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Ice Cube’s Big3 Basketball League Adds Snoop Dogg As An Owner — And Will Let Fans Buy In, Too

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As members of the California-based supergroup Mount Westmore, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg have been working closely together with E-40 and Too Short on their new album, Bad MFs, which is out now via Gala Music. However, it appears they liked working together so much that they’re expanding their endeavors. With Cube’s summer basketball league, Big3, returning for its fifth season, Snoop is joining the fun as part-owner of team Bivouac, which Cube revealed to TMZ Sports. In addition, they’re offering fans the chance to buy in, too.

They’ll do so with a custom cryptocurrency called FEAT — Forever Experience Action Token — dropping on Friday, June 10. “It’s better than an NFT,” he said in the interview. “I think people who can see the future of sports wanna be closer to the action. I don’t think any other league can offer something like what we’re doing… In a lot of ways, we’re in the perfect spot.”

Of Snoop’s involvement, he said, “Snoop is always at the cutting edge. He always wanna be first. When we said we was gonna start selling teams, he hit me right away saying, ‘I need to be a part of that.’”

That’s certainly characteristic of the Doggfather, who also said he wanted to make Death Row Records “the first label in the metaverse” after acquiring it earlier this year. Meanwhile, we’ll see if he can make Bivouac, which boasts a roster including Corey Brewer, Gerald Green, and Will Bynum coached by Gary Payton, a contender this season, which starts June 18 in Chicago.

Mount Westmore Releases Their Album ‘Bad MFs’ On Gala Music’s Metaverse

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Mount Westmore, the supergroup consisting of California rap pioneers E-40, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Too Short, has released their debut album, Bad MFs, but there’s a catch: Right now, it only exists in the metaverse. The album can be streamed on the blockchain-based platform Gala Music for a limited time, then it will be given a traditional release. The group premiered the project at Gala Music’s Galaverse event in Malta, dropping an introductory video to announce its release.

The album’s release could provide a clue about Snoop Dogg’s plans to bring the Death Row Records catalog, which he recently acquired, to the metaverse. Shortly after he secured the label and its music, Snoop said he wanted to make Death Row the “first NFT label” and this could be what he means.

Mount Westmore kicked their album’s rollout in the spring of 2021, when they announced their union’s official title during E-40 and Too Short’s Verzuz battle, where they also debuted their first group single, “Big Subwoofer.” They followed up the video for the single in October of 2021, then kept the ball rolling with the “Bad MFs” video in March this year.

Bad MFs is out now via Gala Music. Check out the tracklist below.

01. “California”
02. “Mount Westmore Pt.1”
03. “Ghetto Gutter”
04. “Sinister Slap”
05. “Activated”
06. “Too Big”
07. “Tribal”
08. “Aim Squeeze Bust”
09. “Bad MFs”
10. “Big Sub Woofer”
11. “Free Game”
12. “Lace You Up”
13. “Have A Nice Day (F*ck You)”
14. “I Quit”

Snoop Dogg Reveals The Release Date For The Mount Westmore Album With E-40, Ice Cube, And Too Short

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The greats of the West Coast are linking up this summer. Ahead of their long-anticipated Mount Westmore collaborative album, Snoop Dogg has taken to Instagram to reveal a release date for the project, with features him, E-40, Ice Cube, and Too Short.

Mount Westmore’s album is set to drop June 7. In the trailer, fans can hear a new song, which samples Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson’s “Angel Dust.”

The group first formed around this time last year. In an interview with HotNewHipHop, Snoop said the album would be “magic.”

“You bring the legends of the West Coast together, something great will always happen,” Snoop said. “Cube, 40, Short, and I have been running the game for years. This is the perfect time because each of us brings authentic and new ideas to the table. All four together? That’s magic.”

Also maintaining the group’s legendary status is Too Short, who spoke on the writing and recording process of the album last year in an interview with HipHopDX.

“I’m going to tell you one thing, one beautiful thing about the process is that early on we all acknowledge that in the studio, we are supreme alphas,” Short said. “We’ve always been that way, but on this project, we gave each other the authority to criticize, critique, veto, make suggestions, and just everything is like hands-down, I trust what you saying.

Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40, And Too $hort Announce New West Coast Legends Album

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Music mogul Snoop Dogg announced a new album featuring his West Coast peers is set to be released this month.  The collaboration is already earning the supergroup “millions.” Snoop Dogg took to Instagram to grace fans with a preview of the new album with his fellow California-based rappers Ice Cube, E-40, and Too $hort.  The […]

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Rapper Ice Cube Is Back With A Multi Picture Deal

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Last year, Rapper Ice Cube made headlines for turning down millions of dollars for a film because of vaccination mandates.
Now he has signed a multi picture deal with Luminosity Entertainment and the first film is called ‘Cube in My Head.’

The first of these films will be ‘Cube in My Head’, a comedy in which Ice Cube will play himself as a voice which appears in a down-on-his-luck white guy’s head after he’s in an accident. The surreal movie will start production later this year as a joint venture between Luminosity and Cube Vision, Ice Cube’s production company he co-founded with Matt Alvarez.

