Kill at Will


Kill at Will is an extended play by American rapper Ice Cube, released on December 19, 1990, via Priority Records. It was released soon after AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted and capitalized on Cube's newfound solo success.

Critical reception

Trouser Press praised "the lighthearted 'Jackin’ for Beats' and the devastating 'Dead Homiez', in which solemnly contemplates the murder of a friend over an evocative mix of horn, guitar and piano."
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."

Partial list of samples

"Endangered Species "
"The Product"
"I Gotta Say What Up!!!"
"Dead Homiez"
"Jackin' for Beats"

Later samples

Album singles

"Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)"
  • Released: 1990
  • B-side: "Dead Homiez"