Ice Cube says record industry uses 'social engineering' in rap to encourage criminality, control society

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[–]ID10T 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Yeah this is one of those probably true theories. NWA didn't need any encouragement to make their gangster rap, but through the 90s a lot of MCs noticed how thuggishness was encouraged by most of the industry execs. And they found that many owned interest in private prisons.

The story originated with the telling of this letter https://goldenageofgaia.com/2020/06/30/the-secret-meeting-that-changed-rap-music-and-destroyed-a-generation-4/

Killer Mike on the topic

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/07/921111245/the-conspiracy-against-hip-hop

[–]chottohen[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

What an unholy, insidious connection between record companies, rap and private prisons. It's worse than owning slaves. Most private prisons keep inmates in solitary 23 hours a day. Let that sink in. I would be nuts as a bunny in a week.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Sounds like heaven

[–]chottohen[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

You are a bit of a hermit?

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Cube, you didn't mean it when you said Fuck Tha Police?!

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

I use weapons of math instruction on a regular, day-job-like basis.

A huge geo triangle made from aluminium, e.g.

Also: A circle with quite a fierce, sharp tip, made to impale any board.

In completely unrelated news:

I won a regional contest drawing perfect circles freehand four times in a row.

Per public vote. Not some "wannabe-engineering".

[–]jet199Instigatrix 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Then why doesn't he stop doing it?

[–]chottohen[S] 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I think Ice Cube branched off into playing a cop on TV and a stoner in a few comedy movies. He's cleaned up his act. Tupac was getting very vocal about the music biz and that may be why he's not around anymore.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Tupac went the opposite direction, clean political kid to gangster wannabe. He reaped the whirlwind from that choice.

[–]William_World 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

he grew up rich and did ballet lol

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

tomorrow we go death con 3 ON JEWISH PEOPLE

[–]iDontShift 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

what ice cube is missing is that his success is due in large part because of the corporate interests

they don't always 'force' the narrative..

but they empower those that embody that idea. idiots that would otherwise be nothing.

it took ice cube 34+ years to others are tools, yet to figure out he was one

[–]Mcheetah 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

For me, this is a giant, "WELL, NO SHIT" moment. You mean to tell me that many people out there legitimately like Drake, Lil' Wayne, Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B, literally every mumble rapper, and whoever the fuck this Ice Spice bitch is?!

The music industry has been faker than wrestling since at least the 90s. How the fuck did ANYONE actually like Puff Daddy back then? I thought he sucked even in the 5th grade!

[–]chottohen[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

That one song by Drake, cellphone, is hypnotic and seems to show a kill room but I like it. But the woman on his video shown as a shadow, well that I don't like. Back about 18 years ago there were some really good R & B songs I thought: Holiday Inn, Twister and Kanye (well, well, well, well), Hey Ya, Beautiful, (Snoop and Pharrell), good stuff.

[–]jet199Instigatrix 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Drake is the next R Kelly

[–]chottohen[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

All I know about him is that song but now that I know will be sure not to be seen with him.

[–]Raphael454 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Awesome Ice Cube!

[–]William_World 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

i think thug rap is just naturally more popular to black and white young men alike cuz cheesy rap like will smith made just sucks. rock and roll was edgier than the music before it too.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

And he should know this because he profited big time from it.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Monkey see monkey do.