Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Quite bad
Never knew I was into hip-hop, until now
With a few exceptions (basically just Wu Tang Clan now that I think about it), west coast hip hop tends to click nicer for me than east coast. I find that it tends to have funkier bass lines which never fails to catch my attention. This album generally follows suit here, making for a fun listen with some definitely questionable lyrics. I’ll admit that A Gangsta’s Fairytale got some chuckles out of me though. There are other tracks with much more thought provoking lyrics, but my dingus brain remembers that one most fondly. That might make it sound shallow, but it’s still a good listen.
Wow, "You Can't Fade Me" is fucking horrific. This is shit that would have appealed to 13 year old me, and I would have probably argued "oh, this was just for shock value." As an adult, it's just gross. Stylistically and musically, this album hasn't aged well. I think the "fuck the police" and anti-black racism themes are unfortunately still relevant today. To give the benefit of the doubt, perhaps a good amount of the sexism on the album is either tongue in cheek or critical of people who behave that way, but it's still hard to stomach for me. If it hadn't been for the verse trading with Yo-Yo on It's A Man's World, I might not have been able to give any benefit of the doubt at all. I don't regret listening to this, but I can't say I enjoyed it very much. I was definitely a lot more into it when I was an idiot. It's interesting how some albums lock themselves into a specific time period (this album, for example) while a person continues to age, and other albums even from 40-50 years ago seem like they could have been recorded yesterday because lyrics, music, and themes don't seem to have aged at all.
Very much enjoyed it! I do love old skool hiphop & intelligent rap.
Love this
Little long, it couldve been tighter but the anger boils over.
cool it with the misogynistic remarks
pretty good but so misogynistic. it’s not just an “aged bad” no this is awful
i kind of get the feeling that Ice Cube was being held back by NWA, because he really demonstrates a lot more of his personality now that he's the main focus. of course, he does sometimes get a little too crude for his own good -- "I'm Only Out for One Thang" and the following track really are the pinnacle of that whole "hip-hop is misogynist" thing (and aren't as good as the tracks surrounding it), more so than "You Can't Fade Me" and its pregnancy story. Ice has a knack for storytelling and getting you invested in whatever he's stuck doing, and the interludes/skit type things are mostly pretty funny. it really is no wonder he got into acting. this, alongside both Sir Jinx and the Bomb Squad basically doing production magic over as many choppy, crushed little samples as possible makes the whole record jitter with such energy, like a fly under a bottlecap. i wasn't in the mood for something that felt "old school" today, but as it turns out, it's as forward thinking as you could possibly get with the technology. some bars here never age, and neither does the production.
Has a lot of the issues most hip hop from that era where it just feels uncomfortable with the misogynistic lyrics even though the one song kinda had a little rebuttal.
Ice Cube shows off his mastery with this album. I’m not a fan but it’s potentially the best in the genre. You may not like what he says, but given today’s political climate, it’s wise to listen. As far as social commentary goes, it doesn’t get more real.
Good Hip-Hop, old (original) topics.
He was clearly the creative force behind NWA
I only listened to half of it. Not really my style. I don’t want to give it a low rating though because it’s probably a really well made ground breaking album but….
I'll give this one a 2. This type of lyrics are not longer valid anymore. Sad to see how normalized were back then.
⭐️⭐️ never listened to ice cube's full discography. i find that 90s hip hop is hit or miss for me and this was unfortunately a miss for me. boring at best and misogynistic at worst
Not as solid as NWA but still one of the best hip hop solo projects to emerge from NWA
The non explicit version was a little more bearable. Still the degrading of women was over the top.
Yeah no beating up pregnant women just ain’t right
I don’t really understand how anyone can say this is a “good” album with a straight face. It’s just like all the other gangsta rap trash. Constant swearing, super derogatory of women, bragging bout how many people you’ve iced and how you hate the police. Also, most gangsta rappers rap about societal problems (or at least claim to), but don’t seem too concerned about actual change, they seem content to wallow in their filth.
cannot get past the continued slurs, f-bombs, and horribly derogatory treatment of women. the track about punching the 7 month pregnant woman in the stomach & getting a coat hanger??? I understand it's "gangsta rap" but this is a hard, hard pass
# 429 - 05/03/2025 : Not my thing personally, The music etc was ok and I can listen to it, but the relentless profanity grows wearisome, like, how many times can you say "nigger" on one album?... Can't listen to that anymore - give me something happy :-)
Influyente y todo, no puede escapar de los significadores de la época. Me alegra que hayamos avanzado lo suficiente para reconocer y denunciar la abierta misoginia de este subgénero.
Definitely not for me
5/10. I'm so conflicted on this. By FAR the most out of pocket album on this list so far, like it's so brazenly misogynist (which maybe is just a feature of rap at the time), but at the same time I feel like this album is entirely unserious so idek know what to think. The beats are good as well as the flow but gonna have to cap it at a 2 star 💀.
Meh.
Found the album pretty entertaining. Decent flow and solid beats that kept me interested
Pretty good, very 90s. I'm not big into hip hop but I generally liked this.
Strong album. Good storytelling, solid production. Sound has more in common with stuff like PE, rather than the later West Coast G Funk style. Just not a comfortable listen so I have to knock off a point as it's not a record I will reach for often. Was glad to hear it right through though.
Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted I already knew from the start I was up to something good when I started listening to this album from Ice Cube. However, this didn't age well as the other albums he has made, since this mostly talks down upon towards women, which is a dick move to do. Other than that, it's aggressive, straight to your face type of music that goes deep into the political situation that they had to endure in the US during the 90's. Overall, this is good. 1.- Better Off Dead = 6/10 2.- The N***a Ya Love To Hate = 10/10 3.- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted = 9/10 4.- What They Hittin' Foe? = 8/10 5.- You Can't Fade Me/JD's Gaffilin' = 8/10 6.- Once Upon A Time In The Projects = 9/10 7.- Turn Off The Radio = 8/10 8.- Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside) = 8/10 9.- A Gangsta's Fairytale = 8/10 10.- I'm Only Out For One Thang = 7/10 11.- Get Off My Dick And Tell Yo Bitch To Come Here = 5/10 12.- The Drive-By = 6/10 13.- Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob = 9/10 14.- Who's The Mack? = 8/10 15.- It's A Man's World = 6/10 16.- The Bomb = 9/10 FINAL SCORE: 7.7/10
This album feels very theatrical. It's almost like he is playing a part. The woman hating seems put up on especially when he has a guest rapper come on at the end and undercuts it. One would assume this woman is buddies with him, the same way flav a flav is. Would he really talk about violent abortion with her in the room? I doubt it. I don't know it's all very ghetto drag to me. He has a good sharp flow but I can't listen to these misogynistic lyrics about hating women, hating gays, hating mexicans?(?) When you are trying to get respect for yourself. Putting down other people for your own gain feels really disingenuous and gross.
Surprisingly enjoyable, even though it is NEARLY 80s rap.
p648. 1990. 1 star. (C)rap. Violent, misogynistic, offensive rubbish that seems to go on forever. People will listen to this in 20 years and wonder how it was ever considered acceptable listening. Sample lyrics: Motherfucker / Nigga / Fuck a punk / Nigga / Bitches / Nigga / Hoes / Nigga / Fuck you / Nigga / Shit / Nigga / Kick the bitch / Nigga / Bullshit / Nigga / Pussy / Nigga / Slut / Nigga Repeat ad infinitum
Solid
Estaba listo para darle un 2 o un 1 a este álbum. Había leído que las letras son muy machistas (y lo son), y viendo la portada y la tónica superficial del álbum, no esperaba gran cosa. Pero hay que reconocer que es bastante bueno, sobre todo para su época. Es super funky, un álbum muy divertido a pesar de ser gangsta rap. Me encantan las bases y el flow en general. Así que, a pesar de todos sus defectos, creo que merece buena nota.
