Ice Cube, of N.W.A. fame, refuses to be pressured into not performing the seminal rap crew’s (in)famous hit Fuck Tha Police even in the wake of multiple shootings of police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge.
The success of the 2015 Ice Cube biopic Straight Outta Compton has generated a flurry of new interest in N.W.A., and MC Ren and DJ Yella both joined Cube on stage during his Coachella gig earlier in the year to perform the aforementioned song along with other N.W.A. hits. Their influential song is still extremely powerful today, and just as controversial. Just last year a DJ was fined $50 for playing the track as police scattered party-goers. Fuck Tha Police could be seen as inciting violence against police officers, and is potentially even more volatile given the massive spike of racially charged tension the last few weeks have brought.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jOqOlETcRU
While many members of the musical community have been offering heartfelt tributes and calling for change and reform, Ice Cube is not feeling any heat. In an extremely brief interview with TMZ at an airport baggage collect, the rapper expressed surprise at the idea of pulling the track from his sets, stating “I ain’t gonna change nothing I do, cause I ain’t doing nothing wrong.” Which could sound a little like a cop-out.
Now I’m certainly not saying that rap music or “rap culture” is inciting violence, or that Ice Cube is responsible for the actions of a crazed gunman, but the statement that “I ain’t doing nothing wrong” offers one of two scenarios: 1) Ice Cube is ignoring the wider social and human consequences of music, or 2) He’s choosing to keep the song because the message is too vital to cut.
Let’s look at 1, briefly. Like it or not, cultural statements such as Fuck Tha Police have a wider influence in society. Hell, N.W.A.’s entire shtick was (aside from being great) politically charged rap. It’s one of the reasons we love Kendrick Lamar so much; because he manages to meld musical brilliance with phenomenal social commentary. So if it is 1), it seems a little irresponsible.
It’s Ice Cube’s choice though. If he is choosing to keep the track because he feels the message of frustration at racial targeting by law enforcement is too important to cut, I respect that. One of the hardest things to do as an activist is to stay on message, even when the alleged consequences of that become painfully real. And honestly, it is a little hard to imagine that a major member of one of the most political rap groups in history is ignoring the social factors of music.
Indeed, Cube isn’t doing anything wrong, seeing as the two attacks on police came in the wake of the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of law enforcement. I guess it’s hard to have an in-depth and philosophical conversation about the ethics of such a decision at an airport baggage claim with a TMZ reporter when all you want to do is get to your hotel. But there is a dialogue to be had.
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Hip-hop legend and actor Ice Cube has enjoyed a year of serious accolades, and we’re only halfway through 2016. First, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame along with the rest of NWA, and now, Cube, real name O’Shea Jackson, is set to be honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Although he is a well-received and celebrated actor, Cube will be honoured as part of the Class of 2017 for his contributions to recording music. The recording category will also honour the following artists: Clarence Avant, Jerry Goldsmith (posthumous), Hall & Oates, John Legend, *NSYNC, New Edition and Selena Quintanilla (posthumous).
Along with this category comes a list of others to be honoured for their contributions to film, TV, radio and theatre/live performance, and will include Amy Adams, Jason Bateman, Dwanye “The Rock” Johnson, Hugh Laurie, Lee Daniels, Jeffrey Tambor, Sarah Silverman and others – you can find the whole list here.
Each inductee will get their own ceremony, which is typically announced around ten days prior to the event. The 2017 honourees will receive their stars at some point within the next two years.
Below, you can watch the Wakl of Fame’s official video announcing the Class of 2017:
https://youtu.be/OwZgut8J9A4
Congratulations, Ice Cube!
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There have been many awesome, and many less-than-awesome crossover collaborations between hip-hop and rock and metal over the years. Aerosmith and Run DMC, Anthrax and Public Enemy on the game-changing Bring Tha Noize. Eminem and Marilyn Manson.Linkin Park and Jay Z. Amazingly, Dillinger Escape Plan and Jarren Brenton released this incredible song back in 2014, and most recently, Chance the Rapper and Death Cab For Cutie shared a mutual affection for another.
But there is one band who reign supreme in the wonderful world of rock-metal collaborations.
