Cube, who says the new album will be more politically driven than past releases, recently debuted the first single entitled, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It."
In a recent interview with Complex Magazine, Cube says he wants to release something for the intelligent, hardcore, and mature Hip-Hop fan.
"I just hate the commercialized game, I hate being worried about what the program director's thinking. All that kind of stuff doesn't make any difference. What makes the difference is what the fans think, what the intelligent hardcore, mature Hip-Hop fan wants to hear. Get it to them and let's make music. I'm at a point where I'm not just grinding at this record, like "Yo, I got to eat off this," so I could have more fun with it, and do what I feel and not do it for other reasons. When you're on the record label, they are worried about that kind of stuff. You know, like where's the single? Where's the single? You just want to give them a single kick in the ass, and tell them to get the fuck out of the studio [laughs]. I'm just going back to the essence, doing it from the heart, doing it from the gut, and being happy with the results. " He tells Complex Mag.
The West Coast legend also expressed his frustration with Mainstream Media and their bastardization of hip hop.
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"What it is is that they kind of pushed escapism rap, and they pushed the political rap to the back. Political rap is more of a threat than shake-ya-ass, titties, get drunk, take an X pill, whatever the hell type of music-so that's what they wanted people to be focused on. They didn't like things were said in the early '90s, late '80s,that have been lost until now. In the late '90s there was no market for this kind of rap. Now through YouTube and people getting their own information through the computer and things like that, people are getting what they really want and they're not being programmed. This kind of music that's coming back is real. There was a wave to stomp it out. But it never went all the way out."
You can check out the entire interview here.
COMMENTS
cant wait for this.... REAL music and the 1st single was da shit!!!BUT i gotta admit his last LP was commercial as... so i hope he brings the heat dis tym
true. Laugh Now, Cry Later. Shit sucked. Raw footage is gunna be CRAZY!!!! 2008 = West Coast's year. Detox, Game Ice cube, etc.
Co-Sign DJ Kronik, Cant wait for this, political driven album...he should feature on nas' nigger lol but yeah theres a problem with society but hiphop aint the cause, why kill it?? its jus a way of expressing feeling and emotions through music, let Ice Cube preach to u on this one....iller
just cuz they old they caint make crack music? the fuck outta here b, jay z just dropped american gangster that shit fly as fuck. he old. that nigga in his thirties nigga. come on wit it. the west is comin thru and by the way that nigga game spits, i dont kno what u heard.
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Anyone else seeing the West emerging in 08', yall cats know the albums dropin right.
LAX, DETOX, RAW FOOTAGE, SNOOP
If all 4 of theese are hard as shit, might be a global shift. no bullshit
co-sign
co-sign
i concur. snoop album is ego-trippin' aint it
GLOBAL SHIFT? No I really don't think so. The west needs NEW NAMES if they want to make a real comeback. Dre, Snoop, Ice Cube - these guys have been around (if not) for 20 years.
Oh ya no one really cares about what Game puts out anyway
AND IF CROOKED I GETS A SHOT!!! Djs play his shit, 106 play his shit, fans cop his shit!
co-sign with Bell
Yeah the west has good albums coming out....in real terms the shift has nothing to do with quality of music...its all about sales...if the west albums can do relatively big numbers compared to east and south then the powers shifted.
Detox aint coming out...
Dre still feeding us that bulls***...
have hope nigga dam!
anyways the new cube is a breath of fresh air..im only 18 but i still bang amerikkkas most wanted,death certificate(ma uncle need 2 give me dat back tho!) predator etc. cube is a legend hands down
Datz mah nikka 4 lyfe! Cube #1. Best Rapper Eva, Mr. Braniac!
i like how he is saying he made this album for the real hip hop fans the ones that went to the internet to get the real hip hop music rather then that commercial garbage thats playing on the radio snap dance dance kiss kiss music.
i hope this starts a movement where more rappers start spitting real like it used to be back in the 90's with pac and nwa public enemy n shit people that talked about real shit that was goin on in our world.
a movement its just an album, He aint martin luther king mother fucker
lmao right
man can't wait til cube drop. he on point when he talks about rap bein bout x pills, gettin drunk, titties, etc. etc. cause life really ain't one big party. it's 4 real out here. and radio and tv wants to feed us this bullshit. that's why i can respect a dude like cube. he always got somethin to say...i ment that in a good way.
i dont kno how yall feel but i think NAS had alot to do with the quality of music dropping now eva since he released HHID.... yea its still sum garbage dropping but not like it was those last couple of quarters of hip hop its been sum pretty gd albums dropping....just me maybe tho but thats how i feel
cube my nigga im bumping AMW now (DONT FUCK WIT AH BITCH FROM THE PROJECTS)haha my nigga cube
yea i think so too...ever since HHID dropped its like he raised the bar for not just the new jacks but the vets as well cus since then we've had cassidy,jay,ghostface,beanie,styles,lupe etc. come out and drop good if not great albums
Good. I've been missin' Cube. I mean the old Cube, AmeriKKKa's most wanted till the Predator Cube. Looks like he's back to drop another album.
