Posts Tagged ‘ Ice Cube ’

Non Hip-Hop Post: Essential Holiday Viewing (Top 10 Xmas Movies)

December 7, 2011
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Just like back in October I made my list of the best Horror movies, I figured I would hit yall with the top 10 movies/specials I watch during December. Just like with the horror movies this is my own personal list, you may not like everything on here and you may think certain things...

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Rootbeer Thoughts: Justin Bieber Banned From BET

October 18, 2011
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So word drops today that Justin Bieber was banned by DJ Premier from performing in the BET Cypher because he was gonna have Ludacris ghost-write his verse. I completely understand this as the cyphers are the last relevant aspect for the BET Struggle…..uh….Hip Hop Awards and so keeping the raw element of spitting in...

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Rootbeer Thoughts: Fuck a Label

September 1, 2011
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The standard in hip hop from day one has always been to prove yourself and then get signed. From there the sky’s the limit. But back in the day no one knew how this music shit really worked and hip hop was so new that the only option to get it to really spread...

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Erick Sermon – No Pressure

March 31, 2011
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Erick Sermon – No Pressure

As seen on The T.R.O.Y. Blog After a breakup which may have been a little foreshadowed on the Business Never Personal EP, it was time for E Double to step out of the EPMD shell and prove himself as a solo artist. Having handled a majority of the production during his time with Parrish...

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The Difference Between Beef Then and Beef Now

December 30, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com Note: I wrote this like two weeks ago, but after yesterday’s ridiculousness it’s the perfect time to drop it. Beef happens. That shit is inevitable, and in the past it’s ruined careers and potentially been responsible for the deaths of two now legends. But the beef these days is a...

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When the West is in the House

August 18, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com Almost two decades ago Ice Cube made the brilliant decision to go solo long before it was considered a smart career move. What came out of that was the first true east coast/west coast collaboration as The Bomb Squad handled the production for Amerikkka’s Most Wanted. At the time it...

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The Calm Before the Storm

August 16, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com There seems to be a lull right now. Maybe I’m just sleeping but I feel like nothing has really dropped in the last few weeks, a few tracks here and there, a “Power” remix that was promised and not delivered (as it was scheduled for Friday the 13th, a little...

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Why These Young’ns Don’t Respect Us

August 9, 2010
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As seen on RepPGHHipHop.com We’ve always been told to respect our elders but unfortunately with each passing generation we seem to get less tolerant of old people. I know personally I’d love to see a law that requires all people to hand in their driver’s licenses around age 65, if not sooner, and not...

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