May 21, 2016

So that crazy MFer named Ice Cube is one of my favorite rappers OAT so I thought I'd follow the trend and make a list of my favorite songs
Maybe this'll help other people get into his music as well. Idk.
Three or four of these songs might be super obvious and you probably already guessed them before even reading this.

If you want to get mentioned, like this post.

Also why top eleven? Because I like to rip off other people and go one step beyond.

Number Eleven:

Spoiler

Once Upon A Time In The Projects, Amerikkka's Most Wanted

Honestly, this is my favorite song on Cube's 1990 debut, and a great example of his storytelling capabilities.

Number Ten:

Spoiler

Picosong


Number 10 goes to the third track on his 1993 album, Lethal Injection. In this loose storytelling track over a banging and catchy QDIII beat, Cube describes his adventures and eventual fleeing from a police helicopter. This is my favorite track on the album, and what really made me a fan.
"Motherfuck you and your punk a--- ghetto bird"

Number Nine:

Spoiler

Full song on Daily Motion
A strong opening track off his underrated 1998 effort War & Peace Vol. 1
Featuring guest vocals from Mr. Short Khop over an aggressive T-Mix beat, Cube raps about his power, influence and hustle.

Number Eight:

Spoiler

You knew it was gonna be on the list.
Shortly after leaving the group, N.W.A. released an EP in 1990 titled 100 Miles And Runnin. In the first track of the same name, they drop little disses towards Cube, such as:

Started with five and, yo, one couldn't take it
So now there's four cause the fifth couldn't make it
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And later on the song Real N-ggaz;

But weak muthafuckas biting off and they kept eating
Styles that kept them full of bull
Cause the vocals were local in nightclubs and not getting paid in full
They got the nerve to cuss
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Only reason n----s pick up your record is cause they thought it was us
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We started out wit too much cargo
So I'm glad we got rid of Benedict Arnold
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Among other lines.
The following year, Ice Cube dropped his second studio album Death Certificate which contained a track titled No Vaseline.
Produced by Sir Jinx, Ice Cube goes tf off on them, dropping a lot of quotable lines, and counters the disses on N.W.A.'s song.
With lines like;

First you was down with the AK
And now I see you on a video with Michel'le
Looking like straight Bozos
I saw it coming, that's why I went solo
And kept on stomping
While y'all mothafuckers moved straight outta Compton
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Now let's play big-bank-take-little-bank
Tried to diss Ice Cube, it wasn't worth it
Cause the broomstick fit your a--- so perfect
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It was clear that Cube had the upper hand.

Number Seven:

Spoiler

So today as I was listening to my favorite Scarface album, The Diary released in '94, I realized how underrated Ice Cube's verse is. I apologize if you feel this shouldn't count since it's not Cube's song, but I feel like it should get some more recognition than it gets. Both Scarface and Cube k--- their verses over a beat made by N.O. Joe, Mike Dean, Uncle Eddie and Scarface. The hook, sung by Devin The Dude is also phenomenal.

You best to free your mind
Before I free my nine
And stop f---ing with Devoid of Pop
Or feel my hot rocks
b---, b---, boom boom, ping ping I'm the black
White boys got a magazine and don't kow how to act
I'll attack and make you vomit
Down with Khalid Abdul Muhammad
Do he got a brother, I'm it now
I'm the illest
Wanna k--- this house n-gga Don Cornelius
Can you feel this?
You punk n-ggas make me sick
Sucking on the devil's d-ck
Scared of revolution
Need to start douching
Houston is the place
I caught a case
Them MFers tried to put a scar on my face
But I bust two times to the gut
Do the Reverend Calvin Butts
Got a pair of nuts?
I started this gangsta s--- in '86
Now you dissing me
For publicity
Isn't he a ho to the third degree
Who me
I'm a G who like to scrap-a-lot
Down with Rap-A-Lot
And I can't stop, won't stop
So f--- Bill and Hillary
Ice Cube their ain't no killing me
Ice Cube, Scarface
Dropping on these selling out n-ggas, doing it like this...
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Number Six:

Spoiler

Another song that you could already guess would make the list.
I'll be honest, I don't like the original version on the 1992 album The Predator. The remix is the version I grew up with and I love the Grandmaster Flash beat

The first verse alone is has some of my favorite lyrics of all time:

No I'm not a sucka, sittin' in a house of pain
And no I'm not the butler, I'll cut ya
Head butt ya, you say you can't touch this
And I wouldn't touch ya, punk MFa
Here to let you know boy, oh boy
I make dough but don't call me Dough Boy
This ain't no kinda motion picture
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Number Five:

Spoiler

Surprising, right?
So yeah, another song that would obviously make the cut. It's one of his most well known songs, and is personally one of my favorite songs of all time. I don't even need to say anything. It speaks for itself.

