Ice Cube says rap encourages criminal behavior

[I'm Blackman]

But how did that help the collective of Black people?

Jay z voice: Good question right?

 

[QBN]

I have a lot of respect for Cube. I respect his right to grow, mature, evolve, and change his perspective/opinion.

Thing I wanted to say is...Cube always had songs where he shows you the downside of criminal activity. He goes to jail at the end of "Summer Vacation" and "Amerikkka's Most wanted". He dies at the end of "Alive on Arrival" etc. So while one can say he "glorified" crime, he also made it clear that a criminal lifestyle has serious consequences.

 

[Alix217]

Didn't this dude invent modern rap?

 

[Ryda52]

But how did that help the collective of Black people?

Not saying it helped, actually the opposite. The glorification of the negative shyt is what made hip hop really pop off. People like Run DMC, LL, and Hammer were popular, but Death Row and Bad Boy, took that shyt to whole nother level, then BIG and Pac died, and the flashy era rolled in, shyt was up for grabs after that.

 

[I'm Blackman]

I have a lot of respect for Cube. I respect his right to grow, mature, evolve, and change his perspective/opinion.

Thing I wanted to say is...Cube always had songs where he shows you the downside of criminal activity. He goes to jail at the end of "Summer Vacation" and "Amerikkka's Most wanted". He dies at the end of "Alive on Arrival" etc. So while one can say he "glorified" crime, he also made it clear that a criminal lifestyle has serious consequences.

I always said the "bad guy" dies or goes to jail at the end of all cube songs. . Ghetto vet, what can I do, etc.

 

[ThatTruth777]

Some of yall coming off like you've never listened to a Cube album. 90% of these rappers wouldn't have the balls to make some of songs he made then and now.

 

[XannyWarbucks]

of all people.

 

[3rdWorld]

Some of yall coming off like you've never listened to a Cube album. 90% of these rappers wouldn't have the balls to make some of songs he made then and now.

Exactly..
He didn't have time nor care for these Jews opinions..I remember they called him Anti Semitic daily.
Today's rapper is useless and worthless to his people.

 

[VoxSphere74]

Cube has started hanging around racist republican cacs like Steve Bannon and now he's sounding like them as well

Because if it encourages criminal behavior, then who's encouraging it? And who tells rappers that they can't make anti-cop/cac songs but they can keep making anti-Black ones?

 

[Checkgamematch]

He has turned into what Scarface was talking about on hand of the dead body.

"So now they trying separation
And sending black folks in white coats to infiltrate our congregation"

He is part of the club. They play crazy game of deception

 

[Sukairain]

Looks like global warming has got to Ice Cube and changed him into Slightly Chilled Water now

 

[SheWantTheD]

No lies told.

 

[SheWantTheD]

Looks like global warming has got to Ice Cube and changed him into Slightly Chilled Water now

Or the mf lives in a white gated community and isn't around that gangster shyt no more, and he matured and changed his thought process about gang banging and life?

 

[Mike the Executioner]

probably went down the youtube/facebook alt right pipeline like all people like him that turned c00n or maybe he was cb4 the whole time. probably a little both.

Somebody made this post years ago about how Cube basically switches his brand every couple years to maintain his relevance. I wish I could find it because as much as I hate to say it, that post is aging like wine.

 

[I'm Blackman]

Somebody made this post years ago about how Cube basically switches his brand every couple years to maintain his relevance. I wish I could find it because as much as I hate to say it, that post is aging like wine.

I remember that post vividly and it was a great one.