2024
Tag: Ice Cube
audio review : Facts ( song ) … Ice Cube ( featuring J-Dee )
I don’t know when this song was made; it wasn’t released until Ice Cube’s Man Down album; but it should’ve been put out in 2021 shortly after, speaking of releases, J-Dee of Da Lench Mob’s 20-something-year prison stint. That’s what it’s all about; Cube sets the scene with his opening monologue; and it’s a (gang) banger.
my rating : 4 of 5
2024
3 Lil Piggies ( song ) … Ice Cube
2024
audio review : Man Down ( album ) … Ice Cube
The title could just as well refer to Ice Cube himself. What made the rapper standout in the late 1980s and early 1990s was his brute insolence and racial/political indignations. This album includes hints of both, but the richer calmer Man he’s long since matured into just isn’t as interesting.
The best songs include the J-Dee reunion; Facts about Dee’s 20-something-year prison stint; and 3 Lil Piggies. Rollin At Twilight, at the beginning where it is, with its odd vocal breaks, comes across as a tacked-on demo. Cube should’ve omitted it to start and end the set with Ego trips.
my rating : 3 of 5
2024
Hello ( song ) … NWA
2000
My Summer Vacation ( song ) … Ice Cube
1991
audio review : Snoop Cube 40 Short ( album ) … Mount Westmore
Mount Westmore should be the album title. There’s no need for a group moniker. Stating each rapper’s name; Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40 and Too Short; doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but it’s better than cramming them together for what ultimately makes for an awkwardly self-titled debut. That’s if you don’t count the obscure NFT version; Bad MFs; released a few months ago.
The songs are about what you’d expect. All four Californians are, as the farcical cover picture suggests, gods of the rap game. They’re also long past their creative slash stylistic primes, though E-40 remains the most unique and interesting character of the bunch. His verses and the beats are the best parts. The worst are the hooks, most of which are, despite claims to do their Best, half-assed.
my rating : 3 of 5
2022
Aim Squeeze Bust ( song ) … Mount Westmore
2022
Too Big ( song ) … Mount Westmore ( featuring P-Lo )
2022
Ghetto Gutter ( song ) … Mount Westmore
2022
Bad MFs ( song ) … Mount Westmore
2022
Too Short talking and performing songs with Mount Westmore at Toyota Arena in Ontario
2021