Love how this site's users constantly complain about misogyny and violence in hip-hop albums but never about misogyny and violence in rock and metal. I wonder why...
legendary, solid rapping album , thats very monotone . I appreciate what it did and a track here and there from ice cube is always fun but for an album , it doesnt keep my attention
Not the worst I’ve heard. I can tolerate early 90’s rap - and to be fair, this is actually okay. But I just find it hard to connect to
Of all the 90's rap, this is not as good or as talented as others. Ice Cube is slower and his rhymes aren't as good as others. He makes good political statements but I don't think the talent is as good as other rappers of the time. Then there is they misogyny, its really all over this album.
"Few cared about the violence, because it didn't affect them." -- there's alot to unpack with regard to the lyrics content and context and I'd prefer to let the music speak for itself with all of that. Musically speaking, this is some of the best rap music I've heard.
This wasn't so much my thing. He's a talented rapper, but it all sounded kinda samesy, and it felt really long. I appreciate the topics he addresses (minus the misogyny), but the music compositions just didn't hold my interest. Side note, loved Ice Cube in Boyz in the Hood, which came out a year after this album. They carry very similar themes!
Does Ice Cube think he can taste alcohol through his bladder? Impressive skill of he can. More impressive than his music anyway.
This one was a struggle to keep listening to the end. Every song sounded pretty much the same. And whilst 1h 11m is quite long, it felt at least twice that length. I don't even need to delve into the lyrical content to rate this one.
I prefer his acting
Nah, bits I liked but it didn’t do much for me. Came in with high hopes and was disappointed
powerful lyrics and messaging. some concerning skits/themes. feels like a super important album musically and culturally. but i dont see myself looking to listen more than a few times on repeat.
Not a fan - some of this content was too violent for me
Sounds very outdated. "Some don't think I can flow" If you can, why don't you?
Good beats, flow. It would be better without misogynistic remarks.
Interesting, very rhythmical, not exactly my thing but I believe it's quite good.
FUCK YES!!!
Hrikalega lúðalegir textar og beatin eru orðin svo hundgömul. Eins og metalhaus að hlusta á rockabilly. Svo er þetta kvennahatur og almenna hatur svo yfirgengilega boring. Women, they're good for nothing, no maybe one thing To serve needs to my ding-a-ling Éttu skít, Klaki.
Ágætis rapp og bít. Hefur eflaust haft áhrif á sínum tíma, en þetta eldist ekki vel. Held að indie hljóti að vera miklu hollara fyrir óharðnaða unglinga.
Médiocre et misogyne, Ice Cube me refroidit encore plus en ce mois de février
The production is by PE’s The Bomb Squad and Chuck D features, so those elements are great. The lyrical content tho is an odd mix of Black empowerment and boasts about killing people and being the baddest and scariest in town. On the whole, a 3 for me.
3.5
Dig
This was way too long and very outdated.
As hard as they come
2 stars. Did I like this album? No. Does that matter? No. It's incredibly important for the history of rap.
Lo he dicho muchas veces en esta lista. ¡Me encanta como suena el rap/hiphop de los 90. Me guardo: "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate", "The Nigga Ya Love to Hate", "You Can't Fade Me/JD's Gaffilin", "A Gangsta's Fairytale" (featuring Lil Russ) y otra más que no estaba originalmente "Endangered species" con Chuck D.
This was The Bomb. Don’t Turn Off the Radio when this one is on.
Rap essential and Cubes best work. From full gangsta to social commentary with the influence amd help from Public Enemy. Second part of the album is absolutely insane. From song 8 and its pure fire. The PE collab is great and this set the great career for Cube who has not slowed down yet. The children song with the Andrew Dice Clay nursery ryhmes is great and funny. A real great album that all must hear.
A solid “gangsta” rap album. No standout tracks. Lots of rap from this era sounds pretty similar but Ice Cube’s voice is uniquely his own. You can hear the anger in his voice throughout. Solid, but probably won’t revisit.
Plutôt pas désagréable. Il ne faut pas trop s’aventurer à écouter les paroles incroyablement misogynes, donc on va pas trop s’attarder dessus ou alors c’est tellement exagéré que ça peut devenir drôle et supportable au 12ème degré, comme sur “I’m only out for one thang”. Du rap très oldschool avec un bon flow et des bons samples, mais on va les laisser entre bonhommes.
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted showcases Ice Cube's talent following his departure from N.W.A. This album is the first and the best of Cube's solo career, delivering pure hip-hop and hard-hitting gangsta rap. His lyrical prowess takes centre stage, with narratives beyond the cliché street themes. The album opens with the bold line, “Fuck You Ice Cube!”, setting a self-reflective tone, while tracks like “You Can’t Fade Me” inject humour into his brash storytelling. It was downhill from here.
First time listening to OG gangsta rap. Really great insight into racism and Black struggles in the early 90s. Favourite track: The n**** you love to hate
It's ice cube. 5*****!!
Hardcore gangsta rap jams, old school shit
Suffers from lack of variety, but still really good. Basically just the same type of song over and over again with different words. Luckily that song is well produced and fun. I just wish this guy would be in a bunch of movies in the mid 2000s - 2010s, then it would really make this a lot better.
You’re telling me this is the guy from the hit film Are We There Yet? Ice Cube’s solo debut features good production and provocative lyrics. These lyrics appear to succeed in their intent as evidenced by most of the reviews on this website. Doesn’t overstay its welcome, but I wish Mr. Cube would have changed his flows up a little more. Favorite songs were The N**** Ya Love To Hate, You Can’t Fade Me, Endangered Species, Rollin’ Wit The Lench Mob, and The Bomb.
I really had higher hopes for this, it doesn't work for me. Every song sounds exactly the same and Cube raps every song like its his dying breath Best Song: Rollin' With the Lench Mob Rating: 4.0 /10 2 Stars
Good. Pretty long and starts to drag bit. Solid 3 stars. Songs feat. Public enemey and yo yo are decent.
Ice Cube is cool
This is if NWA’s Straight Outta Compton had better production, better rapping, and better mixing. It’s nice to see that Cube came into his own on this album, but to the point where you start to question the authenticity of the character he is portraying. But that’s the question isn’t it? How much of this album is Cube acting as an archetype of the hard individual he poised himself as? I would hate to hear a song like “You Can’t Fade Me” being a legit story, but who knows. The misogyny is as rampant as west coast hip-hop could be, and with all the values Cube poses on this record, I can see why a ‘90s parent would be against the hip-hop genre if this is all they heard. Nonetheless, this isn’t a great album, but it isn’t bad. Just edges out to be a 3 star, but the tracklist is very much a mixed bag.
Solid
Women, am I right fellas?
