Ice Cube Reveals New Album Title

[No More Sorrow]

As the clock struck midnight on April 29, ringing in the 20-year anniversary of the day three police officers were acquitted in the Rodney King trial and the start of the Los Angeles riots, Ice Cube was imploring a sold-out crowd at KDAY's Krush Groove concert at L.A.'s Gibson Amphitheatre to never forget what happened in 1992.

The upheaval fueled the direction of Ice Cube's The Predator later that year. The album remains his career bestseller, a home to express songs like "We Had to Tear This Mother----a Up" as well as a wry hit like "It Was a Good Day." Two decades on, he still believes in music as a vehicle for social change.

"People have music in their hearts," Cube told MTV News before stepping onstage. "Music ain't about the charts. It's about how you feel about a certain song. I know people who have music and music changed their life just by hearing a song. It could be an old song. It could be a song that people thought was thrown away and you can hear it and it can inspire you. So, I think music has always had the power to change, heal, bring understanding and bring people together."


After serving up his best-known 'hood and Hollywood anthems, Ice Cube brought his rapping sons OMG and Doughboy to offer a taste of a collaboration they'll bring on his next album.


"I think I'm gonna call it Everything's Corrupt," he revealed. "It's just really hardcore West Coast hip-hop — what I do. I don't think changing the formula is what should be done. I think it's all about do what you do best and give the people what they want."


Cube stays busy with his film and television pursuits and has talked about several ideas that are in development, including creating a dramatic television series for FX called "Eye for an Eye," in which he'll play an ambulance driver with a mission to avenge victims of violence.


"It's a great series as far as the idea, the concept," he said. "We're still trying to find that top-notch A-list writer who will want to be with us in the long haul, be with the project and ready to go. So, we want to find the best because we think the premise of the show is great.


"I play a guy who is an ambulance driver. He's basically not really qualified as a paramedic, more EMT kind of dude, and he's sick of seeing all these victims," he explained. "He wants to do something to give them some kind of revenge. So, it's an eye for an eye — whatever you do to your victim, same thing can happen to you."


Longtime collaborator F. Gary Gray has signed on to direct the planned biopic of N.W.A, which Ice Cube says is "full steam ahead."


"We're excited about him being part of the project, and the script is getting tighter and tighter, and once the script is tight as sweaty butt cheeks, we'll put it out, and we'll start working on it.


" 'Friday' is the same thing," he said of the anticipated fourth installment of his popular movie franchise. "I'm almost finished with the script, so as soon as we can finish the script, fast motion on it."

Ice Cube Reveals New Album Title, Everything's Corrupt - Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV

 

[Deezy]

Ice Cube was my favorite rapper in the 90s, the 00s didn't do him any good.

Can't reclaim pissed off black pain, when you old and rich and became the thing you hated. But that happens, will be waiting for the NWA movie, not so much for Friday.

Also, Ice Cube needs to compare the Rodney King media coverage to the Trayvon Martin media coverage since both are blatantly fanning the flames of racial tension.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

He only had like one song on his last album that even liked. I'm not looking forward to this.

 

[Andrew]

I'm not looking forward to this but I will give it a listen to see if he proves me wrong. I liked Ice Cube back in the 90's.

 

[PHX]

Dunno what y'all talking about he has had good music in the 2000's not as good as in the 90's and late 80's but still good. Long as he stays away from trying to modernize his production too much I'm looking forward to this.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

So, PHX how much did you like I Am The West? I enjoyed this track at least.

[video=youtube;cIjJrEA5GwY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIjJrEA5GwY[/video]

 

[PHX]

I thought it was gonna be better as there was a few tracks I didn't like but it was still good to me. No Country For Young Men was a track I liked too but Too West coast is probably my favorite song off of it.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

Kind of forgot about that track. It had some good collabs. It reminded me of "California Vacation" off of Game's Doctor's Advocate.

 

[Heisenberg]

Haven't heard much of him in recent years music wise but seen him in quite a few movies and want the new Friday to be released sometime in the future. Anyway, I loved his songs back in the 90's and I liked some of his songs in the 00's but they weren't better than his earlier work. Still nice though and I'll probably check this out. I hope Cube gets back popular again.

 

[Rated R Superstar]

I love his 90's music. Only good movies of his that I truly like are the Barbershop movies.

 

[ljepilo]

Ice Cube - It Was A Good Day (HD) - YouTube

This is my most favorite video from ice cubes . I love them.