Death certificate

Death Certificate was the second solo album from rapper Ice Cube. He released the album after joining the Nation of Islam. Comprised of two sides, The "Death Side" was a critique on the current state of the black community in America, while The "Life Side" which followed it was an instruction on the direction needed to pull said community out of the mire of violence and economic ruin depicted on the Death side. The album garnered critical acclaim and controversy in equal amounts for such powerful and evocative songs as "Horny Little Devil," a savage attack on sexual harrasment by White Male employers against African-American females, and "Black Korea," an indictment of the growing trend of Korean and Asian Store owners in Black neighborhoods. Perhaps the album's most insightful track, "Us," explains Ice Cube's stance on what the African-American race must do to reach the "Life Side." The album is also famous for the bonus track "No Vaseline," a vicious "dis track" aimed at Ice Cube's former N.W.A bandmates. This track was considered so vitriolic at the time that it was removed from the original European release of the album.

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Ice Cube - Nation of Islam - Dis - N.W.A

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