There's never an excuse for art to stoop to the level of misogyny and sexual deviancy that this album is centered around. I read some lyrics to some of the songs on this album and this album's misogyny and deviancy isn't at all in the bounds of just objective artistic exploration, documentation or raising social awareness of societal ills. Albums like these have produced nothing positive on existence. I won't be listening to this album as the lyrics say enough and gangsta rap is my least favorite music genre anyway. It to me is very hypocritical that Ice Cube rails against systemic racism and economic oppression in America while speaking of women so atrociously and encouraging violent, hardened personas to further alienate ghetto born and bound men from the rest of western culture.
A lot of it has not aged well and feels crass. There are terrific tracks on here and Ice Cube's delivery is phenomenal - it makes some tracks that come across as too silly really slay. But time hasn't been kind to this.
not for me
Why is there more than one Ice Cube album on this list? It’s not like he was so great. I don’t get it.
I kind of like old rap beats, but the lyrics on this? Fuck a duck the misogyny is over the top. Best track: idk, maybe Endangered Species
Once upon a time in the projects, yo I damn near had to wreck a ho I knocked on the door It's Ice Cube come to pay a little visit to ya And what's up with the niggas in the parking lot She said, Fuck em cause they get sparked a lot I sat on the couch but it wasn't stable And then I put my Nike's on the coffee table Her brother came in, he's into gang-bangin Cause he walked up and said What set you claimin I don't bang, I write the good rhymes The whole scenery reminded me of Good Times I don't like to feel that I'm put in a rut By a young nigga that needs to pull his pants up He threw up a set and then he was gone I'm thinkin' to myself, won't this bitch bring her ass on? Her mother came in with a joint in her mouth And fired up the sess, it was sess no doubt She said, "Please excuse my house, " and all that I said, "Yeah" 'cause I was buzzed from the contact Lookin' at a fucked up black and white Her mom's bitchin' cause the county check wasn't right She had another brother that was three years old And had a bad case of the runny nose He asked me who I was, then I had to pause It smelled like he took a shit in his little drawers I saw her sister who really needs her ass kicked Only 13 and already pregnant I grabbed my 40 out the bag and took a swig 'Cause I was getting overwhelmed by BeBe Kids They was runnin' and yellin' and playin' and cussin' and tellin' And look at this young punk bailin' I heard a knock on the door without the password And her mom's got the 12 gauge Mossberg The nigga said, Yo, what's for sale? And the bitch came out with a bag of yayo She made the drop and got the 20 dollars From a smoked-out fool with ring around the collar The girl I was waiting for came out I said, "Bitch, I didn't know this was a crack house" I got my coat, and suddenly The cop busted in and had a Mac-10 pointed at my dome And I said to myself, "Once again, it's on" He threw me on the carpet and wasn't cuttin' no slack Jumped on my head and put his knee in my back First he tried to slap me up, wrap me up, rough me up They couldn't do it so they cuffed me up I said, "fuck, how much abuse can a nigga take" Hey yo, officer, you're making a big mistake Since I had on a shirt that said I was dope He thought I was selling base and couldn't hear my case He said, "Get out my face" and musta had a grudge His reply, "Tell that bullshit to the judge" The girl I was with wasn't sayin' nothin' I said, "Aiyyo bitch, you better tell 'em somethin'" She started draggin' and all of a sudden We all got tossed in the paddy wagon Now I beat the rap but that ain't the point I had a warrant, so I spent two weeks in the joint Now the story you heard has one little object Don't fuck with a bitch from the projects Yo man, motherfucking project with a name kinda chill Tell 'em Especially motherfucking ones in Walton South of New LA, boy Don't fuck around with 'em projects boy Rats will whoop your ass Quit that hoe man, I'll buss out and wild Straight up You can criticize that this album is misogynistic or dated and all that damn sure applies, but all that said it also tells one HELL of a story. 5/5
It's funny that the bad reviews for this album all cite some sort of misogyny as the problem, yet they don't seem phased by the racism, classism and what not. If you're not against all forms of oppression you need to need to relisten to this album because Cube's talking about you. You may not like the truth he's spewing but you need to hear it. Not Cube's best solo effort, but what he has to say is important. 4/5
Absolutely classic gangsta rap. So how you feel about that will be how you feel about this. It's a never-ending parade of hoes, uzis, drive-bys, cash money, chronic and shout-outs to S Central LA. The beats and Ice's rap style are pretty functional. And gangsta's fairytales was so popular he brought it back for the next album. Painful.
West Coast gangster rap blijft moeilijk. Het is mij altijd iets te veel punch en te weinig flow, waar z'n East Coast tegenhanger meer in grossiert. Maar zoals ik bij het monumentale N.W.A. album al aangaf, wat mij betreft is Ice Cube wel 'the best to ever do it' in dat specifieke genre. Ik kan wel echt genieten van zijn bravoure en charisma, waardoor dit debuutalbum al ontzettend volwassen klinkt. En met Public Enemy's The Bomb Squad als productieteam voelt het album voller dan de meeste West Coast rap van die tijd. Maar ondanks die ingrediënten kan ik moeilijk om het stigma heen van het genre dat het simpelweg te eentonig is, voor mij in ieder geval. Zeker als je ziet hoe vruchtbaar de Hip Hop scene was begin jaren 90. 'A Gangsta's Fairytale' is wel een icoon in het genre, en brengt met zijn metaforen en humor de waan van de dag in de hood tot leven. 5,5/10 Highlights: The Nigga Ya Love To Hate A Gangsta's Fairytale
Van Ice-T naar Ice Cube. Cube klinkt wat bozer dan T en schreeuwt ook wat meer. Meestal ga ik daar niet zo goed op. Maar toch vind ik deze west-coast plaat wel iets sterker. Hij is wat scherper en lijkt het te combineren met humor en luchtigheid. Lekker om met zo'n debuut de scene binnen te stormen. Prima, leuk om een keer gecheckt te hebben. Al was 71 minuten wel echt veels te lang hoor. Het maakt me ook niet nieuwsgierig naar zijn latere. Die albums laat ik lekker voor wat het is. 6/10 Highlights You Can Fade Me/JD's Gaffilin' A Gangsta's Fairytale
It's kinda unpleasant. I know I'm not the target audience but I hear very little guile in the creation of this....
Really solid beats and sampling, with sharp and vital narratives. Just the sound and tone maybe a little too one-note, especially over a long album.
Ice Cube's lyrics and flow are good here, but the production would benefit from being a bit more stripped down. Too much is going on in the background.
4.0
2.57
Technically decent and some of the tracks sound like a big improvement over the very dated sounding 80s hip-hop. But I don't want to listen to the misogyny and the glorification of violence. Maybe gains points for its influence on improving hip-hop technically. But loses at least as many points for being one of the frontrunners of rappers glorifying violence and discrimination.
Same shit different cube
A history in west coast hip hop. In terms of sequence and overall feel, it's not my favorite hip hop record, but it still has its place in history and should be listened to at least once. Cube has and still is a pivotal figure in the culture.
Non-music. Pretentious. And the misspelled label is the nonsense cherry on top. 0/5
Get off my dick and tell yo bitch to come here
Making his way from the West Coast to the East to team with the Bomb Squad (and becoming briefly aligned with Public Enemy in the process), Ice Cube gives his attentive audience a one and a half one-off, where his militant, tell-tale rhymes are bedded with the ricochet mish-mash that made New York rap amongst the most innovative music of the late 80s/early 90s. It's a bit of a shame that Cube never really went back to this style afterwards because here is where he was at his most boisterous sonically. Favorites: The Nigga Ya Love to Hate, AmeriKKKAa's Most Wanted, You Can't Fade Me/JD's Gafflin, Once Upon a Time in the Projects, Turn Off the Radio, Endangered Species, I'm Only Here for One Thang, Rollin' Wit' the Lench Mob, It's a Man's World.
