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Ice Cube Discusses N.W.A. And ‘The A-Team’
Ice Cube’s got a new solo album ‘Raw Footage’ and family movie ‘The Longshots’. CNN’s Denise Quan spoke with the N.W.A. rapper on the set of his new music video for ‘Do Ya Thang’, who said the group’s music “made it okay for artists to really be themselves.” Cube also talked about the chance he’ll [...]
Young Gunz’s Neef Offers Hip Hop 101 Curriculum
Hip Online caught up with Neef of Young Gunz for a Q&A and asked which artists he would suggest kids need to check out in order to get some hip-hop education. “Jay-Z of course, but Tupac, Biggie, Big Daddy Kane, EPMD, Kool G. Rap,” Neef responded. “I’m originally from Philly and I grew up on [...]
Rap’s Deterioration From Expression To Ego
I know that by now most of us are sick of the topic of battles, but after the ‘How Far Is This Gonna Go’ article I just wanted to say something about “rap wars” in general. People all have their opinions on Ja Rule and 50 Cent obviously, as well as on all the other [...]
Eminem Takes Home Best Rap Album Grammy
Eminem took home best rap album at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. He said upon accepting the honor, “Yo, man. Instead of me coming out here and thanking the people that I usually thank and whatever, because all those people who had something to do with my album know who they are, I made me [...]
Priority To Re-Release Ice Cube Albums
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SOHH.com reports that after re-releasing the N.W.A. and Eazy E catalogs last year, with special remixes and EPs added to the original albums. Priority Records is now track to do the same with some of the classic Ice Cube albums.
Nelly Will Always Support Rap Veterans
Launch.com spoke with Nelly at the Billboard Music Awards and said that there are certain artists that he is still a fan of and whom he will always support whenever they put out new music. “Definitely Run-DMC, LL Cool J, I don’t know… Amazingly, 2Pac keeps coming out with another album and I will be [...]
Ice Cube Now Leads By Example
Ice Cube tells Rebecca Louie of the New York Daily News that back in the days of N.W.A., he “didn’t understand why rich people was rich and poor people was poor.” Cube says, “You think you can change the world with a statement … but I’ve learned that’s not how it goes. Now, instead of [...]
Ice Cube Loves To Have Control Of Music & Movies
Ice Cube spoke with Time magazine about his filmmaking career and his departure from N.W.A. in 1990 in a financial dispute. “The music business toughens your business sense,” Cube says. “Hollywood is a piece of cake compared to the record business.” And as in music, Cube wants to be involved in every aspect of movie [...]
N.W.A. Accomplished What Was Easiest
Michael Roberts of the Cleveland Scene weighed in on the impact N.W.A. had on hip hop. Roberts concludes, “The legacy of N.W.A. is more about getting wasted and getting laid than it is about destroying a racist power structure. That shouldn’t be a surprise, since the former is a lot easier to accomplish than the [...]
Ice Cube Reportedly Signs With Aftermath
Even though he’s saying he’s “on hiatus”, Ice Cube has reportedly signed a deal with Dr Dre’s label Aftermath Records according to record label representatives. This has many hoping for an eventual reunion of the living members of N.W.A.
