Posted by N.W.A. veteran Ice Cube has shared his new single ‘Trying To Maintain’.
The new release is his first solo track since 2018, and it opens the year with a bang.
Crunching production and Ice Cube’s potent flow proliferate the track, with the rapper tackling cancel culture.
Discussing politics and Black identity, he raps: “To everybody tryin’ to maintain, with a little Mary Jane on the campaign, we buy you in the fast lane, only act like this ‘cause the black ain’t, fuck your cancel culture, bitch, you can’t cancel a soldier, quit…”
He adds: “See, I thought I told ya, drunk or sober, tell you when it’s over, slap the shit out a troller, I kill shit like Ebola.”
While the past 12 months have been light on new music, Ice Cube has continuously kept in the headlines – such as the time he claimed to be a bona fide Scottish Lord…
Check out ‘Trying To Maintain’ below.