Of its time yo.
Kæmpe gangstavibe, rigtig start 90’er, måske lidt outdated
Me no like
There are two versions of this album on Spotify. I assumed it was just a clean version and an explicit version. What I did not know is that the explicit version had different songs on it. I don't think you can clean up "Get Off My D**k and Tell Yo B***h To Come Here." Anway, I really liked how this album started out. There was a lot of funk and groove to the music, and Ice Cube did some pretty good lyrics. Then came "You Can't Fade Me". It's hard to listen to songs about mistreating women, and eventually I had to skip past this one. Is it different than "She's Only 17" by Winger, or "You're 16 and You're Mine"? They're all really cringe-y now. So it makes it VERY hard to say "Sure, I'll listen to this again." But there is some good stuff in there, just hard to find it through the "ho's", "b****es," "n****s" and abandonment. Top tracks: "The N***a" You Love To Hate," "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted," "Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)," "Rollin' With The Lench Mob"
I like his debut better than the Predator. More consistent, better beats. Wicked, pumping beats. Still powerful lyrics (he is sharp as hell) mixed with misogyny. Couldn't figure out what he was trying to do with It's a Man's World - trying to give voice to women and ironically acknowledging their status, or just patronizingly putting them in their place. I like the song but... Favorite tracks were the title track, Once Upon a Time in the Projects, Endangered Species, and Rolling wit the Lench Mob. There aren't many artists who deliver lyrics with the ferocity, clarity, and intelligence of Ice Cube. But sometimes those lyrics. Sigh.
Amazing flow, awesome beats, rough lyrics. There were points I laughed out loud where I felt really bad for laughing (esp. You Can't Fade Me). But that's also one of the things that makes this album great - Ice Cube is genuinely funny when rapping about serious topics (police brutality, white supremacy, jail, gun violence - "Outside the South Central area...Few cared about the violence because... it didn't affect them." - teenage pregnancy, etc.). Plus, the album just rocks - it was a great listen in my headphones while rocking out cleaning my office. As I say with a lot of rap - THIS IS NOT WRITTEN FOR ME - so I'd never listen to it out loud where anyone else could hear. But I can't deny this is probably one of the best rap albums I've listened to on the 1001 so far and that's why I'm going with the 5.
pretty good
It's not a most wanted album in my household, that's for sure. Don't really like the flow, style, beats. Or the lyrics and themes. I guess for me Ice Cube is more an actor than a rapper. Bit of a waste of time.
Quite a fun album! I liked the production and really enjoyed Ice Cube's rapping. The content of the lyrics is controversial, but it felt raw and uncompromising. 'You Can't Fade Me/JD's Gaffilin'' was my fave.
It was ok, not a rap fan, but was still listenable.
Love this era of hip hop. Feels oddly innocent and nostalgic looking back
Wow, 1990, time flies
Ik vind het leuk dat ik via deze lijst word gedwongen om ook wat van dit soort oudere hiphop albums te luisteren, want dit zet ik zelf nooit aan. Voor mij ligt de grens grofweg bij Ready to Die van Biggie (1994) en ook op dit album is te horen dat rap vóór 1994 nog wat te simpel was. Voor mij is het net te oud, net te gangsta, net te monotoon, teveel AABB rijm. Ik moet hierbij meteen toegeven dat ik natuurlijk te weinig krediet geef aan de ongetwijfeld scherpe, politieke teksten. Aan de andere kant schijnt ome Blokje gemeen te zijn tegen vrouwen, dus dat heft elkaar mooi op dan. Ook heb ik het idee dat sommige nummers toch wel een beetje huismerk Slick Rick zijn. 'A Gangsta's Fairytale' voelt toch als een Ali Express 'Children's Story' bijvoorbeeld. Minder irritant dan dat Ice-T album op deze lijst, maar al met al wel enorm vergeetbaar en wat saai. Ik hou het bij deze ook op 2 sterren. Eigenlijk 2,5 maar daar koop je niks voor.
Never could get into this style of music. It's just too violent for me. *shares another UHC CEO meme*
Every song sounds the same
some lines/songs have not aged too well, but pretty much all of them go soo hard, with the NWA type energy and beats which I like a lot. Favorite songs: pretty much all of them, especially at the start. Overall around 8/10
Nope.
80/100. An aggressive, politically charged album with strong energy. While solid overall, it lacks major hits, and some lyrics haven’t aged well.
I don’t hate the beats but 90’s Hip Hop/Rap as a whole I really do not care for
Another n!99a calling n!99as n199a. Not my preference in subject matter. Engaging nonetheless.
Yo! Fuck bitches and suck my dick!
Fun listen. Really liked the samples here and Ice Cube spits some great lyrics. May be misogynistic but Bitch is just a really nice word to say.
It was good. I dont think i am going to listen to it again - but I liked the old school flow.
Hard hitting lines... and some downright comical! Many wtf moments but fun tracks all the way through, and serious commentary at its core
Half an hour of this album is great, an hour is too much of a similar thing repeatedly. It's funky as hell, almost impossible not to bop along with, and really quite rousing. But yeah, there's too much of it.
This album is rightfully aggressive, angry, and conscious. Ice Cube’s performance here is full of confidence and angst. You can tell he’s giving it his all. However, a thing I can’t really excuse is the misogyny on this album. It did not age well and it is very of its time. Yo-Yo on “It’s A Man’s World” does a good job at confronting that though. Having Chuck D. and Flavor Flav of Public Enemy be featured here was unexpected and nice as well! The production from The Bomb Squad is also really good most of the time. There’s some times where it sounds a bit outdated though. There are still plenty of highlights on this album though, even if the songs can come to sound a bit repetitive. That’s not a really big problem though. The lyricism from Ice Cube is nice, despite what I already mentioned. This album is a Hip Hop classic, however its outdatedness takes a bunch of it away from me personally. I’d still recommend this if you like Hip Hop.
Better listen than I expected.
Some good stuff about discrimination whilst also discriminating against women. I love a bit of gangsta rap, but that side of things was a bit much.
i actually listened to The Predator album (1992) instead. which i loved.
Ice Cube is indeed in the motherfucking house. 4
Time for an album from another one of hip-hop's legends! Ice Cube is certainly one of the most influential names in hip-hop history, largely due to his work with N.W.A. However, his solo work, which start with this very album, has also seen a considerable amount of success, so I can understand the inclusion of an album like this. So, how do I feel about AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted? It's fine. It's far from my favorite hip-hop album, but I've definitely heard worse. There's good and bad to this album. The production is great. It's interesting to me that this was largely produced by the Bomb Squad, a group largely known for their work with Public Enemy, because they're from the East coast, while Ice Cube is from the West coast. And if you know anything about early hip-hop history, you'd know how big of a deal the coasts were. The sound is great, and Ice Cube's flow is solid. The album is also a solid length, and is paced pretty well. My problems with the album largely lie in the writing. It hasn't aged the best. It definitely leans too much into the whole "I'm killing bitches" thing that gangsta rap has been criticized for over the years. The skits are also not my thing. They're not Ready to Die levels of "almost ruining the album" for me, but they don't add much in my eyes either. Overall, while I respect this album to a degree and can understand its inclusion, I'm just not a fan of the overall package. Still, there are definitely things to like here, so I can't be too hard on this album. Light 3/5.
