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Byline: Allison Samuels
Judging by sales and air-play, lots of rap listeners still aren't tired of songs celebrating grills (gold teeth), ice (diamonds) and big booties--especially when shaken by pole-dancing strippers for Cristal-swilling playas. But one hip-hop hero is fed to the teeth (we don't mean grills), and he's here to tell you so. "It's all about a party now," says Ice Cube. "Rap goes through phases, and sometimes one phase can last too long. This phase has blinded a lot of the young cats from seeing what's really going on in the world.''
This may sound like one more oldster getting grumpy about young folks and what the world's coming to--and promoting a new album. In fact, Ice Cube, 36, is much more...
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