File:Ice Cube - It Was a Good Day.ogg

Summary
"It Was a Good Day", Ice Cube, 1992.

The sample was created using Audacity, and has a Vorbis quality settings of 0. See Music samples for more information.

This sample is 30 seconds long, less than 10% of 4:20.

This audio sample is important because it is Ice Cube's most successful song and a single from his influential album, The Predator (1992 album).

Rationale of fair use for It Was a Good Day

 * 1) It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken
 * 2) It is a sample from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording
 * 3) It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value
 * 4) It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording

Rationale of fair use for The Predator (1992 album)

 * 1) It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken
 * 2) It is a sample from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording
 * 3) It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value
 * 4) It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording

Rationale of fair use for Ice Cube

 * 1) It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken
 * 2) It is a sample from a much longer recording, and could not be used as a substitute for the original commercial recording
 * 3) It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value
 * 4) It is believed that this sample will not affect the value of the original work or limit the copyright holder's rights or ability to distribute the original recording