ICE CUBE - MAN DOWN (Offical Discussion)

[doggfather]

so no... 

[The Predator]

Cube does work again with cats he has beefed with in the past (B-Real, Dre, Ren, DJ Pooh etc...), but i dont see any re-connect with Mack 10 or Kam.

As for Mack he's been missing from the front lines of rappin' for ages, he should stop fuckin about and release 'Red-Print'.

[The Predator]

How Ice Cube Harnessed Controversy to Become a Master Storyteller

In 1983, a 14-year-old in Compton, California with a gift for the written word had an idea. Initially recognized for his storytelling abilities in the fifth grade, O’Shea Jackson took up rapping in high school, taking the stage name Ice Cube. The group he co-founded as a teenager, N.W.A, would revolutionize music, and Cube’s ability to craft compelling narratives would provide the foundation for a decades long career spanning music, movies, and sports. And it all started with one idea.

Chapters:

0:00 - 3:59 Intro
4:00 - 5:39 Childhood and Growing Up
5:40 - 7:29 Starting to Write Raps
7:30 - 8:28 Meeting Eazy-E
8:29 - 11:59 Emergence of N.W.A
12:00 - 13:29 Discovering Bad Contracts
13:30 - 17:43 Going Solo
17:44 - 22:29 Meeting John Singleton, Friday, and Hollywood
22:30 - 26:29 Reinventing His Image 
26:30 - 28:29 Music Industry vs. Film Industry
28:30 - 33:49 Creating BIG3
33:50 - 36:09 Building a Fan Base / Receiving Criticism
36:10 - 40:39 New Album 'Man Down'
40:40 - 42:09 Maintaining Discipline / The Creative Process
42:10 What's Next?

[WCThang]

so no... 

Shame they'll never patch this up.

Also, what the hell happened to Mack 10 after Chevy's single dropped? Sigh, disappeared again.

[Marco]

Ice Cube
Man Down
© 2024 Lench Mob Records/Hitmaker Distro



1. Rollin' at Twilight
(Cassius Jay, Elon Deondre Brown, O'Shea Jackson & Joshua Cross)
Produced By Cassius Jay & Elon Deondre Brown

2. It's My Ego
(O'Shea Jackson & Shon Adams)
Produced By E-A-Ski

3. So Sensitive
(O'Shea Jackson & Tristan Jones)
Produced By T-Mix

4. She's Sanctified (feat. Snoop Dogg, E-40, Too $hort & October London)
(O'Shea Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Gordon Banks, Tristan Jones, Earl Stevens, Todd Shaw, Jared Samuel Erskine & Calvin Broadus Jr.)
Produced By T-Mix

5. Not Like Them
(O'Shea Jackson, Dominick J. Lamb, Lawrence Black & Kevin Kendrick)
Produced By Nottz

6. 5150
(Davon Phillips & O'Shea Jackson)
Produced By BiggVon

7. No Cap (feat. K-Major, Ishadon & Mike Epps)
(Kendricke Brown, O'Shea Jackson, Xavier L. Dotson, Mike Epps & Isha Murray)
Produced By Zaytoven
Co-produced By Mike Epps

8. 3 Lil Piggies
(Henry Williamson & O'Shea Jackson)
Produced By Policy Kings

9. Ghetto Story
(Tristan Jones & O'Shea Jackson)
Produced By T-Mix

10. Facts (feat. J-Dee Lench Mob)
(Desean Cooper, O'Shea Jackson & Arcale Turner)
Produced By DecadeZ

11. Fighting 4 My Life in Paradise (feat. Kurupt)
(Angela Winbush, O'Shea Jackson & Ricardo E Brown)
Produced By David Banner

12. Let's Get Money Together (feat. B-Real)
(Arcale Turner, O'Shea Jackson & Louis M Freese)
Produced By DecadeZ

13. I'mma Burn Rubber
(Arcale Turner & O'Shea Jackson)
Produced By DecadeZ

14. Especially You
(Gerald C. Collins Jr. & O'Shea Jackson)
Produced By Ice Cube

15. Break the Mirror (feat. Xzibit)
(Samuel Elliot, Davon Phillips, O'Shea Jackson & Alvin N Joiner)
Produced By Samuel “The IIIrd” Elliot & BiggVon

