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Title: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Okka on March 18, 2009, 03:30:20 PM
A leftover from "Raw Footage", Produced by Fredwreck :

http://sharebee.com/2c540bf3
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Laconic on March 18, 2009, 03:51:49 PM
Props but I downloaded it and there was no volume.  I've had this problem before with this track.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Okka on March 18, 2009, 03:54:35 PM
Props but I downloaded it and there was no volume.  I've had this problem before with this track.

Works fine for me. I can't remember who used this same beat before. What the fuck is up with Fredwreck sellin' same beats over and over again.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: UKnowWhatItIs: welcome to my traps....game over on March 18, 2009, 03:55:24 PM
^Tha Eastsidaz, props for the song.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Okka on March 18, 2009, 03:59:19 PM
^Tha Eastsidaz, props for the song.

Yeah, i was thinkin about Eastsidaz, wasn't sho' though. I don't know why Fredwreck sold/gave the same beat to Cube.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Fatdodger on March 18, 2009, 04:09:22 PM
I like the beat but the song is alright.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Laconic on March 18, 2009, 04:12:24 PM
Alright.  Shit works for me when I use ITunes.  This track is dope.  What an idiot to leave this off RF.  Somebody should fix the tracklist on this bitch.

1. What Is A Pyroclastic Flow?
2. It Takes A Nation   
3. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
4. Hood Mentality
5. Why Me?    
6. Cold Places
7. Concrete
8. Jack N The Box
9. Believe It Or Not    
10. Thank God    
11. Crack Baby
12. Get Money, Spend Money, No Money
13. Tomorrow    
14. Stand Tall    
15. Take Me Away
16. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It (Remix)
17. Why We Thugs Live
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Rickdeeznutz on March 18, 2009, 04:13:03 PM
^Tha Eastsidaz, props for the song.

Yeah, i was thinkin about Eastsidaz, wasn't sho' though. I don't know why Fredwreck sold/gave the same beat to Cube.

I think it because the beat was never used on a retail album. So he sold it to Cube. It happens. BTW beat is  :o Fred got skilz, always been one of my favorite producers
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Cali_State_Of_Mind on March 18, 2009, 04:40:37 PM
damn thanks a lot for this track homie
anyone know what happened to the other song that was supposed to be on Raw Footage? it was called "Raised In The Hood"

1. “It Takes a Nation”
Produced by Emile
This first track opens and suddenly Cube’s authoritative voice makes the listener come to an abrupt halt. Before the bass line even drops he shouts, “There are seven known wonders of the world, you are about to witness the eighth mafucka!” You can already sense that the rest of this album is going to be a revival for anyone that thought gangsta rap wasn’t being done anymore.

2. “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It”
Produced by Maestro
“So young, so angry, damn that rap music!” the raspy voice of an elderly man says before the beat drops. Ice Cube is clearly mocking what the media says about gangsta rap. He says, “If I call you a nigga ain’t nothing to it / Gangsta rap made me do it.” This is the echoing theme throughout the track, from slaying crack to shooting up colleges; it can only be justified by the impact of the genre.

3. “Tomorrow”
Produced by Warren “Baby Dub” Campbell
The saying “Carpe Diem” can be used to sum up this track. Cube says, “Don’t you worry about tomorrow, live for today.” Procrastinators beware, Cube is putting everybody in their place. A woman that sounds like a generic backup singer sings the one-lined monotonous hook about four times before any of the other verses begin.

4. “Do Your Thang”
Produced by Palumbo Beats
The track sounds like the perfect backdrop of a crip-walker. It’s something to easily throw up gang signs and carve Cs into the floor. Contrary to what it sounds like, the lyrics are telling you to do the complete opposite despite the typical reaction any gangster in California may have after just hearing the beat.

5. “Raised in the Hood”
Produced By Warren “Baby Dub” Campbell
Cube takes it back to the hood for a second talking about all of the things he used to do and how much of a great time he had doing it. The hook sounds like some high-pitched chicken heads repeatedly saying, “We know.”


6. “Hood Mentality”
Produced by Teak “Da Beatsmith” Underdue and Dee Underdue
The preaching is heavy on this track. The first verse might appear that Cube is glorifying hood mentality by saying things like “Fuck school… love to see my momma cry.” But he’s actually mimicking what all the “gangstas” say.

7. “Why Me” featuring Musiq Soulchild
Produced by Teak “Da Beatsmith” Underdue and Dee Underdue
Still rocking with a Cali beat, Cube brings in Musiq Soulchild to bring some soul to the track. The crooner’s vocals add insightfulness. Cube talks about the pettiness of murder and he touches on how people are getting killed and don’t know the reason why.

