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West Coast rap veteran Kurupt has weighed in on Ice Cube's remarks about California newcomers and the reaction it set-off with Jay Rock.
The former Death Row artist said he understood both sides but that Cube deserves respect.
“As far as what Cube said and what Jay Rock said, I really pay neither of it any attention,” Kurupt said in an interview. “‘Cause Cube’s an original, and you know I look at Ice Cube as an elder. And one thing you do is you respect your elders, and you respect their opinions. I respect Cube and I respect his opinion. I think a lot of people have been taking shots to irritate Cube, which made Cube respond the way he did. As far as Jay Rock, I feel the same way about Jay Rock; I feel that Jay Rock feels he needs to respond for the young generation and represent for them, and this is what it is. But the one thing I don’t agree with is the west-on-west situation. We got enough trouble in the West Coast. We don’t need the originals and the youngsters getting into it. Though Jay Rock’s a grown man; we call them “youngsters” ’cause he’s new in the game. But he’s grown.” (XXL Mag)
Cypress Hill‘s B-Real also sided with Cube and said he understood the controversial statements.
“Well you know, our beef with Cube was different than what he’s going through with these young artists right now,” B-Real reasoned in an interview. “He’s gotta point man, he don’t owe anybody nothing. That’s just the reality of it. He doesn’t owe them nothing. At the same time, you know, [laughs] it’s like, these guys ain’t getting no love from the radio, they ain’t getting love from nobody. But once and a while we gotta show these guys some love. These are the next generation of dudes so we have to support them. But as far as what’s going on with that, he don’t owe nobody s**t man. He didn’t get no hand outs. He had to grind for everything. He had to work for everything he has. From the time he was with NWA to when he left. He had to grind out after that. He did that. It wasn’t like somebody was like ‘Hey Cube, here’s your spot, go do your thing.’ You know so, I think that’s a feeling that he’s entitled to.” (All Hip Hop)
Speaking to fans at a Paid Dues concert earlier this year, Cube explained why it is not wise to attack West Coast rap veterans.
“There’s been a gang of motherf*ckers talking sh*t about your boy Ice Cube,” he told fans at a Paid Dues concert. “I love it though — I got a message to the new emcees in the house right now…You can’t diss Dr. Dre. You can’t diss Eazy-E. You can’t diss Ice-T. You can’t diss King Tee. No, you cannot diss Ice Cube. No, I ain’t going for it. And any of you young motherf*ckers that do want to diss, I got one thing to say before you do it. You better check yourself before you wreck yourself.” (YouTube)
Last month, Cube blogged about the emergence of West Coast rap newcomers.
“What’s up with these local MC’s in L.A. who keep disrespecting me? They’re just mad cause I don’t f*ck with they wack-a**,” he wrote. “They ain’t on my level, why should I waste my time. I don’t even remember ever meeting these clowns or even being in the same room with any of ’em. They can’t make a name for themselves so they need help from the O/G’s. I refuse the throw’em a life line. F*ck’em. It ain’t my job to make nobody famous. And for the record, I ain’t scared of no n*gga. Especially, no rappers….seriously people.” (Ice Cube’s Blog)
Check out Ice Cube addressing the rap newcomers below:
wackk fell off
go kill your self!!!! this song is hot
lol…you stole my line…. niggas will always find something to hate this nigga on, no matter what..
It’s good to Snoop Dogg back on his old swag, I can’t fuck with that Snoop Lion shit.
The song aint bad imo i can listen to it. But he needs hits right now if your going to be making videos. He needs to move from that southside queens type beats
Hahaha dude give it up …just retire from rapping and do other things , that ageing terrible voice is making things even worst
Money Over Bitches!: you get no money or bitches.
50 cent kill that song.
Stop all that hate and admit the song is FIRE!!!! Whether you a fan or not Young Jeezy and Snoop Dogg went hard, also…….
Absolutely terrible
50 cent – Major Distribution (feat. Snoop Dogg & Young Jeezy) is fire!!
all you haters suck a dick.50 cent cent is killing this song. all you haters go sleep.
So if you don’t like the song you’re a hater??? Its average too me. Saying its FIRE is overboard.
Major distribution is going hard in the paint and My life is gangsta pop all day.
Gangsta pop smh the rap game all fucked up .
