Ice Cube

Released: August 19, 2008

Songwriter: Ice Cube Emile Haynie

Producer: Emile Haynie

[Intro]
I'm the truth
Turn the mic up
West Coast, muthafucka
Ice Cueb, muthafucka
Lench Mob, muthafucka

[Verse 1]
Is he real? Is he fake? Muthafucka, try me
Cube still grimy, Dub-C is my crimey
Got you all fooled, actin' all polished
Never been to college, far from Mr. Rogers
Loved by the kids, hated by the daddies
Loved by the mamas, addicted to the commas
Up at the bank, got the tellers in a sweat
Countin' hundred stacks (Are we done yet?)
Fuck no! The question: Will Cube still go
Back to the hood where the grass never grow? (What?!)
Are you serious? Nigga, I'm the man, bitch (Ha ha)
On Van Wyck, making me a sandwich
At my daddy house, bet' not fuck wit' me (No)
Or they'll find your ass, knife still stuck in him
Ice Cube, believe it or not
I'm not a movie, stop believin' the plot, or get your ass shot

[Chorus]
West Coast, muthafucka
Ice Cube, muthafucka
Lench Mob, muthafucka
A nigga still hella hood (Believe it or not)
I'll never go Hollywood (Believe it or not)
I love hip-hop (Believe it or not)
I'll bust on SWAT (Believe it or not)

[Verse 2]
Niggas tried to battle, niggas tried extortion
But tryin' to get it's like givin' an abortion
You gotta take it, 'cause I'll never give it
And fuck a critic who said I never lived it (Westside!)
I've been to places that your ass'll never visit
This the exquisite West Coast Grand Wizard
Ice Cube is a lyrical genius
A-list to G-list, it's so seamless
Nigga please, thought I forgot how to squeeze
Just sneeze, put your ass on freeze
Act like I don't know what the hood like
Act like I don't know what the hood like
Good night, I got to be the greatest
D-Boys, you lookin' at an A-plus
Can I still be the nigga that you love to hate?
Ask Oprah, and let me know what she told ya

[Chorus]
West Coast, muthafucka
Ice Cube, muthafucka
Lench Mob, muthafucka
A nigga still hella hood (Believe it or not)
I'll never go Hollywood (Believe it or not)
I love hip-hop (Believe it or not)
I'll bust on SWAT (Believe it or not)

[Outro]
Let's go
A nigga still hella hood (Believe it or not)
I'll never go Hollywood (Believe it or not)
I love hip-hop (Believe it or not)
I'll bust on SWAT (Believe it or not)
A nigga still hella hood (Believe it or not)
I'll never go Hollywood (Believe it or not)
I love hip-hop (Believe it or not)
I'll bust on SWAT (Believe it or not)
West Coast, muthafucka
Ice Cube, muthafucka
Lench Mob, muthafucka

Straight outta South Central Los Angeles, Ice Cube became one of the most respected rappers in hip-hop, helping to usher in the era of gangsta rap with N.W.A and as a solo artist. He has gone on to become a mogul in Hollywood but still remains true to the game that brought him his success.

Born O'Shea Jackson on June 15, 1969, Ice Cube got his name from his older brother, who threatened to put him in a freezer and pull him out when he was an ice cube. He began rapping in high school and started his rap career as a member of Stereo Crew, which released the single “She’s a Skag” through Epic Records in 1986, and C.I.A. with the 1987 track “My Posse.” Both groups featured producer Sir Jinx, the cousin of DJ/producer Dr. Dre.

Ice Cube’s big break came when he wrote the song “Boyz n the Hood” for Eazy-E, which led to the formation of N.W.A. as a group. After the release of the 1987 compilation N.W.A. and the Posse, the group released their classic debut Straight Outta Compton in 1988. A financial dispute caused Cube to leave the group in 1989 and start his successful solo career, starting with his 1990 platinum debut Amerikkka’s Most Wanted.

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