Reviews (page 6 of 7)
I always enjoy the early 90s hip hop style. The delivery, the beats, it just feels raw and right. This album is fine, but the endless profanity just feels really excessive. I'm fine with dropping bombs here and there, but c'mon, this is a bit much. A bit much to the point where I felt like I had to turn the sound down.
Borrrrrrrrrrrring!
It was okay. No songs were added to my playlist but I could see why people who like old rap would like it. Me personally, it just sounded like he was talking with a beat behind him.
I get the impact and influence, but naturally the world has changed in 35 years so some of it doesn't translate as well. No doubt an important album, but not really my cup of tea.
If we made a drinking game, and took a shot everytime the word bitch or hoe is said, we would be drunk less than 5 songs in. This album is too long, outdated, and overrated
Early 90s rap is not great.
Bored after 2 or 3 songs.
Though the beats are dated and pretty simple, I have a soft spot for that style. Where I do take issue is the lyrics. I haven’t been totally consistent with my rating in regards to sexist lyrics, but I’m finding it harder and harder to overlook as I go through these. Easier to stomach than the Eminem album last week, but I’m still not sure I can go up to 3 stars. 2.5
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.
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.
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
The non explicit version was a little more bearable. Still the degrading of women was over the top.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Does Ice Cube think he can taste alcohol through his bladder? Impressive skill of he can. More impressive than his music anyway.
Nah, bits I liked but it didn’t do much for me. Came in with high hopes and was disappointed
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.
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.
Médiocre et misogyne, Ice Cube me refroidit encore plus en ce mois de février
2 stars. Did I like this album? No. Does that matter? No. It's incredibly important for the history of rap.
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
Women, am I right fellas?
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
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....
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
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.
It was ok, not a rap fan, but was still listenable.
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*
I don’t hate the beats but 90’s Hip Hop/Rap as a whole I really do not care for
Yo! Fuck bitches and suck my dick!
# 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gangsta-cringe
definitely genre defining for an iconic figure, don't like the content, but sound decent.
Nice beats but why the language?
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.
2-3
fineee im not in the mood for hip hop rn i cannot
Angry, fierce, relentless, prophetic, but rather wearing as an hour long listen
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
Quite enjoyable, if a touch longer than it should be
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.
Beats felt same-y. Lyrics felt same-y. Why are you hating on women so much?
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.
STANDOUTS: It's A Man's World OVERALL: 2/5; I don't think this album was necessarily for me?
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
Ok. Not as good as his others
não dá pra mim, o estilo. né nem culpa dele
Too misogynistic for me.
This whole album was kind of dumb and exhausting. A couple of good tracks but a big pass overall.
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
Didn’t like it. Boring. Not much to say. Don’t hate this type of rap but idk this was just boring.
Not 4 me
Decent album marred by casual mysogynistic lyrics
Cool production from the Bomb Squad, but lyrics and vocal performance ruin it for me.
NWA was so much more than the sum of its parts
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?
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.
😶
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.
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
We only needed Predator on the list, it's kinda mad how far Ice Cube progresses from this to that in two years.
More music to terrify suburban white parents in the 90s.
Kinda surprised to see a second Ice Cube album here. After listening to the first one I realized it is more fiction than nonfiction which seems counterintuitive to building up credibility. So going into this one with that in mind I can laugh a bit more at the silly bits, but still struggle to understand the fantasy of wanting to be a criminal. I'll be surprised to see a third come up. Favorite track "A Gangstas Fairytale" 2/5
I understand the "hard core" song lyric competition with other artists of the time and genre, and the stories are important ones, but overall it is way too many foul words for me....and I cuss at least once on any given day.
Ok then, Cube.
I like Ice Cube, I found this album to be very long and kind of like listening to a conversation while I'm doing something else. Good beats but nothing that grabbed my attention throughout.
I thought I'd like this but it was pretty bad. Bad production and a lot of very dates lyrics. 1.75 stars.
Not my thing, but it does sound well put together.
