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DUBCC - Tha Connection => West Coast Classics => Topic started by: The_Ripper on April 16, 2011, 11:54:00 PM
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After undergoing successful stomach surgery on Monday in Los Angeles for what was being described as “acute abdominal pains,” West Coast rapper Mack 10 has released a buzz-heavy collaborative album with new breed Cali spitter Glasses Malone. For Mack, the new project entitled Money Music (in stores now) was a labor of love for the legendary hip-hop vet. He credits Malone, who he signed to his Hoo Bangin' label, with making the recording process a revitalizing experience.
“Glasses was great to work with,” Mack 10 tells VIBE. “I saw a lot of him in myself. I like being around the younger artists. They are hungry. Helping out the new rap generation is what keeps the hood alive. If you get to a point where you don’t want to put anyone new on, rap is going to die out. I’m already going to the Hall of Fame. I have a yellow jacket coming to me already. All I could do is help the new artists and embrace them because somebody helped me. I ain’t never going to shit on the youngsters. That’s why they fuck with me.”
For Mack, who made his debut with his 1995 self-titled Cali-classic and enjoyed multi-platinum success as a member of the G’d up super group Westside Connection—a trio that included Ice Cube and WC—it was important to make an independent statement with the new release. “There’s not many guest artists on Money Music,” Mack says of the project. “It’s just Richie Rich, who is also on Hoo Bangin’. He’s an Oakland legend. We just wanted to do it ourselves, kind of like how Westside Connection would do records. Drastic Measures did most of the production. You have to find the next hot producer and let them do most of the album so you can have a certain sound to it.”
One of the more intriguing moves Mack 10 has recently made is signing rapper/actor Xzibit to Hoo Bangin’. When asked if he was taking a chance inking a deal with an artist who is now more renowned for his Hollywood success (X has had an impressive run appearing in a string of films and hosting the groundbreaking MTV car show Pimp My Ride) than his past hip-hop triumphs, Mack insists that Xzibit still has it.
“He does his acting thing, but he can still rap his ass off,” says Mack of his West Coast rhyme peer. “He’s a real MC…that’s why I signed him. He’s been working on his record. It’s probably going to come out in August.”
Mack 10 says there are plans to go out on the road with Glasses Malone, Xzibit and Richie Rich. But one artist you won’t see sharing the stage with Mack is former mentor and cohort Ice Cube. The pair had a falling out in 2007 due to business issues. “I haven’t spoken to Cube in a long time…like years,” Mack says when asked if there was any chance of a Westside Connection reunion. “I don’t know if we will ever speak again. I haven’t given it much thought. It’s all about Hoo Bangin’ now. Outside of that, I can’t really think about it. That’s the way you have to approach this business right now. This is not 1995 anymore.”—Keith Murphy
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Geez dude why do west coast artist have to be so fuckin stubborn? Squash the beef already.
And wtf @ wc. He has nothing to do with their beef but he's just not gonna work with mack 10 anymore cuz of cube? Tony yayo ass nigga.
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After undergoing successful stomach surgery on Monday in Los Angeles for what was being described as “acute abdominal pains,” West Coast rapper Mack 10 has released a buzz-heavy collaborative album with new breed Cali spitter Glasses Malone. For Mack, the new project entitled Money Music (in stores now) was a labor of love for the legendary hip-hop vet. He credits Malone, who he signed to his Hoo Bangin' label, with making the recording process a revitalizing experience.
“Glasses was great to work with,” Mack 10 tells VIBE. “I saw a lot of him in myself. I like being around the younger artists. They are hungry. Helping out the new rap generation is what keeps the hood alive. If you get to a point where you don’t want to put anyone new on, rap is going to die out. I’m already going to the Hall of Fame. I have a yellow jacket coming to me already. All I could do is help the new artists and embrace them because somebody helped me. I ain’t never going to shit on the youngsters. That’s why they fuck with me.”
For Mack, who made his debut with his 1995 self-titled Cali-classic and enjoyed multi-platinum success as a member of the G’d up super group Westside Connection—a trio that included Ice Cube and WC—it was important to make an independent statement with the new release. “There’s not many guest artists on Money Music,” Mack says of the project. “It’s just Richie Rich, who is also on Hoo Bangin’. He’s an Oakland legend. We just wanted to do it ourselves, kind of like how Westside Connection would do records. Drastic Measures did most of the production. You have to find the next hot producer and let them do most of the album so you can have a certain sound to it.”
