On the heels of two hip-hop masterpieces, Cube released his third solo album in three years. The biggest difference between this and his first two solo releases is that the anger is less calculated. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted was articulate aggression and Death Certificate was a concept album, however, The Predator is more all-out rage. it speaks more to Cube's personality on Straight Outta Compton than the maturity he presented on his later work. Given the Rodney King verdict though, Cube's emotions are justified and passionately presented. Ironically, "It Was a Good Day", one of the least political records in Cube's career, was the album's biggest hit. A few years ago in Rolling Stone Chris Rock described Ice Cube as the best rapper from 1990-1994 without peer. I could not agree more. Cube is one of the greatest emcees that ever picked up a microphone.
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