Everyone talks about Jay Z and Raekwon, but there was another old school legend that dropped an album this year and it wasn’t too shabby. His name is Ice Cube and the material was dubbed Raw Footage.

He sits down with PP2G.TV and makes a distinction between it and Laugh Now… Cry Later, among other sociopolitical efforts during his career.

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ESPN is anxiously anticipating their 30th year anniversary and are doing so with a series entitled “30 for 30.” The documentary style series pairs the most magnetic sports figures with film directors that share common grounds with them. In Ice Cube’s case, he will chart the history of his beloved Oakland Raiders.

30 other filmmakers including Boyz N Da Hood’s John Singleton (Marion Jones) and Hoop Dreams‘ Steve James (Allen Iverson) will take the Director’s chair for ESPN in what promises to be a fulfilling tribute.

“30 for 30″ is slated to begin on October 6th.

Decent interview with Peter Parker here, but nothing you haven’t heard from Cube if you’ve been listening. He chronicles his life story as a rapper, per Parker’s questioning and assesses how the game has come full circle.

So we got news that Katt Williams wasn’t hosting the Awards about an hour into the the show and needless to say, we didn’t believe it. The skits, the Jay Leno appearance, the history, the unmitigated anticipation… we just figured it was unnecessary drama. Well, unfortunately we were mistaken.

After confirming T Pain did indeed take his place – and performed very well according to Mistah Fab and Damani of Dubb Union – there are three different reasons looming as to why he either skipped it voluntarily or was forced to against his will. (continue reading…)

A little rollover from “West Coast Wednesdays…” Sorry we didn’t post much of anything (literally) yesterday, but the streets be callin’!!

At any rate, peep this video. The concept is really scary and extremely powerful all at the same time. Also, if you haven’t had a chance as of yet, read the ICE CUBE RAW FOOTAGE ALBUM REVIEW to get N. Ali Early’s take on the West Coast Don’s latest offering.

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