Fake rappers are killing the game, not a type of music.
the song is actually bangin, i was surprised, but 50 is being a serious hypocrite, he clowned Montana for needing features to sell and 50 doin the same thing, whatever, i hope does the bet with Monatana and they release the same day, I would love to see the look on French’s face when he gets washed
This shit is hot,im from nyc fuck french Montana he a retarded arab.
Y’all niggaz can hate all u want but dis shit right here go hard!Gangsta and da beat nice too.those who wanted GRODT got it on this!
So far his singles has featured Eminem Adam Levine jeezy soop Dr dre Alicia keys and too short. Double standard if u ask me. Song is average at best
LOL HE’S ALWAYS BEEN A DOUBLE STANDARD DUDE 1ST WIT JA AND THE SINGING BUT HE SINGING NOW THIS THE LIST IS ENDLESS I JUST DONT GIVE A….. NO MO OH THAT MY LIFE TRACK WENT 27 TO 80 TO 99 ON BILLBOARD 50 COULD COULD COLLAB WIT ALL HE WANTS IT’S OVER
Damn 99. I like 50 just don’t think he has any hunger left. He said it was the #1 single a few days ago
99 on Billboard. #1 on iTunes..
let me explain it….50’s fan base is solid…..they all listen, put him at the #1 spot quick, he gets a solid cpl million views for anything he puts out and because a bunch of hating lil faggots most of his shit lately hasnt been getting heard enough…but it’s cool because then it dosent become pop/crap anyway..if you are comparing somebody like french montana or any other joke rapper even to 50’s new shit from lost tape, murder by numbers or new street king immortal tracks..kill yourself
Heavens Arms >x10 Major Distribution
My nigga, why you comparing a Game song that has no features to a 50 song that has features? O_o Shit makes no sense!
I’ll hold my comment lmao
WITH ALL THESE FEATURES YOU GIVING OUT IM SURE ONE OF YOUR ARTIST WOULDNT MIND GETTING A VERSE. WHERE IS PRECIOUS, YAYO, 40GLOCC,SPIDER LOC, HOT ROD, GOVERNOR, MIKE KNOX , PAULY D AND SHAWTY LO. DAMN YOU DONE GAVE OUT 8 FEATURES AND NOT 1;OF YOUR ARTIST IS ONE OF THEM. YOU COULD OF GAVE KIDKID THAT VERSE INSTEAD OF SNOOP. A BUNCH OF TRASH CAN ARTIST THAT A NEVER DROP SMH GUNIT AKA NEVERCOMINGOUT RECORDS ENT.
P.s Can’t be considered “hate” if its true
song is hot only reason people dont like it is cause they dont wanna like it cause its 50 you know damn well if a artist you liked put this out you would like it
Lol did u read my post faggit. Where did I say I disliked the song smh I just think he need to give his artist a shot. Nigga read next time. The song is ok
Nah this shit is hot and I am not 50 cent fan this is real underground raw hip hop.I actually might purchase this.
“Did u read my post FAGGIT” FAGGIT FAGGIT HAHAHAHAHA
Nigga he’s tryna gett back to the top the only feature that would make sense is Banks and yayo other than that he need to work with other people and do something different outside of his camp
IS THIS A DJ KHALED ALBUM OR IS THIS A 50 ALBUM. RICK ROSS STOLE HIS NAME FROM A GANGSTER AND WAS A COP 50 STOLE HIS NAME FROM A GANGSTER AND WAS A SNITCH. SOUND LIKE THEY IN THE SAME LINE OF BUISNESS LMAO.
On A SIDE NOTE I SEEN 50 COMING DOWN THE CEILING DANCING LIKE CHRIS BROWN A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I BET THE REAL FIFTY WAS ROLLING OVER IN HIS GRAVE. 50& Ross=MilliVinilli or the two guys off the TV show CHIPS
This album is a Flop waiting to happen
R u on the Hateraide payroll??? song is better than most of the replayed tired stuff u hear on radio now…just be real……this ain’t a diss ..so don’t start typing tuff…respect….
All the ‘Guest’ niggas hating, It’s the same dude, French Montana.. 50?deserves features, he went his whole career without them. This shit goes hard.
This joint goes hard. Sounds like classic 50.
^^^ This … Classic 50.