One of the more intriguing moves Mack 10 has recently made is signing rapper/actor Xzibit to Hoo Bangin’. When asked if he was taking a chance inking a deal with an artist who is now more renowned for his Hollywood success (X has had an impressive run appearing in a string of films and hosting the groundbreaking MTV car show Pimp My Ride) than his past hip-hop triumphs, Mack insists that Xzibit still has it.
“He does his acting thing, but he can still rap his ass off,” says Mack of his West Coast rhyme peer. “He’s a real MC…that’s why I signed him. He’s been working on his record. It’s probably going to come out in August.”
Mack 10 says there are plans to go out on the road with Glasses Malone, Xzibit and Richie Rich. But one artist you won’t see sharing the stage with Mack is former mentor and cohort Ice Cube. The pair had a falling out in 2007 due to business issues. “I haven’t spoken to Cube in a long time…like years,” Mack says when asked if there was any chance of a Westside Connection reunion. “I don’t know if we will ever speak again. I haven’t given it much thought. It’s all about Hoo Bangin’ now. Outside of that, I can’t really think about it. That’s the way you have to approach this business right now. This is not 1995 anymore.”—Keith Murphy
I have to give it up to Mack 10 for pushing his label & signing some West Coast cats but...to say "I haven't given it much thought" & "This is not 1995 anymore" are both pretty ridiculous statements to make. I'm sure given the opportunity Mack would be on deck for a new Westside Connection album. ;)
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im not really interested in a reunion, but its childish that they dont even talk
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really sad news, about WSCG again...
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Him saying that it's not 1995 really speaks to this forum and west coast in general. To many nostalgic fans and critics.
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I think Mack 10 seems to forget if it wasn't for Cube there would be no Mack 10 & Hoo-Bangin Records.
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Him saying that it's not 1995 really speaks to this forum and west coast in general. To many nostalgic fans and critics.
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I have to give it up to Mack 10 for pushing his label & signing some West Coast cats but...to say "I haven't given it much thought" & "This is not 1995 anymore" are both pretty ridiculous statements to make. I'm sure given the opportunity Mack would be on deck for a new Westside Connection album. ;)
What's so ridiculous about it not being 1995 anymore? It's accurate since we're in the year 2011 now plus he's putting his focus on the here and now rather than the then and that. Dude's more into reviving Hoo-Bangin' rather than doing work with Lench Mob again. Plus it's not like Lench Mob is more capable of moving units compared to Hoo-Bangin' at this time so why bother?
In the end I'd rather see a WC And The Maad Circle reunion over a Westside Connection reunion...
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Reunions are usually fail.
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im not really interested in a reunion, but its childish that they dont even talk
How is it childish? What would be childish is if he went around saying "FUCK ICE CUBE!!!". Instead, he's just doin his own thing.
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im not really interested in a reunion, but its childish that they dont even talk
How is it childish? What would be childish is if he went around saying "FUCK ICE CUBE!!!". Instead, he's just doin his own thing.
Just ignore that idiot, he always says stupid shit.
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is anybody really checking for some new mack 10? really his first two albums were avg and the rest were str8 wack. ive never taking mack serious and as for a wscg reunion i can careless.
mack and cube are getting old and there raps are getting lamer and dumb. i still listen to the old stuff but there new shit is wack.
i'd rather support the new artist if they have "no shit" good talent!
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Mack 10 is a faggot, he's nothing without Cube
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im not really interested in a reunion, but its childish that they dont even talk
How is it childish? What would be childish is if he went around saying "FUCK ICE CUBE!!!". Instead, he's just doin his own thing.
well they haven't spoken eachother in 7 or 8 years?
i don't know what went down, but i think it's childish that there's still tension. they care too much about pride
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im not really interested in a reunion, but its childish that they dont even talk
How is it childish? What would be childish is if he went around saying "FUCK ICE CUBE!!!". Instead, he's just doin his own thing.
well they haven't spoken eachother in 7 or 8 years?
i don't know what went down, but i think it's childish that there's still tension. they care too much about pride
Or they've MOVED ON. It's the interviewers that keep bringing WSC up, not them. It's not like they're even dissing each other either. They're just saying they don't speak anymore. That's it.
