60 Songs That Explain the '90s

“It Was a Good Day”—Ice Cube

Nov 9, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Campus Time-Change Riot Story

  • Rob Harvilla recounts starting a campus “time change riot” legend tied to his college radio DJ days.
  • He insists he finished his shift and only later heard about the riot at breakfast the next morning.
ANECDOTE

RA Dorm Room Earworm

  • Rob tells a dorm-room RA story where a roommate Jake repeatedly rapped a crude Ice Cube line.
  • The memory stuck as an involuntary earworm decades later during mundane tasks.
INSIGHT

A Gentle Song Amid Fury

  • "It Was a Good Day" stands out on Predator as a peaceful, beautiful counterpoint to Ice Cube's usual fury.
  • The song's mellow sample and tone reveal Cube's storytelling range beyond anger.
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