Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later

-AL-615- · 06-05-2006, 08:40 AM

Ice Cube is living history. Cube has been rocking for damn near 20 years. That’s some monumental shit. Ice Cube came on the scene with fellow N.W.A. members and completely changed the game up. Cube and a few others started gangsta rap and that movement still continues on today. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy E were pioneers in the West and had youngsters all over the world grabbing their crotch and throwing their middle fingers up at the cops. Ice Cube embodies the West Coast. Now, the West Coast O.G. is back with another LP, Laugh Now, Cry Later

On this LP, Cube hits you with a diverse blend of sounds. Ice Cube creates a nice contrast mixing that laid back, smooth Cali gangsta ish with that upbeat, fight-inducing, southern bounce when he collaborates with the King of Crunk, Lil Jon, on “Go To Church” featuring Snoop Dogg. On this track, Cube spits over the bass heavy Lil Jon beat about them fake, scary emcees. Snoop on the other hand seems awkward over the Southern beat but for the most part, this track gets play in the whip because of the hump it’s gonna give the subwoofers. The crunk Lil Jon makes another production appearance on “Holla @ Cha Boy.” This track doesn’t go over as well as “Go To Church.” Cube spends most of the track bragging about his appeal to females throwing in some low key sexual references from time to time; nothing special here. Cube does give that straight West Coast G-Funk on “Spittin Pollaseeds” featuring W.C and Kokane. This smooth track sounds like what you’d drink your gin and juice to. Cube addresses critics on West Coast emcees saying, “Imma spit it how I feel it/Fuck a gimmick/you can keep your catchy lines/I’m bout to write a rhyme/if you got a backpack/tryin’ to act black/think you know the culture/you a fuckin’ vulture…this West Coast flow is different from the East/but it ain’t no different in the streets. Cube even briefly makes a stop on the East Coast using a familiar Biggie track (Player’s Antem) sample to reminisce about his matriculation through the game.

Ice Cube’s age shows in a number of ways on this album. He puts forth wisdom On “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” a parody that delves into the disturbing “get it now” mentality of blacks. Cube, a master narrator, lists various situations where blacks ignore the future consequences of a situation, so they can reap the immediate benefits. Scenarios like a mother using their infant’s credit or an adult using their mom’s credit to finance something they don’t have the money for subsequently destroying their child or parent’s credit illustrate a few examples of what Cube means in the song’s title “Laugh Now Cry Later.” On “Child Support” Cube sons young emcees playing the role of father with the chorus smacking rookies in the face exclaiming “Ain’t no other kings in this rap thing/they sib-lings/nothing but my chi’ren/one shot they disappearin’.” Cube snatches his respect here.

The other way that Cube shows his age on Laugh Now, Cry Later is his outdated flow on most tracks. On most tracks he seems like he is still using the same flow he had back in them N.W.A days. Maybe it’s time for this O.G. to wrap it up and retire. What made N.W.A. so popular was that their music was relevant. It’s hard for me to imagine cats bumping this Cube and relating to it. There are some dope tracks on here, but not enough for me to recommend it to everyone. The bottom line is old school fans will like it. New schoolers won’t

Nas' Son · 06-05-2006, 08:45 AM

that last paragraph prooves how Hip Hop is dead.

g_unit_iceman · 06-07-2006, 02:47 AM

yea but still ice cube is no doubt off the chain but i kinda dont think his album will sell that much i mean look if they can buy wack ass shit like DFB then they can do anything he definantly WONT FLOP but he WONT BE AMAZING

toinedog · 06-07-2006, 08:10 PM

the album was ok..it didnt blow me away..it was just average..

DaMnNn ItZz jOhN · 06-07-2006, 08:26 PM

Not a fan of Ice Cube

Antonio Montana · 06-07-2006, 09:45 PM

The Album Is Aight Nothin Special,average

Nokster · 06-07-2006, 11:23 PM

the album was dope for 2 facts:

1) it's some authentic westcoast music. he spits on issues in the west and has the same old flow from NWA, which some people actually enjoy.

2) its with an old school concept. But if ur a fan of Cube, you should enjoy this album. I personally was impressed, and it's more lyrically refreshing from today's mainstream westcoast artists.