A lot of complaining and anger. Not enjoyable.
It’s good, but the hate against women at times has not aged well at all, so I have to retract a star for that.
Enjoyed it
Idk I liked it enough
Not for me. 1/5
The delivery is so sure of it self, and the beats are so smooth. A very angry dude, with opinions have maybe not aged all that well in all areas, but the album is an absolute classic, and for good reason.
Wild, creative, and offensive as hell. Some of the lyrics are remarkably fucked up, but Ice Cube has such a flow and creative mind that the things he's saying are just incredible. The album is brought down by a fair bit of filler, which is a shame because it's really excellent otherwise. Top tracks: The Nigga Ya Love To Hate, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Once Upon A Time In The Projects
Not bad but each song flow sounded similar, though that might just be this era of rap. I liked how all the songs flowed into each other though
Not one while listening to this did I ask “Are We Done Yet?”. In fact, when it was done, I was like, “We’re Done Yet?!?”. FANTASTIC album
This is so angry!
i love ice cube and his first four album - this album came out when he was 20 and believe it or not ... there is some immature shit on here! but it reminds me of being an angry teen which is a feeling ive been tapping into more and more as of late
Beats are sick, lyrics hard hitting. Ice cube’s flow is a bit outdated but what do you expect from one of the first in the game
Listening to the lyrics now it seems IC was anticipating 2024 in the USA.
Violence against women gets a 1 idk 🤷🏻♀️
# Album Name: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted # Artist: Ice Cube # Rating: 2/5 # Comments: Meh. Another boring rap album. Not my thing. Literally every track sounds the same to me. Its better than most modern rap though. Crap lyrics though. # Top Tunes: None # Would I listen to it again? No
Ice Cube spends most of the album doing his best Chuck D impersonation, then Chuck D shows up and blows him out of the water.
Что я понял из этого большого списка, так это что олд скул хип-хоп дается мне очень тяжело, и что люди, которые кричат, мол вот тогда было лучше, чем сейчас, скорее всего не смотрят по сторонам в принципе. Абсолютное большинство хип-хоп альбомов 90-ых звучат одинаково. Да, причина для существования такой музыки тогда гораздо более важная. Это музыка освобождения и всё такое. Но я рад тому, как в перспективе выглядит хип-хоп сегодня. Лучшая песня - Endangered Species (Tales From the Darkside).
trump mianittu
This album is while Ice Cube still raps mostly like he’s attacking the microphone. Most of the album is hard and fast in terms of his rapping, but 30+ years later it doesn’t stand up for me like it once did. I personally prefer Ice Cube’s stuff on The Predator and later albums once he found more of a settled down groove for his flow. Still this album is super important in Gangsta Rap and the west coast scene for the time.
There are plenty of rap albums I like less than this. I tend to enjoy Ice Cube's voice, and his beats are OK. The overall effect of this doesn't really land for me, though. The hooks don't really grab me, and it often feels dated in terms of execution.
Kinda good kinda sexist
Commentary on race, violence, inequality, culture, etc. is delivered with agressive poeticism. The biggest issue is that the beats are dated. SUPER dated. A related issue is that every track sounds so similar to the last.
Love this.
I actually owned this on cassette the year it came out. What can I say? Listening to the album again, I find that regrettable. It is an album that should be forgotten. Ice Cube was an influential rapper, but it's unclear now what the appeal was. I winced and grimaced my way through the lyrics and the whole thing.
Most of these tracks are on "Kill At Will" or if you bought it from Sam Goody, "At Will" and they're mixed much better. Jackin' For Beats sounds much better for example. I wasn't a wannabe teenage gangster when this came out but I did find some chest thumping goodness in reciting these terrible lyrics while cruising suburban streets in my '84 Nissan Stanza. Yeah, it had rims. What an idiot.
So much shouting. Cube’s flow is decent, but it’s drowned by the constant shouting and lack of levels. The anger is justified and the source of the rage important, but it’s kind of exhausting to listen to a whole album of it. Not my preferred style of hip hop. I re-listened to Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul’s debuts after this, released right around this time, and they are so refreshing in comparison.
It is hilarious to me that in the intro to You Can't Fade Me, Ice Cube says "Drop a old school beat". This whole album is nothing BUT old school beats. The misogyny is exhausting.
I was going to write this whole clever passage about how the offenders on Law and Order SVU probably think some of the same thoughts as the lyrics on this album and how that’s ironic because Ice T is a cop on the show. But this is Ice Cube. Well shit. I was going to give this a 2 until I heard this: “Women, they’re good for nothing, no maybe one thing To serve needs to my ding-a-ling” How lame. And how did his gangsta card not get taken for that line?
Well this really aged poorly (at least the lyrics did), as he hates women completely. At first I thought it‘s meant ironic but either I didn’t get it or it was meant pretty serious.
Nice old school hip hop, I miss that gritty style nowadays
se vuelve un poco reptittiv
lo arriba que empieza, uf
There’s some good flows, but I can honestly say that people weren’t wrong in objecting to this. The misogyny is at an unnecessary level, even in the world of rap at that time. Cube’s own NWA handled it better (not without any misogyny, of course). It’s just distractingly annoying in this album.
This was....ass. I like rap but I couldn't get through this album. Nothing but the the same recycled beat and lazy lyrics with no substance.
The albums rules.
Gangsta-cringe
Nope
It feels like Ice Cube was most of the way there. He clearly knows that the system of power is what is producing the awful outcomes in his community, but still chooses to denigrate the women suffering from the same systems of inequity. Loved the Flave feature. Didn't really care for the spittin'
Yet another hip hop album. Yet again a negative review. Move on
definitely genre defining for an iconic figure, don't like the content, but sound decent.
Great rap album
I really dont mind rap and hip hop but not going to listen to misogynistic lyrics
Aww... basically all nostalgia for me. The stuff I listen to as a 13 year old. Not recommended for everyone. But it definitely showed me another world.
Not much of a rap.fan but he's got a good story to tell
Cool
Liking the early hip hop albums
It seems like both Ice Cube and the N.W.A had trouble evolving once the split happened. While N.W.A continued on and produced a second album, it had nowhere near the impact or quality their debut had; it was missing Ice Cube as an absolutely vital ingredient. His blunt lyrics and aggressive rap style were essential to their sound. Ice Cube's solo debut, in a similar situation, has all of the trademark style that makes him an intriguing figure yet lacks the exciting and inventive production featured on 'Straight Outta Compton'. It's a classic situation of the whole being greater than the sum of its parts. Regardless, the question here is "is 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' a good album? It’s okay. It's not that much different from what he knew back in the late 80's. He's angry, he doesn't mince his words, and his overall theme of pointing out racial injustice is both self righteous and, quite frankly, much needed in pop culture; both back then and now. But the overall listening experience is tiring from a musical perspective. As I mentioned above it's missing the bells and whistles of early Dr. Dre production, which tended to compliment him perfectly. It results in an album that feels like it very much belongs in 1990 and hasn't aged all that well. There's also the question of some heavily outdated, and downright worrying, views on women; along with many, many instances of the glorification of the gangsta lifestyle (which ‘Straight Outta Compton’ was very much guilty of, too). Out of all the hip hop albums I have gotten on the list so far, this is by far the weakest. There's very little innovation - as if Ice Cube simply wanted to air his lyrical ability over basic beats, some callback samples, and uninventive instrumentation. The dude had talent, but I feel like rap music creatively succeeds or fails on the production table. Maybe it's a case of starting from what you know and evolving from there - because Ice Cube definitely has better material than this in his overall discography. His debut feels more like a rethread, rather than a true branching out moment. It’s a constant reminder of what came before, rather than moving forward. Maybe I’m wrong, seeing as this album was critically and commercially successful. But that’s the beauty of different opinions and tastes, I guess. 2/5
Some good stuff, some not so. Solid album.
