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“It Was a Good Day”—Ice Cube

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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The Rise and Fall of West Coast Hip Hop

i was born in 1980 so around the time that rap is really starting to infiltrate my mind. i remember us being in there playing uh tech most super bowl yes and listening to nwa in the background  and that's how i fell in love. ice cube was the first in line he was the focal point for the beginning for you for west coast rap yeah because he was my cousin brian's favorite rapper so he was his favorite rapper. When Ice Cube went solo were you a huge fan of him immediately? "I wasn't aware that it was all over the drama surrounding nwa" I wouldn't catch on till later when summer when q would be different but here's the thing

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