That band is Korn. Yes, Korn. The band who made white dreadlocks and eyebrow piercings inexplicably cool in the mid-90s. The Godfathers of nu-metal and probably its premier practitioners and the band behind some of the hits that defined that era.
Korn have long enjoyed a healthy relationship with hip-hop, with a remarkably high number of collaborations and crossover hits under their belts across the past two decades as well as their own members dabbling in the genre themselves (See: bassist Fieldy and his hardcore hip-hop album Rock’n Roll Gangster all the way back in 2002).
As one of the most popular metal bands of the last two decades and a band who pioneered a genre owing as much to rap as it does to metal and one that reached the zenith of its popularity while they were in their prime, it’s no surprise that Korn frequently worked with some of hip-hop’s biggest names.
These are five of their best collaborations:
Children Of The Korn ft. Ice Cube
Having covered Ice Cube’s Wicked 20 years ago, Korn would eventually get the chance to directly collaborate with Cube, who was evidently a huge influence of theirs, to create one of the better rap/rock collisions of all time.
For a song about how parents don’t understand ‘loud’ music with copious cuss words, forget Will Smith and ‘his good clean raps’, Ice Cube and Korn were the polar opposites.
Both artists were known for their defiant individuality and their liberal approach to freedom of speech. Just look at Ice Cube and his days in the NWA if you want to know whether or not he backs down (he doesn’t). Korn were also no stranger to waking up each morning and pissing off the world in a time where their profane and oftentimes dark lyrics raised the ire of many conservatives. Children Of The Korn is a great mix of both of them doing what they do best.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqfsnUkmZCA
Play Me ft. Nas
Reviewing Nas’ extensive back catalogue, it might be easier to list the very few artists he hasn’t had dealings with. Most are at least loosely connected to the wider sphere of hip-hop (although we’re still scratching our heads in bewilderment at his turn with Posh Spice on the abhorrent Full Stop). It makes sense then that Nas and Korn would have broke bread at some point and Play Me was the end result. Korn frontman Jonathan Davis reminisced on the call to Nas that got the ball rolling:
“I called [Nas] up and asked him if he wanted to be on the album. He said he was a fan of Korn and he’d love to do it.” He added, “It’s very heavy, it’s not anything to do with hip-hop at all, and he’s such a great lyricist that he has something to say. He’s really deep, and it comes across well.”
Nas delivers his usual dope bars and chants the chorus, showing no sign at all that he was out of his depth in another genre. Like most of his collaborations with other artist, the Illmatic one brings out the best in his partners and Korn were no exception.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVbWw3RKg1w
Coming Undone Wit It ft. Dem Franchize Boyz
While I fundamentally hate myself for liking this one, it is near impossible not to it’s that damn catchy.
Originally, titled Coming Undone, the song was written by Korn for the hypere-industrial The Matrix soundtrack. When Dem Franchize Boyz did a mash-up of it with their track Lean Wit It, Rock Wit It, it gave birth to Coming Undone Wit It.
Produced by hip-hop heavyweight Jermaine Dupri and Scott Spock from The Matrix’s production team, this is the only Franchize Boyz song I have listened to on my own merit, and pray that it’s the last.
“Rock and crunk, they the same thing,” Franchize Boyz’s Apollo said at the time. “It’s just two different names for it.”
“It’s all energy,” Davis added. “Crunk music’s like heavy hip-hop, so it mixes right. It’s perfect.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDMsCjGKlN4
Fight The Power ft. Xzibit
Probably the most interesting of all of Korn’s rap collaborations for better or worse, the band taking one of the most politically charged tracks ever released by seminal posse Public Enemy.
The original version was also a theme in Spike Lee‘s classic, yet controversial 1989 film Do The Right Thing, making it seem almost taboo for a bunch of white guys from Cali to help cover it.
All political elements aside though, the combination of Korn and Xzibit somehow kind of works on a purely sonic level, X’s idiosyncratic gruff and gritty delivery blending perfectly with hard-hitting Korn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoxleOCgAQU
Fuck Dying – Ice Cube ft. Korn
Topping the list is another collaboration between Korn and Cube, this time with the former playing the role of featured artists on the fiery Fuck Dying.
