For better or worse, WC, Soopafly & Tha Dogg Pound definitely tend to “Stick To The Script” and have for their entire career. Never straying far from their killa’ Cali lifestyle and weed chronicles, these hoodlums-turned-hood-heroes continually rep the same themes song and song again, Read the rest of this entry »

It wouldn’t be false to say that Ice Cube’s last release, I Am the West, left more than just a bitter after taste in listeners’ and West Coast Hip-Hop fans’ mouths. It was a listless final product—coupled with whatever Snoop’s been doing recently—that affirms the opinion that the Left Coast’s elder statesmen have grown senile in their older, wiser years. Thus, balking at the thought of a new WC album wouldn’t be unreasonable. However, the former Westside Connection member’s latest LP, Return of the Barracuda, stomps out the idea that all of these veteran MCs have lost their swagger. Read the rest of this entry »

WC has long been one of the most consistent underground powers of West Coast Gangsta Rap. No beef, label, or other Earthly force will make him compromise his music. So as usual, he’s stuck to his guns and dropped the first single off of Revenge Of The Barracuda, “You Know Me,” featuring the customary accomplices Maylay and Ice Cube. Read the rest of this entry »

I was raised by three commandments. Gangsta Rap > Hipster Rap. Tupac > Biggie. And “Hit ‘Em Up” > everything.

I’m a born and raised West Coast cat and, even though Pac was before my time, he was still the first rapper I was blessed enough to hear. Since then, my iPod has been stacked with tracks from him, Eazy, Snoop, Ren, Crooked I, Game, the D.O.C. You name it and I got it. However, there’s one exception to my undying West Coast attachment and that is the 2008-present Ice Cube. Read the rest of this entry »

Fat pockets be damned, Ice Cube is going to act a fool regardless. Still reppin’ the West because that’s who he is, “Y’all Know How I Am” marks the 2nd straight time father and son and son team up as they roll with the Lench Mob. Read the rest of this entry »

While the majority of the rappers who made their start in the ’80s are either making reality shows or working their 9 to 5 miles away from the limelight they once basked in, WC is still waving the flag for the Pacific Coast with the same ferocity he came with when he was still paying dues with Low Profile. Read the rest of this entry »

WC is the most underrated rapper in Hip-Hop. I will maintain that notion until he has a #1 single or he quits spitting. His rapid fire flow is something that never gets old. The precision he utilizes to navigate through drum patterns has yet to be duplicated and most likely never will be.

With DJ Crazy Toones on the ones & twos and production from Terrace Martin, the Westside Connection vet spazzes out for five minutes straight in the video for “Frontline.” With enough punchlines to leave your head spinning, the promo video is a perfect teaser for his upcoming album The Revenge Of The Barracuda, an album that is still in production without a release date, but should be highly anticipated once people know it’s on its way. Read the rest of this entry »

That dude S.V. sent me this along with the new Ice Cube track.

The Clipse Present Reup Gang – Money

Ice Cube Feat. The Game & WC – Get Used To It

Cube joint = Rickey Retardo…surprisingly.