<<heavy sigh>>. The anger, the misogyny, the constant “n-word” and profanity... It’s all rather trite and frankly boring. Some of the beats pretty decent, funky and driving. But after 50 minutes, it all blurs together. The use of various interjections and such is, well, it’s been done before. Of course, Ice Cube has leveraged all this hate and anger into a successful career in TV and Movies and commercials for light beer. With a 30 year marriage, and family (including grandkids). I wonder if he plays his old music for his daughter? This is probably better than some of the hip hop I’ve had here, but that’s a really low bar. 2/5
The sound is very Public Enemy, but with worse lyrics. He's good at what he does, I'm just not that into it.
I don't like rap! 2 stars
There are much better rap albums.
good backing tracks, but nothing on here warrants an album
2.5 This one didn’t really grab me
There were some things here I liked. The political messages, the beats were decent. But the misogyny and homophobia put me off.
Not the kind of rap music that I enjoy. Too direct I guess, I prefer some subtlety with my rap music. Couldn't make it through the entire album 2.5 stars
Hip-hop. Mucho taco y poca chicha. Un 2.
No me aporta nada.
Eh, it was ok. I can see why this would be included on a list of influential albums. There's a lot of sociopolitical commentary on the album that's on point, and the fact that it's still relevant today proves the importance of the album. On the other hand, the over the top machismo and misogyny really drags the album down and undermines the more important points being made. The meta commentary and self-deprecation happening on "It's a Man's World" starts to address this, but it never quite gets there. At the end of the song, Cube's still left holding the same gross opinions about women. The hypocrisy of so much of the album trying to justify gang life as an inevitability for Black men held down by systemic racism while refusing to see how the same systems (and his own behavior as a womanizer) create the "bitches and hoes" he has so much contempt for is pretty bad. The repeating themes of every Black man Cube disagrees with being a sellout and all women (except for the "pick me" ones) being whores get old fast. "You Can't Fade Me" is especially horrific. I'd probably give it a 3.5 without the sexism. With it, I can't give it more than a 2.5—I won't be listening to it again.
Honestly now that I'm in my 50s the gangster rap just sounds silly. The lyrical flow was good the Beats were great but content wise it was unappealing. Will not be adding to regular rotation
Has that classic early 90s hard rap sound, but holy misogyny batman. Nothing really standing out and certainly not something I want to be heard listening to.
Nicht gehört
Lots of musical value here, hard to get past a lot of the content.
Totally understand the importance of this. There are some good hooks. But this is just not my kind of genre. It was a bit of a chore to get through. Especially due to the lyrics. 2/5
It's fine. A lot of the songs feel the same, and once you've heard the first 30 seconds of any song, you've heard the whole song.
Meh. All songs blurred into one to be brutally honest. Ice cubs lyrics were funny but this album isn't for me.
Synes faktisk det er lidt svært at tage sådan noget her gammelt gangster rap seriøst. Ikke så meget mere end overfladisk politik, handler bare om at være hård og myrde. Gode West Coast flows og beats hjælper på den, men ikke nok
It started off with regular old misogyny but by the end reached peak cringe misogyny. A Gangsta's Fairytale was funny though, I'll give him that.
Definitely not a fan of 90s rap.
He's definitely a very good rapper, but rap is not my thing.
Dodgy lyrics & repetitive sounds do not make this that listenable for me. Didn’t mind Once Upon A Time In The Projects & Turn Off The Radio. But really, I can do without it.
Dated
Biitit "släppäävät", mutta niin släppää myös tarinoiden protagonisti - naisia siis - mikä on keskeisin hänen poliiseihin kohdistuvan vihansa impotenteista ilmenesmuodoista. Toisin sanoen levy on kovaa kamaa, mikäli ei tajua kuunnella sanoja tai ymmärrä englantia, mutta muussa tapauksessa pidempijaksoinen kulutus käy raskaaksi ja lopulta mahdottomaksi.
