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Ice Cube
Hello (feat. Dr. Dre & MC Ren)
Album: War & Peace (Vol. 2: The Peace Disk)
Genres: Rap/Hip Hop
Who started all this gangsta sh-t? Cube, Dre and Ren -- three-fifths of the original NWA -- are here to let you know.

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	Now if The Sugarhill Gang wrote a song about being the first group to commercially release a rap record, or if Vanilla Ice busted a rhyme about being the man who opened the hip-hop gates to a slew a melanin-challenged rhymesmiths, or if Grandmaster Flash boasted that he brought consciousness to the art-form, you�d think it was kinda stupid. Somehow though, when Cube, Dre and Ren -- three-fifths of the original NWA -- brag that they started all �this gangsta shit,� it resonates deeply with anyone who�s ever listened to the seminal Straight Outta Compton. And for kids who tuned in after the �world�s most dangerous rap group� disbanded, the track serves as a little history lesson, set to one of Dre�s radio-friendly, neck-nodding beats. But hel-lo: Cube and Dre have treaded this �I�m-one-of-the-originals� terrain so many times before on their respective solo projects, that it�s getting a little stale. At age 30, you�d think they could come up with something to rap about together besides their old glory days.

	*David Wollock*
	David Wollock created and edited the groundbreaking hip-hop publication Rap Sheet. He currently freelances for a number of local and national rags, including The Hollywood Reporter, the LA New Times and Hip-Hop Connection among others. He has interviewed (and been threatened by) some of the nation's largest rap stars.