Album Info:
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Lench Mob Records
ASIN: B001B94K2S
Genre : Rap & Hip-Hop > West Coast/ Gangsta & Hardcore / Pop Rap
Length 64:34
Producer : David "Dizmix" Lopez, PnO, John Murphy, DJ Crazy Toones, Djay Cas, Symphony, Emile, Embeatz, Maestro, Palumbo Beats, Teak & Dee Underdue, Tha Bizness, Warryn Campbell, Yung Fokus, Swizz Beatz
Album Review :
by. Brandon Edwards
Ice Cube's Raw Footage is cinematically orchestrated, moody and insightful. Scored by John Murphy [All About The Benjamins] and neatly trimmed to a solid hour [16 shots], Cube's eighth wonder is a more polished collective in comparison to 2006's Laugh Now, Cry Later. In alignment with the menacing album cover is the politically charged street single "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It." Cube refutes the notion that "prior to gangsta rap music, the world was a peaceful place." Compton was dangerous before gangsta rap! With over three million views on youtube, the controversial leadoff video from Ice Cube just might be his edgiest one to date. So accurate in its portrayal of American hypocrisy and global crisis, the video shows spliced news footage of countries at war, government scandal and racism in the media [Don Imus and Michael Richards]. Cube approaches the subject with twisted irony, and fights back by bearing the burden wholeheartedly for all of the world's ills at present time and prior to his birth. He cynically snarls "blame me."
The question "What is the definition of a pyroclastic flow?" is the underlying theme [intro] of this album asked by narrator and film thespian Keith David [First Sunday]. Cube answers with intense heat from tracks like "Tomorrow," "Cold Places" and "It Takes a Nation." The latter, produced by New York's own Emile, is an aggressively unifying track, reminiscent of the days of the Bomb Squad and Amerikkka's Most Wanted. "Where the fuck is Afrika Bambaataa at…" Cube angrily spits. It's pure King Kong over that familiar West Coast synth and trunk-heavy 808.
Raw Footage ciphers a bevy of special guests. Most notably, heir to the West Coast rap throne The Game. "Get Used To It" is a sonic bubbler backed by a continuous chant that can only be described as West Coast crunk. The simple hook makes it too weak for radio spins and it wouldn't inspire club anarchy. But with Ice Cube, WC and The Game all on one record…this is as G'd up as it gets! Being the youngest amongst two of his rap gods, Mr. Taylor attacks the track with a point to prove and pours gasoline on the rumor mil, ablaze of him possibly being inducted as the newest member of the super-group, Westside Connection. "I'm 'bout to join the Lench Mob, that's me squirtin' the mac, motherfuckers!"
Fortunate enough, Raw Footage is low on filler; "Get Money, Spend Money, No Money" and "Here He Come" being the exception that falls short of average. The unique addition of R&B keeps pace with Cube's maturity as he collaborates with soul singers Angie Stone and Musiq Soulchild on songs like "Hood Mentality" and "Why Me?" This unexpected turn from Cube proves fruitful, as these two gems shine brilliantly on an otherwise dark, penetrating album. With more God references than usual on a Cube disc, stop the violence messages like "A 187 don't make an O.G." can be appreciated in the hood. Especially when it's coming from an O.G. Choruses that advocate responsibility, "If you don't wanna shake that hood mentality/How the fuck we 'sposed to change our reality…" leave a powerful, lasting impression.
Only Ice Cube can tight rope this kind of subject matter in today's rap game without coming off as soft or preachy. He has always been the artist you love and "nigga you love to hate." Anyone feeling stubborn at the gate of acceptance, just better get used to it.
Taken From : http://www.hiphopdx.com
Track Listing :
01. What Is A Pyroclastic Flow?
02. I Got My Locs On (Ft. Young Jeezy)
03. It Takes A Nation
04. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
05. Hood Mentality
06. Why Me? (Ft. Musiq Soulchild)
07. Cold Places
08. Jack N The Box
09. Do Ya Thang
10. Thank God
11. Here He Come (Ft. Doughboy)
12. Get Money, Spend Money, No Money
13. Get Use To It (Ft. WC & The Game)
14. Tomorrow
15. Stand Tall
16. Take Me Away (Ft. Butch Cassidy)
Ice Cube - Do Ya Thang ( Official Video )
Ice Cube - Do Ya Thang lyrics
Do ya thang man, f**k what they lookin' at (x4)
[Verse 1]
I'm in that hot thang
Gutter lane
Dippin' with the wood grain
So f**kin' hood man they call me the boogeyman
In that slow lane what is your whole name
I forgot that hoes name, I'll call her Louise Lane.
Up on that Boulavard
Twenty fours rotate
Ice Cube comin' through
Gotta make the hoes wait
Roll at my own pace, nigger don't hate
F**k all you fat f**kers leanin' up against my paint.
Ice Cube, I still low paint
Movie star
F**k you, Pour nigger lil drink.
That's how it's going down out here in California
Listen to ma people when a nigger hit the corner.
[Chorus]
Do ya thang man, f**k what they lookin' at (x6)
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
Who is the flyest one of all?
[Verse 2]
Now pull in the parking lot
Nigger find a parking spot
Fired up, everyone want to spark a lot
Puff puff pass, we out on ave
Lookin' for a big fat ass to harrass
Is it you?
Uhuh, I see you lookin', when we roll by
Pussy still cookin'
Freaks get tooken when they lookin' for stars
If you don't like my face bitch look at my car
Keep it simple
I told you once before
It really don't matter how I get you to the mall
It really don't matter how I get you in my low'
Just hop in, lets go, and let your friends know
Chorus
Do ya thang man, f**k what they lookin' at (x6)
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
Who is the flyest one of all?
Verse 3
Do ya thang girl, f**k what they lookin' at
We the dogs gettin' chased by the pussycat
Westcoast baby, with so much gravy
You should call the navy
Ever since the 80's
I've been doin' good, they been doin' bad
When I see you walk by I'm pursuing that
But never chase it
My game is so basic
Soon as I lace it baby wanna taste it
Just face it, put me to the test
Ice Cube would ace it, I'm built for success
(F**k a Rockstar)
We wanna party like a rap star, in the club
In the house or the backyard
(Yeah, Yeah)
You make it rain with ones
I make it rain with hunds
And we get lap dance for nones
They put away they crucifix
And say Ice Cube boy you the shit
Chorus
Do ya thang man, f**k what they lookin' at (x6)
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
Who is the flyest one of all?
Outro
I see you lookin' at me
We don't give a f**k
What you lookin' at
We gonn give it up
Do ya thang man, f**k what they lookin' at (x3)
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
Who is the flyest one of all?
Fade
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