MAKAVELI25
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KingJamal;2989012 said:
Damn. Do you mind providing backstory?
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Damn. Do you mind providing backstory?
MAKAVELI25;2989031 said:Damn. Do you mind providing backstory?
When Cube the GOAT dropped Death Certificate, the album was met with a lot of controversy, so the state of Oregon banned all images of Ice Cube in retail stores. The ban also included his advertisements for St. Ides Liquor, which he endorsed at the time.
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SureMAKAVELI25;2989031 said:Damn. Do you mind providing backstory?
Controversy
In 1992, as a result of the album's controversy, the state of Oregon declared any display of Ice Cube's image in retail stores throughout the state illegal. This ban also included advertisements for St. Ides Malt Liquor, which Ice Cube endorsed at the time.[22] In the September 2006 issue of FHM, Ice Cube stated in an interview that he did not regret the controversial statements made on the album. Regarding the offense caused to Koreans, he said, "If there's still a problem, it's their problem."[citation needed] Due to fear that laws against racial incitement in the United Kingdom could see the album banned, the United Kingdom release removed the tracks "Black Korea" and "No Vaseline." Island Records, the distributor of this version of the album, deleted these tracks with the consent of Priority Records, but not Ice Cube himself.
And you can scroll down on this site http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/archive/oldnews5/bannedalbumcovers.htm and it says this
Ice Cube, Death Certificate
When Ice Cube broke from NWA to go solo, his 1991 album carried on the tradition of controversy. The cover, showing Uncle Sam on a mortuary gurney (a visual metaphor for the death of the American dream?) and his various intolerant and violent songs led to condemnations in US Billboard magazine, widespread retail boycotts, and, in Oregon, an official statewide ban on displaying the rapper's image in retail shops.
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georgia boi;2989003 said:Ice Cube, Pac, Public Enemy, and Eminem are definitely up there. I think Cube easily got this though. Other honorable mentions:
Nas- caused a stir within the Hip Hop community by naming his album Hip Hop Is Dead, caused more controversy with Nigger, the Jesus line from "Live At The BBQ" was controversial, O'reilly attacked him for "Shoot 'Em Up", there's the "I'm like Sadaam Hussein looking at his dead grand children's burnt remains" was controversial back in '03, Summer Jam '02, the XXL cover of him burning the different magazine covers
not that cracker . hes soft like a cupcake
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MAKAVELI25
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KingJamal;2989066 said:Sure
Controversy
In 1992, as a result of the album's controversy, the state of Oregon declared any display of Ice Cube's image in retail stores throughout the state illegal. This ban also included advertisements for St. Ides Malt Liquor, which Ice Cube endorsed at the time.[22] In the September 2006 issue of FHM, Ice Cube stated in an interview that he did not regret the controversial statements made on the album. Regarding the offense caused to Koreans, he said, "If there's still a problem, it's their problem."[citation needed] Due to fear that laws against racial incitement in the United Kingdom could see the album banned, the United Kingdom release removed the tracks "Black Korea" and "No Vaseline." Island Records, the distributor of this version of the album, deleted these tracks with the consent of Priority Records, but not Ice Cube himself.
And you can scroll down on this site http://www.francesfarmersrevenge.com/stuff/archive/oldnews5/bannedalbumcovers.htm and it says this
Ice Cube, Death Certificate
When Ice Cube broke from NWA to go solo, his 1991 album carried on the tradition of controversy. The cover, showing Uncle Sam on a mortuary gurney (a visual metaphor for the death of the American dream?) and his various intolerant and violent songs led to condemnations in US Billboard magazine, widespread retail boycotts, and, in Oregon, an official statewide ban on displaying the rapper's image in retail shops.
Damn, never knew this. Props to Cube
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BlackAX410
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MAKAVELI25;2988999 said:Y'all must not understand how disliked Jay-Z really is. Tompetrez really isn't a unique figure, I know a lot of people who HATE Jay-Z as much as he does
I kno people hate Jay but to say he's controversial is a reach IMO im never on the edge of my seat to see wat Jay-Z has to say I never really hear any outlandish statements from him
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MAKAVELI25
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DMTxCannabis;2989176 said:Only Jay-Z hate i ever heard came from Illuminati allegations.
A lot of people hate him for what he did to State Property and think that he sold out Dame Dash and whatnot
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sionb55;2988963 said:hhmmm tough call.... see those cats Suge & Puff were controversial for the moment but in terms of consistently being controversial id say Eminem & 50 Cent.
50Cent is the most harmless man in HipHop.
He's signed to Emenim and Jimmy Iovine so the shackles are in place, he has never spoke truth to power or put his neck on the line by going at a segment of the establishment. His entire career has been built around tearing other Black men down, he could never be controversial because he lacks the testicular fortitude to embrace his own culture.
50cent is a generic rapper who showed his true nature on the album "Curtis".....
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Yeah right! 50 never had Jadakiss shook. Jadakiss was shitting on 50 for around 2 years straight. 50 can't see Jadakiss on his best day, so he wouldn't have much of a choice to do silly skits. Since when do you get points for everything else but being a battle emcee and dropping great battle records during a rivalry? That's not Hip-Hop...that's bullshit.
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MAKAVELI25
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H-Rap 180;2989470 said:
50Cent is the most harmless man in HipHop.
He's signed to Emenim and Jimmy Iovine so the shackles are in place, he has never spoke truth to power or put his neck on the line by going at a segment of the establishment. His entire career has been built around tearing other Black men down, he could never be controversial because he lacks the testicular fortitude to embrace his own culture.
50cent is a generic rapper who showed his true nature on the album "Curtis".....
GRODT and "The Massacre" are good albums though
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MAKAVELI25
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ocelot;2989726 said:Cube and Shady...
Eminem IS controversial, but I feel like he does it more for the shock value than actual standing for something
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DarkRaiden
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Cube for reasons mentioned in this thread. White people can't even say his group's full name around real niggas.
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Los216;2988330 said:Dr. Dre.....guilty by association. Dre has been in or around some of the most controversial figures in hip hop history including....
NWA
2Pac
Eminem
50 Cent
Suge Knight
Snoop
Without Dre we wouldn't even have Eminem, 50, or Snoop for sure and you can make a case that Death Row wouldn't be Death Row without Dr. Dre
Until we found out Dre was a sell out house negroe
I'd say it's between Eazy, Luke, Cube, and Pac.
Each spoke their minds, never sold out, and had the government step in on issues that made headlines
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