8. “Cold Places”
Produced By Teak “Da Beatsmith” Underdue and Dee Underdue
The heavy sirens and chimes of a clock tower add eeriness to the record. Cube has no mercy for what’s been done in recent years in the black community. He says, “Watching [Hurricane] Katrina is worse than Ike and Tina / Seen New Orleans get bitch slapped by FEMA.”

9. “Stand Tall”
Produced DJ Crazy Toones and David “Dizmix” Lopez
The beat is reminiscent of a classic Marvin Gaye empowerment song. It has more of a smooth head bop, which was precisely chosen because Cube speaks of hope. Although some may want to hear a song about dope.

10. “Concrete”
Produced by Fred Wreck
Cube samples the 1981 smash “Heartbeat” by Taana Gardner. He turns the notorious uptempo love song into a song about the hood. The vocals for the hook even mimic how Ms. Gardner turned the words into a staccato.

11. “Thank God”
Produced by Teak “Da Beatsmith” Underdue and Dee Underdue
Interlude produced by David “Dizmix” Lopez
The intro sounds like it was recorded on the stage of a concert. Before Cube even speaks there’s noise pollution of a crowd applauding and whistling in a very large arena. As he talks about how gangsta rap is blamed for all tragedies, you hear people from his entourage co-signing.

12. “Gangsta Rap (Remix)” featuring Nas and Scarface
Produced by Maestro
Originally, track 12 on the album was a joint called “Believe It or Not,” produced by Emile. Then suddenly we were told to cross that off and then the remix to the current single began to play. Nas and Scarface both give their take on the “deadliness” of gangsta rap.

http://www.rap-up.com/2008/04/15/album-preview-ice-cube-raw-footage/#more-5663
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Laconic on March 18, 2009, 04:43:48 PM
^That's the only leftover that we know about which has yet to leak I believe.

And then "Look Where U At" from LNCL.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Cali_State_Of_Mind on March 18, 2009, 04:46:00 PM
^That's the only leftover that we know about which has yet to leak I believe.

And then "Look Where U At" from LNCL.

aight thanks for the info
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: conqueso34 on March 18, 2009, 04:57:30 PM
i think ive heard this beat on another rappers shit
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Hatesrats™ on March 18, 2009, 04:59:55 PM
Thx for this.
Appreciated

+1
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: D Breezy on March 18, 2009, 05:10:43 PM
i think ive heard this beat on another rappers shit

mack 10 n snoop used the same sample for lbc n the ing
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Matty on March 18, 2009, 05:13:23 PM
props this is great! shame the quality isn't too great though.

good shit 8)
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Detox Iz Not Active on March 18, 2009, 05:43:49 PM
beat is ok


production on Raw Footage was trash though
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: you gon always be my latin queen bitch on March 18, 2009, 05:46:10 PM
think it was aite
more of a hip hop album vs a rap album
but it was dope for the most part
take me away is dope

what traxx werent you feelin?




beat is ok


production on Raw Footage was trash though
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Detox Iz Not Active on March 18, 2009, 05:57:21 PM
think it was aite
more of a hip hop album vs a rap album
but it was dope for the most part
take me away is dope

what traxx werent you feelin?




beat is ok


production on Raw Footage was trash though



Get money, Spend money
Tomorrow
I got my locs on
here He come

but the beats were just so incredibly average that it just brought the entire album several notches, "Why Me?" was dope though
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: you gon always be my latin queen bitch on March 18, 2009, 06:00:09 PM
yeah they werent nuthin "BANGIN" IMO but the album bangs and got some replay value
but in the end i prefer his style on that album and previous album then his original style
what were your thoughts tho on what hes talkin bout say in
gangsta rap made me do it
tomorrow

and the overall subject matter?
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: The Predator on March 18, 2009, 07:04:41 PM
The beat is funky and the Eminem line is jokes  :D
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: D-Nice on March 18, 2009, 07:12:44 PM
Props for this track Okka. First it was possibly supposed to be on LNCL then Fred's album The Atoms, then Raw Footage. This song fits more on LNCL but good to hear it either way.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Mietek23 on March 19, 2009, 01:11:49 AM
propz for the track - hope more unreleased Cube track will leaked...
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: MY FIRST LOVE WAS HIP HOP on March 19, 2009, 03:32:28 AM
Yeah, this is Eastsidaz - Parkin lot pimpin .. Game also has a song with this beat, about basketball, i can not remember the name of it though.

