I Am the West

I Am the West is the ninth solo studio album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on September 28, 2010 through Lench Mob Records, marking his third independent release following 2006's Laugh Now, Cry Later.

The album was produced by DJ Montay, Hallway Productionz, JIGG, T-Mix, B.A.M., Bangladesh, Dae One, Doughboy, John Murphy, Rocko, Sir Jinx, Tha Bizness, The Fliptones and Track Bully. It features guest appearances from WC, Doughboy, OMG, Young Maylay and Jayo Felony.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 22 on the Billboard 200, number 7 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 6 on the Top Rap Albums and number 3 on the Independent Albums charts with 22,000 copies sold in its first week.