Hip hop reivindicativo de uno de los mayores exponentes de los 90. Canciones bastante parecidas entre sí, entre las que no han destacado ninguna especialmente. Muy para entusiastas del género.
A legend in the hip-hop genre to be sure; the whole genre would not look anything like it does today without Ice Cube and NWA. That said, this definitely is a good circumstance where the influence is still felt today, but the material itself just did not age well
It's really hard to get past how much he hates women.
Cranky and didn’t like it
Oof I disliked this. Just a little too angry for my taste
90s hip hop, but I prefer it more lyrical
Not my thing
I fully understand why this is in the list but on its own this is just not very good. The rapping is juvenile and the beats are lame. Doesn’t help that ice cube is like, pro police now
Not for me. Way too much violence, misogyny and anger. Can’t deny the underlying message but I don’t identify with it. There are some clever rhymes. Ironic that he’s now a mainstream actor.
I prefer his second record, but this one was still ok to listen to. I always enjoy hearing the political songs that Ice Cube put out back in the day because I feel like he was one of the first ones to tell it like it is without fear or repercussions from a label or censorship. Sadly, a lot of the topics he discusses like police brutality, racial prejudice, and life in the projects still rings true today. I know a lot of people commented on the misogynistic lyrics which normally wouldn't be too much of an issue with me because he tries to keep up this "tough guy" persona. However, when you're speaking about racism and how black people are mistreated, yet turn around and contribute to the degradation of black women, that just doesn't really sit right with me.
Ice cube is so tough and badass. I’d say that’s how he wants you to think of him based on the way he madly yells his rap songs. I can see why people call him a sellout going from this album to kids movies. This album want bad but very one dimensional. No vasoline is a bit better than this and both are way below dr Dre’s albums. Not sure how much I’d go back to this one though. 5.6/10
It's certainly a hard album to listen to but is that a reflection of the lifestyle the commentary is based on. I don't know and I guess I should be grateful for that. Fave track: It's A Man's World or maybe I'm Only Out For One Thang for the Flavor Flav feature.
Goddamn that's a tiring amount of misogyny. I was thinking it was gonna be a three during the first couple of tracks but it really wore me down - the only reason I'm not giving it a 1 is that I guess there's a bit of valid social commentary sprinkled in there, and, 706 albums into this, only Kid Rock has got a 1 out of me and this is not quite Kid Rock levels of contemptible, but damn it's close. 1.5, for sure. Fave track...... pheeeeeeew, I dunno. "A Gangsta's Fairytale" had some slight comedic value, I guess...
Not my thing
Decent rhymes but the misogyny was a little too much for me.
Aggressive Storytelling with interesting backing beats, social messaging is throughout. However, some lyrics are dated. The cadence is the same for most songs, which is different to what I’m used to.
Neither the sound of the album, not the misogyny have aged well
not in 5001
Yuppp.... suffers the curse of so many rap albums from the 90s on here: sexist. This has aged very poorly it makes it a tough listen. It's a shame since I enjoyed it at times (and it's not too long!!) but yeah it's aged poorly and unfortunately that matters.
musikalisch eig okay, aber 2 wegen die lyrics lol
Was never into gangster rap, but it was ok, doubt I'd listen to it again
Some great, incisive bars scattered throughout an album that’s at least 30 minutes too long. Misogyny aside, it’s just hard to take Mr. Cube seriously when his hard-hitting political takedowns sit alongside rhymes about gangster nursery rhymes.
Meh, tough to see why Ice Cube deserves a spot here. Not awful, but obviously the lyrics are shit.
Compared to his icy cousin, T, Cube is all attitude and misogyny and no fun.
4/10. I get why this album is important, but I think it does rely a little bit on shock value to make it exciting, and 30 years later it isn't all that shocking anymore.
Ice Cube spits it but it doesnt grab me like other albums
Decent groove dodgy lyrics. Mr Cube certainly has a lot to say. Most of it I don't agree with. Like he gives a shit. I bailed when gun shots replaced the beats.
