I'm a sucker for cheesy pop music. I have no problems listening to Ke$ha or engaging in Bieber Fever but nothing beats rap and R&B from the 90's. Maybe it's the old man syndrome kicking in but music from my teenage years still demolishes anything that's out in the music world right now.
A lot of people these days associate Ice Cube more with his film forays than his music. Turns in family friendly affairs like Are We There Yet or Barber Shop or action/thriller films Torque, XXX:2, Anaconda show his acting repertoire.
So even seeing pictures of him back in the N.W.A days when he was gangsta rappin' kinda can't overcome the wholesome image he's built up for himself. On a sidenote, N.W.A. was one of THE most influential rap groups in the late 80s early 90s. Their music brought the plight of the inner city to the mainstream and songs like Fuck the Police brought attention to the police brutality against minorities. I mean come on, who makes music like that anymore? Katy Perry or the Black Eyed Peas won't be causing people to discuss subjects of debate anytime soon unless people are trying to figure out which booty shaking song would be good for the company mixer.
Ice Cube in his gangsta rap days. Would you like some juice packs with your AK-47?
So, recently I came across this youtube clip of Ice Cube with Jimmy Fallon's house band The Roots and was starkly reminded that damn Ice Cube can still rap and my god music, or even specifically rap, of today pales in comparison to this.
You know when some 40 year old white dudes from Brooklyn can outrap most everyone out there the music scene is crap.
I'm totally gonna be the old man telling his kids that their current generation sucks and going on about how things were in my day. But you know what? It was better back in the day.
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