Ice Cube Wants the West Coast to “Drink the Kool Aid” (Listen & Download)

Posted by Nathan S. on 07/27/10 | Filed under Top Stories, Downloads, Ice Cube

Really Ice Cube? Really? Just in case you're not up on your west coast beef, Ice Cube apparently decided that the "new west coast" movement (Nipsey Hussle, Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, etc. etc.) needed to be brought into line, a.k.a. not make any moves without his approval, and has been devoting his recent tracks, like his latest "Drink the Kool Aid", towards reasserting his dominance. I've got nothing but respect for Cube, but why the beef Ice? There's no need to power trip - as an OG it's your responsibility to help raise the next generation, not stomp them out. You don't see Snoop trying to control everyone.

In fact, the title of the track alone suggests that Ice Cube's is trying to control the west coast. (For those of you not up on your cult leaders, the phrase "drink the kool aid" means to accept a leader's words as absolute truth, stemming from when Jim Jones got his followers to commit mass suicide by drinking poisoned Kool Aid.) So what's Cube trying to say here? That we should all mindlessly accept him as the leader of the west coast...and if we do we'll all end up dead? What?

And if you don't care about anyone of that, the track bangs. Off his upcoming album "I Am the West", due to drop September 28.

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Whip up that party punch (easily the best Kool Aid flavor) right now and listen to the track below.

Play Ice Cube - Drink the Kool Aid

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jackcbass001	I'm a little confused. Is Cube takin shots at Lil' Wayne? If he is, wtf? Cube is cool with Game, and Game is cool with Wayne. ^ haha i rhymed maybe i can be a rapper now?
	Posted on Jul 27, 2010

enigmAtic And ecstAtic (joshL)	take is easy Nathan S...ur takin this a lil to serious. he isnt blocking the up and comers out, he is jus letting everyone know wats up. that is that hes on top and to show him respect, which is the truth. good song.
	Posted on Jul 27, 2010

Nathan S.	That's not true at all - I live in L.A. and it's widely known that Cube's actively got problems with a lot of young emcees out here. Murs had to block a bunch of folks from coming to this year's Paid Dues festival because Cube refused to perform if they were on the bill.
	Posted on Jul 28, 2010

douggfreshh	Didnt Cube have Jay Rock removed from a tour? sounds like some blocking to me
	Posted on Jul 28, 2010

Nathan S.	@douggfreshh It was the Paid Dues Festival out here in Cali. I've got all the respect in the world for Cube, but for some reason he feels like the young guys don't respect him enough and is doing everything he can to squash them. Come on Cube, you were once a young man too. Us west coasters need to unite.
	Posted on Jul 28, 2010

TheBayToLA	Forget cube, i would rather go see snoop and everyone else at RTB this year anyways!
	Posted on Jul 28, 2010

jaydeemorgan	I like this. The production and Cube's rhymes are on point. But Ice Cube does need to calm down a bit. I would think he should help support the new West Coast movement. The newer West Coast rappers have some talent. There's no need to view them as trying to usurp him or something.
	Posted on Jul 29, 2010