Number Four:

Spoiler

An absolute b-----r off his underrated 2008 album Raw Footage. Over a bouncy EmBeatz beat, Cube, WC and Game all drop fire verses.

Number Three:

Spoiler

From that hard beat by Hallway Productionz to the gun shots in the background, Ice Cube makes it clear he's on top of the game, and all these other rappers are his "children".
Plus any song that uses one of Biggie's most iconic lyrics as a relevant hook is okay in my books.

Number Two:

Spoiler

Track three on his classic 1991 album, Death Certificate.
Another example of great storytelling, he details a tale of traveling to St. Louis due to the police cracking down on the d--- dealers back in L.A. to continue their operation.

Number one:

Spoiler

I'll be honest, my top pick has changed more than a dozen times since I originally wrote it. A couple days ago I managed to pick two songs, When Will They s---t and this. After listening to them back to back extensively, I've decided to settle on Dead Homiez from his 1990 EP, k--- At Will

Over a somber beat apparently made by Cube himself, Cube reminisces about all the friends he's lost.
I remember we painted our names on the wall for fun
Now it's "Rest in Peace" after every one
Except me, but I ain't the one to front
Seems like I'm viewin' a body after every month

 

May 28, 2016

Number Five:

Spoiler

Surprising, right?
So yeah, another song that would obviously make the cut. It's one of his most well known songs, and is personally one of my favorite songs of all time. I don't even need to say anything. It speaks for itself.

Number Four:

Spoiler

An absolute b-----r off his underrated 2008 album Raw Footage. Over a bouncy EmBeatz beat, Cube, WC and Game all drop fire verses.

Number Three:

Spoiler

From that hard beat by Hallway Productionz to the gun shots in the background, Ice Cube makes it clear he's on top of the game, and all these other rappers are his "children".
Plus any song that uses one of Biggie's most iconic lyrics as a relevant hook is okay in my books.

@Maximus @Ordinary Joel @831's Finest @Koolo @Meero @BigDickBastard @YaBoyTr @icecube @Kon @Loyalty @mattagascar @BuffaloBoy @STL2016FUB

 

May 28, 2016

Number Seven:

Spoiler

So today as I was listening to my favorite Scarface album, The Diary released in '94, I realized how underrated Ice Cube's verse is. I apologize if you feel this shouldn't count since it's not Cube's song, but I feel like it should get some more recognition than it gets. Both Scarface and Cube k--- their verses over a beat made by N.O. Joe, Mike Dean, Uncle Eddie and Scarface. The hook, sung by Devin The Dude is also phenomenal.

Number Six:

Spoiler

Another song that you could already guess would make the list.
I'll be honest, I don't like the original version on the 1992 album The Predator. The remix is the version I grew up with and I love the Grandmaster Flash beat

The first verse alone is has some of my favorite lyrics of all time:

@Maximus @Ordinary Joel @831's Finest @Koolo @Meero @BigDickBastard @YaBoyTr @icecube @Kon @Loyalty @mattagascar @BuffaloBoy

 

May 24, 2016

Number nine:

Spoiler

Full song on Daily Motion
A strong opening track off his underrated 1998 effort War & Peace Vol. 1
Featuring guest vocals from Mr. Short Khop over an aggressive T-Mix beat, Cube raps about his power, influence and hustle.

@Maximus @Ordinary Joel @831's Finest @Koolo @Meero @BigDickBastard @YaBoyTr @icecube

I was laughing when I saw this earlier. Good guess

 

Jun 6, 2016

Number Two:

Spoiler

Track three on his classic 1991 album, Death Certificate.
Another example of great storytelling, he details a tale of traveling to St. Louis due to the police cracking down on the d--- dealers back in L.A. to continue their operation.