The track comes from Ice Cube’s War & Peace Vol. 1 album. It is a record that emanates dark, demonic vibes throughout, and Korn’s presence brought it to a whole new level, ramping the intensity up until it infinitely more palpable than every other track. An absolutely perfect mesh, both Korn and Ice Cube deliver peak performances here.
Hip-hop purists probably appreciate Fuck Dying more given that it’s a metal band guesting on a rapper’s track instead of a rapper trying to fit in with a metal band. Korn more than hold their own in Ice Cube’s domain and it’s a shame they didn’t collaborate more while they were still producing on a consistent basis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqtgsmkO1U4
Dishonourable Mentions
While Korn’s history of collaboration with hip-hop artists is largely quite good, it would be disingenuous to suggest that they weren’t guilty of a couple of stinkers along the way:
Wake Up – The Notorious B.I.G. ft. Korn
An awful mash-up of Korn’s Wake Up and Biggie Small’s If I Should Die Before I Wake. To its credit, the majority of the posthumous duets album it was featured on was pure trash and near exploitative at worst but this one felt particularly egregious.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSyfudsYNcM
I don’t know who let this one slide on an almost perfect track record for Q-Tip but I sure hope they’re now fired.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kwg2eGNHBM
Overall though, rap and rock collaborations are something I hope we hear more and more of as hip-hop becomes even more mainstream in the 21st century and resultantly blends easier with other genres (though metal bands like Korn are unicorns in this age). Rumoured collaborations between Chance The Rapper and Death Cab For Cutie seem like they might be great on paper, but I much prefer my rap/rock crossover to bristle with the same intensity and fire that Korn and Ice Cube once brought.
Image: Spin
“We said, ‘You’re about to witness the strength of street knowledge,’ meaning you are about to witness a knowledge coming off the streets or out the streets that you may have never witnessed before.” These are the words that Ice Cube used to describe N.W.A and whether or not they considered themselves a political act when they first started, in an interview with Bloomberg Politics’ John Heilemann recently.
Following on from the group’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, and the fact that Ice Cube does have another movie coming out in Barbershop 2, Cube has been quite vocal about the group, the group’s influence and what they still stand for. He also brought them out at Coachella recently, so they could be reunited on a stage for the first time in many, many years, capitalising on the huge success of Straight Outta Compton last year.
He went onto say to Heilemann about the group’s starting out, “We just wanted to be real. We just wanted to honest. Street knowledge is a term to me. It means letting the streets know what the government, politics, police, whatever authority figures are doing up to exposing them and also if the politicians, if they’re listening, letting them know what the streets think and how it’s going. Hopefully, there’s some understanding that could be made in all of this.”
The interview touched on a range of topics, including the current presidential race, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement, with Cube saying, “I think the fact that you even have to say Black lives matter lets you know how bad the problem is.” Showing he’s as on the ball as ever, the interview is an extensive chat that covers issues that will never lose importance for Ice Cube and N.W.A, and shows that although the work they did changed lives, there is still much to be done. Check out the full interview below – it’s a lengthy one, but very much worth your time!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7svxtpEwQ
Image: HipHopDX
West Coast legend Ice Cube has certainly been busy lately. Finishing up his new movie Barbershop: The Final Cut, he also managed to sit down with Bloomberg Politics to talk N.W.A‘s recent induction in the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, politics, hip-hop and everything in-between.
N.W.A’s recent induction was certainly well deserved, and despite this being the fifth hip-hop induction there were still those who questioned it’s place in rock ‘n’ roll. To this Cube responded, “Rock ‘n’ roll is a spirit. Blues has it, jazz has it, hip-hop has it.”
The interviewer later went on to say that despite the issues faced today, we have a shocking lack of social or political hip hop. Cube explained that it’s not rewarded now, especially not on radio, “If you go political, you just kind of set yourself into the underground…The escapism became popular…so now new hip-hoppers say ‘how do I get famous’, and they just see that new stuff taking over.”
