The Official 'Ice Cube Doesn't Get The Credit He Deserves' Thread

[Forward To Death]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

Eazy E mostly gets that credit since he founded the group and Ruthless Records.

I never hear Ice Cube cited as the driving force behind the band by the media.

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.

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

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.

I know this already you don't have to tell me this lol

Tell the media that...

Eazy E is presented as the dominate driving force behind the group, not Ice Cube.

I do love Eazy by the way.

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

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.

I don't think that album is overrated. I think it deserves the credit it gets.

Ice Cube may be cited as a songwriter but he has never been cited as the driving force or the main center of the group like you are implying.

[Forward To Death]

Originally Posted by realtalk92

I know this already you don't have to tell me this lol

Tell the media that...

Eazy E is presented as the dominate driving force behind the group, not Ice Cube.

I do love Eazy by the way.

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, but that doesn't change the fact that Ice Cube gets most of the credit. 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, 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.

Not to mention, he has one of the most impressive musical resumes of any rapper of any decade.

I don't think that album is overrated. I think it deserves the credit it gets.

Ice Cube may be cited as a songwriter but he has never been cited as the driving force or the main center of the group like you are implying.

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.

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.

[Soulflower]

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

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.

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

but that doesn't change the fact that Ice Cube gets most of the credit.

He does not get more credit than Eazy E.

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

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

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

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.

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

Not to mention, he has one of the most impressive musical resumes of any rapper of any decade.

I think so to

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

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.

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

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.

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by Forward To Death

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.

[Forward To Death]

Originally Posted by Janszoon

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.