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Grown Man Rap Show - Episode #404 - Ice Cube Birthday Tribute

 

Hosted by veteran DJ Toast and broadcast live every Sunday night at 10pm (ET) from 91.5 WRPI (Troy/Albany NY), Toast brings you the best in vintage & contemporary true school Hip Hop. This is Episode #404 - Ice Cube Birthday Tribute.

Ice Cube “Once Upon a Time in the Projects” (1990)

N.W.A. “I Ain’t tha 1” (1988)

Ice Cube “It Was a Good Day” (1992)

Kool G Rap & DJ Polo f. Ice Cube, Scarface, & Bushwick Bill “Two to the Head” (1992)

Ice Cube “Dead Homiez” (1990)

Ice Cube “The Predator” (1992)

N.W.A. “Dope Man” (1987)

WC and the Maad Circle f. Ice Cube & Mack 10 “West Up!” (1995)

King Tee f. Ice Cube & MC Breeze “Played Like a Piano” (1990)

Ice Cube “Who’s the Mack?” (1990)

Ice Cube f. Dr Dre & MC Ren “Hello” (2000)

Mack 10 f. Ice Cube “Hoo-Bangin’”(1996)

Ice Cube “Ghetto Bird” (1993)

Ice Cube “Friday” (1995)

Ice Cube “You Know How We Do It” (1993)

Terminator X f. MC Lyte, Chuck D, Ice Cube & Ice T “Sticka” (1994)

N.W.A. “A Bitch Iz a Bitch” (1988)

Ice Cube “We Be Clubbin’” (1997)

Ice Cube “Really Doe” (1993)

Erick Sermon f. Ice Cube & Kam “The Ill Shit” (1993)

Ice T f. Ice Cube “Trespass” (1992)

N.W.A. “Parental Discretion Iz Advised” (1988)

Ice Cube “Steady Mobbin’” (1991)

N.W.A. “Gangsta Gangsta” (1988)

Ice Cube f. Mack 10 & Ms. Toi “You Can Do It” (2000)

Ice Cube f. Das EFX “Check Yo Self” (1993)

Ice Cube “Givin’ Up the Nappy Dugout” (1991)

N.W.A. “Straight Outta Compton” (1988)

Ice Cube “Jackin’ for Beats” (1990)

Ice Cube “No Vaseline” (1991)

Ice Cube “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” (1990)

Ice Cube “Wicked” (1992)

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Kausion - Land Of The Skanless / What You Wanna Do? - 1995

 

" Los Angeles 1994... Ice Cube is trying to kick it between scenes on the set of the film "Higher Learning". A brother runs up on him with a cassette in his hand "Yo Cube, Check It Out. This is my brother's group, KAUSION". DEEZAMM! these fools gots skills. "

According to the official Press sheet, that's how the connection happened with Ice Cube's Label Lench Mob Records who signed KAUSION and dropped their two debut 12-inches in 1995 : "Land Of The Skanless" produced by Budda, and "What You Wanna Do? / Bounce, Rock, Skate" produced by Ice Cube and Kausion. 

12" - 1995 - Lench Mob Records  

12" - 1995 - Lench Mob Records 

The group was comprised of 3 members : CEL, KAYDO and GONZOE (RIP). They were all under 21 at that time. They grew up together in South Central, Los Angeles and have been working as a rap group since 1989. 

I'm not usually a huge fan of gangsta rap but I think those 12"s are pretty good. As written on their press sheet "Kausion comes off like a breath of fresh air. They're moving the Westcoast Hip-Hop out of the slow flow, back into the hectic hardcore style it's known for."

Both records are really cheap and are really easy to catch, not like their debut album "South Central Los Skanless" produced by Ice Cube, Kausion, Laylaw, D.Maq and Budda, which was released on CD & Cassette in September 1995 and which is really hard to find for a good price. An official limited edition vinyl reissue (100 copies only) came out in 2019 on Blocwize Ent. with the help of GONZOE before he was murdered... but it was sold out very quickly.

Record Report : The Source, February 1991

From The Source - February 1991 - Scans courtesy of Fred Thecle 

 

On The Video Tip - The Source , Feb 1991

 

From The Source - February 1991 - Scans courtesy of Fred Thecle 

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From The Source, December 1992 - Scans courtesy of Frederic Thecle 

Record Report - The Source, January 1992

 

From The Source - January 1992 - Scans courtesy of Frederic Thecle 

Ice Cube - A Shift Of Attitude - HHC 1990

From Hip-Hop Connection - August 1990 - Scans courtesy of Repo136 (Ageing B-Boys Unite)

Lyrics Of Fury - Ice Cube in HHC - 1992

 

From Hip-Hop Connection #36 - Jan 1992 - Scans courtesy of Repo136 (Ageing B-Boys Unite)

Ice Cube in Bomb Hip-Hop Magazine - 1993

From Bomb Hip-Hop Magazine - 1993 - Photos courtesy of Hakan Dougpark

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Scans courtesy of Source Ads