As the interview branched into more political and social topics, the two touched on the important Black Lives Matter Campaign. “The fact you have to say ‘Black Lives Matter’ lets you know how bad the problem is,” Cube pointed out. “People need to understand, when the government is against you, who’s with you?”
Later touching on American politics, Cube weighed in on the candidates. “Trump is what Americans aspire to be: rich, powerful, he can do whatever he wants. Is he going to help the poor, no.” In regard to Clinton’s past actions for mass incarceration and drug wars he said, “She needs to fix the problem she helped create” And in reply to ‘feeling the burn’ (Bernie Sanders) he surprisingly replied, “Bernie has been in it for thirty years and what has he done?” – “All of them have to do work to get my vote”
Watch the full in-depth interview below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP7svxtpEwQ
Image: NME
Taking time out from their super serious acting careers to divulge in their hobby of singing songs, Common and Ice Cube dropped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to perform Real People off the soundtrack for their new film Barbershop: The Next Cut (no seriously). It capped off an emotional and eventful week for Cube, with N.W.A’s induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame followed by a ludicrously enjoyable Twitter feud with Kiss’ Gene Simmons (because why not?)
House band The Roots joined in on the performance of the track which preaches togetherness, community and an end to violence, according to Rolling Stone, with the two artists definitively burying the hatchet of a decades long beef with the most likely U.N sanctioned hatchet burying process of shaking hands in solidarity.
Common discussed his history with N.W.A, including about when he opened up for the rap group in the 80’s and why he decided to join the cast for the new film: “First of all it’s a fun movie, it’s a comedy. It just has a message with heart about really the community and how communities need to take care of themselves. It’s based in Chicago and there’s been a lot of violence in Chicago but the movie is about hope and based on hope and inspiration; but it deals with the subject in a real way.”
In case you’re trying to come up with ideas for a Mother’s Day present, Barbershop: The Next Cut Official Soundtrack is out now via Atlantic Records.
And now, Common shows off his break dance moves
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Over the weekend, history was made as Kendrick Lamar inducted legendary rap group, N.W.A, into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. Detailing what each member brought to the group, as well as what the group gave him, Lamar outlined why it is about time these pioneers got some of the recognition they deserve. “It was dubbed gangsta rap, but what it was for me was an intimate look at what was actually happening in our community in Los Angeles, and in Compton in particular,” He said.
However, not everyone was too happy about the Hall of Fame’s most recent additions. KISS‘s Gene Simmons, who is like a bad smell that just happened and now won’t go away, has shared his unwanted opinion on the situation saying N.W.A are not technically “rock n roll”.
“You’ve got Grandmaster Flash in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Run-D.M.C. in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? You’re killing me. That doesn’t mean those aren’t good artists. But they don’t play guitar. They sample and they talk. Not even sing,” He said, before exclaiming his excitement for the death of hip-hop to Billboard.
Now, aside from the fact that the Hall of Fame has inductees like Aretha Franklin, James Brown and more artists who aren’t technically “rock n roll”, it has to be said- who the hell cares what Simmons has to say? The man has come into recent media attention like that weird uncle that comes to Christmas lunch and just talks to make noise, and Simmons’ desperate attempts to become relevant again are thinly veiled. But thankfully, even people like Ice Cube can see through it too.
Cube hit back at Simmons in his acceptance speech, drawing attention to the facts that they sure as hell deserve to be there, and that it’s happening whether Simmons likes it or not. Cube said in his speech, “The question is, ‘Are we rock ‘n’ roll?’ And I say — you goddamn right we rock ‘n’ roll. Rock ‘n’ roll is not an instrument. It’s not even a style of music. It’s a spirit that’s been going on since the blues, jazz, bebop, soul, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, heavy metal, punk rock, and yes, hip-hop.”
Unfortunately for Simmons, he doesn’t know when to quit, and had this to say in response to Ice Cube:
https://twitter.com/genesimmons/status/718903122874097664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
You’re playing with fire, Simmons…
Image: NY Daily News
Ice Cube and Common will team up for a special VH1 show of Behind The… which will see the two iconic rappers discuss a range of issues affecting the youth of America.