16. Talkin' Bout These Rappers
(Jonathan Smith & O'Shea Jackson)
Produced By Lil Jon & Young Slade

17. Scary Movies
(Teak Underdue & O'Shea Jackson)
Produced By Hallway Productionz

18. Take Me to Your Leader
(David Banner & O'Shea Jackson)
Produced By David Banner

19. Ego Maniacs (feat. Busta Rhymes & Killer Mike)
(O'Shea Jackson, Michael Render, Trevor G Smith Jr & Shon Adams)
Produced By E-A-Ski

Final credits. I expected for more renowned producers, but let's see how the album goes up.

[doggfather]

Whats  hitmaker distro?!

[jman91331]

I could've sworn he was on Interscope.

[The Predator]

Whats  hitmaker distro?!

Distributors -

We will distribute your music on the largest distribution services around the world, including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, Pandora, YouTube, Deezer and more. Wherever your fans listen to music, they'll find you!

Hitmaker Distro does not charge for any distribution costs and you retain 85% of your royalties. Access our network of real music promotion across multiple digital verticals, powered by Hitmaker Music Group. Monitor your sales, streams and earnings data in a dedicated analytics portal.

[doggfather]

thx

[Marco]

Whats  hitmaker distro?!

Distributors -

We will distribute your music on the largest distribution services around the world, including Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, Amazon, Pandora, YouTube, Deezer and more. Wherever your fans listen to music, they'll find you!

Hitmaker Distro does not charge for any distribution costs and you retain 85% of your royalties. Access our network of real music promotion across multiple digital verticals, powered by Hitmaker Music Group. Monitor your sales, streams and earnings data in a dedicated analytics portal.

Exactly. It's a platform that distributes to DSP's.

https://www.hitmakerdistro.com

[The Predator]

Final credits. I expected for more renowned producers, but let's see how the album goes up.

Some of the same beat makers from the last one, a lot of changes too.

''1.   "Super OG" (Intro)           Hallway Productionz   
2.   "Arrest the President"   ShawnSki   
3.   "Chase Down the Bully"   Beau James   
4.   "Don't Bring Me No Bag"   ShawnSki   
5.   "Bad Dope"                   Big Soj   
6.   "On Them Pills"                   Sparkz Tha Trackman   
7.   "Fire Water"                   Big Soj   
8.   "Streets Shed Tears" (featuring Shameia Crawford)   Magnedo7   
9.   "Ain't Got No Haters" (featuring Too $hort)   DJ Pooh   
10.   "Can You Dig It?"   Hallway Productionz   
11.   "That New Funkadelic"   T-Mix   
12.   "One for the Money"   Magnedo7   
13.   "Still in the Kitchen"   E-A-Ski
14.   "Non Believers"           Hallway Productionz   
15.   "Everythang's Corrupt Fredwreck
16.   "Good Cop, Bad Cop"        T-Mix''

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''1      Super OG   
2      Arrest The President
                Keyboards – Deonis "Pumah" Cook*
                Vocals [Additional] – Deonis "Pumah" Cook*

3      Chase Down The The Bully
                Keyboards [Additional] – Marcus Hodge

4      Don't Bring Me No Bag
                Keyboards [Additional] – Marcus Hodge
               Synth [Solo] – Gill Smith*
               Vocals [Additional] – Tracy Nelson*

5      Bad Dope   
6      On Them Pills
                Keyboards [Additional] – Marcus Hodge
                 Talkbox – Marcus Hodge

7      Fire Water   
8      Streets Shed Tears
                Vocals [Additional] – Shameia Crawford

9      Ain't Got No Haters
               Featuring – Too Short

10      Can You Dig It?   
11      That New FunkadelicDrums [Additional] – Payge Cooper
                Horns [Live] – The Horndawgz*
                Keyboards [Additional] – Javad "Mrklyink" Day*
                Percussion [Additional] – Dave "Dizmix" Lopez*
                Scratches [DJ Cuts] – Jeremy "DJ Soundwave" Ogletree*
               Vocals [Additional] – Deonis "Pumah" Cook*, Tracy Nelson*


12      One For The Money   
13      Still In The Kitchen
                Scratches – DJ Battlecat

14      Non Believers
                Bass – Rodney Jones
                Keyboards [Additional] – Marcus Hodge

15      Everythangs Corrupt
                Guitar – Tom Morrello*

16      Good Cop, Bad Cop
                Horns [Live] – The Horndawgz*
                Scratches [DJ Cuts] – Jeremy "DJ Soundwave" Ogletree*''
                                         

[Marco]

Some of the same beat makers from the last one, a lot of changes too.