There were songs here and there that I could get into, but ultimately if felt like half the songs had gunshots and sirens in them. I have no scope of understanding in that world, where every song is about either being hard or getting laid.
Early 90’s rap. Once you get past the mindset of the times, it’s a solid artistic album but not particularly my thing
2,5
meh
2.25. Slightly better than the predator
À quand la feature pour écouter en x2 sur Spotify ?
Gangsta Rap at its gangsta’y. Considering NWA were so important and their music so powerful this was a let down for sure. Expected more than just an angry man shouting swear words.
I can see why this is included in this list, but some themes are too misogynistic for 2023.
*clutches pearls*
The first few tracks are such fire songs that I was so excited to hear the rest of the album, which I thought I would end up giving 5 stars and calling it my favourite hip hop album so far. But this gets so misogynistic!!!! Raps against black oppression but promoting women’s oppression?? Idk, feels really wrong and icky and definitely has aged poorly 30+ years after release. 2 stars bc the first two tracks were BUSSIN
Politically interesting. Misogynistic. Sonically decent but not good enough to ignore the misogyny
One of the mant albums on this list where once you hear one song you pretty much know how the rest will sound and you just have to slog through it. Very one-dimensional and repetitive in almost every way. 3/10
I really liked N.W.A.'s debut album, so I'm kind of disappointed with this. Every song sounded the same. Ice Cube's an angry dude, I get it, but screaming in my ear for 50 minutes got pretty tiring half way through. Second half also falls apart in the beat department. Not to mention the weird misogyny (although that's sadly to be expected in 90s gangsta rap). 2/5. Better ice type rapper than Vanilla Ice, because Ice Cube learns Ice Beam at level 29, which is super effective against dragon types.
Hip hop típico
Very of its time with the misogynistic and homophobic lyrics. At least the music sounds good
Real old school hiphop, not my genre but I enjoyed some of it. To me the beats is most of the songs sound the same, so it gets repetitive after a while. For one time listening it was okay. Favourite song: - Who’s the Mack
Better of Dead- intro of death penalty The N**** Ya Love to Hate- Very fun hook 👍 AmeriKKKa’s most wanted- didn’t work for me What They Hittin’ Foe?- very short track You Can’t Fade Me/ JD’s Gaffin’- very much of its time, interesting to listen to with a good beat, but v uncomfortable lyrics and flow is clunkly at times Once Upon a Time in the projects- damn not a great experience then👍 Turn Off the Radio- someone sounds a bit salty Endangered Species- Really hard hitting song 👍 A Gangsta’s Fairytale- I mean, I guess I appreciate the commitment to the bit? I’m Only Out for One Thang- …yeah no Get off my dick and tell yo bitch to come here- title longer than the song The Drive-By- another interlude, this time a drive by Rollin’ wit the Lench Mob- the chorus is a bit of a clusterfuck, and let’s just say we’ve heard this lyrical content before Who’s the Mack?- What’s with the moaning in the background? I like the storyline otherwise 👍 It’s a Man’s World- The hook is cool, like the exchange but I don’t think it achieves much for me. The Bomb- Another extended metaphor, this one is quite fun 👍 Good narratives, flow can get repetitive and the misogny is abundant. I’m gonna say it isn’t my favourite. 2/5
Nah.
Un dels millors treballs de gangsta rap. Fet per una de les seves millors veus (i lletres) en el millor moment del génere. No gran cosa, en qualsevol cas
Not my thing but can’t complain
Didn’t listen. Probably rap.
Great beats, but lyrics to some songs are extremely sexist and misogynistic.
Ice Cube is O'Shea Jackson from L.A.. This was his debut solo album. He also performed with N.W.A. He has two albums on the 1001 list. Initial Impression: Offensive and angry. Singles: --------------------------------------------------- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (#1 US RAP, #76 UK) Who's the Mack? Endangered Species (Remix) The music, beats and rap is outstanding. The lyrics are angry and offensive. Rating: 2.5/5
Not his best stuff
racist piece of shit but the music is brilliant
Lo mismo que me pasa con el hip-hop en general: el mismo sonsonete con bases semejantes forman una gran canción.