Ice Cube is another personality I recognize instantly, but I'd never actually heard his music. I knew him more from movies, honestly. The album is good. Smart, audacious (the title alone is so good), and frequently funny. Some of the rhymes will be living in my head rent free for awhile. “They asked me did I like Arsenio?, about as much as the bicentennial.” - I will continue to laugh at that. However, the misogyny and lyrics around women are hard for me to get over. Cant give it a full 5 stars because of them.
This is #day51 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it's time to drop some old-school beats! Hip-hop, along with rock and electronic music was an essential genre in my formative years. In a way, artists like Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, and D12 shaped my musical landscape, especially Eminem. Later, this led me to explore nu-metal, but that's another story. When I see the '80s-'90s hip-hop, by default, it equals quality for me. The production, live instrumentation, rhythms, and delivery create a unique vibe that’s hard to find today. Although this is my first time listening to Ice Cube, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is packed with those elements. The album does get repetitive toward the middle, but it ultimately picks up again, making it an engaging listen. As for the lyrical content mentioned by some reviewers, like with any hip-hop artist of that era, I think it's important to view it through the lens of its time rather than a modern perspective. It's a solid 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day52.
Every track sounds the same as the other. Derivative.
Mindnumbing. An NWA rip-off without any of the charm or the humour. Or decent beats. Just utterly terrible. Everything I hate about gangsta rap in this album. Stoking racial division, mysoginisty, and releasing generally shite music whilst at it. Strong no from me. Made me give the bellend Elvis a 2* review FFS ice cube.
Love the beats and the overall production even if it does get a bit repetitive after a few songs. Relentless high octane delivery, very distinctive voice, with loads of long verses and only short hooks/choruses. Strong brew of anti-cop politics, violent self affirmation, and wild sexism. Hilarious that 35 years later this is still the paradigm of what rap is in the heads of American conservatives. It was self aggrandizing myth making but it came true, even if Ice Cube himself outgrew this persona into his acting career...
I'm in two minds about this debut from the former NWA rapper, just like the album itself, actually. Its reputation as a topical and partly groundbreaking "golden age" hip hop statement is not unwarranted, just as two strings of cuts in the record prove. There's the one starting the LP on a all-time high: "The Nigga You Love To Hate", the title-track, and "What They Hittin' Foe?". And there's the one going from "Turn Off The Radio" to "Endangered Species" (with a killer Chuck D featuring) to "A Gangster's Fairytale. Ice Cube borrowing Public Enemy's production team on the other side of the west-coast / east-coast divide was a genius move. And both that production team and he as an unforgiving storyteller create sparks on those tracks. The thing is, beyond the skits parodying the ridiculous, obviously racist reality show the album's title draws from, the rest can be tedious at times, and sometimes even awful to an extent. The misogyny is blatant on some cuts, especially "You Can't Fade Me". In that same infamous league, "I'm Only Out For One Thang" is not Flava Flav's shiniest hour as a guest performer. Interestingly that dumb song is omitted in some editions of the album found online. Guess someone (hopefully the two men themselves) realized how incredibly stupid that attempt at low-brow rap college humour sounded. Leave that sort of degrading of women to 2-Live Crew, please. Much respect to Ice Cube telling about "Black experience", but come on, Black women are at least one half of said experience, and promoting clichés about them being just hoes when you try so hard to make good points against oppression elsewhere is a bit hypocritical. Gonna pop up the same question as the one I asked for other rap albums: what's worse? A provocateur / entertainer such as Snoop Dog, whose take on that sort of subject won't be taken seriously by anyone in their right minds? Or rappers in the ilk of Cube, who want to see their takes about society taken seriously to a certain extent, here falling into the trap of stereotypical misogyny? The jury's still out on this one. Apart from that, the last leg of the album is correct, but never reaching the heights of its raucous start or equally raucous middle section. 3/5 for the purposes of this list of essential albums. 8/10 for more general purposes (5 + 3) Number of albums left to review: 53 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 408 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 237 (including this one) Albums from the list I won't include in mine: 303
masterful storytelling by one of the originators of gangsta rap.
He’s pretty corny these days but man, current rap ain’t the same as this shit was back in the day.
I don't like it
I did not like the lyrics. Too many MF,N, and B words. Some songs disrespectful to women. I was thankful when the album ended.
I has zero interest in this album when it was released. And listening now it’s fantastic.
Felt like I was listening in on exciting gossip for half of it which was fun, otherwise enjoyed more than I thought because not usually my fav genre
I don't enjoy Ice Cube's solowork anywhere near as much as his stuff in NWA. Some pretty questionable lyrics throughout. Some of his rapping and storytelling was great, but I couldn't find myself getting very into any of the songs. They all felt like they were missing a little something. Listening to it after Orbital however has made this feel like a 4* even if that might be a bit too generous
This was good fun
5/5. Hard to argue here, these songs flow so well and the scene by scene style creates a near perfect album. Each song talks about similar themes but has great beats, a little old school, but his anger and lines hit hard enough to make up for it. I understand that there is definitely misogyny that has not aged well here but to discredit the whole album is pretty confusing because you are paying attention to the problem that exists within the "projects" as a black man. Ice Cube, whether playing a character or as himself, this album has only aged well because Ice Cube is not someone to root for yet we just heard his trouble as living as a black man in America. He finds the need to have power over women because he has no power anywhere else, the irony of the title of "It's A Man's World." It is not an excuse to write or rap songs like that, I do not condone these morals, but as an album, it makes Ice Cube a confusing and complicated character, which shows that he views himself as the main character despite his many, many flaws. It's art honestly. Best Song: You Can't Fade Me, Endangered Species, Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob
Nice beats but why the language?
i was kinda over it after 45 mins but i hate the “dated” commentary bc obv if you look it through a 21st century lens then yes that’s true but this album really pushed the hip hop game forward. it definitely encouraged other artists to up their pen game especially 7.5/10
Fav: The Nigga Ya Love To Hate Least Fav: Once Upon A Time In The Projects After the 4th song it begins to grow boring and very same-y, I respect what it’s going for but it just really didn’t captivate me. The misogyny was certainly not great either. This album basically has the same issues of the Eminem album I listened to previously.
I thought it would be better, but the songs seemed too much alike for me. Interesting combination pairing Ice Cube with Public Enemy.
2-3
Sure like a lot of 90s rap it feels a bit dated at this point, and there's definitely a lot of stuff here that would be considered problematic today, but there's also a ton of social and political commentary that is absolutely ON POINT. Ice Cube's raps are intense and passionate, and the beats compliment them perfectly. Really killer debut for him.
A positive debut for Cube after the big split with N.W.A. Great beats, flows and overall a time capsule back to a different era in rap.
