Ice Cube recently had to put some corrections on Candace Owens’ bizarre theories about gangsta rap creation.
Ice Cube Responds to Candace Owens’ Gangster Rap Theory
On Friday (September 20), Candace Owens took to X (formerly Twitter) to post a bizarre theory about the creation of gangster rap. The ultraconservative critic writes: “Gangster rap was never black culture. It was created by the federal government, which offered deals to gay black men in prison and then turned them into artificial celebrities. The goal was to create false idols to Destroy black America.
“I’ll never change my mind,” Candace concluded.
Candace’s post sparked an angry reaction from rap fans, who strongly disagreed with her theory. But her post also drew applause from conservatives like sports commentator Jason Whitlock and other conspiracy theorists who agreed with her assessment.
When a fan alerted Ice Cube to Candace Owens’ silly theory, the West Coast hip-hop icon offered a logical explanation for the origins of the term “gangster rap.”
“We call it Reality Rap, the industry created it Gangsta Rap. Fans want Gangsta Rap and that’s what they get. The FBI didn’t write anything about me. I’m a real MC,” he wrote.
This isn’t the first time Candace Owens has posted baseless theories about rap music or rappers. In May 2024, Candace said Diddy would face no consequences for the 2016 attack on ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura because he was a federal informant.
“He’s not in jail because he’s a Fed/CIA asset,” Owens reasoned in a post on X that can be viewed below.
She then added: “Kanye tried to tell everyone. [woman shrugging her shoulders emoji]”.
Well, that article didn’t quite fit the times. Diddy is currently serving time in prison after being indicted for alleged sex crimes, including injuring Cassie. It was the FBI that put him in jail.
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Ice Cube refutes gangsta rap theory for crack epidemic
In September 2023, Ice Cube jumped on X and asked fans to ask him some questions. One fan questioned the rap veteran whether his former band NWA played a role in suppressing conscious hip-hop. Another person chimed in, adding his perspective to the question, “Unfortunately, music does have an impact on our black and Latino communities.”
Cube saw this comment and immediately shut it down.
“Nonsense,” Cooper shot back. “Crack was in the community a decade before gangsta rap. In the ’70s, they called it freebase. Divas, weed, Mollys, gangbangs, drive-bys, pimps and hoes, dropouts, youth Girls get pregnant, curse and use the word N***a.
Ice Cube is teaching history lessons on social media. You know how he does it. West!
Ice Cube Twitter post.
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See Ice Cube give Candace Owens a quick lesson on the origins of gangsta rap below.
