Ice Cube has been on other rapper’s Top 5 Dead or Alive lists more than
enough times. It was time to get a list from the man himself. Like many
legends, Cube has maintained a career in rap that is equal parts
successful emcee and uncompromising rebel. From NWA to his solo
status to Hollywood to the green pastures of independence, he’s that
dude. Icon. He was brief, but he didn’t have to say detail much when he
told AllHipHop the colossal names in his Top 5.
“Chuck D (of Public Enemy). He’s my No 1, because his music was life
changing. His music wasn’t just rapping. It was more than that. You gotta
say KRS-One for those same reasons. Ice-T, for those same reasons. And
then you got to think about a somebody like a Rakim. And, uh..I’ll throw
myself in there. (Laughs)”
enough times. It was time to get a list from the man himself. Like many
legends, Cube has maintained a career in rap that is equal parts
successful emcee and uncompromising rebel. From NWA to his solo
status to Hollywood to the green pastures of independence, he’s that
dude. Icon. He was brief, but he didn’t have to say detail much when he
told AllHipHop the colossal names in his Top 5.
“Chuck D (of Public Enemy). He’s my No 1, because his music was life
changing. His music wasn’t just rapping. It was more than that. You gotta
say KRS-One for those same reasons. Ice-T, for those same reasons. And
then you got to think about a somebody like a Rakim. And, uh..I’ll throw
myself in there. (Laughs)”
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