You would think that if you were in the Los Angeles Hip Hop since 1988, that you would be a household name by now, selling millions of copies, starring in movies, and running his own record company. Unfortunately, this type of success has eluded WC whose first album as a member of Low Profile came out in about 89. Not that he wasn’t dope, as a matter of fact, WC distinctive flow and gangsta-tongue flipping style has set him apart from his gangsta brethren and made him a favorite of the Westside Connection. But with this album he’ll finally get his due.
Of course, Dub gives us that gangsta shit that you expect from him but he isn’t afraid to show another side of himself. For example, check out “Tears Of A Killa” where Dub talks to God about his life and compares politicians to gang bangers; “Flirt” finds Dub trying to holla at honey; and “Somethin’ 2 Live 4” is about his love for something much more important than the paper chase. WC, a sensitive thug? Not quite, as he asserts his thugness on cuts like “Throw Ya Hood Up”, “So Hard” with Scarface, and “Get Out”. WC doesn’t really change his program that much from that we have come to expect. It’s more like he expands it to give us both sides of the thug life.
No WC album is complete without a cut with his Westside Connection homies Ice Cube and Mack 10, which occurs on “Walk”, also check “Bang Loose” where Dub introduces hot new kids Dr. Stank, Dauville, and Lady T.
Ghetto Heisman gives you a little bit more than you expected from Dub, which shows his growth as an artist and a person and hopefully with this, he’ll start to get the recognition that he deserves.
