Ice Cube Explains Why He Turned Down LL COOL J & Scarface Verzuz Battles

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Ice Cube Explains Turning Down LL COOL J & Scarface Verzuz Battles

Ice Cube has explained why he turned down Verzuz battles with LL COOL J and Scarface when he was offered the chance by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz.

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Ice Cube has explained why he turned down Verzuz battles with LL COOL Jand Scarface.

Appearing on the Bootleg Kev Podcast alongside fellow Mount Westmoremembers Too $hort and E-40, the N.W.A legend revealed why he turned down the invites and how he had a different idea in mind.

“I think they was talking LL at one point, they was talking Scarface at one point,” he began. “I said, ‘No.’ Verzuz is good, but my concept would have been, ‘Yo, I’m a fan. You do this song for me.’ Like, okay, I get to have LL do my favorite LL songs and he gon’ have me do my favorite Ice Cube songs.

“And it’s not Verzuz, but it’s love. It’s like, ‘Yo, do this, and he do ‘Rock the Bells,’ and he asks me, ‘Yo, do ‘Once Upon a Time in the Projects.” That would have been my concept.”

He added: “I can’t go against people I admire. LL is an OG to me in the game, so I can’t see it. Me and Scarface love each other, but we don’t communicate enough to do a Verzuz together. I don’t want it to be competition.”










Ice Cube previously told The Breakfast Club last year that he had nothing against Verzuz, but it wasn’t something on his bucket list.

“It’s a great idea, a great concept, but it’s nothing that’s on my bucket list, wish list or nothing like that,” he said. “It started off on an adversary tip and then it showed a lot of love in Verzuz. So I like how it’s evolved because guys shouldn’t be really going up there putting catalogue against catalogue. That right there, to me, ain’t what it’s about. It’s about showing love.”

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Speaking to The Breakfast Club that some month, Scarface revealed he was down to do a Verzuz with Ice Cube, but also wanted to put a twist on the usual format.

“I’ll do one with Cube on solo,” he said. “I’ll play all my favorite Cube shyt, he’ll play all his favorite Face shyt. I’ll beat him with that. I’ll kill him with the favorite Cube shyt because I got favorite Cube shyt that can’t nobody touch.”

 

[boskey]

Scarface said the exact same thing. He would only do it with Cube if it wasn't a competition. He said he would rather perform Ice Cube's songs himself lol

 

[boskey]

Scarface said the exact same thing. He would only do it with Cube if it wasn't a competition. He said he would rather perorm Ice Cube's songs himself lol

Everyone claimed they wanted to see "real competition" but notice after it became more competitive it didn't last much longer....

 

[Dynamite James]

Scarface said the exact same thing. He would only do it with Cube if it wasn't a competition. He said he would rather perorm Ice Cube's songs himself lol

 

[Spidey Man]

Scarface said the exact same thing. He would only do it with Cube if it wasn't a competition. He said he would rather perorm Ice Cube's songs himself lol

I'd watch face perform cube songs and then cube perform face songs

 

[Stir Fry]

Scarface said the exact same thing. He would only do it with Cube if it wasn't a competition. He said he would rather perorm Ice Cube's songs himself lol

 

[Mastamimd]

Scarface said the exact same thing. He would only do it with Cube if it wasn't a competition. He said he would rather perorm Ice Cube's songs himself lol

 

[Mʀ2ᴋDᴇᴇᴢ]

Scarface sa nøyaktig det samme. Han ville bare gjort det med Cube hvis det ikke var en konkurranse. Han sa at han heller ville perorme Ice Cube sine sanger selv lol

 

[Hersh]

Scarface dijo exactamente lo mismo. Solo lo haría con Cube si no fuera una competencia. Dijo que preferiría interpretar las canciones de Ice Cube él mismo jaja

 

[Rekkapryde]

yall so stupid

 

[My Girl is Bow Legged]

Scarface said the exact same thing. He would only do it with Cube if it wasn't a competition. He said he would rather perorm Ice Cube's songs himself lol

 

[ROBEEZYKILLA]

He would only do it with Cube if it wasn't a competition Scarface said the exact same thing. He said he would rather perorm Ice Cube's songs himself lol

 

[Stir Fry]

Scarface sa nøyaktig det samme. Han ville bare gjort det med Cube hvis det ikke var en konkurranse. Han sa at han heller ville perorme Ice Cube sine sanger selv lol

Scarface dijo exactamente lo mismo. Solo lo haría con Cube si no fuera una competencia. Dijo que preferiría interpretar las canciones de Ice Cube él mismo jaja

Bā miàn shà xīng yě shuōle tóngyàng dehuà. Rúguǒ bùshì bǐsài, tā zhǐ huì hé Cube yīqǐ zuò. Tā shuō tā nìngyuàn zìjǐ biǎoyǎn Ice Cube de gē hāhā

 

[Vic Damone. Jr]

Face Mob said something similar. He’s down to do it if it wasn't a competition against Mr. O’Shea. He'll perform Mr. O’Shea’s hits himself

 

[zayk35]

Scarface said the exact same thing. He would only do with Cube if it wasn't a competition. He said he would rather perorm Ice Cube's songs himself lol