"Bop Gun (One Nation)"
Single by Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
from the album Lethal Injection
ReleasedJuly 12, 1994
Recorded1993
GenreG-funk[1]
Length
  • 3:42 (single version)
  • 5:18 (video version)
  • 11:05 (album version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)QDIII
Ice Cube singles chronology
"You Know How We Do It"
(1994) 		"Bop Gun (One Nation)"
(1994) 		"Natural Born Killaz"
(1994)
Music video
"Bop Gun (One Nation)" on YouTube

"Bop Gun (One Nation)" is the third single from American rapper, actor and filmmaker Ice Cube's fourth album, Lethal Injection (1993). The song samples the Funkadelic song "One Nation Under a Groove". It reached number six on the US Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart and number 23 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. The song features lyrics from Tom Tom Club's hit "Genius of Love."

The song was included on Ice Cube's Greatest Hits album and on the 1996 George Clinton remix album Greatest Funkin' Hits. "Bop Gun (One Nation)" was mixed at Aire LA Studios in Glendale, CA by Raymundo Silva.

The version of "Bop Gun (One Nation)" featured on Lethal Injection is about 11 minutes, while the radio edit clocks in at under four minutes. The radio edit also features slightly different lyrics sung by Ice Cube, such as the replacement of certain expletives, so as to make it more suitable for radio play.

Background

The term "Bop Gun" was invented and popularized by George Clinton's band Parliament in the 1977 song "Bop Gun (Endangered Species)". It is "shot" at the funkless people and fills their heart with funk and enlightenment from false ideology. (George Clinton's Funkcyclopedia)

Music video

The video for the single portrays a crazy houseparty at George Clinton's, was directed by Cameron Casey and also features Bootsy Collins and WC. In the ending, the music stops with a fadeout and we can finally catch George Clinton holding the Bop Gun.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  4. ^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-08-27. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
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  11. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  12. ^ "American single certifications – Ice Cube – Bop Gun (One Nation)". Recording Industry Association of America.


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