Since Meek Mill called out Drake for relying on it, ghostwriting has been a hot-button issue in rap once again. Wisely, someone decided to ask Ice Cube (who allegedly wrote the majority of the lyrics on N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton) to weigh in on the new controversy during a recent interview.
"I don't think it ever mattered in record making," Cube said when asked about the importance of self-penned lyrics in hip-hop, "I don't think people care what it takes for you to make a good record, just make sure it's good." Also comparing the process to building a house, Cube added that you do get "extra points" in his book if you write your own rhymes.
source: Ice Cube Shares His Thoughts On Ghostwriting [New Video]
ExodusNirvana
Change is inevitable...
Hip Hop is Dead
Cube said "I don't think it ever mattered in record making"
So what is dead now? This discussion only new to new hip hop fans.
Damn Cube, you being PC too?
Wasn't Cube's biggest hit written for him?
letti cook
Superstar
shyt, Cube started out ghost writing nikkas albums. He probably aint trippin on this at all.
Ghostwriting never mattered in record making
It dont matter if none dude wrote a song or if 5 wrote it together, that doesnt change how good the song is
Q miller writing rico and 10 bands doesnt make the songs any worse
Using ghostwriters does matter if were talking about how good of a rapper you are though
Cube is right
It dont matter if none dude wrote a song or if 5 wrote it together, that doesnt change how good the song is
Q miller writing rico and 10 bands doesnt make the songs any worse
Using ghostwriters does matter if were talking about how good of a rapper you are though
Cube is right
O.T.I.S.
Veteran
And cats still acting brand new
Cube knows he's had a couple bars or hooks written for him. He not tellin on nikkas that done did the same.
Time to move on
Cube aint being PC, he dont need drake like other rap nikkas because hes hollywood now. Cube has been in the industry longer than most of you have been born so he knows what goes down in the studio behind closed doors. I dont know why yall are still in denial about the whole thing.
If you guys are saying hiphop is dead because of this, then hiphop has been dead since its creation.
If you guys are saying hiphop is dead because of this, then hiphop has been dead since its creation.
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OnlyInCalifornia
Southern California/Vegas
What did you guys expect from the person who was writing Eazy E's raps and even made him say Ice Cube wrote the lyrics hes rapping in a song 
How smart would it be for him to diss people who use ghost writers like Eazy E, a week before the NWA movie brehs?
PC answer because hes on a promotion tour.
How smart would it be for him to diss people who use ghost writers like Eazy E, a week before the NWA movie brehs?
PC answer because hes on a promotion tour.