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im not really interested in a reunion, but its childish that they dont even talk
How is it childish? What would be childish is if he went around saying "FUCK ICE CUBE!!!". Instead, he's just doin his own thing.
well they haven't spoken eachother in 7 or 8 years?
i don't know what went down, but i think it's childish that there's still tension. they care too much about pride
Or they've MOVED ON. It's the interviewers that keep bringing WSC up, not them. It's not like they're even dissing each other either. They're just saying they don't speak anymore. That's it.
well im sure cube didn't mind talking about it on his blog.
you're right they are not dissing eachother, but you can see the tension in the interviews
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Mack 10 is right it isn't 1995 anymore therefore he isn't relevant...
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im not really interested in a reunion, but its childish that they dont even talk
How is it childish? What would be childish is if he went around saying "FUCK ICE CUBE!!!". Instead, he's just doin his own thing.
well they haven't spoken eachother in 7 or 8 years?
i don't know what went down, but i think it's childish that there's still tension. they care too much about pride
Or they've MOVED ON. It's the interviewers that keep bringing WSC up, not them. It's not like they're even dissing each other either. They're just saying they don't speak anymore. That's it.
well im sure cube didn't mind talking about it on his blog.
you're right they are not dissing eachother, but you can see the tension in the interviews
I've been checkin for his blog, and i dont really remember him talkin anything bout WSCG, maybe except that The Game membership rumor.
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I think Mack 10 seems to forget if it wasn't for Cube there would be no Mack 10 & Hoo-Bangin Records.
I think you're wrong on that one. Mack never forgot what Cube did for him, how can you come with that statement out of the blue??? It's obvious that mack doesn't speak to Cube because Cube doesn't wanna speak to Mack. You're able to see in serval of Mack's interviews that Mack wants another Westside Connection album. Actually (of what we can hear from interviews) Mack is the only one who want WSC back, and he wants to work with Cube again. Cube don't give a f*ck, and WC is just doing what cube Does.
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Honestly, after the last WSC album, I'd rather they not make another album. One thing I don't get is, what makes Mack 10 a legend? Don't get me wrong, I like Mack 10 but I don't see how he can be considered a legend.
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I think Mack 10 seems to forget if it wasn't for Cube there would be no Mack 10 & Hoo-Bangin Records.
I think you're wrong on that one. Mack never forgot what Cube did for him, how can you come with that statement out of the blue??? It's obvious that mack doesn't speak to Cube because Cube doesn't wanna speak to Mack. You're able to see in serval of Mack's interviews that Mack wants another Westside Connection album. Actually (of what we can hear from interviews) Mack is the only one who want WSC back, and he wants to work with Cube again. Cube don't give a f*ck, and WC is just doing what cube Does.
From what I've read Mack 10 don't want to do another WSC album as much as Cube wants to do one. Mack is no different from ?Cube, most of his former Hoo-Bangin artist aint fucking with him either.
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X signing to wack 10? god damn this nigga fell off
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Terrorist threats was ass and Mack 10 has always been wack.
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Terrorist threats was ass and Mack 10 has always been wack.
:sign_withstupid:
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I think Mack 10 seems to forget if it wasn't for Cube there would be no Mack 10 & Hoo-Bangin Records.
I think you're wrong on that one. Mack never forgot what Cube did for him, how can you come with that statement out of the blue??? It's obvious that mack doesn't speak to Cube because Cube doesn't wanna speak to Mack. You're able to see in serval of Mack's interviews that Mack wants another Westside Connection album. Actually (of what we can hear from interviews) Mack is the only one who want WSC back, and he wants to work with Cube again. Cube don't give a f*ck, and WC is just doing what cube Does.
Umm from this interview WC sounds open to it to me:
Have you and Cube ever thought about maybe getting together and maybe doing a duo album?
