While ’06 was the year in which hip-hop’s lifeline was the main topic of conversation, 2007 was the one in which society’s ills were attributed to culture. Enter Ice Cube, the legend who also happens to be a pioneer in the genre and has decided to give his two cents on the finger-pointing conversations surrounding the art form. He is doing it not through highly publicized debates, but through the outlet that made him famous: rap… Gangsta rap that is. The thought provoking Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It is the first single from his upcoming album Raw Footage. The song and video are vintage Ice Cube, powerful lyrics, a hint of sarcasm and an ominously melodic beat that accentuates his angry but patient delivery. Ice Cube turns the mirror on everybody who jumped on the ‘blame Hip Hop bandwagon’ and suggests (that’s putting it nicely) that they back off.