O’shea Jackson better know to world as Ice Cube came on scene back 1987 with a little known group called CIA.

I first heard Cube as most people did with NWA’s “Dope Man“. Back in 1987 you couldn’t go nowhere without hearing that song. It was indeed an underground success.

From music to films to television Cube has done what only few Hip Hoppas have done..find and maintain success in entertainment field.

Today’s there’s talk about how supposedly Cube has went soft. I’m not buying it. He is definitely not the angry voice he was a twenty something.He has grown and matured but he can still bring it to table and match talents with anyone.

Now for this album I’m hitting you with today. Ice Cube’s third solo album Death Certificate I got say this is one of the best Hip Hop albums ever! This is my 3rd favorite hip hop albums of all time behind DJ Revolution’s “In 12’s We Trust” and The Roots “Do U Want More?“.

This 1991 release is raw, funky, and lyrically & musical on point. Like Illmatic by Nas and Wu Tang Clan’s Enter the 36 Chambers it is one those albums you have to hear at least once in a lifetime.

One of the most controversial albums to be release. It’s doubtful if such album were produced today it would be released and supported by music industry like Cube’s Death Certificate was. If you ask me and it is exactly what a Hip hop album should sound like…raw & powerful.

“Now pop in that dusty version of “Death Certificate” and listen to a man who in wholly invested in his cultural, socioeconomic and ideological milieus, reminding us all why Hip Hop is important, and what power of expression it holds for those justifiably pissed off with something to say.”
rapreview.com

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