The Predator by Ice Cube

Remember back when rap music was angry, and dealt with serious political issues that needed change, and then every politician got scared and said "rap music is dangerous," but luckily it all started to be about why being rich is great, so suddenly politicians were ok with it? Whoops, a little diatribe, there. Anyway, this great album that you probably own by Ice Cube was written and released in the aftermath of the LA riots following the acquittal of Rodney King's beaters, and it's highly charged and extremely political and also very great. Instead of humorous skits like a lot of albums has, this has news clips and politicians. I think the thing is, that whenever people back in the day heard a rapper say something about shooting a cop, they took it seriously rather than just wondering what kind of social anger would lead somebody to write that lyric. Nobody complained when Bob Marley said he shot the sheriff. Well, I'm off topic, but this is a great album so chiggidy check yourself before you wreck yourself.

RATING: 76%