Go directly to shout page. Not just glamorizing the hustlers’ life of crime, but also addressing the risks involved in such a lifestyle. “I’m rollin’ up in a big gray bus / And I’m shackled down / Myself that’s who I trust / The minute I arrived / Some sucker got hit / Shanked ten times / Behind some bullsh**…”. But going for a better life in the hood by accumulating wealth with little options besides drug trafficking perpetuates the vicious cycle towards incarceration. Ice Cube and Common hop on a track together, putting the nail in the coffin for their old beef. “Speed of life, fast / It’s like walking barefoot over broken glass / It’s like, jumping rope on a razor blade / All lightning-quick decisions are made…”. Original Gangster. We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he began both a successful solo music career and an acting career which included roles in … Cube’s comparison of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination to “AmeriKKKa’s” plotted genocide of Black people is a bold statement. “Cruisin’ for a bruisin’, I’m takin’ no crap / Pipe bomb in my trunk, got a nine in my lap / I’m layin’ for a sprayin’, tonight there’s no playin’ / My posse’s most strapped, tonight the crew’s weighin’…” eval(ez_write_tag([[300,250],'hiphopgoldenage_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_10',137,'0','0'])); Where Ice T’s first album Rhyme Pays established his name, his second album Power was his real breakthrough album. There are two versions of the Ice Cube and Chuck D-assisted “Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)”: one on AMW ; the other on its follow-up Kill At Will EP in 1991. Ice Cube - Samples, Covers and Remixes on WhoSampled. Listen to a new leak off The Game's "Documentary 2" album titled "Dont Trip" featuring Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, and will.i.am. Napster and the Napster logo are registered trademarks of Rhapsody International Inc. JavaScript is disabled in your browser settings. The song’s name and subtitle are derived from Parliament’s 1977 album Funkentelechy and the 1980s horror TV series, respectively, detailing violent portrayal of how Black lives don’t matter to many white authorities in government and law enforcement. Chuck D), Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch To Come Here (Remix), Endangered Species [Tales From the Darkside], Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here, Pushin' Weight - (featuring Mr. Short Khop), Check Yo Self - (remix, featuring Das EFX), You Can Do It - (featuring Mack 10/Ms. Kendrick Lamar & Ice Cube, The Game - Don't Trip Feat. From Home Invasion, the underrated follow-up to the classic O.G. A throwback to Ice Cube's heyday and "Next Friday" movie. Ice Cube is a masterful storyteller and “Bird In The Hand” is Cube’s updated parable of N.W.A’s fan-favorite “Dopeman” from their 1988 magnum opus Straight Outta Compton. Brilliant! “Just checkin’ my microphone once / As I check your audio / Increase the bass response / Hopin’ the speakers blow / I got no time to sit and flip / And pop bullsh** / Turn up your stereo hops / Insert the rhyme clip…”, Over a seductively dope beat and funky bassline Ice recounts some extremely violent fantasies – a clever way of showing that a lot of the stories told in his music are just that: stories, and not necessarily real. Discover all Ice Cube's music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Aftereffects have disproportionately continued rise among people of color in the U.S. prison population, similar to the 1986 Anti-Drug Abuse Act that carried a minimum of 20 years for federal time behind bars for being caught with illicit substances. Many longtime fans within the Hip Hop community thought the Hollywood legend left behind his hardcore gangsta rap image years ago. Ice Cube drops new song "Good Cop Bad Cop. Ice T is one of the true icons of Hip Hop. Releasing family-oriented movies such as Are We There Yet? Over a dope beat, Ice tells us why he makes the music that he does. Ice Cube teams up with 2 Chainz and former LMFAO member Redfoo on "Drop Girl.". “Is this real or fiction? In contrast, Cube was vitriolic against Clinton on “Three Strikes You In” from his 1998 album War & Peace: Vol. Joe Blow Thinks So, DAX Reveals Why He Wants To Sign With A Major Label In 2019, How Fredo Bang Used His Jail Stint To Get His Bars Up, Brittney Taylor Talks Female Unity In Hip Hop & Making 2019 Her Year, DJ Self On "Love & Hip Hop," Being An Entrepreneur & Modern DJ Culture, Killer Mike Talks Capitalism, New Netflix Series & His "Billionaire Mindset", FBI reportedly engaged in espionage on California civil rights group By Any Means Necessary (BAMN), The Doggfather’s Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony, According to a study published in the Los Angeles Times. “No jokin’, I’m sleepin’ with my eyes open / Wanted for a homicide ride, the gun’s still smokin’ / Didn’t know what I was doin’ but did it anyway / Now the posse’s on my trail, they say I’m gonna pay (Run!)