Bop Gun (One Nation)

"Bop Gun (One Nation)"
"Bop Gun (One Nation)"
Single by Ice Cube featuring George Clinton
from the album Lethal Injection
Released	July 12, 1994
Recorded	1993
Genre	G-funk
Length	3:42 (single version); 5:18 (video version); 11:05 (album version);
Label	Lench Mob; Priority;
Songwriter(s)	O'Shea Jackson; George Clinton;
Producer(s)	QDIII
Ice Cube singles chronology
Music video
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"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)

Critical reception

A reviewer from the British Record Mirror Dance Update gave "Bop Gun (One Nation)" three out of five and named it a "worthy rendition".^[2]

Music video

The accompanying music 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

Weekly charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	93
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	22
UK Dance (OCC)	12
UK Dance (Music Week)^[5]	12
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[6]	55
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	23
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[8]	8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[9]	21
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)^[10]	6
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[11]	9

Year-end charts

Year-end chart (1994)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[12]	99
US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)^[13]	29

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Juon, Steve 'Flash'. "Ice Cube :: Lethal Injection – RapReviews". Retrieved 2021-06-02.
^ "Hot Vinyl: Best of the Rest" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). July 30, 1994. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.
^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
^ "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-08-27. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
^ "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-08-27. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-05-19.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Ice Cube Chart Search". Billboard.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Ice Cube Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
^ "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. 1994-12-24. p. YE-76. Retrieved 2025-06-03.
^ "American single certifications – Ice Cube – Bop Gun (One Nation)". Recording Industry Association of America.

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[1] Juon, Steve 'Flash'. "Ice Cube :: Lethal Injection – RapReviews". Retrieved 2021-06-02.

[2] "Hot Vinyl: Best of the Rest" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). July 30, 1994. p. 6. Retrieved June 17, 2025.

[ARIA-3] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.

[4] "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.

[5] "Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-08-27. p. 28. Retrieved 2021-04-26.

[6] "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 1994-08-27. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-05-19.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Ice_Cube-7] "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[8] "Ice Cube Chart Search". Billboard.^{[permanent dead link]}

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Ice_Cube-9] "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrapsongs_Ice_Cube-10] "Ice Cube Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Ice_Cube-11] "Ice Cube Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.

[12] "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Archived from the original on 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2010-08-27.

[13] "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. 1994-12-24. p. YE-76. Retrieved 2025-06-03.

[riaa-14] "American single certifications – Ice Cube – Bop Gun (One Nation)". Recording Industry Association of America.

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Discography
Studio albums	AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Death Certificate The Predator Lethal Injection War & Peace, Vol. 1 (The War Disc) War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) Laugh Now, Cry Later Raw Footage I Am the West Everythang's Corrupt Man Down
Extended plays	Kill at Will
Compilations	Bootlegs & B-Sides Featuring... Ice Cube Greatest Hits In the Movies The Essentials Icon
Singles	"Steady Mobbin'" "True to the Game" "Wicked" "It Was a Good Day" "Check Yo Self" "Really Doe" "You Know How We Do It" "Bop Gun (One Nation)" "Natural Born Killaz" "Friday" "The World Is Mine" "Men of Steel" "We Be Clubbin'" "Pushin' Weight" "You Can Do It" "Hello" "Until We Rich" "Why We Thugs" "Go to Church" "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" "Do Ya Thang" "I Rep That West" "Good Cop, Bad Cop" "Arrest the President"
Featured singles	"Connected for Life"
Other songs	"No Vaseline"
Related articles	N.W.A Westside Connection C.I.A. Da Lench Mob Lench Mob Records Cube Vision O'Shea Jackson Jr.

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