''1.   "Super OG" (Intro)           Hallway Productionz   
2.   "Arrest the President"   ShawnSki   
3.   "Chase Down the Bully"   Beau James   
4.   "Don't Bring Me No Bag"   ShawnSki   
5.   "Bad Dope"                   Big Soj   
6.   "On Them Pills"                   Sparkz Tha Trackman   
7.   "Fire Water"                   Big Soj   
8.   "Streets Shed Tears" (featuring Shameia Crawford)   Magnedo7   
9.   "Ain't Got No Haters" (featuring Too $hort)   DJ Pooh   
10.   "Can You Dig It?"   Hallway Productionz   
11.   "That New Funkadelic"   T-Mix   
12.   "One for the Money"   Magnedo7   
13.   "Still in the Kitchen"   E-A-Ski
14.   "Non Believers"           Hallway Productionz   
15.   "Everythang's Corrupt Fredwreck
16.   "Good Cop, Bad Cop"        T-Mix''

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''1      Super OG   
2      Arrest The President
                Keyboards – Deonis "Pumah" Cook*
                Vocals [Additional] – Deonis "Pumah" Cook*

3      Chase Down The The Bully
                Keyboards [Additional] – Marcus Hodge

4      Don't Bring Me No Bag
                Keyboards [Additional] – Marcus Hodge
               Synth [Solo] – Gill Smith*
               Vocals [Additional] – Tracy Nelson*

5      Bad Dope   
6      On Them Pills
                Keyboards [Additional] – Marcus Hodge
                 Talkbox – Marcus Hodge

7      Fire Water   
8      Streets Shed Tears
                Vocals [Additional] – Shameia Crawford

9      Ain't Got No Haters
               Featuring – Too Short

10      Can You Dig It?   
11      That New FunkadelicDrums [Additional] – Payge Cooper
                Horns [Live] – The Horndawgz*
                Keyboards [Additional] – Javad "Mrklyink" Day*
                Percussion [Additional] – Dave "Dizmix" Lopez*
                Scratches [DJ Cuts] – Jeremy "DJ Soundwave" Ogletree*
               Vocals [Additional] – Deonis "Pumah" Cook*, Tracy Nelson*


12      One For The Money   
13      Still In The Kitchen
                Scratches – DJ Battlecat

14      Non Believers
                Bass – Rodney Jones
                Keyboards [Additional] – Marcus Hodge

15      Everythangs Corrupt
                Guitar – Tom Morrello*

16      Good Cop, Bad Cop
                Horns [Live] – The Horndawgz*
                Scratches [DJ Cuts] – Jeremy "DJ Soundwave" Ogletree*''
                                       

I think it's not a problem for Cube to work with renowned producers, even on the last albums with unknown names, he does well. BTW, T-Mix is a good Cash Money producer. Remember the beats he does for Birdman & Lil Wayne's album "Like Father, Like Son"? They were crazy in my opinion.

I'll give a listen again in "Everything Corrupt's". Cube never disappoints.

[The Predator]

On the last album there was only one featured rapper Too-Short (Him and Cube dont charge each other for verses).

12 guest rappers on 'Man Down'.

[The Predator]

BTW, T-Mix is a good Cash Money producer.

T-Mix crafted both "That New Funkadelic" and "Good Cop, Bad Cop" tracks, 2 of the more well recieved songs from EC.

[Marco]

T-Mix crafted both "That New Funkadelic" and "Good Cop, Bad Cop" tracks, 2 of the more well recieved songs from EC.

Well remembered. "That New Funkadelic" is the shit.