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October 16, 1995 was the date of the Million Man March, a gathering of African Americans in the National Mall in Washington D.C. It was organized by African American advocate Louis Farrakhan, with the purpose to “convey to the world a vastly different picture of the Black male.” It featured many notable speakers, including Martin Luther King III, and Rose Parks.
As it turns out, Million Man March organizer Louis Farrakhan would eventually help Cube and Common squash the beef
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Death Certificate was Cube’s second solo album
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Even by the standards of N.W.A songs, ‘A Bitch Iz A Bitch’ is a little misogynistic
The real key to this line is that Common is dissing Cube with his own line. Cold-ass way to end the track.
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Cube’s homie calls himself Mack 10, but his mic skills aren’t so high-caliber. Hey-o!
Mack 10 also appeared in I’m ‘Bout It, the worst piece of shit movie in the history of American cinema.
(But Mack 10, if you’re reading, props for marrying T-Boz. Seriously. Too bad about that divorce and restraining order)
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Good? Man, Friday is hilarious!
Also references the religious holiday Good Friday, and the song “It Was a Good Day” by Cube himself.
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Com returns again to the theme of Cube’s hypocrisy. Ice Cube is a Muslim, and it is against Islam to drink alcohol.
“Violate” is a common gang term in Chicago. A person receives one when they break the rules. A “violation” usually results in the person getting beat up by fellow gang members
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Cube got together with his old buddy Dr. Dre to record ‘Natural Born Killaz’
The video features Dre and Cube killing Ron Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson. Really, it does
Wait, is that the couple whose faces were pixelated out/censored in the video?