Ya Boy · 06-07-2006, 11:39 PM

I AINT GOT THAT SHIT YET BUT I KNO IT LL B A CLASSIC

spiderloc50 · 06-08-2006, 04:45 PM

that review is wayyy offff his new album is a classic! yall must not really heard his cd, its gona sell a shit load too watch, every beat is so sick plus his lyrics and delivery is just as good as back in the day

Young Nicks · 06-08-2006, 04:58 PM

SHit i like cube i need to check it out by the camerical it seems tight as hell....

RaidedX · 06-08-2006, 05:29 PM

The Ice Cube album, is better then any album in stores right now, just wait until I post my review soon...Props nigga...Go cop the album!

Banks So Fly · 06-08-2006, 08:39 PM

thats from nobodysmiling.com, but props anyways

juan310 · 06-10-2006, 12:38 AM

the productions was weak....

one8seven · 06-10-2006, 12:54 AM

That Albums Wuzz Pretty Doope...I Liked It..

pDASH · 06-10-2006, 03:25 AM

shit i really felt the album
enough to actually go cop it
it comes w/ two bonus downloads fyi

Jeezy Da Snowman · 06-10-2006, 04:11 PM

the album was ok

06-05-2006, 08:40 AM	#1
-AL-615- HipHopStation.Us.TT Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,319 Repped: 2 Repped 63 Times in 22 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later Ice Cube - Laugh Now, Cry Later Ice Cube is living history. Cube has been rocking for damn near 20 years. That’s some monumental shit. Ice Cube came on the scene with fellow N.W.A. members and completely changed the game up. Cube and a few others started gangsta rap and that movement still continues on today. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Eazy E were pioneers in the West and had youngsters all over the world grabbing their crotch and throwing their middle fingers up at the cops. Ice Cube embodies the West Coast. Now, the West Coast O.G. is back with another LP, Laugh Now, Cry Later On this LP, Cube hits you with a diverse blend of sounds. Ice Cube creates a nice contrast mixing that laid back, smooth Cali gangsta ish with that upbeat, fight-inducing, southern bounce when he collaborates with the King of Crunk, Lil Jon, on “Go To Church” featuring Snoop Dogg. On this track, Cube spits over the bass heavy Lil Jon beat about them fake, scary emcees. Snoop on the other hand seems awkward over the Southern beat but for the most part, this track gets play in the whip because of the hump it’s gonna give the subwoofers. The crunk Lil Jon makes another production appearance on “Holla @ Cha Boy.” This track doesn’t go over as well as “Go To Church.” Cube spends most of the track bragging about his appeal to females throwing in some low key sexual references from time to time; nothing special here. Cube does give that straight West Coast G-Funk on “Spittin Pollaseeds” featuring W.C and Kokane. This smooth track sounds like what you’d drink your gin and juice to. Cube addresses critics on West Coast emcees saying, “Imma spit it how I feel it/Fuck a gimmick/you can keep your catchy lines/I’m bout to write a rhyme/if you got a backpack/tryin’ to act black/think you know the culture/you a fuckin’ vulture…this West Coast flow is different from the East/but it ain’t no different in the streets. Cube even briefly makes a stop on the East Coast using a familiar Biggie track (Player’s Antem) sample to reminisce about his matriculation through the game. Ice Cube’s age shows in a number of ways on this album. He puts forth wisdom On “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” a parody that delves into the disturbing “get it now” mentality of blacks. Cube, a master narrator, lists various situations where blacks ignore the future consequences of a situation, so they can reap the immediate benefits. Scenarios like a mother using their infant’s credit or an adult using their mom’s credit to finance something they don’t have the money for subsequently destroying their child or parent’s credit illustrate a few examples of what Cube means in the song’s title “Laugh Now Cry Later.” On “Child Support” Cube sons young emcees playing the role of father with the chorus smacking rookies in the face exclaiming “Ain’t no other kings in this rap thing/they sib-lings/nothing but my chi’ren/one shot they disappearin’.” Cube snatches his respect here. The other way that Cube shows his age on Laugh Now, Cry Later is his outdated flow on most tracks. On most tracks he seems like he is still using the same flow he had back in them N.W.A days. Maybe it’s time for this O.G. to wrap it up and retire. What made N.W.A. so popular was that their music was relevant. It’s hard for me to imagine cats bumping this Cube and relating to it. There are some dope tracks on here, but not enough for me to recommend it to everyone. The bottom line is old school fans will like it. New schoolers won’t

06-07-2006, 11:23 PM	#7
Nokster ♫, $, & ♀ = Life. Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 8,911 Repped: 761 Repped 2,451 Times in 841 Posts Neg Reps: 44 Neg Repped at 104 Times in 85 Posts	the album was dope for 2 facts: 1) it's some authentic westcoast music. he spits on issues in the west and has the same old flow from NWA, which some people actually enjoy. 2) its with an old school concept. But if ur a fan of Cube, you should enjoy this album. I personally was impressed, and it's more lyrically refreshing from today's mainstream westcoast artists. __________________ Los Scandalous.

