Do you know what I'm saying? So, you know, it's a little of this and a little of that. It's basically my interpretation of what a great day would be. Ice Cube, however, has stated that the day described in the song never actually occurred and is made up of things that happened on a number of different days:
For example, it was reported that Yo! MTV Raps did not air that day in 1992, and, "It is unlikely that Ice Cube got 'a beep from Kim' for a booty call since the likely Kim, Ice Cube's fiancée by 1992, was eight-months pregnant at the time." Due to these errors, an alternative date has been calculated by one blogger, pointing to November 30, 1988. However, Internet sleuths have noted several inconsistencies in Strain's reasoning. Strain claims, "The only day where Yo! MTV Raps was on air, it was a clear and smogless day in Los Angeles, beepers or pagers were commercially sold, Lakers beat the SuperSonics, and Ice Cube had no filming commitments was January 20, 1992." Deadspin later followed up by fact-checking some of the claims made by Strain. In a 2012 Tumblr post, stand-up comedian Donovan Strain used clues from the lyrics of the song to determine that the titular "Good Day" likely occurred on January 20, 1992. "It Was a Good Day" samples the Isley Brothers' "Footsteps in the Dark" and "Sexy Mama" by The Moments. The song has been re-released multiple times, including on Ice Cube's Greatest Hits album, Bootlegs & B-Sides, and The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. DJ Pooh later enhanced the production with bass and vocals. Initially, Ice Cube went into the studio with a sample of the Isley Brothers' " Footsteps in the Dark".
But I rap all this gangsta stuff-what about all the good days I had?' And I remember thinking, 'Okay, there's been the riots, people know I will deal with that. It was the summer of '92 and I was in a hotel room, really in a state of euphoria. Ice Cube commented on the concept behind the song explaining, Ice Cube originally recorded a demo of "It Was a Good Day" in his home studio, and later went on to record the album version in Los Angeles at Echo Sound Studios in 1992, where it was one of the first ideas for his upcoming album.
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