Ice Cube’s Big 3 pro basketball league partner Jeff Kwatinetz negotiated the deal for Ice Cube’s ‘Cube Vision’ production company.

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Today in Hip-Hop History: Ice Cube Dropped His First Solo LP ‘Amerikkka’s Most Wanted’ 32 Years Ago

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On this day in Hip Hop history 32 years ago, Ice Cube released his debut solo album Amerikkka’s Most Wanted. Following the tragic break up of N.W.A., this album’s unexpected commercial and critical success not only set the tone for Ice Cube’s solo career but was also a launching pad toward success.

Being able to peak at #19 on the Billboard 200 and be certified platinum in the year if it’s release all while staying true to the hardcore gangsta sound that is prevalent in all of his other work shows, that since the beginning Ice Cube has been a force to be reckoned with. His lyrical style and choice of subject matter force the commercial music world to be comfortable with a narrative uncommon to the majority of those who would consider themselves fans of the work. With this album Ice Cube is able to paint a vivid and accurate picture of his particular experiences as an artist in the process of making it out of Compton yet still thriving as a product of the said environment.

Unlike his previous NWA cuts, Ice Cube is able to get a little more theatrical with the delivery of his message while remaining just as straight forward. From the title of the project to the outro, it is prominent that Ice Cube had no intention of sugar-coating what he had to say. The violently righteous theme of this album shook the rap world showing a more militant side to the consciousness movement going on in the early 1990s. Cube even worked with Public Enemy’s production team The Bomb Squad to harness the high-energy sound that paired perfect with his flow.

Critically, this album is held on a pedestal with some the best selling and most respected projects in Hip Hop. It has been ranked on a plethora of “Best of All Time” and “Best of the 1990s” lists by publications in the US, Canada, and all over Europe. The album has been awarded 5 out of 5 ratings from The Source, Rolling Stone, Allmusic, and The Austin Chronicle.

Following this album, Ice Cube wen ton to grow to be the mega-star he is today. He released eight solo studio albums and has no plans on stopping anytime soon. He also took his talent to the screen as an actor, writer, and director.

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LL Cool J & Ice Cube Unite Hip Hop For “Rock The Bells” Festival

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Hip hop pioneer LL Cool J’s hip-hop festival, Rock The Bells, is back and in his hometown of Queens, NY this summer.  And the way he announced it on social media is classic New York. Queens will be in for a show, as there will be a good number of performances including LL himself as […]

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Today In Hip Hop History: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack For ‘Friday’ Dropped 27 Years Ago

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On this day in Hip Hop history, the soundtrack to the cult classic comedy Friday was released by 550 Music and Epic Records. The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart where it stood for two weeks and #1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop chart where it stood for six weeks. The album was just as commercially successful as the film and was certified double platinum only two months after its release.

During the 90s, it seemed that every soundtrack was a hit and the Friday soundtrack definitely followed suite. With tracks from Ice Cube, Scarface, Dr. Dre, Cypress Hill, and 2 Live Crew, the album stacked up to be an amazing compilation of original tracks and poppin’ radio singles while the addition of a few throwback from The Isley Brothers, Bootsy Collins, and Rick James gave the album theatrical depth and a sense of nostalgia. Dr. Dre’s original single for the film, “Keep Their Head Ringing”, was able to see great success due to this soundtrack. It ranked in at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. It was certified gold by the RIAA in May 1995.

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Mount Westmore Holds Court As West Coast Rulers In Their Black & White ‘Bad MF’s’ Video

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Mount Westmore, the California rap supergroup made up of E-40, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Too Short, has returned with their latest video, “Bad MF’s,” after making their debut last year with “Big Subwoofer.” The new video, shot in striking black-and-white, follows the quartet as they hold court at a photoshoot, record in the studio, and oversee parades of lowrider cars through the streets of Los Angeles over a mellow, funk-laden beat. The video does a great job of showing off the four hip-hop veterans’ easygoing chemistry, which has been forged over decades of reigning as the godfathers of West Coast rap.

Individually, the members of Mount Westmore have been upholding their impressive legacies in different ways, but all have continued to use their stature to extend hip-hop into new arenas and maintain their independent grinds. While Ice Cube promotes his Big 3 basketball league, he recently introduced a Nascar crowd to some of his historical hits. Meanwhile, E-40 has expanded his business interests to the realm of Mexican-style beer with his E. Cuarenta Cerveza company after helping celebrate his and Too Short’s status as Bay Area legends on Verzuz. In February, Short Dawg made the most of that momentum with a Tiny Desk Concert for the history books.

However, the one who’s been drawing all the headlines lately has been Snoop Dogg, of course. After burning down the Super Bowl’s halftime show this year, he announced his acquisition of Death Row Records and its accompanying catalog, removing some of the biggest hits from streaming in preparation of turning them into NFTs. He also released an NFT comic book and will be a playable character on Call Of Duty.

Watch Mount Westmore’s new video for “Bad MF’s” above.