1996. Ice Cream Man was placed at No. 6 on the Billboard's R&B Albums and No. 26 on the Billboard 200. It was Master P's and No Limit Record's first ever RIAA platinum certified album. The track "The Ghetto Won't Change" was not included on the 2005 re-issue. As of 2009, the album has sold 1,640,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	2:50
2.	"Mr. Ice Cream Man" (featuring Silkk The Shocker, Mia X & Mo B. Dick)	5:08
3.	"Time for a 187"	4:08
4.	"1/2 on a Bag of Dank"	3:17
5.	"Break 'Em Off Somethin'" (featuring UGK)	4:42
6.	"How G's Ride" (featuring Big Ed & Silkk The Shocker)	3:54
7.	"No More Tears" (featuring Mo B. Dick)	3:42
8.	"The Ghetto Won't Change" (featuring Mo B. Dick)	3:49
9.	"Commercial"	1:09
10.	"Playa from Around the Way" (featuring Mo B. Dick & Silkk The Shocker)	4:54
11.	"Sellin' Ice Cream" (featuring Mo B. Dick)	3:50
12.	"Time to Check My Crackhouse"	4:09
13.	"'Bout It Bout It 2" (featuring Mia X)	5:09
14.	"Back Up Off Me"	5:13
15.	"Never Ending Game"	4:58
16.	"Watch These Hoes" (featuring Mr. Serv-On, Silkk The Shocker, Mo B. Dick & Tre-8)	3:20
17.	"Bout That Drama" (featuring Silkk The Shocker)	4:00
18.	"Killer Pussy"	3:49
19.	"Things Ain't What They Used to Be" (featuring Mo B. Dick)	3:55
20.	"My Ghetto Heroes" (featuring SKull Duggery)	4:44

Samples

"Mr. Ice Cream Man"
- "Pop Goes the Weasel" by Traditional Folk
- "Turn Off the Lights" by World Class Wreckin' Cru
"No More Tears"
- "In the Rain" by The Dramatics
"The Ghetto Won't Change"
- "Holding Back the Years" by Simply Red
"Time To Check My Crackhouse
- "Contains A Audio From New Jack City

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position^[4]
U.S. Billboard 200	25
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	3

Singles

Mr. Ice Cream Man

Chart	Position
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	# 25
Hot Rap Singles	# 10
Billboard Hot 100	# 87

No More Tears

Chart	Position
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	# 78
Hot Rap Singles	# 15

References

Master P

Studio albums	Get Away Clean Mama's Bad Boy The Ghettos Tryin to Kill Me! 99 Ways to Die Ice Cream Man Ghetto D MP da Last Don Only God Can Judge Me Ghetto Postage Game Face Good Side, Bad Side Ghetto Bill The Gift Empire Ice Cream Man 2: The Streets Ice Cream Man 3: The Hustle Ice Cream Man 4: The Lifestyle Boss of All Bosses

Independent albums	Living Legend: Certified D-Boy

Soundtrack albums	I'm Bout It I Got the Hook Up Foolish

Collaboration albums	Hip Hop History

Compilation Albums	West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1: Anotha Level of the Game West Coast Bad Boyz: High fo Xmas Down South Hustlers: Bouncin' and Swingin' West Coast Bad Boyz II In tha Beginning...There Was Rap Mean Green: Major Players Compilation We Can't Be Stopped Who U Wit? West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 3: Poppin' Collars Remix Classics The Best of Master P The Ultimate Master P America's Most Luved Bad Guy Featuring...Master P

Singles	"Mr. Ice Cream Man" "I Miss My Homies" "Make 'Em Say Uhh!" "I Need Dubs" "Friends with Benefits" "Lonely Road" "23"

Collaboration singles	"Hoody Hooo" "Tru Homies"

Featured singles	"Just Be Straight with Me" "Let's Ride" "Lay Low" "2-Way" "Choppa Style"

Related Articles	Discography No Limit Records TRU 504 Boyz

No Limit Records

Compilation releases	West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. 1 (1994) High Fo Xmas (1994) Down South Hustlers (1995) West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. II (1997) Mean Green (1998) We Can't Be Stopped (1998) Who U Wit? (1999) West Coast Bad Boyz, Vol. III (2001)

Soundtrack releases	I'm Bout It (1997) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) Foolish (1999)

No Limit Films	I'm Bout It (1997) Da Game of Life (1998) I Got the Hook-Up (1998) MP da Last Don (1998) No Tomorrow (1999) Foolish (1999) Hot Boyz (2000) Lockdown (2000)

No Limit Comedy	Eddie Griffin Sheryl Underwood

No Limit Sports	Paul Pierce Darius Miles Quentin Richardson Ricky Davis Ricky Williams Ron Mercer Laron Profit

Related articles	SOLAR Records Priority Records No Limit Forever Records Universal Records Koch Records

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