Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
ICE CUBE
Producer(s): Maestro
Genre: RAP
Label: Lench Mob
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For two decades, Ice Cube has balanced social consciousness and hardcore swagger. So it's fitting that he now defends the music he helped create by responding to criticism. First, Cube suggests that the same politicians who attack the music are responsible for the crack epidemic that plagued the hip-hop generation. He then references everyone from Don Imus to Oprah Winfrey, and how ignorance about hip-hop culture has made rap a scapegoat for the world's troubles. By saying, "Gangsta rap made me do it," Cube insists that it clearly didn't. While aficionados will be eager to hear his return, perhaps more importantly, they need to.—Shad Reed


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