Congrats to Ice Cube
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How to ride Gayme's nuts 101. You use the word "hater" too loosely. I love the west coast and west coast music. I hate west coast artists who talk about "bringing the west coast back etc." but then put out an album full of east coast features. It seems like someone who supposedly has love and pride in the west coast would have features from the west coast. Instead, he is riding the east coast' nuts trying to generate more sales for himself. To me, that's nothing more than a pop star. I'll continue to support west coast music, but not east coast nutriders.
Both albums were OK IMO. Ice Cube's is definitely better though I think.
As far as beats sounding WESTCOAST on Cube's album, these are the tracks that standout to me in that regard, ....
It takes a Nation (borderline, kinda wierd tho)
Gangsta Rap Made me do it (True classic WestCoast beat)
Why me (Piano makes it WestCoast sounding, other than that, too dramatic)
Do Ya Thang (organ chords make it WestCoast sounding, it does have that Southern sawtooth lead in it though)
Get Money, Spend Money, No Money (Classic WestCoast beat)
Tommorow (Horn sounding bassline, guitar riff)
Take me away (classic westcoast chords)
Those in BOLD best represent that WESTCOAST sound. That true WestCoast sound is heavy on the Chords, basslines, CLAP or poppin snare hits, softer synth leads, strings...
Overall, I think the production is good on Cube's album. It just ain't the greatest $hit in the West tho, but for being mainstream, it's definitely better than most of the Southern bullshit. It's a start.
As far as beats sounding WESTCOAST on Cube's album, these are the tracks that standout to me in that regard, ....
It takes a Nation (borderline, kinda wierd tho)
Gangsta Rap Made me do it (True classic WestCoast beat)
Why me (Piano makes it WestCoast sounding, other than that, too dramatic)
Do Ya Thang (organ chords make it WestCoast sounding, it does have that Southern sawtooth lead in it though)
Get Money, Spend Money, No Money (Classic WestCoast beat)
Tommorow (Horn sounding bassline, guitar riff)
Take me away (classic westcoast chords)
Those in BOLD best represent that WESTCOAST sound. That true WestCoast sound is heavy on the Chords, basslines, CLAP or poppin snare hits, softer synth leads, strings...
Overall, I think the production is good on Cube's album. It just ain't the greatest $hit in the West tho, but for being mainstream, it's definitely better than most of the Southern bullshit. It's a start.