It was okay but the misogyny was too much for me. I’m docking a star because it’s the only power I have over this 32 year old album.
In context, this was probably better than stand alone. Everything is really dated, but some decent story telling, but often corny.
T3B 1. Rollin’ Wit The Lench Mob 2. The Ninja Ya Love To Hate 3. Who’s The Mack?
Seems a bit one note.
Rap, 1990. I am not a big fan of old school rap, so I probably don't get this album. I found the flows a bit repetitive, the chours quite powerless and the productions are too "old fashioned" for my personal taste.
i am so impressed with the amount of political and social commentary on this album! ice cube held nothing back. by that alone, i can understand the album's deserved influence over thirty years. not to mention the songs are catchy! creating catchy songs with power isn't easy. that being said, there are a number of, uh, aspects about women that aren't great and make me feel uncomfy.
After splitting from N.W.A., Ice Cube certainly had his work cut out from him trying to deliver something as hard hitting and impactful as Straight Outta Compton. That said, he probably got closer with this album than anyone else could have. This album feels like a sequel or an add-on to Compton. I'm not familiar enough with rap to know if this is typical or not, but I found it intriguing how much Ice Cube sampled his own group's work in this album, just further tying it to its predecessor, the elephant in the room. Ice Cube hits on a lot of tough topics here, but this album suffers from the same thing that Compton did: overt and excessive misogyny. It just hasn't aged well.
Yeah nah
I stick ice cubes down my pants to arouse my increasing flaccid penis. It doesn't really work and neither does this record. My freezing dick isn't happy.
Too big to fail
JE sai spas trop quoi en penser. J'ai pas 1h11 à mettre sur cet album d'ou la note. J'aime Ice Cube, J'adore le rap mais cet album... on dirait je le sens pas. 2.99
some good tracks but a lil repetitive
Some sweet gangsta rap. 3 Really bores me after a while though 2
Raw, angry, but doesn't flow and nowhere Near his best
This started off great, classic style hip hop with strong beats and driving flow, but soon showed its age, with middling at best songs with poor lyrics.
Decent, but a bit dated. Very clearly an early 90s west coast sound, good beats but the social commentary aspect of it probably more impressive than the actual lyrical quality. Influential on what was to follow but I feel I've been spoiled by improvements in the genre in general, particularly in production quality. 2.5 maybe.
Given the reviews above, I thought it'd be worse than it was, but I think we'll get a lot better hip hop than this. Mixes in some interesting social commentary that would've been pretty inflammatory in 1990 (but feels a bit stale now) with a lot of lines that made me wince pretty hard. It's pretty crude in a lot of places - 'Get off my my dick and tell your bitch to come here' as the title of a song sounds like a bad parody of rap, and the attitude towards women in general is pretty grim. Also, I'm not a prude, but the unrelenting tide of bitch/nigga/dick is pretty wearing and it loses its edge by the end because you're so worn down. 2/5.
Novamente a audição de um álbum de rap não se sustenta.
Decent late eighties/early nineties rap. I really like Ice Cube's style, but like later period gangsta rap more. This is a little too close to the NWA/80s style. 2.5/5
average 90s rap
It's probably a great and iconic rap album but I just don't get it. Rap will never appeal to me. He does have a good way with words however, i will give him that.
I get the message but it gets a bit tiresome after a while.
Some days you need to be in the right mood for the 1001 albums, it can be a challenge. On this particular day and this particular album, there was too much content to stomach. I managed to get about halfway through before needing a break, and didn't feel like coming back to it, maybe another day.
Not my thing
Really didn’t enjoy “You can’t fade me”, but liked this album more than most rap I’ve listened to.
