The Nigga You Love To Hate

Went to see the Cube last nite at the TLA in Philly. Ice Cube, that is - Rap legend and movie star. I had never seen him before, and being a fan of the debut NWA album and of Cube's first few solo records I was very curious about a couple things:

1 - Could he still rock it and will he deliver live? (ever see a rap show? they mostly suck)
2 - Was he still relevant after 20 years of being one of the real OG's

So after last night's show I can tell you with great confidence that Cube completely came to the table with the skills and the beats and the showmanship to match. First, he ripped through an hour show of the hits. He gave the people what they wanted included a handful of NWA classics. And with every song, the racially mixed crowd sang along word-for-word. He played one song from his new album, Laugh Now, Cry Later coming in June (6/6/06) and with just his DJ and his prompter, he crushed it. He ripped into each song like he was still comin' straight outta compton.

Straight Outta Compton
The Nigga Ya Love To Hate

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