Lets talk about Ice Cube's "Laugh Now Cry Later" album

[C-Styles]

I've said it before and i'll say it again:

the difference between Cube/Killer Mike/Pac/Scarface/DMX type dudes and other rappers is that they use skills as a tool to express their views and feelings while a lot of other rappers use their views and feelings as a tool to display skills. In other words, the focus of the song for most rappers is more "I got skills" and that's why you don't feel it as much. the type of rappers i mentioned actually evoke feeling with their music (which in my opinion is actually more impressive than the skills themselves)

EDIT: but if a rapper has the perfect balance between both

I think that the cube/pac/dmx type rappers use their delivery more than lyrical skill to make you feel them, they can say anything and it will sound wayy more than an average rapper. Biggie had BOTH

 

[The_Hillsta]

Dub murdered Cube on that shyt

"From the westside fukkin up the program, with the surplus hanky hangin out the brougham"

 

[Xtraz2]

"From the westside fukkin up the program, with the surplus hanky hangin out the brougham"

 

[LezJepzin]

Solid Cube album.

But I liked his Don Mega phase. Cheezy at times but it was entertaining.

 

[mc_brew]

Def his best recent album in my opinion

that's not saying much....

 

[Shammago]

that's not saying much....

lol, I liked it though. I guess it's the Kingdom Come of an Ice cube record

 

[Awesome Wells]

I still play "Smoke Some Weed'.

That joint still knocks!!

 

[mc_brew]

lol, I liked it though. I guess it's the Kingdom Come of an Ice cube record

don't get me wrong, lncl and rf are decent enough albums with a few memorable joints.... just a far, far cry from amw/dc cube.....

 

[ArchStanton]

I agree with many of the above that I preferred Raw Footage. But I do like LNCL.

The War album is underrated though. Ghetto Vet is one of my favorite Cube songs period. I know it showed up on a No Limit soundtrack before War, but it still counts. Greed was straight, too, from the Gang Related soundtrack.

 

[KingsOfKings]