…”. A Trump surrogate is claiming Ice Cube joined forces with the President's campaign to help Black people -- something Cube is now addressing, and not entirely denying. About Ice Cube. Ice Cube doesn't hold back in his new song. The late, renowned author and professor Toni Morrison once dubbed Bill Clinton as America’s “first black president” in 1998 before Barack Obama’s election ten years later. Great beat and a lot of lyrical depth in this second-best track from Ice T’s debut Rhyme Pays. “High Rollers” is the highlight of the all-around excellent Power album. The bill was aimed at habitual offenders to serve long-term prison bids other than life sentences after being convicted for a total of three felony charges. Over the years, his style and content has evolved from criminal to militant and political, from rap star to club rockin' celebrity. Longevity is rare in the temperamental world of hip-hop, and many artists blow up simply to fade away. © 2020 Rhapsody International Inc. All rights reserved. Flavor Flav), Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch To Come Here, Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside) (Remix) (Feat. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Anyway: 15 tracks are just not enough to do justice to Ice T’s catalog – so if you feel some essential tracks are missing, please weigh in in the comments!eval(ez_write_tag([[580,400],'hiphopgoldenage_com-medrectangle-3','ezslot_6',104,'0','0'])); “I once knew this brother / Who I thought was cool with me / Chilled out together / Even went to school with me / Fly n****, my ace boon c**n / Used to low ride together / Shot dice in the bathroom…”. 2 that he likes “the Kill At Will version better, because it’s thicker” with its thunderous funky bottom-heavy bassline compared to its original “psychotic” multilayered sound texture. and later joined the seminal rap group N.W.A (Niggaz Wit Attitudes). Dr. Dre, Ice Cube & will.i.am, Ice Cube - Drop Girl Feat. This citywide looting that ensued following the verdict gave Ice Cube pure vindication on “We Had To Tear This Motherfucka Up,” the most incendiary on Cube’s third album The Predator. Get the hottest music, news and videos delivered directly to your inbox. Its title is taken from the proverb “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush,” meaning it’s better to be content with what you have than to risk losing everything by seeking more. The song’s closing lyric is a double entendre applied to the President George H.W. Another one of the many stand-out tracks from O.G. Make sure you typed in your email correctly. And while his legendary status in hip-hop is cemented, one of his most important contributions is opening the door for rappers to have careers in Hollywood. According to a study published in the Los Angeles Times in August 2019, about 1 and 1000 Black males die at the hands of police officers, 2.5 more times likely than their white male counterparts. He always combined authenticity with humor, displaying calm confidence without the need to prove anything. 2 Chainz & Redfoo, MC Ren - Rebel Music (Remix) Feat. The song was a glaring extension of Cube admonishing “Here’s what they think about you” in the intro from “Turn Off The Radio” on AMW, in regards to racist white people’s prejudice of Black people. End User Agreement. 154 more photos, Add image Listen to these lyrics, people. Notable lyrics: “It’s a case of divide-and-conquer/’Cause you let a Jew break up my crew.”. An all-time fan favorite. Tweets Is Watching: Justin Bieber & DaBaby Have Songs Together, Instagram Flexin: 21 Savage's Atlanta Birthday Party, Instagram Flexin: Cardi B's Birthday Billboard, Tweets Is Watching: Travis Scott Offers To Pay Tuitons. Required fields are marked *. Al Pereira/Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archives, Even As A Raiders Fan, Too $hort Has The Perfect Opinion Of Colin Kaepernick's Protests, Lecrae On Ferguson Riots: "We've Forgotten The Government Works For Us", Meet The Young L.A. Producer Whose Beats Brought Out The Old Kanye, Slimkid3 Explains How Brian Austin Green & Korn Aided The Pharcyde’s Rift, Could Bay Area Slaps & UK Rap Hybrids Be The Future? When Will They Shoot? He built an impressive career with some excellent records by just being hard and real, without having to try to be. and his Barbershop movie franchise enforced this theory. Privacy Policy You’ll never know – while you’re locked to the pulse of the rhyme flow…”. “I am a nightmare walking, psychopath talking / King of my jungle just a gangster stalking…”. Active in the game since 1980, he became one of the pioneers of gangsta rap. Kendrick's "Untitled II" makes its first recorded appearance in George Clinton's new Funkadelic remix. “Ten years ago / I used to listen to rappers flow / Talkin’ bout the way they rocked the mic at the disco / I liked how that sh** was goin’ down / Dreamt about ripping the mic with my own sound…”.

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