Is Ice Cube the best west coast lyricist?

[feelosofer]

I mean I have couple of rappers above him but Ice Cube is in the top 3.

If you have him at #1, you'll get no argument from me.

I would put Del, Aceyalone, maybe Pac above him.

 

[Alvin]

Maybe you can say his run lasted until west side connection, but in no way was west side connection his peak, his peak would be death certificate…

He fell off by the time he made west side connection, I felt WC outshined him on most of the album, not to say he didn’t have some good content on the wsc album, but he was definitely passed his prime

He didn't fall off, he was just on that super gangster type of time

 

[3rdWorld]

You have a obsession with pac

And Pac having limited range is idiotic.

Dude penned songs from I Aint Mad at Cha
If I die tonight
Blasphemy
Etc

But he's limited? Man STFU

No you do, you're other same league as nomad

 

[Robbie3000]

Cubs always reminded me of a west coast KRS One. Neither one are gonna hit you over the head with a bunch of metaphors, punchlines or word play. But they never wasted words and they mic presence is top notch

He was capable of it because he did it early in his career. Parental Discretion, Grand Finale and The Bomb. But I think he realized his bread and butter and the concept songs like fukk the Police.

 

[ILLMMORTAL]

U nikkaz need stop with the foolery talking bout Ice cube was like a west coast KRS and that Ice cube would body Rass and Chino lyrically! First of all KRS been a true lyricists since Criminal Minded and still will take and eat nikkaz lunch right now,when it come to that Mic! Ice cube ain’t and can’t do that.Second u nikkaz need to go back and listen to Rass and Chino’s past shyt and honestly compare them to any of Ice cubes lyrical capabilities on any of his albums and you’ll hear that he ain’t fukking with them nikkaz on that mic because them nikkaz shyt is so fukking technical. Ice cube is an honorable mention when it comes to the west coast as far as being a popular and mainstream west coast rapper but he ain’t what u nikkaz saying he is. Rass,Chino,Kendrick and Crook! Them nikkaz are lethal lyrical ASSASSINS when they get on that Mic and to keep it right out Holy with u nikkaz ain’t nobody fukking with Crook from the west on that mic. NOBODY!

 

[ILLMMORTAL]

Not even trolling breh! Game got the best Discography out west

Yall hate on him because of his fukked up personality. But his Discography is unfukkwitable

U A ILL nikka! UNFUKKWITABLE! Hellava word...Sheer Genius! UVE JUST BEEN ILLMMORTALIZED

 

[Pop123]

 

[LevelUp]

Ras Kass, kurupt

 

[KingsOfKings]

Ras Kass
Kurupt when he's focus

 

[DarkmanX]

How much has his movie career taken a toll on his rap career?

Im asking cuz as big as Cube is and what he has done it seems hes rarely mentioned or alotta times forgotten when talking
top MCs. Usually the Snoop, 2pac etc comes up but Cube is up there as well.

Hes one of my GOATS.

 

[Pop123]

Of course not…but he’s the greatest rapper ever from the West, imo…strongest catalog/career/etc…

If I considered Pac a West Coast guy it’d be Pac but nah…Pac from Brooklyn or the Bronx or sumn and actually was semi-raised there if I’m not mistaken…he a NYer imo, lol

 

[TripleAgent]

Of course not…but he’s the greatest rapper ever from the West, imo…strongest catalog/career/etc…

If I considered Pac a West Coast guy it’d be Pac but nah…Pac from Brooklyn or the Bronx or sumn and actually was semi-raised there if I’m not mistaken…he a NYer imo, lol

It's Cube regardless.

 

[RasNas]

Definitely Ras Kass

 

[tuckgod]

Tash is the correct answer

 

[CHICAGOrilla]

I would say Kurupt but he sound like a basehead now. I say Ras Kass tho or even Xzibit.