06-08-2006, 05:29 PM	#11
RaidedX Cali Nigga IN$IDE-OUT!!! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: $$ FREE THE NIGGA SHYNE $$ Posts: 1,437 Repped: 142 Repped 808 Times in 262 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 4 Times in 4 Posts	The Ice Cube album, is better then any album in stores right now, just wait until I post my review soon...Props nigga...Go cop the album! __________________ FUCC THA SOUTH - YALL NIGGAS RUINED HIP HOP www zshare net/audio/469824348ba24c/

06-10-2006, 12:54 AM	#14
one8seven GWorld/HHBoard Legend Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: BurnCity, Australia Posts: 18,384 Repped: 192 Repped 108 Times in 38 Posts Neg Reps: 4 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	That Albums Wuzz Pretty Doope...I Liked It.. __________________ We will always be better than you. "It's funny. Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, You start missing everybody." - Holden Caulfied, The Catcher In The Rye

06-10-2006, 04:11 PM	#16
Jeezy Da Snowman Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ten-A-Kee Posts: 9,561 Repped: 485 Repped 3 Times in 3 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	the album was ok __________________

06-05-2006, 08:45 AM	#2
Nas' Son Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Your Momma's Crib Posts: 694 Repped: 0 Repped 10 Times in 5 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	that last paragraph prooves how Hip Hop is dead.

06-07-2006, 02:47 AM	#3
g_unit_iceman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: h-town Posts: 919 Repped: 11 Repped 37 Times in 7 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	yea but still ice cube is no doubt off the chain but i kinda dont think his album will sell that much i mean look if they can buy wack ass shit like DFB then they can do anything he definantly WONT FLOP but he WONT BE AMAZING

06-07-2006, 08:10 PM	#4
toinedog senior member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 740 Repped: 261 Repped 277 Times in 69 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	the album was ok..it didnt blow me away..it was just average..

06-07-2006, 08:26 PM	#5
DaMnNn ItZz jOhN Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 11,930 Repped: 302 Repped 5,025 Times in 439 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 3 Times in 3 Posts	Not a fan of Ice Cube

06-07-2006, 09:45 PM	#6
Antonio Montana drop a name on em' Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: @your local police station writing a police report :) Posts: 6,734 Repped: 418 Repped 839 Times in 189 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 137 Times in 62 Posts	The Album Is Aight Nothin Special,average

06-07-2006, 11:39 PM	#8
Ya Boy Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,239 Repped: 0 Repped 432 Times in 159 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 25 Times in 18 Posts	I AINT GOT THAT SHIT YET BUT I KNO IT LL B A CLASSIC

06-08-2006, 04:45 PM	#9
spiderloc50 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 28 Repped: 0 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	that review is wayyy offff his new album is a classic! yall must not really heard his cd, its gona sell a shit load too watch, every beat is so sick plus his lyrics and delivery is just as good as back in the day

06-08-2006, 04:58 PM	#10
Young Nicks $ C4RRYIN6 MY$3LF $ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Anderson,SC a piece of shit of a city... 864 Posts: 1,617 Repped: 426 Repped 929 Times in 249 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	SHit i like cube i need to check it out by the camerical it seems tight as hell....

06-08-2006, 08:39 PM	#12
Banks So Fly Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 123 Repped: 20 Repped 0 Times in 0 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	thats from nobodysmiling.com, but props anyways

06-10-2006, 12:38 AM	#13
juan310 310productions.net Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 3,461 Repped: 2 Repped 2 Times in 1 Post Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	the productions was weak....

06-10-2006, 03:25 AM	#15
pDASH Answers 2 Questions Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 2,285 Repped: 288 Repped 320 Times in 46 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	shit i really felt the album enough to actually go cop it it comes w/ two bonus downloads fyi

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