Everythangs Corrupt

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With over 30 years in the game, including membership in gangsta rap pioneers N.W.A., Ice Cube’s earned triple-platinum OG statu. There’s no secret to his longevity; he told Beats 1 host Zane Lowe that it’s all about being true to yourself. “You got to do what you do best. You can’t go chasing trend,” Cube said. “You’ve got to give them what they expect and what they want.” His tenth solo album, <i>Everythangs Corrupt</i>, does just that. His booming voice is too big for trap and the beats are just as monstrou. Cube’s propensity to outrage and be outraged is sharp and intact. If crooked cops were his target back in 1988, <i>Everythangs Corrupt</i> widens the scope in 2018. He bodies 45 with lethal bars on “Arrest the President.” “Chase Down the Bully” curb-stomps racist tiki-torchbearer, while “On Them Pills” is a rare anti-addiction statement, done with classic in-your-face style. “We are corrupting our bodie, we corrupting our neighborhood, we corrupting our mind,” he said. “We got to figure out what kind of world we want to live in.” .

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