"My record is catering towards the mature hip-hop fan...The kids might be able to get with it, but it ain't just playing, it ain't just partying — it's reality. To me, this album, Raw Footage, is a real spiritual record. I don't know if I've ever mentioned God on as many records as I do on Raw Footage. But it's a lot that needs to be said. It's an instructional record too. Hopefully some of these people can sidestep some of these pitfalls out there once they hear Raw Footage."
The rapper said he is open to putting together a tour with the likes of Young Jeezy, Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne. He also say that going the independent route has helped rejuvenate his musical desire.
"Going independent in 2006 really re-energized me. It rejuvenated me [and] my feelings for the game...Being on [major] record labels is for the birds. It sucks all your energy out. Because the good ideas you come up with, a lot of times they don't wanna do it. Especially on the promotional tip. They follow these same ancient formulas to sell a record. You gotta be creative in 2008 to sell a record. That's the first thing. When I started doing it independent, it gave me my swagger back and made me feel like I was doing hip-hop and not just doing records for somebody. I just went back to the essence and stopped worrying about the hip-hop fans and started worrying about Ice Cube fans."
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im buyin this cd out of respect
respect doesnt matter... the album is fuckin hot....
i see what means about it being for a more mature audience
.... he even bashes soulja boy
Here He Come is a sick track
i heard everytrack off the album as it was leaked on a site, and it is fucking fire, its whats been missing in hip-hop, its all real talk i guess its a west coast version of "untitled"
man ^^ its aight...i was hopein for the hardcore hide the kids cube. the album is straight but a lot of the songs are slow or cubes flow is slow.
shit i would say buy it out of respect and interest in the dudes political views
he drops a lot of knowledge on the cd..its a real nice album..hopefully not his last.
Cube, Dre and Game are goin to put the west coast back on the map.
finally, a real hip hop album. this is gonna save hip hop from all this "dance" bullshit.
malx45:
"im buyin this cd out of respect"
You're gay
alredyyy downloadedd it itss sickk gonnna still copp it for bonuss songss
Cube started thiz Gangsta Shit now he tryin 2 tame it & redirect it in a more positive direction. That'z straight gangsta right there................
hell yeah i'm coppin
that's what's up..do your thing cube
Tha Homie Cube Still Got Heat ANything He Does Is Raw Hopefully He's Back To Tha Mental ( Fuck Industry, Boy We In Da Street) I Support U Cube!
Ima cop it
"Going independent in 2006 really re-energized me. It rejuvenated me [and] my feelings for the game...Being on [major] record labels is for the birds. It sucks all your energy out. Because the good ideas you come up with, a lot of times they don't wanna do it. Especially on the promotional tip. They follow these same ancient formulas to sell a record. You gotta be creative in 2008 to sell a record. That's the first thing. When I started doing it independent, it gave me my swagger back and made me feel like I was doing hip-hop and not just doing records for somebody. I just went back to the essence and stopped worrying about the hip-hop fans and started worrying about Ice Cube fans."
That says a lot right there. I respect Ice Cube for putting some balance in hip-hop. The artists that want to stay true to hip hop and themselves need to go independent, so they can have control over their own music and not bow down or give into the major labels without compromising anything.
Definitly one of the last MCs, Imma cop it too.
cube da truth and da album iz hot. support dis man. itz ah real album. muthafuckas prolly wont listen 2da message at all but dey lost. itz like west coast nas album as far as deep meanin and real.
gon have 2 look into this...
Cube has always had some decent music....not my fav though but im glad 4 someone 2 have somethiing worth while 2 rap about...
im definitely gettin this shit unfortunately my computer at home is broke so i havent been able to dl shit in a long time... but even if i could, id dl this n c its hot shit n go out n buy it anyway jus cuz he deserves my money for bein a real mothafucka and one of the only true mcs left
WHOEVA WROTE THIS ARTICLE MESSED UP BIG TIMe..
ICE CUBE ISNT FROM COMPTON.
HES FROM SOUTH CENTRAL.
I HERD THE SAMPLE OF THE ALBUM.
THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM TO COME OUT IN 2 YEARS. LYRICALY AND PRODUCTION WIZE.
GOOD MUSIC.
