Chapter 4 pg 182 Should Ice Cube's Voice be Chilled?
This article touched a lot upon the degradation of others through the words in rap songs and how they can prevent society from prospering. The article talks about how Ice Cube spoke out recklessly regarding people he did not like and things in society he did not agree with.
The article critiques Cube's album entitled "Death Certificate" and how it is split into the two sides. The death side was about sex and guns and violence and the life side was all about politics. He writes lyrics that are deemed raw and uncensored were criticized publicly by activist groups, newspapers, radio stations and other MC's as well.
I think it is okay for Ice Cube to have written such raunchy lyrics that have the potential to stir controversy. That was what music was created for, to tell stories and send messages, like griots. On the contrary I believe it is wrong to criticize his lyrics because the White man did that all throughout history and suddenly you give a black man the power to do the same and it becomes an issue.
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