That is the eleventh full-length studio LP from Los Angeles emcee, songwriter, actor, movie producer, CubeVision founder & BIG3 founder Ice Dice. The cousin of Del the Funky Homosapien & Kam, he began as a part of the C.I.A. gained notoriety as a member of N.W.A till departing after their historic debut Straight Outta Compton. Dice later bought his personal Precedence Data deal as a solo artist, teaming with The Bomb Squad for his personal debut AmeriKKKa’s Most Wished & later Kill at Will. Loss of life Certificates went on to grow to be one other west coast hip hop landmark because of a few of its racially & politically charged content material, together with his Lench Mob Data debut The Predator primarily addressing loads of on racial tensions in america on the time. Deadly Injection was extra g-funk heavy and the Conflict & Peace double-disc effort marked the tip of the previous Westside Connection member’s Precedence contract. Giggle Now, Cry Later distributed by Virgin Music & EMI Data was a stable comeback in ‘06 after primarily specializing in appearing throughout the first half of the 2000s & then Uncooked Footage had it’s highlights though it was first rate as a complete. I’m the West grew to become his most negatively acquired physique of labor & the Interscope Data-distributed Everythang’s Corrupt confirmed to be an enchancment though nonetheless common, so listening to Man Down could be a I’m the West sequel had me hoping it will be far superior to the unique.
“Rollin’ at Twilight” begins with a lure intro that Cassius Jay laced trying to make highlights together with his actual ones whereas “It’s My Ego” takes the g-funk route instrumentally because of E-A-Ski speaking about giving an illustration in entrance of the nation. “So Delicate” was the weakest single of the three decently giving Dice’s tackle gender & fashionable etiquette, however then Mount Westmore will get collectively for the funky pop rap banger “She’s Sanctified” discussing girls.
Nottz provides “Not Like Them” extra of a conventional west coast vibe to the beat feeling just like the world doesn’t make sense at the present time in age whereas “5150” aggressively talks about this bitch being loopy. “No Cap” that includes Ishadon needs to be some of the underwhelming moments regardless of the Zaytoven beat & the theme of everybody doin’ boss strikes in a cesspool simply earlier than the economic/lure crossover “3 Lil Piggies” talks about 3 cops.
“Ghetto Story” strips the drums utterly discovering his glory & doing all of it for the streets to get his bag whereas “Details” that includes J-Dee of Da Lench Mob finds the two reuniting to allow them to discuss mobbin’. “Combating for My Life in Paradise” that includes Kurupt hops over a soul pattern explaining how good it feels dwelling the lives that they do whereas the boisterous “Let’s Get Cash Collectively” that includes B-Actual goes again & forth with one another as they make paper.
As for “I’mma Burn Rubber”, now we have Dice going from 0 to 100 over a hyphy instrumental previous to the self-produced “Particularly You” hooking up some distinguished synthesizers speaking about needing everybody to move for the dance flooring. “Break the Mirror” that includes Xzibit hyperlinks up the pair for a hardcore west coast heater stating that no one desires the reality anymore whereas “Talkin’ ‘Bout These Rappers” takes a jab at wack MCs over a Lil Jon beat.
“Scary Film” pushes in direction of the tip of Man Down by tapping in with Lench Mob Data in-house producers Hallway Productionz promising that breaking your shit is definite whereas “Take Me to Your Chief” strikes like an eagle trying regal on prime of a vocal pattern that David Banner offers. The nearer “Ego Maniacs” that includes Busta Rhymes & Killer Mike wraps all of it up with an insane sequel to “It’s My Ego”.
Giggle Now, Cry Later was in all probability the final Ice Dice album that I loved persistently prime to backside & Man Down over 18 years later as a dedication for all his Day 1s improves on his few LPs since 2008. The extra constant manufacturing than a few of his previous current materials eclectically ranges from g-funk to hyphy, lure & drumless enlisting a decent listing of company to assist reaffirm his standing as a west coast veteran.
Rating: 8/10