Meh, its ok, no real hits
Not my thing
No thanks
Queste sonorità mi ricordano gli anni '90 e in qualche modo anche la mia infanzia (i film americani, la break dance..) Non posso dire che mi sia piaciuto ma nemmeno che mi abbia fatto sKKKifo. I testi manco l'ho guardati. Certo che un'ora e più di sta roba ma un po' ucciso..2
Vorrei dire di aver trovato in questo album qualcosa di diverso da quello che mi aspettavo ma era anche difficile. Se devo essere sincero è stato godibile, il flow mi piace e i beat sono onesti. Arriverebbe quasi al 3 se non fosse per i testi che, oltre a qualche rima veramente brutta, c'hanno i soliti contenuti che mi rendono davvero difficile andare sopra al 2, in particolare i contenuti misogini per cui, da quello che ho capito, Ice Cube gode di una certa notorietà. Sicuramente ho fatto un po' più di orecchio al genere ma continuo a non capirlo e a non condividerlo, soprattutto perché è evidente che non stanno recitando dei personaggi (almeno così loro credono). Metto due solo perché musicalmente non m'è dispiaciuto.
Dischetto un pò così, forse non era la giornata giusta per l'hip hop però non mi è rimasto molto di questo disco.
Meh. Probably wouldn't bother again.
Nope.
not to my taste - wasnt a stand out album musically.
Nice beats, repetitive flows
I've never been a fan of "gangsta rap" but I appreciate what Ice Cube has done for the music industry.
I get it... but this definitely isn't for me
Rap isn't my thing lol.
The beats are surprisingly good, same people as public enemy apparently. The lyrics alternate between okay and unenjoyable, maybe a 2.5? alright in small amounts
Un disco agotador
Hip-hop. Mucho taco y poca chicha.
1990, gangsta rap, West Coast hip hop, political Hip Hop, nicht wirklich was was ich mir anhören würde
Definitely not my style, but it was an interesting listen. This style of rap is more palatable for me and I appreciate the lyrics focusing on political and social messages as opposed to sex and drugs exclusively like that Missy Elliot album. Favorite Track(s): “The Nigga You Love To Hate” and “The Bomb”
Not for me.
More Ice Cube, oh boy
It was okay. I don’t usually listen to hip hop/rap music
Rap agressivo, fala bastante sobre raça e violência, causou empatia mas musicalmente não me agrada.
2.5
Again, kind corny sounding because of the early 90s style. Lots of misogyny of course, but overall a decent enough record
Not that bad to be honest, violent and aggressive lyrics, would give this a 2.5 if I could
Cool rhythm and flow, so dang much misogynism and talk about sex.
sic(kkk)
Seeing one or two comments about misogyny is something that kind of sets a bad tone, but seeing pretty much every comment being about misogyny does not inspire any confidence at all. And hoo boy, they really weren't kidding. I get that gangsta rap is about less savoury themes but this really is just...ugh. On top of that, the beats and rhymes are incredibly repetitive. Just awful.
Not my thing
I just don't understand why there has to be so much foul language in hip hop other than I was told that hip hop came from the culture and foul language is part of that culture, still I just find it off-putting. Plus, other than the constant beat which doesn't change much from song to song, hip hop just really doesn't do much for me. Although this album had 16 songs some of them were very short, so at least I didn't get to the time where I just wanted to throw my computer out.
Rap is simply a no for me. 1 star or F.
Didn't listen. I'm very hit and miss on rap and if this is all profanity and dissing women I know I'll hate it so I'm not wasting an hour of my life on it.
Women are sexual objects I guess
Dated misogynist shite.
1.3/5 Alright beats, bad lyrics
Absolute garbage, as will all other albums of this genre that I've encountered here
the misogyny is gross
Couldn't get through it with the misogyny.
