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Old 02-22-2014, 02:02 AM   #51 (permalink)
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Eazy E didn't write a single song, hell Ice Cube had a good hand in Eazy's best solo album, and I've never heard anyone say "Eazy E was the brains behind NWA" from a credible source. Ice Cube is always cited, seeing as he wrote most of the songs, and was easily the most prominent rapper on what is easily their best album. He literally gets most of the credit for Straight Outta Compton, which if anything, is one of the most overrated albums of the 1990s. I love the album, but I've heard much better. I think I like Ice Cube's solo work better.
Straight Outta Compton is from the 80s, not the 90s. I do agree about Cube's solo albums being better though.
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Old 02-22-2014, 02:32 AM   #52 (permalink)
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Straight Outta Compton is from the 80s, not the 90s. I do agree about Cube's solo albums being better though.
You're right, it was released in '88. I always associate it with the 90s for some reason. Probably because it was the start of what every west coast hip-hop artist was trying to emulate later on.
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Old 02-22-2014, 06:25 AM   #53 (permalink)
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Yes but all you're doing is targeting media publications as if that's the only thing that matters.
I mentioned that in my last post but I have also mentioned other things besides that throughout this thread
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Old 02-22-2014, 06:49 AM   #54 (permalink)
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I love Eazy too, his style is almost unmatched IMO. I just like hearing his voice and delivery. He makes every song more interesting, and I do consider him a driving force,

I really love him too! He is actually my favorite out of the group and Ice Cube is my 2nd favorite. Like you, I like his delivery and the personality in his voice. I actually really like his offstage persona as well.

I think he was the driving force in getting the group together and creating the label. He definitely deserves the credit in that.


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but that doesn't change the fact that Ice Cube gets most of the credit.
He does not get more credit than Eazy E.




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I've never seen the media give credit to Eazy, and if they do it's probably because they're always trying to inflate someone's legacy when they've died,
Eazy E is an icon.

He represents a certain period of Hip Hop and he gets credited as an important figure of that era. He deserves to be an Icon even if he had not passed away



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even if it's at the expense of others who are still living. I doubt Ice Cube minds, he's making millions, and has a fantastic catalog that he will live off of if his acting career or rapping career take any sort of nosedive.

Well he probably does not mind but it is nothing wrong with discussing his career and how his contributions could get more noticed.



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Not to mention, he has one of the most impressive musical resumes of any rapper of any decade.
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It probably does, but I don't think it's as great as most people seem to think. It's a very good album, and I'm glad I have it, but some people act like it's the Holy Grail of hip-hop. It's certainly one of the most important records in the history of the genre.

I think it deserves the credit it gets because it not only changed Hip Hop but it culturally changed how Hip Hop was represented and used in society.Hip Hop was now a tool for more serious/complex/controversial issues besides the regular dance tunes by LL Cool J, Heavy D, etc

It is just a really great album lyrically and production wise. It tackled a lot of issues that were consider taboo or to controversial at the time especially with the injustice toward black men and police brutality going on at the time of the album. It still goes on but just saying.



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How does he not? He literally gets most of the credit, and I'm not talking about subjective opinions, I'm talking about facts, he wrote most of the music.
Just because he wrote the music does not mean he is the main center of attention and gets most of the credit.
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I think SOC is a bit overrated too tbh. I like the singles but there's not much that interests me on there aside from them. The Chronic and Doggystyle though... .
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If you type in "Ice Cube is underrated" in google there are a million of searches on this topic that pop up. Most of all the hip hop forums and music forums believe that Ice Cube is underrated.
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If you type in "Ice Cube is underrated" in google there are a million of searches on this topic that pop up. Most of all the hip hop forums and music forums believe that Ice Cube is underrated.
You can type in that he is overrated and find loads of results also.
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You can type in that he is overrated and find loads of results also.
lol! That is true.... but I think you will find more results suggesting he is underrated
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Old 02-26-2014, 04:30 AM   #60 (permalink)
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he is a living legend for hip hop, who cares about google results?!
how can he be underrated with so many album sales, TV shows, movies etc etc...you know you are not underrated, when you are a gangsta rapper and get appearances in family tv shows...
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