# Ice Cold > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ice_Cold > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ice_Cold.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cold > Source revision: 1231345577 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{about||the song by Half Alive|Now, Not Yet|the song by Lil Tjay|State of Emergency (Lil Tjay EP)}} {{Infobox album | name = Ice Cold | type = [Album](/source/Album) | artist = [Choclair](/source/Choclair) | cover = Choclair_IceCold.jpg | alt = | released = November 2, 1999 (Canada)
March 14, 2000 (United States) | recorded = 1998–1999 | venue = | studio = | genre = [Canadian hip hop](/source/Canadian_hip_hop) | length = 72:31 | label = * [Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records) * [Priority](/source/Priority_Records) | producer = * [Kardinal Offishall](/source/Kardinal_Offishall) * [Solitair](/source/Solitair) * [Saukrates](/source/Saukrates) * [K-Cut](/source/K-Cut_(producer)) * X-Rated * [Da Grassroots](/source/Da_Grassroots) * [Frankenstein](/source/Frankenstein_(rapper)) * Day | prev_title = [What It Takes](/source/What_It_Takes_(EP)) | prev_year = 1997 | next_title = Memoirs of Blake Savage | next_year = 2002 | misc = {{Singles | name = Ice Cold | type = studio | single1 = [Let's Ride](/source/Let's_Ride_(Choclair_song)) | single1date = 1999 | single2 = Rubbin' | single2date = 2000 }} }} '''''Ice Cold''''' is the debut [studio album](/source/studio_album) of Canadian [rapper](/source/rapping) [Choclair](/source/Choclair), released November 2, 1999 in Canada and March 14, 2000 in the United States. It was released on major label [Virgin](/source/Virgin_Records)/[Priority Records](/source/Priority_Records). The album's early success was driven by the first single, "[Let's Ride](/source/Let's_Ride_(Choclair_song))", which reached #37 on the ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'' [Hot Rap Singles](/source/Hot_Rap_Songs) chart and #38 on the Canadian ''[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))'' Singles Chart.{{AllMusic | class = album | id = r450597 | tab = charts-awards/billboard-single | label = Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles for ''Ice Cold'' | accessdate = June 18, 2010 }}[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5&q1=Choclair&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20 RPM Results] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921150920/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5&q1=Choclair&q2=Top+Singles&interval=20 |date=2011-09-21 }} collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 2010. The second single, "Rubbin'", features [Saukrates](/source/Saukrates). ==Reception== {{Album ratings |rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) |rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic | class = album | id = r450597 | first = Matt | last = Conaway | tab = review | label = Review for ''Ice Cold'' | accessdate = November 24, 2009 }} |rev2 = ''[Alternative Press](/source/Alternative_Press_(music_magazine))'' |rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1127306 Alternative Press review] |rev3 = ''RapReviews'' |rev3score = 8/10[http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2000_03_icecold.html RapReviews review] |rev4 = ''[The Source](/source/The_Source_(magazine))'' |rev4score = {{rating|3|5}}[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1127306 The Source review] }} In Canada, the album debuted at #10 on the [Canadian Albums Chart](/source/Canadian_Albums_Chart) and went [gold](/source/Canadian_Recording_Industry_Association) in 35 days, eventually selling over 63,000 copies.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090811212038/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1427065/20000405/choclair.jhtml Choclair Brings Canadian Hip-Hop On U.S. Tour] MTV. Accessed on November 24, 2009.[http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2002/07/has-canadian-hip-hop-truly-arrived-article/ Has Canadian hip-hop truly "arrived"?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110821143454/http://www.hiphopcanada.com/2002/07/has-canadian-hip-hop-truly-arrived-article/ |date=2011-08-21 }} HipHopCanada. Accessed on November 24, 2009. It received generally favorable reviews from music critics. [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, noting that Choclair used it "not only to display his own lyrical credentials, but to showcase the wealth of untapped talent our neighbors to the north have to offer." ''[The Source](/source/The_Source_(magazine))'' gave it 3 out of 5 mics, praising the production, "the beats...give this album some of the most original sounds in hip-hop today."[http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=1127306 Ice Cold CD] CD Universe. Accessed on October 8, 2010. The album won the award for [Best Rap Recording](/source/Juno_Award_for_Rap_Recording_of_the_Year) at the [2000 Juno Awards](/source/Juno_Awards_of_2000). ==Track listing== {| class="wikitable" |- ! # ! Title ! Producer(s) ! Featured guest(s) ! Length |- |1. |"Intro" | | |0:21 |- |2. |"Ice Cold" |[Da Grassroots](/source/Da_Grassroots) | |4:37 |- |3. |"[Let's Ride](/source/Let's_Ride_(Choclair_song))" |[Kardinal Offishall](/source/Kardinal_Offishall) | |4:21 |- |4. |"Rubbin'" |[Saukrates](/source/Saukrates) |Saukrates |3:43 |- |5. |"Takin' It In" |Saukrates | |5:10 |- |6. |"Bare Witness" |Kardinal Offishall |[Guru](/source/Guru_(rapper)) |3:53 |- |7. |"Jambone" |Kardinal Offishall | |4:30 |- |8. |"Fresh" |[Solitair](/source/Solitair) | |4:50 |- |9. |"Kardi's P.S.A." | | |0:40 |- |10. |"Rollin'" |[K-Cut](/source/K-Cut_(producer)) (co-produced by X-Rated) |[Jully Black](/source/Jully_Black) |5:30 |- |11. |"Young Gunz" |Solitair |[Memphis Bleek](/source/Memphis_Bleek) |4:09 |- |12. |"Runnin' wid Us" |Kardinal Offishall | |3:40 |- |13. |"Flagrant" |Saukrates | |3:49 |- |14. |"Die Hard" |Solitair |[Rascalz](/source/Rascalz) |4:54 |- |15. |"S.O.T." |Solitair |Solitair and Kardinal Offishall |4:39 |- |16. |"Da Chiznock" |K-Cut (co-produced by X-Rated) | |4:43 |- |17. |"First Thing" |Day and Solitair |[Rahzel](/source/Rahzel) |4:27 |- |18. |"Situation 9" |[Frankenstein](/source/Frankenstein_(rapper)) | |4:35 |- |} The 1999 Canadian release does not include "First Thing". Instead, there is a radio version of "Rollin'". ==Samples== *"Bare Witness" – Contains a sample of "DWYCK" by [Gang Starr](/source/Gang_Starr) ==Chart positions== {| class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1999) !align="left"|Peak
position |- |align="left"|[Canadian Albums Chart](/source/Canadian_Albums_Chart){{AllMusic | class = album | id = r450597 | tab = charts-awards/billboard-album | label = Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums for ''Ice Cold'' | accessdate = November 24, 2009 }} |align="center"|10 |- |align="left"|Canadian ''[RPM](/source/RPM_(magazine))'' Albums Chart{{cite magazine|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7290&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5|title=Top Albums/CDs - Volume 70, No. 4, November 15 1999 |magazine=RPM|accessdate=2010-10-10 }} |align="center"|8 |} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable" |- !Region !Date |- |Canada |November 2, 1999 |- |United States |March 14, 2000 |} ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} Category:1999 debut albums Category:Albums produced by K-Cut (producer) Category:Albums produced by Kardinal Offishall Category:Albums produced by Saukrates Category:Choclair albums Category:Priority Records albums Category:Virgin Records albums Category:Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year recordings --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ice Cold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cold) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Cold?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.