Using notebooks full of songs he had planned to use for N.W.A, Ice Cube brought on a fierce, determined attitude to his solo debut, crafting an album that is considered to be one of the most defining hip-hop records of the '90s. Released in May 1990, "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" was filled with social and cultural commentary, along with Cube's fierce and determined raps. See more...
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. Listen and download...
Last Friday viewers of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" were treated to one hell of a surprise when Ice Cube unexpectedly launched into a live version of his classic "Today Was a Good Day". But what viewers didn't get to see or hear were the highlight of the rehearsals, a live version of N.W.A.'s classic "Straight Outta Compton". Listen and download...
If Ice Cube is indeed still the King of L.A. the natives are getting restless, so he's decided to flex some muscle and remind everyone he's still a force to be reckoned with on the mic with the release of his new cut "I Rep That West". So, does Cube still have it? Personally, even though he claims to be binging his "pyroclastic flow", I"m not that inspired by Cube's rhymes here. They're definitely solid, but I don't see them striking fear in the hearts of any upstart west coast emcees. Listen and download...
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