Finally,…
On the real cube’s last album was heavy, I also like the fact that son don’t gota eat of this music shit, he puts out hwat he wants When he wants. Niggaz should pick up homies CD, show him true love,…and to you other lames till Cube comes out Pick up that Joell Ortiz, Redman, Ghost Face,…some of the albums y’all should have listened to by now
I WILL ALWAYS LISTEN 2 ICE CUBES SHIT CUZ THE NIGGA IS LIKE THE REAL DEFINITON OF GANGSTA ALSO HE IS LIKE THE BEST RAPPER OUTTA THE WEST COAST RITE NOW
'GANGSTA RAP MADE ME DO IT'....DAT SINGLE ALONE BY ITSELF IS A FUCKIN CLASSIC AND THE ALBUM IS GOING TO BE A GUARANTEED CLASSIC
Realest dudes in da hiphop game right now.
1. Ice Cube( He be spittin sum real shit whether it's political or social shit.tru legend)
2. Nas (he don't give a fuck wat people think about his album title)
3. Andre 3000(Spit sum of the best verses thruout this whole year.
4. Saigon(Hope his album is worth the hype)
5. Kanye West(Check out his blog)
6. Lupe Fiasco(Check his feud wit Rhymefest, too smart for these cats out there)
and luda, hate if u want but he keeps it real n keeps it wit no bullshit, yea ho got commercial shit but who duznt at sumpoint
a west coast legend my nigga ice cube this album gonna be fire i dont give a fuck what nobody say his last album was good to me and his 1st single is what we need in the hiphop industry
YEP REAL NIGGA
Hes right, radio rap music is all the same shit wit new beats, I'd be glad to hear some intelectual shit with a fuckin message other than fuck a hoe and bus a nut in her grill.
CUBE that dude....nigga has been consistent since NWA....you know that Death Certificate was a classic...waitin for this shit here
NWA suviva he been down in this shit sence day one fellas... his credits in hip-hop is highly rated... he is reconized in the game with respect, keep it comin Cube...
cube is a beast. period. his first 4 or 5 albums were begining to end classics. he can take it there with that political shit. i hope he gets back on his job for this one.
Now Dis A Real Nigga Right Here, St8 Up!!!
i cant help but to fucks with the nigga...
this gona be a hype album! freaal, I actually cant wait, Ice cube been around from time, n he styll isnt washed up n styll hasnt done no stupid shit to tarnish his name, dats some good shit to see!
and GOD WILLING! he makes another Friday w/ Dede & smokey!! tell me u wouldnt luv to see dat?
^Co muthafucking sign.
BUT, it ain't gon happen, Chris Tucker got too much pride. He just got paid like 20 mill + for doing Rush Hour 3, you really think Cube could match that for a new Friday movie. HELL NO! Cube got money but he ain't gon pay that nigga that much.
bout time we got someone to stand up for good rap. im from the south but it seems like all the music from the south is dance songs. you know it, soulja boy, walk it out, two step, rock yo hips, etc. some of them are ok songs with cool beats but i dont like it. its framing hip hop into somethin it shouldnt be. fuck the rappers who are tryin to trendset money clothes hos autos. it brainwashes you to make you want to be like that. i say lets find someone to bring back the good shit. from the 90's where they rarley curse (which i dont care if they curse or not) and actually rap about somethin that has a meaning or poetry like. dig?
this should be dope
i fuck with that "real shit" way harder then the new shit that comes out, but yall are hating to hard on shit that comes out now. someofits real crack
Cube's last album was dodo!
This time he says he's "Coming out Feeling about 10lbs lighter"
I Fucks wit Cube! Cant wait
BARSQUAD BABY!
Real reconize real my dude. Ice Cube is that Nigga. He is making that bread and is so low key. These rap niggas should bow down to one of the originators of Gangster Raps. If he did not come out with N.W.A we would all be like fresh Prince right now, no disrespect to the fresh Prince era because I am and was from it, Hip Hop back then needed a change. And like they say a little change don't hurt.
damn mad propz to Cube cant wait til this drops!!!
Cube is Tha Man! Hes putting the Wescoast back in this rap game - cant waif for the album. all you young cats out there listen and try to learn real RAP from the godfather himself.
cube iz da shyt