Honorable mentions:
You Can't Fade Me
You Can Do It
A Gangsta's Fairytale
I Wanna k--- Sam
Hello
Gotta Be Insanity
Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
Hood Mentality
Jackin For Beats
Sic Them Youngins On Em
Down For Whatever​

@Maximus @Ordinary Joel @831's Finest @Koolo @Meero @BigDickBastard @YaBoyTr @icecube @Kon @Loyalty @mattagascar @BuffaloBoy @STL2016FUB @SLAYAR

After this I was thinking of making a similar thread for an old school rapper that's highly regarded but isn't discussed very often and I was curious who would be interested in that.

 

May 27, 2016

Number Eight:

Spoiler

You knew it was gonna be on the list.
Shortly after leaving the group, N.W.A. released an EP in 1990 titled 100 Miles And Runnin. In the first track of the same name, they drop little disses towards Cube, such as:

​

And later on the song Real N-ggaz;

We started out wit too much cargo
So I'm glad we got rid of Benedict Arnold
Among other lines.​

The following year, Ice Cube dropped his second studio album Death Certificate which contained a track titled No Vaseline.
Produced by Sir Jinx, Ice Cube goes tf off on them, dropping a lot of quotable lines, and counters the disses on N.W.A.'s song.
With lines like;

It was clear that Cube had the upper hand.

@Maximus @Ordinary Joel @831's Finest @Koolo @Meero @BigDickBastard @YaBoyTr @icecube @Kon @Loyalty @mattagascar @BuffaloBoy

Ignore how sloppy the quotes in the spoiler are.

 

Jun 13, 2016

Number one:

Spoiler

I'll be honest, my top pick has changed more than a dozen times since I originally wrote it. A couple days ago I managed to pick two songs, When Will They s---t and this. After listening to them back to back extensively, I've decided to settle on Dead Homiez from his 1990 EP, k--- At Will

Over a somber beat apparently made by Cube himself, Cube reminisces about all the friends he's lost.
I remember we painted our names on the wall for fun
Now it's "Rest in Peace" after every one
Except me, but I ain't the one to front
Seems like I'm viewin' a body after every month

@Maximus @Ordinary Joel @831's Finest @Koolo @Meero @BigDickBastard @YaBoyTr @icecube @Kon @Loyalty @mattagascar @BuffaloBoy @STL2016FUB @SLAYAR
Thank you for participating in this. Before I mentioned wanting to do a similar list for another artist whom gets overlooked a lot. That artist is Ice-T. I already compiled a rough draft of a list.
If you want to be mentioned for that as well, let me know since I really like doing stuff like this. It helps keep my mind off other s--- that's going on.

 

May 24, 2016

Number Ten:

Spoiler

Full song on Picosong


Number 10 goes to the third track on his 1993 album, Lethal Injection. In this loose storytelling track over a banging and catchy QDIII beat, Cube describes his adventures and eventual fleeing from a police helicopter. This is my favorite track on the album, and what really made me a fan.
"Motherfuck you and your punk a--- ghetto bird"

@Maximus @Ordinary Joel @831's Finest @Koolo @Meero @BigDickBastard @YaBoyTr

 

May 21, 2016

Ice Cube hasn't put out an album that's worse than a 7/10, I am The West was my least favorite but it had some gems

 

May 24, 2016

Good idea, I'll check this out.

Not sure if it'd be on here anyways but would natural born killaz qualify for this list? It was for a soundtrack originally and isn't really officially a Dre or Cube song.

 

May 21, 2016

I hope he scraps it and starts again tbh. The lead single was released, what, 3 years ago??

I'm hoping for some left over Cube/Dre sessions.

 

May 21, 2016

most underrated goat in the game

 

May 28, 2016

respect you doing this--Ice Cube is probably top ten and doesn't get recognized as such. not sure i'd include any songs after, say, "Go to Church" though.

 

May 27, 2016

I love these lists because I can get all the songs I haven't heard so easily again

 

May 27, 2016

No Vaseline is definitely a must have on a top 10 Ice Cube list, also standing out as one of the best diss records of all time

 

May 24, 2016

So far so good, would love to maybe see some some songs from war and peace volume 1 (greed, ghetto vet), such an underrated album.

 

May 24, 2016

Top 10 rap video from the 90s, got extremely forgotten over the years

 

May 21, 2016

His next album's rollout has been terrible, the movies got him too busy to focus on it