01) Better Off Dead - 1,0 02) The Nigga Ya Love to Hate - 6,0 03) AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted - 6,0 04) What They Hittin' Foe? - 5,0 05) You Can't Fade Me/JD's Gaffilin - 5,5 06) Once Upon a Time in the Projects - 5,5 07) Turn Off the Radio - 5,5 08) Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside) - 5,5 09) A Gangsta's Fairytale - 5,5 10) I'm Only Out for One Thang - 5,5 11) Get Off My Dick and Tell Yo Bitch to Come Here - 5,0 12) The Drive-By - 1,0 13) Rollin' wit the Lench Mob - 5,5 14) Who's the Mack? - 6,0 15) It's a Man's World - 5,5 16) The Bomb - 5,5 TOTAL: 4,97 (50/100) Current ranking: 864/926 "They didn't have Ice Cube so he bought Vanilla Ice" And he would probably have more fun with that one...
nah, this ain't it. sorry cube. misogyny aside, if i hadn't known and you told me the guy who recorded this album and the guy who played in War of the Worlds (2025) was the same person, i would have absolutely believed you. this sucks.
Any album which uses the dreaded asterisk word literally 100s of times while the world tells us the word can not be spoken or spelled is going to be down graded for hypocrisy.
615/1001 2026.05.15 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
This just embodies everything that sucks about rap. I say that as a big hip-hop fan. Ice Cube was lauded for his lyricism at the height of his career. I know he ghost wrote for a lot of other rappers at the time. But the truth is that the subject matter is all misogyny and violence. There's nothing of substance here. The rhyme schemes are simple and he's a one trick pony when it comes to his rapping style. He has the same flow on every track.
Ik ben woke.
I really wish I'd died before hearing this
An interesting reflection on that period of time. I found it really fascinating how a deep message of the album was about the racism in America and police brutality and really took a firm stance towards equality yet in the same vein was so so deeply misogynistic- I guess again of that time but the level of misogyny meant I couldn’t enjoy this album at all or any of the songs really. Would never put this on or listen to it again. It was a really hard one to finish.
I'm sure it's great and he seems like a real sweetie on Sesame Street but this isn't for me
Yeah, no. Horrible on many levels, it's almost a caricature of gangsta rap. The one song is off the charts misogynistic with ridiculously graphic imagery. And most of this is standard bravado with a few commentaries on racism. An ordeal to get through with nothing positive to say about it.
Well my plea of just two days ago of please no more American hip hop went unheard of. I now conclude that the 1001 Gods are infatuated with this shit and even worse misogynistic. If it weren’t bad enough for this album to simply exist, the blatant plagiarism of Reeves and Mortimer’s Ulrika Jonson gag is pure sacrilege. 1/5 24/4/26
This album reeks of small dick energy
Really did not like this at all. Ugh.
Absolutely not. I saw this album and immediately knew this album is not for me, it was not made for me and I am glad I never have to hear it again. This album is unnecessary and I'm upset I had to listen to it for this generator. There's not much I can say about this album other than how much I hate it.
What a poet, a true wordsmith of our era. Regaling us with tales of shooting people, hostility towards law enforcement, peppered with some naughty words, even samples of children doing it. Edgy. But he can do romance too, the everlasting dilemma of getting a young lady pregnant and then debating whether to kick her in the stomach or reaching for a 'hanger'. The only thing saving it from a one is that it has some musical validity. I’m starting to get sick of the rap on this list. It's better than Nas because it's better than some we’ve gotten and seems less serious in its approach. Plenty of samples from films. But yeah, not my bag at all.
rap.. ik versta het wel, en ze hebben meestal wel goeie rhymes... maar alles wordt op de zelfde manier afgeleverd, en die manier is goed voor 1 nummer... vanaf dan steekt het tegen... een 2 voor de lyrics
-sexist or not? -I really hope "it's a man's world" is satire -not my style -a bit disturbing -just waiting for it to be over 3/10
More promotion of guns violence and mysogyny the final straw was "9 months later, I wish I hadn't banged, got me reaching in my wardrobe for a coat hanger" tongue in cheek maybe but not really funny of any time period not for me although there are some genuinely cool flows and beats 8 can't get past the subject matter
Bad
Yawn...this just bored me. Nothing clever or particularly interesting about rant rap and gunshot punctuation of 'yo nigga, I'll put a cap in yo ass' type shite etc. etc.
