Ice Cube is a man of many hats. With the West Coast legend having his hand in numerous endeavors, he stopped by The Breakfast Club on Tuesday (July 6) for an all-encompassing interview with Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee to discuss the progress on his Contract With Black America, competing in a potential Verzuz battle, the Big 3 and the status of Mt. Westmore’s anticipated album.
“We getting our ducks in a row,” Cube said around the 18-minute mark when pressed about a potential Mt. Westmore album release date. “When we did Fight Club Triller, we had a lot of opportunities coming at us and we had to kind of sift through them and see what was the best route. I believe we figured it out so we getting cocked and loaded. We getting our visuals together because when we hit, we want to keep rolling.”
Ice Cube confirmed Dr. Dre will be making a guest appearance laying down a verse for the album but is unsure if his magician ways as a producer will be utilized as well alongside the supergroup consisting of West Coast OGs Cube, Snoop Dogg, E-40 and Too $hort.
“He rapped on it for sure. [Dre’s] definitely on the verse, but I’m not sure if he gave us any production,” the Los Angeles native stated.
HipHopDX broke the news in December of the supergroup’s forming and they debuted their first single with a performance at Triller Fight Club in April. Their album is expected to arrive later in 2021.
The “No Vaseline” rapper also touched on the progress he’s made with Contract With Black America since the one-year anniversary of its announcement is this week. Ice Cube says he’s spoken with Joe Biden’s senior advisor Cedric Richmond a couple of times but is waiting for the next meeting.
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“We’re doing a lot of stuff behind the scenes, out of the public’s eye, because things get misconstrued when people chime in and they don’t know what they’re talking about,” Cube said. “We’ve got some interesting things we’re going to announce as soon as they develop. I just want to take it away from all the noise being made and really get some concrete things done, instead of all this talk and trolling back and forth.
“I see some progress being made, but the rubber’s still got to meet the road. What I learned with these companies is they talk a good game. They like to put out releases talking about how much money they’re contributing to these programs of diversity, but it’s all just press release stuff; when you really look into it, they’re doing nothing.”
Cube is a legend man, inspiring AF to watch him constantly reinvent himself and not be afraid of what anyone is going to say. Major props to this brother from Finland.
Finland, wow. Suomi, perkele. Finnish here too. Can’t wait to hear this album.
The Verzuz for Cube is LL Cool J. East vs. West. Legends who took it from hip-hop to the movies. Relatively same time period for their careers.
I agree LL Cool J verzuz Ice cube will be epic. Two giants!
What you said! Cube vs. LL would be legendary! Two Icons going head to head! Much respect to both! A respectable West vs. East without the bloodshed!
In the words of 2pac
All these old rappers trying to advance….
Its all over now take it like a man….
Some washed up rappers thinking they 20 again. Stop the bullshit and retire. Hiphop is a youngman’s game. Talking about money, bitches, guns and weed if you are 50 years old is lame.
No, it’s not. Hiphop is the only genre where they don’t respect the old. You cannot imagine a young rockstar would say anything wrong about The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. You cannot imagine a new metal band that would say Black Sabbath is lame. Nor a jazz face who would talk shit about Nat King Cole. It’s only in hiphop aka the genre of the most conservative, most narrow-minded people. Sometimes I am really ashamed I like this genre.
Boy U said it Homeboy. But the commentary you’re speaking about is but an extension of what you see in the streets ANYWAY! Unfortunately so.? No love from the streets. P.S:” The Rock legions don’t talk down on their pioneers & legends. But I must SAY at lesst NEW YORK respects their Old Heads???
20 year olds rapping only about bitches, guns and weed is pretty fucking stupid too ya fucking idiot. I’ll still be smoking weed and fucking at 50 while ignorant fucks like you smoke meth and masturbate to mumble rap and tranny porn hahaha
Troll much???
SHOW SOME RESPECT! If it weren’t for these Rap Icons, the rappers of today would not be in the position they are in now. Somebody had to pave the way. Never bite the hand that fed you! ??
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Lol the album no one wanted! The super group no one cares about.
Shut the hell up.
Disrespectful troll!!!!
These disrespectful fucks running their dumb ass mouths about “old” or “washed up” obviously dont know shit and are the reason real hip hop heads can’t stand the “new generation” of lazy, talentless junkies living in their parents basement mumbling over generic janky ass fruity loops beats. Fucking rookies. Long live REAL hip hop!
This generation of SO CALLED rappers ain’t shit but a bunch of mumbo jumbo noise taking it up the carcass wearing hoe dresses aint saying shit. There all talk no action selling there soul to the devil. Run rap sucks just like you like d!<k. I treat it like a 7up never have never will. Old school pave the wave for all you lame rappers. Your the ones killing rap.
Who cares? Geriatric rappers pretending to be badass.
Y’all guys may be right for one reason or the other. But one thing’s 4 sure: the old school hip hop and some of their recent songs are the only songs u can continue listening to almost for ever, whereas the new school ones are short lived even to their lover’s ears.
Bottom line, these old school uncles take their time to do good long lasting enjoyable music. U may not have attention to some of their songs at first hearing, but once the musicS sticks into you, they remain in you forever. That’s the distinction they have with new school hot bloods
I get it, I’m a Old Head according to what comments I’ve seen in here thus far coming from the younger generations. I’m checking out what’s out there now versus my era which to this day is still the main era of hip hop. I ain’t saying the younger generation doesn’t have some things they’ve brought to the game but many of you are simply regurgitating what someone else is doing or has already done. 80’s-early 2000’s hip hop has birthed all of what’s happening now. You youngsters wanna earn some respect you need to show some for real. Where are your pioneers? Add something of value to Hip Hop!!