By: Jen Paulson
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Ice Cube - Photo courtesy of IceCube.com
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What does one think these days when they hear the name Ice Cube? Actor and Rapper? Or Rapper turned Actor? For the most part, both personas are alive and well—and Are We There Yet Ice Cube is as entirely different entity than his Rap persona, and thankfully so.
Arriving at The Myth, the venue crawled with a surreal stillness, considering the usually packed parking lot wasn’t even full. And even more astounding was the fact that the floor of the club was virtually empty for the exception of the diehards standing right up next to the front of the stage. But while the house-mix pumped out wholly satisfying Rap/R&B super hits, it was worrisome. However, by the time he took the stage, in a blink, the floor was… well, just about over half full. This was mildly unexpected, but with the combination of the ticket price being over 30 bucks and it being a Wednesday, the contributing factors began to add up.
But who gives a shit, right? It was Ice Cube, and after waiting for what seemed like two hours for him to hit the stage, the scene was ripe for some attitude-fueled festivities. In no way did this show live up to the bad-ass, legendary last show at First Avenue back in 2006, but that aside, the NWA medley was still there, but this time it was only “Straight Outta Compton” and “Gangsta, Gangsta,” instead of the first three songs of NWA’s classic record that induced an total out of body experience for myself on his last visit to the Twin Cities. Comparisons aside, Wednesday’s show was pretty great, being in the presence of a legend like Cube, his still fierce, yet generous personality onstage, was worth the trip, complete with a motivated crowd, no matter if the turnout was less than expected.
A talented, multi-faceted artist no matter what anyone has to say about his current legitimacy, he played a mix of old and new tracks. And with the release of the recent record, Raw Footage, an inspired and revitalized Cube returns with a comparable work ethic with the anthemic “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It” among its fully-loaded track-listing. Who could care less even if Cube were to make even more squeaky-clean Disney films, because the truth is, lines like:
Location Info:
Myth Nightclub
Artist Info: Ice Cube
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