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Ice Cube - She Coudn't Make It on Her Own
Artist: Ice Cube
Producer: Bangladesh
Album: I Am the West
Label: Lench Mob Records
When you see the name Ice Cube, a few things come to mind: hard, gutter, intellectual, street, etc. And for good reason; even in his 40s the legendary west coast emcee still seems as pissed off as ever, especially with this old vs. new west civil war brewing. However, all of this anger feels misplaced on his latest street single, She Coudn’t Make It on Her Own. Produced by Bangladesh, one might think the instrumental would be a strong point. Disappointingly, it proves to be the weakest part of the jam as the pedestrian beat proves to be hard for Ice Cube to mesh with. Let’s put it this way, if you heard the chorus of the song, the last person you would think of is the N.W.A. founding father. Maybe that’s why guest rappers Doughboy and OMG are featured, though their verses aren’t enough to lift this into elite territory. The track as a whole isn’t completely terrible, die-hard Cube fans will likely feel disappointed. Or is it just me? Cube’s new album, I Am the West, is due out September 28, hopefully with more killa and less filla.
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This is a new look for Ice Cube. If you played this Bangladesh beat for me, without telling me who was pegged as the emcee set to spit over it, I would have never guessed Cube. Personally, this isn't west coast enough for me. I'm giving it a 3 rating, but the end result is disappointing.
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| Posted on Aug 30, 2010 |
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This isn't the Ice Cube that I know. I respect the fact that he decided to go a different route, but this just doesn't sound like something I ever expected to hear from Ice Cube.
Production was lagging a bit and the guest features weren't anything to get too excited about. Personally, the hook is the only thing I'm gonna remember and that wasn't even that good. I expected better from the man. |
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Very disappointing here. Horrible beat, not expected from Bang, and a shout out to Kat Stacks? Ice cube would put something out that has her name in it??? I hope not
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| Posted on Aug 30, 2010 |
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I'm actually feeling the beat; pretty annoying videogame-based synthesizer, but definitely not reminiscent of the familiar Ice Cube's Western-heavy flow.
And I honestly cannot take a rapper seriously when he's named after an Internet name/annoying Usher song. |
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I have to agree with Jon on the intro, this just doesn't work for me. I'm all for the man trying out new sounds, but not when it sounds like this. Cube needs to stay far, far away from this kind of swagger territory.
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| Posted on Aug 30, 2010 |
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I Could Definitely Bang This In The Whip.
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| Posted on Aug 30, 2010 |
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FOR ALL YA INFORMATION. these 2 dudes omg & doughboy are ice cube 2 sons.... he featured them on 2 songs on his album , he stated in a interview..... THIS IS SOME DIFFRERENT FROM CUBE , BUT NOT BAD, HE SAID HE DID'NT WANT HIS SONS TO BE IN A GANGSTA RAP SONG SO HE FEATURED THEM IN THIS ONE THAT FITS THERE STYLE... THIS SHIT BANGS,,,, ICE CUBE ALBUM WILL BE THE ALBUM OF THE YEAR, BEHIND RECOVERY........ HE HIS THE WEST, CANT WAIT
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| Posted on Sep 02, 2010 |
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Its okay but not the Ice Cube that i know. Im giving it a 3 star rating because its not good and not bad.
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| Posted on Sep 03, 2010 |
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GREAT
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| Posted on Sep 04, 2010 |
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Production and guest verses are trash. what was Cube thinking?????
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| Posted on Sep 17, 2010 |
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