I though about passing on this album, mainly because the genre has never been my cup of tea, but hey, nigga has rhythm! Glad to stand corrected. 7/10
fineee im not in the mood for hip hop rn i cannot
Ah yes, early 90s Ice Cube. His first album after severing ties with NWA, this brings more of the same with him at the helm for 50 minutes with only a few glancing features. This is some fine West Coast Gangsta rap oscillating between street vignettes (You Can't Fade Me), bombast (The Nigga Ya Love to Hate, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob), and comments on racial disparities in the U.S (Turn Off The Radio, Endagered Species). The production is Dre-adjacent and distinctly West Coast in the beat styling. Some standouts: The Nigga Ya Love To Hate (sneering and leaning into any hate directed in his attention with a great hop), Rollin' Wit The Lench Mob (quality posse call-out), Endangered Species, A Gangsta's Fairytale (silly concept, but the delivery, flow, and beat are great). Enjoyable enough straight through, but I definitely lost focus at points even with repeated listens. This stands somewhere on the boundary of a 3 and a 4 for me. Going high 3 here.
Long album. So much crap jammed between some jams like a lot of rap albums. 3 stars
More good flow from Ice Cube. Beats were solid as well. Feels like a 4 in the rap world, but in the multi-genre world, it doesn't quite get there. I enjoyed this more than the last Ice Cube album apparently.
Ice Cube is so funny how he pretty much is just yelling the entire time in every song. I don't normally like music to be angry, but I didn't mind this album at all. Just classic 90s west-coast hip hop. Still not my go to music at all but this album kind of ruled
Ice Cube is the definitive gangsta rapper to me. Doesn't have any of his jams to me but so consistently strong throughout. Can't believe he starred in kids movies after some of these lyrics, specifically You Can't Fade Me.
An album that was probably great in its time, but the themes in the record have aged well. Aged in the sense that the issues Ice Cube discusses is so much more real to us as a society and a country.
Angry, fierce, relentless, prophetic, but rather wearing as an hour long listen
Ice Cube might be the most aggressive rapper of all time. He never fails to confront you with his lyrics, theme, and flow. Naturally, this style does lead to his litany of controversies over the years, but man it is fucking fun to listen to in a record.
A pretty good album, reckon I wouldn’t go back to it but it was provocative
An enjoyable listen, probably won't be rushing back to it as the lyrical content is a bit grating at times. Favourite songs: The Nigga Ya Love to Hate Once Upon a Time in the Projects Endangered Species A Gangsta's Fairytale (my favourite of album) Who's the Mack It's a Man's World Why are hip-hop albums so long?
The Public Enemy influence was unmistakable. Always surprised when folks are shocked at the lyrics of early gangster rap. Different times. 2.75
Not my favorite genre and while the beats were fine the lyrics were a bit gross lol
Rap isnt my thing
Quite enjoyable, if a touch longer than it should be
I love good rap / hip hop that has a story to tell and something to say… but… not willing to dig through the profanity, violence, and misogyny to find it.
It’s way too long to the point where it’s objectively important (yet kinda muddy) message gets lost somewhere in the runtime. A lot of hip hop is dated. This is even more so. Cube is certainly one of the greats, but not everything he touches is gold.
Cube’s first solo effort is a furious declaration of West Coast independence made all the more memorable by its idiosyncratic East Coast production.
Can’t deny there’s a beat. Might not listen to it around my wife.
Damn, this album is amazing. Given how well I know Ice Cube, it's funny that I have heard almost none of his early stuff.
I found this all a bit samey and dull. His delivery doesn't change much from track to track. And yes, the lyrical content is pretty misogynistic.
He recycles a few lines from NWA, the production sounds pretty dre-ish despite apparently being the bomb squad and Dre's cousin. Lotsa misogyny, casual violence. But - some true strong words on social conscience here and once again serves as rebuttal to the fat conservatives of today who like to dream a world where race relations were hunky dory or getting better from the 80s forward. Really proves how instrumental cube was to NWA. I only found out embarrassingly late that he was writing pretty much everyone's lyrics.
Beats felt same-y. Lyrics felt same-y. Why are you hating on women so much?
meh
I will never be a big rap fan so I do need to take that into account. I understand the significance and influence of this album however the lyrics are despicable and the music was just alright. I’ve definitely heard worse music and at some times I was bopping around to the tune however not my jam.
It's just impossible for me to separate the nearly perfect beats and excellent flow by Cube....from the lyrics. Which are hideous. These national reviews which couch the issue by calling the songs "a mirror to America" "ugly in its observations about race" etc etc - not sorry: I call bullshit. It's an easy out and this kind of lowest-denominator rap is made even worse because of the talent that set this up to be one of the greats. It's goddamn frustrating because when I'm able to detach from the lyrics (i.e. when they're not misogynist or braggadocio-gangster - which isn't often enough) it would be enough to make this fantastic. Musically it's the kind of hip-hop I love - Bomb Squad representing! 5 for the music and actual vocal *delivery* but 1 for the horrid lyrics, I just can't.... bitch - grow tf up. 5/10 very generous 3 stars.
STANDOUTS: It's A Man's World OVERALL: 2/5; I don't think this album was necessarily for me?
Crazy time. Much respect. Not really for me but still appreciate it.
oh...... i dont know what to think isnt it a little misogynistic? im conflicted my favorite song: /
Rough listen. Old school gangsta that did NOT age well.
2.5
6.5/10 Not a lot to say about this, I liked it but it didn’t blow my socks off. Such a distinctive voice, immediately jumps out who it is. Production supports the rap without particularly standing out. Good use of guitar. A few verses that either aged badly or are just bad. Kicking a pregnant woman to avoid child support? Sheesh. Best: Turn Off The Radio
Ok. Not as good as his others
Depraved as all fucking hell. Fun as fuck to listen to though.
Full of mysogyny and political commentaries by a now child movies icon? Its clever but the lyrics are sometimes..yeah. Its full of great production and bangers. A 5 doesnt seem right but a 4 also doesnt, but neither a 3. 4 it is I guess.
não dá pra mim, o estilo. né nem culpa dele
Very cool and classic
These beats are hot, the production is so funked up
Misogynistic and boring.
Could wait for this one to finish. AmeriKKKa can keep you Ice Cube, I have no interest in this rubbish.
Aika vihainen mutta toki ei lyriikat oikein kestä aikaa! 3/5
Ihan jees aikansa rap-levy vaikka naisille kyllä aika kylmää kyytiä taas.
Too misogynistic for me.
what if we took evident, lightly worn genius... and slathered it with incredible levels of misogyny
Just horrible... lots of swearing and shouting.. what a noise.... aweful
Good album. Ice Cube's flow is aggressive and clean. There are some solid lyrical themes, but it's borderline rage and probably doesn't play so well in modern times. The beats/production by the Bomb Squad is really solid and blends the West Coast g-funk with that NY sound. ***
This whole album was kind of dumb and exhausting. A couple of good tracks but a big pass overall.
It’s another hit for 90s hip-hop. Production is great, the bass and beats are hard not to like and it’s generally just a good groove throughout. With the lyrics and vocals there’s plenty that’s poignant and clever but there’s also a fine line between what’s still funny and what’s a bit awkward. The majority falls on the right side but there’s a chunk of this album I’m not in a rush to listen to again. I don’t love his delivery but overall I’ve enjoyed the album.
Já, heilmikil karlremba og óþægileg, og of mikið ofbeldi fyrir minn smekk. En, ef maður horfir fram hjá þeim hluta textanna þá finnst mér þetta ganga ágætlega upp sem hljóðmynd. Góð sömpl og beat og hressilega flutt.
