| Ice Cream Man | ||||
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| Released | April 16, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
| Studio | K-Lou Studios (Richmond, California) | |||
| Genre | Gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 78:18 | |||
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| Producer | Beats By the Pound (exec.) (exec.) K-Lou, DJ Daryl | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[3] |
| (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [4] |
| The Source | [5] |
| The Village Voice |  [6] |
Ice Cream Man is the fifth studio album by American rapper Master P.[7][8] It was set to be released in the summer of 1995 after he signed a deal with Priority Records. It was released on April 16, 1996. Ice Cream Man peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart and No. 26 on the Billboard 200. The track "The Ghetto Won't Change" was not included on the 2005 re-issue.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. Ice Cream Man at AllMusic
- ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
- ^ Chan, Nin (October 19, 2004). "Master P :: Ice Cream Man :: No Limit Records". RapReviews. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Sisario, Ben (2004). "Master P". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 518. ISBN 0743201698.
- ^ Gordon, Allen S. (August 1996). "Record Report: Master P – Ice Cream Man". The Source. No. 83. New York. p. 98.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (July 7, 1998). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Vol. 43, no. 27. p. 114. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Paul (April 19, 2021). "The Improbable Empire: Master P's 'Ice Cream Man' and the Birth of a Southern Rap Dynasty". The Ringer.
- ^ "Master P Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.