We talked about it, but at the same time we know that is close to being a Westside Connection album. It has to be something special as opposed to me and Cube just doing a album together, it has to be something special. What I would do in a situation like that is turn around and ask the fans, besides just Dub and Cube rapping, what would you want to hear?
Would you want to hear us get political, you want to hear some street shit, would you want to hear a hip hop oriented album? What kind of album would you be looking for in todays time? That is not a Westside Connection record. Do you have the answer?
I don’t have the answer. I am still waiting on the reunion with Mack 10, Ice Cube and WC.
EXACTLY, the whole shebang. I know everyone is out there doing they own thing but that whole Westside Connection situation, I am not going to say the door is shut on it, and I will keep it real with you in this interview, the door is not shut on that at all, you never know, but right now I don’t see it happening.
http://illuminati2g.com/site/2011/02/06/wc-interview/
At this point yeah I don't see the reunion happening and I'm fine with that. Sometimes it is not meant for people to "kiss and make up". Sometimes people agree to disagree and keep it moving.
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Reunions are usually fail.
i disagree look at daz n kurupt
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what's the problem with 'em?!
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Props to Mack 10 !!1 That Mack and malone album is dope, The soft White album was dope and is still in heavy rotation, funny thing is i remember WC saying he was about to go do a show with Mack 10...people need to read before they comment and say dumb shit on here. Props top Mack 10 for trying to keep the west coast alive instead of just signing his "sons" to rap and shitting on the rest of the new talent out west LOL
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http://www.bayontop.com/f120/mack-10-interview-addresses-ice-cube-situation-129172/
AllHipHop.com: Do you miss being in Westside Connection?
Mack 10: I think I miss what The Westside Connection meant to the Coast. I don't have time to feel all that about it but I miss what we meant to the West. I don't have no problem getting money. WC doesn't have any problems I'm sure.
AllHipHop.com: You and W.C are still cool? This hasn't affected your friendship?
Mack 10: We've got a couple of shows coming up.
THIS INTERVIEW WAS ROUGHLY A YEAR AGO...WC and Mack 10 still getting $$$$
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http://www.bayontop.com/f120/mack-10-interview-addresses-ice-cube-situation-129172/
AllHipHop.com: Do you miss being in Westside Connection?
Mack 10: I think I miss what The Westside Connection meant to the Coast. I don't have time to feel all that about it but I miss what we meant to the West. I don't have no problem getting money. WC doesn't have any problems I'm sure.
AllHipHop.com: You and W.C are still cool? This hasn't affected your friendship?
Mack 10: We've got a couple of shows coming up.
THIS INTERVIEW WAS ROUGHLY A YEAR AGO...WC and Mack 10 still getting $$$$
i do agree with you!
I wonder, did they ever do the shows together???
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http://www.bayontop.com/f120/mack-10-interview-addresses-ice-cube-situation-129172/
AllHipHop.com: Do you miss being in Westside Connection?
Mack 10: I think I miss what The Westside Connection meant to the Coast. I don't have time to feel all that about it but I miss what we meant to the West. I don't have no problem getting money. WC doesn't have any problems I'm sure.
AllHipHop.com: You and W.C are still cool? This hasn't affected your friendship?
Mack 10: We've got a couple of shows coming up.
THIS INTERVIEW WAS ROUGHLY A YEAR AGO...WC and Mack 10 still getting $$$$
i do agree with you!
I wonder, did they ever do the shows together???
nope...and wc even went on myspace, twitter, facebook shit i dont remember where but he said that is totally false and he wasnt on any show line up with mack....there was a fake flyer floating around...
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Reunions are usually fail.
i disagree look at daz n kurupt
Are you for real? Tha Dogg Pound haven't rerleased a dope album since they've been back together.
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Reunions are usually fail.
i disagree look at daz n kurupt
Are you for real? Tha Dogg Pound haven't rerleased a dope album since they've been back together.
cali iz active and dogg chit were/are dope.
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Reunions are usually fail.
i disagree look at daz n kurupt
Are you for real? Tha Dogg Pound haven't rerleased a dope album since they've been back together.
100 Wayz was dope us fuck too.
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L-BOY (Hoo Bangin' artist) said the only solution for a reunion of WESTSIDE CONNECTION is that CUBE speaks to MACK 10 for a comeback.