50 I can now say you suck. You hated on French n.said he dnt.got no.hot.songs on.his. Own…neither.do u
In the club,i get money,candy shop, baby by me,many man,21 questions and much more.
smh, nigga French is fuckin’ wack…its like comparin 2Pac to Lil’ B
Magic stic ft lil kim.. ayo technology ft. Justin timberlake Candy shop ft Olivia …Baby by me ft Neyo….21 questions ft Nate Dogg..and he got sued for I get money cause he ain’t write it
Or 50 cent to Game
he did not get sued for i get money you idiot
The difference is French has features of the people thats doin their own shit at the top he has no boss qualities to him he’s just a part of a group of niggas 50 was always a boss even when with em and dre french wouldnt have made it with out MMG and bad boy backin him he ran through so many crew he even use to be wit Gucci and them ,even gucci said he aint keep it real
50 made game
These William roberts cock suckers are pathetic, choke on a stork dick cunts. Song is jack Nick yell™
the song is verrrrry hot and all the haters can you give us the name of the man fifty snitched on him????? 10 years later we still waiting
Kenneth “Supreme” McGriff. Everybody he named on Ghetto Quran.
Where YOU been?
a fourth single with a feature.
Name a hot single out now with out a feature
Let’s see if niggas talk shit bout all the features on his album like they did his ex homeboy….
They will make some excuse
Can I ask you something? Did his ex homeboy come into the game without features?
Nope… but neither did fif… check his early catalog before all the beefin, its filled with features nd collabs…
That is true! But come album time 50 made himself known to never use features unless it was his artist. At this point and time niggas want 50 to feature a big Hip Hop artist. You have to understand GRODT & TM was just 50 featuring his artists (Unless you count Em, Nate Dogg & Jamie Foxx). Curtis had all singers (Akon, Robin Thicke, Justin Timberlake, Nicole Scherzinger & Mary J. Blige) with Em while BISD had only Ne-Yo and Em as features. 50 has never had other big Hip Hop artists other than Em on any of his albums. Game on the other hand has had a substantial amount of features from the get go. All you have to do is check his albums and you’ll see what I’m talking about bro.
Not bad…
I swear yall throw that “hater” word around too loosely. Gotdam a nigga can’t just dislike a song without being a hater!? I haven’t heard the song yet but I mean theres some songs 50 does that i love and some songs he does that i don’t like what so ever. That don’t make me a hater we all just have certain tastes in things! yall trip me out like if we don’t ride the nigga dick u automatically a hater. We all have different tastes, i dont like lettuce, but im not a vegetable hater, i just don’t like the fuckin taste of lettuce. quit ridin the nigga dick and let mufukrs have an opinion! if u think its fire than koo cuz thats what u like, if u don’t like it at all than theres nuthin wrong with that either! If you think the nigga can’t rap then thats your taste in music, still don’t make u a hater. stfu wit all dat “ur a hater” shit its fuckn annoying. bitch u aint the king of music wher eryone has to agree with ur opinion.
The song is straight. But you would be lying if you said 50 lyrics aren’t basics dude is a average lyricist at best. You could argue that he has a ABC style
Jeezy wasted his verse
The difference beween 50 and french is simple… French first album ever he gonna have a miilion features… 50 has done so many songs by hisself niiggas used to be liike”damn why don’t fif do a song wit other niiggas” so if fif reach out for other artists on his 5th album all he doin is giving yall what u asked for 6years ago.. 50 has shown he can make songs by himslef where as french has not… Period
Only person who wrote somethjn intelligent on here… N to u herbs hatin this song go harddd.. Half of u are like ages 14-20 u were never around for real rap!! Thats y ya wanna hear wacka flocka, trinidad james, 2 chains n all these other lollipop rappers. Than wen a rapper takes it back to the streets spittin some fire for the hood ya wanna sit here n say 50 wack n all this bs.. If 50 n jay n nas n kiss/lox n fab left the game because they all been in it for yrss but lets say they all retired we would be left wit corny niggaz like wayne, ross, montana, n u act like these rappers r lyricists their hott garbage talkin about the same doo doo.. fans killed the music game, blame the artist n radio stations all u want but its the new fag generation on, i cant believe dudes wear tight jeans n than pull them down to their knees that shit make no sense!!!! Take ur mohawk skating bs sumwhere else
and you my man are the second person who wrote something intelligent on here!!
sucka ass new rappers
I had to post something cause these haters r not keeping it real……wanna call fif a snitch…where is the proof??? ain’t no papers anywhere…do your research even supreme said fif not a snitch….fif was really bout that….
this song is fuckin FIRE, snoop murders this shit, best snoop featured track i heard in a minute
This shit fire!
Sounds good!!