The VH1 special has announced the partnership as a “one-of-a- kind community town hall meeting in Chicago titled Behind The Movie: ‘Exploring Chicago with the Cast of ‘Barbershop: The Next Cut.’
The show, which will be at a local college and will be hosted by VH1’s Sway Calloway, will shine a spotlight on a variety of issues ranging from relationships to gun violence in the community.
“It is important to me that Barbershop does more than entertain. Along with comedy, the story touches on relationships and gang violence. This partnership with VH1 is the perfect way to expand this conversation,” Ice Cube said.
Ice Cube and Common will lead the discussion with students and organisers, while there will also be segments where the cast of the film visit local barbershops and talk about the problems faced by those who are disadvantaged in the area.
Fellow stars in the film, which is set for release in April, such as Vic Mensa and Nicki Minaj will also make an appearance on the show.
“Pop culture has the power to broaden conversations that are central to our audience. With Ice Cube and Common, two of the most important voices in hip hop and entertainment, this town hall will bring national attention to issues that affect communities across the country,” Amy Doyle, Executive Vice President/Deputy General Manager for VH1, said.
It will be the first episode in a new series which will aim to, “explore all facets of pop culture and its intersection with current cultural and political issues.”
Listen to Ice Cube and Common’s collaboration Real People below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Ihai6DG6A
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We’re almost a third of the way through 2016, and already it’s proven to be one of the most exciting periods for phenomenal hip-hop, soul, R&B and funk music in recent memory. Here’s some of the best new songs, remixes and videos from the last couple weeks.
BJ The Chicago Kid, The New Cupid ft. Kendrick Lamar
This track came out as part of BJ’s brilliant debut album In My Mind, and the video was released this week. The New Cupid was one of the smoothest tracks on his generally brilliant album, no less of course, because it featured hip-hop’s messiah, Kendrick Lamar.
The video, directed by Matt Barnes, stars comedian and actor Hannibal Buress as a rather uncouth cupid. Meanwhile, Kendrick and Raphael Saadiq (whose track Oh girl is sampled) add some hilarious star charm to the velvety smooth number. Buress spoke to Rolling Stone about the video, claiming it to have been a “spiritual experience. We’re gonna change lives with this one. BJ was telling how the video was missing one piece. It was me. I came into the picture and made this project whole. The cherry on top. The final stroke of the paintbrush on a masterpiece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrzTkP2bJpk
A$AP Ferg, Let It Bang ft. ScHoolboy Q
There’s been a lot of big news out of both Ferg and Q’s camps of late, with an imminent album from A$AP Ferg, and TDE’s head honcho teasing an upcoming Schoolboy Q release, coming later this year. Now, Ferg has dropped Let It Bang, a groove-laden track that’s somehow equal parts laid back and banger.
The video, which opens with a bit of a jazzy storyline, meshes scenes of a nightclub, nightmares, convenience store robberies and disturbing reaper-esque shot of Q, shadowed and hooded, stealing the show with his heavy-hitting words of wisdom.
I for one am really interested to see where Ferg’s album takes him, having spent three long years living out his self-fulfilling prophecy as the Trap Lord. This is a diverse, dense and aggressive release, and considering the intensity of both this and his recent New Level ft. Future, I have a feeling that this is gonna be a banger-laden album to remember.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2foQwkKQgc
Pusha T, Untouchable (Aesop Rock remix)
This is weird. Aesop Rock over Pusha T and Timbaland (whose beat this is)? Huh? These guys seemingly couldn’t be on farther ends of the hip-hop spectrum. The glamorous head of G.O.O.D Music has the attention, money and publicity of Kanye West and co. behind him, while Timbo is, well, Timbaland, himself largely untouchable. Aes, meanwhile, the most lyrically explorative storyteller in the game, seems to stray as far from the mainstream spotlight as possible, ferociously below the radar. This remixes marries the smokey club beat with headphone lyrics, and it’s fucking brilliant.
If Aes is trying to raise the bar (and his audience numbers) ahead of the release of The Impossible Kid, he done good. This is a fabulous remix, one that showcases the darkest corners of his mind and music. Aesop goes hard, it’s basically a diss track against everyone who has ever undermined him, increasing in aggression all the way through to the Biggie sample which rounds it off.