Not music I can relate to. It’s sharp, stunted, blunt, and of course crude. The samples are headache inducing, as well as obvious. I think I said it in my previous Ice Cube album review but seeing how he sold out in a bad way really makes his past more corny.
según yo lo escuché pero no sé
1 - Pinche Rap culero
Just awful. Cheesy and stupid lyrics. Boring beats. No interesting songs. How is this on the list??
I love the beat but the profanity and attitudes towards women are over the top for me and cloud his message. 1
Didn’t really want to give this the time of day based off the reviews
When your whole thing is "Look how cool and tough I am" but you're not buying it, it gets really dumb
I was never a fan to begin with but this has aged very poorly. The lyrics just seem juvenile and very misogynistic to the point of being unlistenable.
Rap. Klingt eines wie das andere. Gefällt mir nicht.
Monotont. Rasshøl.
shame this is on the list due to it's violent misogynistic lyrics
Kan inte tycka om detta.
Just horrible
2 hip hop albums in a row. I can't be bothered with this shit anymore. A lot actually influential and relevant albums missed out on this album because of this shitty music. All he talks about is effing the police and black people getting killed. Irrelevant stuff.
Made it to the third song. That's more than enough for me. And no - I didn't need to listen to this - before anything! Terrible.
1.0 Can you shut up about your guns and dick for three fucking seconds; Jesus Christ. It feels like its trying to mature but ends up being obnoxious, vulgar, and a total slog.
Not my thing. Very repetitive in lyric and themes.
The misogynist content is so disagreeable that couldn't even think about enjoying anything else. I took the advice of a different review and listened to Masta Ace's album, Take a Look Around. I enjoyed it! (I found it on YouTube.)
Profanity was too much for me
I’m not one to appreciate misogyny
a never ending refrain of "this guy was always a weird loser!" every time people talk about cube's recent perceived right wing conspiracy heel turn
no.
Not my rap-style, but gave two stars since I’ve managed to finish the entire album
Really? So annoying to hear, vulgar language and misogynistic. Would give it -1 if I could.
Not my thing. Didn't enjoy it.
I preferred Doughboy in Boyz n the Hood!
Boring gangsta rap
How?
What a poet, a true wordsmith of our era. Regaling us with tales of shooting people, hostility towards law enforcement, peppered with some naughty words, even samples of children doing it. Edgy. But he can do romance too, the everlasting dilemma of getting a young lady pregnant and then debating whether to kick her in the stomach or reaching for a 'hanger'. Second rap offering on my list. It's better than Nas because it's better produced and seems less serious in its approach. Plenty of samples from films. But yeah, not my bag.
Since I don't consider rap as being music, I don't even bother listening to it.
Oh no. Soooo bad
Awful.
I'm not in the mood to deal with the misogyny man
Sexist, Racist, Crude, and all the other things. How did this guy build a network TV acting career?
I'm not easily offended. Drew the line at You Can't Fade Me.
Не хочу переслушивать.
As a woman I am against anything mysognistic, and unfortunately in a lot of gangsta rap there is excessive mysogny like in this album. The beats were okay, though not as good as many other hip hop albums I listened before. It's a very angry album, and I get the importance of the political messages but I can't rate this album higher than 1 star.
Dude, you're not a victim. In fact, you're the opposite of one.
A classic of the genre but dated to my ears in 2025. I really hate misogyny in rap music. I've never heard a good excuse for why it's so prolific other than it's cultural - which...isn't the argument they think it is. I won't listen to this again if I can avoid it. Rap skits are cringe.
Grotesque misogyny.
Just didn't enjoy this one
Rap: 0 Punkte
There were a couple of times where i thought the beats were good.
I dont think Ice Cube is a very nice man. Sounds like he needs a hug.