We love rap nerds. Especially when someone like Donovan Strain posts the results of his scientific investigation to determine the exact date of Ice Cube’s “Good Day.” Sadly, we just missed an opportunity to celebrate…
Not many know Cube studied architectural drafting before his rap career took off, so he really know what he’s talking about when praising the way nature and man-made structural form merge in The Eames House…
The only way they can top this is to put a picture of Ice T on the ice tea fountain.
Huge misconception: that rappers are all unaware of the blurry line they walk, with their tough talk that doesn’t quite align with peaceful family life in the suburbs. That Ice Cube is 68 years-old and is still rapping about bangin’ doesn’t mean he’s chronicling his current lifestyle.
I need more time with “Drink the Kool-Aid” but it didn’t grab me on the first spin. Some of the lines here will definitely raise eyebrows, particularly this one: “I ain’t the doctor/This ain’t the patient/This ain’t the nigga always on vacation/This ain’t no white boy’s rehabilitation.”
Straight Outta L.A. isn’t necessarily a great documentary, but it makes a compelling case for the synergy between west coast hip-hop and Raider Nation.
The Source magazine is trying to climb out of the enormous ditch that Dave Mays and Benzino dug years ago. Their 20th-anniversary issue signals a sense of renewal and focus. They even hired revered movie…
Ice Cube – “Get Used to It” (ft. The Game & WC) Rumor has it that the Game has been asked to replace Mack 10 in a new and improved Westside Connection. If “Get Used…
It’s interesting to see more and more rappers namedropping Obama these days.