Also I would safely say that this is the only rap track in history that has name-dropped John Zorn and quietly disses Jay-Z within sixty seconds.
At fifty six bars long, this track kills. Aesop Rock, I love you. The Impossible Kid comes out on April 29 via Rhymesayers.
Future, Low Life ft. The Weekend
Future just dropped the video for Low Life, from last year’s album EVOL. This was a streamy track to start with, as is literally anything which involves Abel Tesfaye, and the video only adds another element to that. Watch as the pair rock a decrepit, abandoned warehouse and similarly downtrodden, ghost town scenery. Expectedly including a few shots of gorgeous women posing seductively, it’s everything you might expect from a visual accompaniment to the track. While I (shock, horror) am not usually on the Future train, this track lays low enough that I’m hooked.
XXL reckon that this clip reminds them of Mad Max: Fury Road, and I have to agree. The beat is low and ominous – more end-of-the-night than club banger (despite Future’s repeated promise, “’bout to fuck this club up.”) The clip features such decrepit scenery that it does have a kind of end of days, post-apocalyptic vibe, and that’s just the way I like it. A Low Life, indeed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_9tX4eHztY
Funkadelic & George Clinton, Ain’t That Funkin’ Hard On You? (Remix) ft. Kendrick Lamar & Ice Cube
Here’s a video and a track that nobody can say anything bad about. The song itself came out in 2014, but a number of remixes have since appeared. Kendrick Lamar first appeared on a Louie Vega remix last year, and a new remix, also featuring Ice Cube, appeared last month.
The space age video blends sensual funk with OTT science fiction, set in a space ship flying through space, making stops at nightclubs, in glitzy cities and beyond.
It’s basically an R&B Blade Runner.
The Clinton & Funkadelic outfits deserve a special mention, with polkadots, hats, long-tailed coats, feathers, headdresses and more absolutely stealing the glittery show – particularly when pitted against Kendrick’s simple TDE-branded hoodie and Cube’s simple yet classy gangsta wear.
I can only hope that Cornrow Kenny and George Clinton with Funkadelic will work on more music together in coming years – Clinton’s feature on To Pimp A Butterly was one of the highlights of the album, and considering Kendrick’s endless affection toward jazz, soul and funk, his tone and flow could not match this style more perfectly.
Lamar, who was in town this week to perform in Sydney, Melbourne and at Bluesfest, is an endless highlight on tracks, and as good as the original was, he simply makes it better. Okay, so Cube’s verse feels a little weak and arbitrary, but am I going to complain? Hardly. I love his flow, and even if it contributes absolutely nothing lyrically (“Some suckers don’t like it, ‘cos I’m a psychic, and if you tricks don’t like it, hoe you can dyke it”… zzzzz) his bouncy rhythm is always a nice addition.
Image: Vevo/Funkadelic
Whether you’re a ‘70s psychedelic and funk fan or not, you have probably heard of George Clinton. He has had a prolific music career; he is the genius behind the bands Parliament and Funkadelic, and brought both bands together to start P-Funk during the 1970s and early 1980s. He also launched a solo career in 1981 and since then has done collaborations with just about everyone, in just about every genre. Most recently, he appeared on Kendrick Lamar’s opening track to To Pimp a Butterfly, Wesley’s Theory.
Funkadelic released a three-disc album First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate in late 2014, featuring the track Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? Last September, they shared a Louie Vega remix of the track, featuring Kendrick. Now, they’ve shared the We Ain’t Neva Gonna Stop Remix, which features Kendrick again (his verse is the same one from the previous remix) and a new verse from none other than Ice Cube. Turn up the speakers and have a listen below.
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This is not the first time Ice Cube and George Clinton have connected. Back in ’94, the eccentric singer was on the song Bop Gun (One Nation) on Cube’s fourth solo album Lethal Injection. Kendrick and Cube came together recently when Cube and his son O’Shea Jackson Jr. presented Kendrick the award for Best Rap Album at the Grammys. Hopefully, this is just the start of more Compton collaborations from Cube and Kendrick.
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