Dope song though! But no bass..
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Okka on March 19, 2009, 03:42:10 AM
Yeah, this is Eastsidaz - Parkin lot pimpin .. Game also has a song with this beat, about basketball, i can not remember the name of it though.

Naah, it's not the same beat.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: MY FIRST LOVE WAS HIP HOP on March 19, 2009, 03:43:49 AM
Yeah, this is Eastsidaz - Parkin lot pimpin .. Game also has a song with this beat, about basketball, i can not remember the name of it though.

Naah, it's not the same beat.

sorry, you are correct. This is "hard times", featuring redman..
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: kuruptDPG on March 19, 2009, 05:46:46 AM
dope trak, cheers okka
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: GSmith on March 19, 2009, 04:13:20 PM
The beat is funky and the Eminem line is jokes  :D

What Eminem line?
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Triple OG Rapsodie on March 19, 2009, 10:13:27 PM
Alright.  Shit works for me when I use ITunes.  This track is dope.  What an idiot to leave this off RF.  Somebody should fix the tracklist on this bitch.

1. What Is A Pyroclastic Flow?
2. It Takes A Nation   
3. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
4. Hood Mentality
5. Why Me?    
6. Cold Places
7. Concrete
8. Jack N The Box
9. Believe It Or Not    
10. Thank God    
11. Crack Baby
12. Get Money, Spend Money, No Money
13. Tomorrow    
14. Stand Tall    
15. Take Me Away
16. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It (Remix)
17. Why We Thugs Live

lol exactly what I was thinking. Got My Locs on almost ruined the album for me cause he has a great intro about his pyroclastic flow, and then it goes right into a weak song.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: ju1ce13 on March 19, 2009, 11:23:32 PM
tight track. if u in the LA area go check em out at the dub show IMO best rapper of all time at least top 5
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Dre-Day on November 20, 2010, 11:04:53 AM
bump, this should have been on Raw footage
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Get It Off Ya Chest on November 20, 2010, 04:38:32 PM
Alright.  Shit works for me when I use ITunes.  This track is dope.  What an idiot to leave this off RF.  Somebody should fix the tracklist on this bitch.

1. What Is A Pyroclastic Flow?
2. It Takes A Nation   
3. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
4. Hood Mentality
5. Why Me?    
6. Cold Places
7. Concrete
8. Jack N The Box
9. Believe It Or Not    
10. Thank God    
11. Crack Baby
12. Get Money, Spend Money, No Money
13. Tomorrow    
14. Stand Tall    
15. Take Me Away
16. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It (Remix)
17. Why We Thugs Live

woah, surprised you left Get Used To It out of that. that was one of my favourite tracks on the album
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: LAZY on November 20, 2010, 06:38:43 PM
bump, this should have been on Raw footage

I think it would have been a bad look since Tha Eastsidaz already had a song over this beat 4 years before, even though the song was only bootlegged

Good song though! Glad it was released somehow
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Laconic on November 21, 2010, 09:10:50 AM
Alright.  Shit works for me when I use ITunes.  This track is dope.  What an idiot to leave this off RF.  Somebody should fix the tracklist on this bitch.

1. What Is A Pyroclastic Flow?
2. It Takes A Nation   
3. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
4. Hood Mentality
5. Why Me?    
6. Cold Places
7. Concrete
8. Jack N The Box
9. Believe It Or Not    
10. Thank God    
11. Crack Baby
12. Get Money, Spend Money, No Money
13. Tomorrow    
14. Stand Tall    
15. Take Me Away
16. Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It (Remix)
17. Why We Thugs Live

woah, surprised you left Get Used To It out of that. that was one of my favourite tracks on the album

Nah I thought the track was rather mediocre.  I expected more.  Dub ripped it though.
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: MIC44 on November 21, 2010, 03:43:46 PM
Cool song!
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Matty on November 21, 2010, 03:54:10 PM
shame there was no high quality leak on the ice cube version? easily the best vocals over that super funky fredwreck beat 8)
Title: Re: Ice Cube - Concrete (Produced By Fredwreck)
Post by: Dre-Day on November 22, 2010, 02:36:10 AM
bump, this should have been on Raw footage

I think it would have been a bad look since Tha Eastsidaz already had a song over this beat 4 years before, even though the song was only bootlegged

Good song though! Glad it was released somehow
yeah a bootleg.
on a retail album it would have been in proper quality