Anyone else think Cube's "Laugh Now, Cry Later" is being hyped too much?

[Juronimo]

I loved the war disk. That album had bangers like Ghetto Vet, Xtradition, Penitentiary, Once Upon a Time In The Projects, that Korn song, that album had plenty of bangers. I didn't like the peace disk at all, the only songs I like were the 3 singles.

I'm hyped about the album for the same reasons many of my fellow DubCC posters are. Ice Cube is actually speaking on relevant subject matter, which is rare in the mainstream. He's coming with lyrical heat. Personally he's one of my top 5 emcees ever, possibly the GOAT. In an era of get crunk, it's nice to hear someone come lyrically heavy.

Are we setting ourselves up for disappointment? Possibly but there hasn't been a whole lot for hip hop heads to get excited about in the last few years.

[d-nice]

I am liking the dialogue here. Regardless of what album you like the most out of Cube it is good to have a new Ice Cube album dropping. I think this is one of the most talked about west coast albums since Dre's 2001? I know Game's was big but that was after it came out. Being that it is indie, I think gold is a reachable goal. And gold is damn good on a indie. For it to go platinum, it will have to have 3-4 solid singles and from what I have heard as long as it gets video/radio play it does have that.

[hideout]

you cant hype a ice cube album.

[sav-man]

This is my first post here, but yeah, this is a good discussion.

The one thing I learned from listening to Cube all these years is that you can't expect only ONE particular type of song or style. He's been around so long that he's had different kinds of albums and hits in different styles of both rap lyrics and musical production. You can't really label Cube as being "just a gangsta", or "just a political rapper", or "just a party rapper." or "just a...(fill-in-your-own)." To me, Cube's a little of everything, and he once admitted in an interview that I read recently that he likes "all kinds of hip-hop" and that he's not the kind of dude who only likes the gangsta shit and nothing else. So, I'm pretty much prepared to expect anything and to not have expectations based on Cube's previous CDs. But yeah, the stuff on the sampler sounds tight so far. Just my opinion, though, and everyone is entitled to their's as well.

PEACE!

[Just Another Sunny day in California]

um...maybe, maybe not we'll have to wait and see, but i do hope it's a great album.

[Diggfinger]

Dont understand where the hype is from either. I can honestly say (after listening to the sampler) that I think this will be nothing more than a "no-brain" gangsta rap album....and not even a good one at that either.

I aint hating though. Hope dude sells a zillion records (be good for the west), but I aint gonna cop it.

[Eihtball]

This is my first post here, but yeah, this is a good discussion.

The one thing I learned from listening to Cube all these years is that you can't expect only ONE particular type of song or style. He's been around so long that he's had different kinds of albums and hits in different styles of both rap lyrics and musical production. You can't really label Cube as being "just a gangsta", or "just a political rapper", or "just a party rapper." or "just a...(fill-in-your-own)." To me, Cube's a little of everything, and he once admitted in an interview that I read recently that he likes "all kinds of hip-hop" and that he's not the kind of dude who only likes the gangsta shit and nothing else. So, I'm pretty much prepared to expect anything and to not have expectations based on Cube's previous CDs. But yeah, the stuff on the sampler sounds tight so far. Just my opinion, though, and everyone is entitled to their's as well.

PEACE!

Cube has always, and will always, be associated with West Coast gangsta rap.  Ain't no dispute about that.  Anyway, I don't care what style he does as long as he does it very well.  But most cats like his militant, angry shit best, and there seems to be a lot of hype about how this album will be a return to that style when it's clearly anything but.

[Sikotic™]

I'm not expecting shit from him. So I should be happy.

[Mr. O]

I don't know Cube anymore.  I didn't really feel his single.  Chrome n paint was kewl...but most of the tracks that i heard don't really give me the replay value.  I would hate to listen to it once or twice.

[Turf Hitta]

how could it be too hyped up? Dubcc is about the only place anybody even mentions it.