Laugh Now, Cry Later debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200, selling 144,000 copies in its first week. It replaces most of the profanities by repeating or using a sound effect. A clean version of the album was also made. The artwork for this album contains a picture of Ice Cube holding a custom gold Colt Anaconda. The DualDisc contains concert and backstage footage as well as a playable music video for each song. Five months later, Ice Cube re-released the album on October 31, 2006, under the name Laugh Now, Cry Later: O.G. The album was released independently on his Lench Mob Records on June 6, 2006. I wanted to make a record that does what all good hip-hop does: it makes you feel good it kind of pumps you up, but it also shows you a part of life that you might not have been paying attention to or might not even know exists'. In an interview taken during its release, Ice Cube said: 'I want to make a record that was like a history book. I learnt a lot of game from you, I like your son, he's got his name from you'. 'Never thought I'd see Eazy in a casket, thanks for everything, that's on everything. In the song 'Growin' Up' he talks about and honours his deceased friend and co-rapper Eazy-E who along with Ice Cube were members of rap group N.W.A.

The third single released from the album was the promo-only Steal the Show. The follow-up single, released in late June 2006, is the song ' Go to Church', featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil Jon. The first official single was the Scott Storch produced ' Why We Thugs'. Laugh Now, Cry Later was preceded by the street single and accompanying video 'Chrome & Paint'. These include songs with West Coast rappers Snoop Dogg and WC, and Southern rapper Lil Jon. Unlike Cube's previous album, Laugh Now, Cry Later features only a handful of collaborations.

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