Gangsta and political rap pioneer Ice Cube displayed his independent strength once again, as the veteran’s eighth solo album Raw Footage debuted #1 on Billboard’s Rap and R&B Chart and #5 on the Top 200.
The set sold 69, 234 copies its first week and is on pace to duplicate Cube’s previous effort Laugh Now, Cry Later, which was the highest selling independent Hip-Hop release of 2006.
Ice Cube, who was pleased with the public’s reception, said that he was inspired by the economic woes that are ravaging the United States.
“I made this record to talk about what is going on in the world today,” Ice Cube explained to AllHipHop.com. “We are dealing with a recession, and I know a lot of people feel helpless in a way. I consciously decided to try to give a voice to those who feel voiceless in the world.”
SOURCE(ALLHIPHOP.COM)
THIS IS ALL INDIE NO BIG LABEL, INDIE. CUBE IS EATING OFF THIS CD, SEE THE NUMBER OF SALES MAY NOT SOUND GOOD TO THE LAMES, BUT REMEMBER CUBE DONT HAVE TO PAYBACK ANY COMPANY SHIT!!!! HOPE OTHER ARTIST FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.
Ice cube still putting it down for the hip hop community… I been listening to cube rap since 1990. He still one of my favs… glaad to see he doing it big independent style too.
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fake gangsta right here.
mr hate. good lookin out
same shit happenst to all old rappers look at snoop. he aint hard like he use to be n ego trippin dont even compare to ice cubes new album.
…everybody got to grow up n like kat williams said whos fukin hard in the mornin anyways.
fuc rap cube is gangsta always did his own thig and stayed pro black now thats GANGSTAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
The numbers speak for themselves