WEST COAST ALWAYS KNOCKIN YALL CANT DENY THAT.
you do know Compton is IN South Central right???
ahahaha..damn.reign told your ass
aint the best album in the last 2 years, just because of how good ice cube has always been..but definately in the top of this year
I know a few places where the album leaked, but i dont really want to hear it all before it comes out...so i'm going to be patient and wait. If its better than Laugh Now Cry Later then it's going to be bumpin in my system for months to come. When he came out with LNCL (which i still bump from time to time), i thought that he raised the bar pretty fuckin high...so well see what happens with Raw Footage
I aint gona lie, but i heard this nigga track, them motherfuckers are jam, probably the only decent album thats goin to be in the west, real talk i aint feelin the LAX rite now, Holla at ya boy
^nobodys feelim it rite now cause its a clean version. the cube album is hard there is not 1 beat on the cd that i didnt like.some lyrics were kinda pre-school raps but not all of em.
imma cop it
For the mature audience??? BULLSHIT. I heard that "I Got My Locs On" shit with Jeezy, shit was a kid record. Not saying that Cube might not have it on his other records on the album, but that wasn't something to play whenever you speak about mature songs.
Cube is a real dude, he can make kiddie movies, and still keep it real when it comes to music...keep doin ya thing, much respect...Learn it.
ReDef.
I hate how people say they lose respect for cube for doin shit for the kids...its not like he does a LOT...hes just not a one-dimensional fuck like some people. Idc if he fuckin does a Barney trilogy, Friday is my favorite series of movies ever.
YaYayy!
Cube been gettin his doe.... and keepin it real.. ima cop dis fo real.. a true legend in the game
him and dr.dre should hop on a track together !!
hope tghis shit hard like back in the NWA days and the predator days. this shit will be fire tho maybe the best album of year besides LAX.
Im buying this c.d. out of respect and not only that the mufucka is hard as hell fam..They gave a preview a complete preview on imeem,and you dont gotta rewind shit..."Thank god the Gangsta's back, So we dont have to put up with this brainless Rap"!!!
At electro g, he dont trash no damn soulja boy on the album personally!! There you go with that divide in conquer shit...Cube shit is hard without that fake ass dis shit fam!!!
its about time...im fed up for fanboys (g-unit) the real guys need to start doing there shit...this will be hot just like nas's was.
Ice Cube a.k.a. the REAL best rapper alive.
Lookin' 4ward 2 this album right here.
cube understands the where the game is at right now. we need cats like cube, jay, nas, face to still rock da mike in a major way.
Cube started thiz Gangsta Shit now he tryin 2 tame it & redirect it in a more positive direction. That'z straight gangsta right there................
Just bought the album and its a banger! Big up to Cube!!!
ive heard raw footage IMO its a classic album
DEFF GOING TO BUY AND SURPORT REAL HIPHOP MUSIC
the west coast is back!!!! ice cube, the game, dr. dre are gonna hit hard this year
THANK GOD SOME REAL HIP-HOP!!!!!!!! NEED THIS CD FOR MY CURE FOR BAD WATERED DOWN MUSIC OUT LATELY..
GOOD LOOK ICE CUBE!
ICE CUBE!! wow, an album and a movie in the same week, wow!!! who does that, thats whats good!!!
yeeeea yeahhhh !!!!! got to cop CUBE been a fan for the longest and im from the south
the lyrics on point beats not so much but i like the joint anyway
4 tracks into the ablum great so far
the whole hip hop world needs to support cube and his movement this death of real hip hop has quickly increased we need to bring back the real flow not this retarded diamonds in my teeth on my fingers and toes and soon to be in they ass... young buck said it best shorty i snap i can do it like that but you gotta let me get in with two of my straps... leave play time out the booth and would someone tell weezy to write a rhyme his freestyles get pointless
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man cube bro...idk i aint feelin this album thought it was about to be low key clssiq. the content is good man, you talkin bought some real shit. it aint just no gang bangin, killin, or selling drugs shit or some what i got shit but idk just sound like ni99a is rappin funny like his delivery got worst instead of better.
but that track w/ Young Jeezy is FIREEEEEEEE!!
he made a near classic album. imma listen 2 it more now 2 c can i truly call it a classic