The D.O.C. on Ice Cube Leaving NWA: Cube Was the Spirit

[kudaz]

The D.O.C. remembered back to his days with NWA, including recording his hit "Funky Enough" with Dr. Dre, his memories of Arabian Prince, and more.

When asked about why he rapped in a Jamaican accent on "Funky Enough," the Dallas-born emcee simply replied that he was drunk and that's how he was feeling when he recorded the song. The D.O.C. explained that he wrote the lyrics to a different beat a few months prior to recording the song, and he said that when he heard Dre's beat it sounded Jamaican to him.

Speaking more about his time spent with NWA, The D.O.C. shared his thoughts on Ice Cube leaving the group, as he shared that he initially believed the group had lost their energy. He added that "Cube was the spirit" and the energy of the group, which The D.O.C. felt would be a huge blow when NWA lost him.

[jackcorgi]

i always thought that niggaz4life was way better then anything they did with ice cube.
a lot of the ice cube nwa tracks are great in their own way,but id still say n4l is their best work.imo

[blacpain]

i always thought that niggaz4life was way better then anything they did with ice cube.
a lot of the ice cube nwa tracks are great in their own way,but id still say n4l is their best work.imo

production wise 100MAR (EP) plus N4L are (in my eyes) like a fundament of the G-Funk production and movement of the westcoast scene in 1990/1991.
lyrical wise SOC is really well made - funny and critical and a novum as a major label release in 1988.

[jackcorgi]

production wise 100MAR (EP) plus N4L are (in my eyes) like a fundament of the G-Funk production and movement of the westcoast scene in 1990/1991.
lyrical wise SOC is really well made - funny and critical and a novum as a major label release in 1988.

i was going to say something similar ... the nwa stuff was almost comic book like, and 100mar and n4l was like a major motion picture.
if that makes any sense,lol