Predator is yet another great Ice Cube album. He talks about
a lot of what he did on his first 2 albums. Cube raps about the injustices
against the black community in America. Cube proves to be a great storyteller. I
feel the skits kind of break up the album’s rhythm a little bit, but otherwise
the album is really deep. Dirty Mack, It Was a Good Day, and The Predator are
some dope songs. Ultimately this is a must have album, but it’s easy to see
that Cube was running out of things to rap about.
Ok I am a big Schoolboy Q fan. I gotta say I love this album...but believe it or not what kept me from getting it till fall 2024 was that horrendous album artwork lol. I mean damn its gross! Schoolboy has some great flows and lyricism on this album. "Thank god 4 me" is absolute flames. "Blueslides" is another highlight. There's something about the song "first" that is just so catchy to me. "Yern" is also pretty hard man. The guest list is minimal but it works. The production is really good here too. The album isn't quite as good as Blank Face to me but its definitely a major improvement over his last album Crash Talk. Definitely check this one out. Lyrics 24 Beats 23 Depth 23 Tilt 23 Verdict 93