Respeckt
It's...okay, so cube has always been pretty good at spitting and isn't afraid to tackle some (sadly still current) issues, but I can't shake the fact that his beats aren't great and it does assault you a bit. I think it's a 3 from me as if I wanted to listen to his stuff I'd cherry pick songs and not an album
Ah, here we are, my second and final Ice Cube solo album. I really enjoyed The Predator, and given the title of this album, I think I'm going to enjoy this one as well. Right off the bat, this album snagged my full attention. The beats and samples are fantastic. The use of predominantly funk beats and samples serve a stark contrast to the dark lyrical tone of the album, and I felt like it made the lyrics really stand out. Granted, the lyrics to funk songs can be political and dark as well, so maybe this album just picked up the funk torch and ran with it in a way. Speaking of running with things, Ice Cube takes his reputation as an asshole, and doubles down on his rough reputation on this album. His voice is as fierce as ever, and his lyrics are incredibly raw. The cheerful backing chorus of 'Fuck you, Ice Cube!' on "The N**** You Love To Hate" was my second favorite part of the album, falling just behind the lyric 'You ask me, did I like Arsenio? About as much as the Bicentennial.' A dig at Arsenio Hall and the black experience in America in the same breath? Perfection. When I was looking up some of the lyrics to these songs, one of the lyrics websites featured an ad for Jack in the Box, starring none other that Ice Cube. Outstanding. The production work by The Bomb Squad was great, although the sound was a little bit too busy at times. In other ties to Public Enemy, the guest appearances by Flavor Flav and Chuck D were great as well. While this album's political themes are handled expertly, with the sneering anger I've come to expect (and appreciate) from Ice Cube, there's certainly a bit of misogyny on here that I don't recall being on The Predator. Surely Ice Cube addresses the misogyny on this album in the future? Oh, he does? And does he allay my fears that he's an actual misogynist in real life? Ah, he basically doubles down on it. Well then, that's pretty unfortunate. I did mostly enjoy this album, but it did become a one trick pony over the course of its run time. However, I think it's a solid example of gangsta rap, while not being as good as The Predator.
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted delivers powerful beats that are undeniably compelling, showcasing top-notch production. Tracks like The ... Ya Love to Hate and AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted stand out with their hard-hitting rhythms and engaging hooks. However, the album's lyrics are controversial and problematic, even for its time, often containing inflammatory and misogynistic content. Ice Cube's delivery is intense and confident, reflecting his skill as an MC. Despite its lyrical issues, the album captures the raw energy and frustration of the era. The production by The Bomb Squad elevates the overall sound, blending funk, rock, and hip-hop seamlessly. While the beats and production are exceptional, the lyrical content was a bit alienating. Overall, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted is a significant piece of hip-hop history, marked by great beats but marred by questionable lyrics. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 4 STAND OUT TRACK - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
Magnificent. A powerful debut album from Ice Cube after he split with NWA, this is filled with banger after banger, with production by Public Enemy’s Bomb Squad. Continuing the inner city themes but taking them to a whole new level, it’s a terrific original statement.
Really tough to listen to. Very abrasive which is the point, and normally I like that kind of thing but some of the misogny was so hard to listen to. 2/2.5
I love 90s rap but I never gave Ice Cube a deep listen. All of these tracks tell a story and, while some are definitely dated, I think he's got some good social commentary about being black and poor in LA
Misogyny runs amok in this album. It cannot be denied. The influence this record has had on future hip hop cannot be denied either, but Ice Cube’s misogynistic crusades really harm this record’s ability to shine brighter.
Didn’t like it. Boring. Not much to say. Don’t hate this type of rap but idk this was just boring.
Definitely of its time in the production and lyrics, but still a great album overall. 5 stars for me
On another day and fairly drunk I would buzz off this a lot more. It was today though and i was sober.
Great beats, just don't pay attention to the lyrics.
Not 4 me
Some of this goes hard, but it’s too long and a lot of it is cringe.
Another successful Rapper from the 90's.
Beautiful old-school hip-hop music.
I can appreciate Cube's skill and talent, but this album was a slog for me.
30 years of awesome gangster rap
Great production lots of stuff going on
Great production, solid everything else. No real stand out tracks.
Not my favourite type of music, but overall I enjoyed this.
Decent album marred by casual mysogynistic lyrics
Yuck. Awful lyrics, stunningly misogynistic. Should be removed from the zeitgeist
He’s good. But it’s a bit much.
classic Ice Cube = 5*
Cool production from the Bomb Squad, but lyrics and vocal performance ruin it for me.
Some good rapping & beats, though I'm not really getting into it.
NWA was so much more than the sum of its parts
Amazing and not my thing
Raps not really my thing. But, there are some great beats on this album.
Ice Cube at the peak of his powers
Good old school rap album.
Finally. something objectively enjoyable.
Starts strong with Ice Cube’s ferocious energy but said energy becomes numbingly monotone with how uniform it is throughout the album. More laid back storytelling is applied in e.g. Once Upon a Time In The Projects and A Gangsta’s Paradise, offering some nice variation, but for the most part the album just devolves into these for some reason increasingly mysogynistic digressions and stories that take up the forefront.
Decent production and Ice Cube is a legend but this starts getting a little repetitive for me after awhile. Could be the style, could be that i'm tuning out the lyrics too much in the middle of work.
Lyrically fierce with an assertive flow, although musically, there's not a ton of variety or depth here. And a rough listen for any woman to have to sit through. Salvaged a bit by the fact that there is some social commentary. So you get one more star than Eminem got yesterday, congrats.
The beats and samples are alright, but Ice Cube sounds about the same throughout the whole album. Also, why so many skits?
I don’t which one of goddamn jackasses got a problem with all the fucking “language”, but y’all can suck a dick. How can you really give a shit about cursing. Also, should be noted that the misogyny on the album is present, but in my opinion, is not overbearing. I really don’t know what to think of “It’s a Man’s World (feat. Yo-Yo). He didn’t need to feature a woman, but also why say some (most?) of that shit. Otherwise, beats are dated, but solid. Flow and writing are strong. Nothing jumps out to me honestly as being incredible, but this album still remains iconic. 3/5
Album 426 of 1001 Ice Cube - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Rating : 2 / 5 After all of the good music I've listened to lately, I unfortunately had to sit through this.
Not my flavor, but I recognize good when I hear it.
😶
Was ready to go three stars, but just really can't get over some of the lyrics. Nice Snoop Job cameo at the end, though.
Not for me. Tried to have an open mind, but nope.
Terrible.
Not sure how this wasn't on my radar back then. Maybe cause it's West Coast and that was a bit too gangsta for middle of Canada me. Now I put this one on and pretty quick, I'm like this a Public Enemy album with Ice Cube rapping. Very political. And look up the production and its the Bomb Squad. Throw in some Flavor Flav and Chuck D in the middle. This would have worn out my CD player in 1990.
Oh look it’s that nice family movie guy Ice Cube this should be a wholesome albu- oh my! A good 90’s hip hop album - angry and offensive.
Early 90s gangsta rap - violent, angry, hypocritical lyrics. His misogyny is all forgiven since he gives Yo-Yo a rebuttal track. Ice Cube's rapping is not all that good. Chuck D brings some energy on one track. It's not enough.
Fuk the Po Po
Nah. 1.
I feel guilty that I liked this album as much as I did. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5