Joe Rogan Sends a Warning to Ice Cube’s Rivals as ‘Legion of Skanks’ Testifies to Incredible Rap Battles

Joe Rogan once hosted the legendary rapper Ice Cube on his JRE podcast, where the pair had lengthy discussions about the music scene of the early 90s. The million-dollar podcaster spoke to the Hall of Famer in episode 2004 of Joe Rogan Experience. They discussed how hiphop and rap were revolutionary and police often used to send warnings to huge rappers and stars for their lyrics. This same topic again resurfaced in a new episode of JRE where Rogan was giving compliments to Ice Cube on his lyricism. 

Rogan always speaks about current affairs, but sometimes he does like to journey back to the past and relive some of the moments from his youth. While speaking to Legion Of Skanks in JRE episode #2205, he traveled back to the time when he used to listen to a lot of rap and decided to compliment, the legendary musician and Hall of Famer.

While speaking to the comedy podcast group the conversation inadvertently went to the 90s and the 80s when things were pretty different than what they are now. They were speaking about the rap scene from the past and started conversing about NWA which was where Ice Cube had started. Ice Cube, whose real name is O’Shea Jackson Sr., was a part of NWA from 1986 to 1989 and recorded their album ‘Straight Outta Compton‘ along with rappers Easy-E, Dr. Dre, and MC Ren.

However, he left the group and started his solo career after some time. During the late 80s and early 90s, there was a surge in the African-American rap scene against the brutality of the police. This led to communication through music and hip-hop which was characterized by intense rap battles. Mentioning the same the UFC color commentator reminisced about the rebellious days.  He said, “Remember when Ice Cube put out No Vaseline? You do not want to get into one of the rap battles with Ice Cube.”

Dave Smith from Legion of Skanks chimed in, “He was so great for his time in rap, he was incredible.” Rogan admitted that he was an amazing writer and he wrote most of the songs for NWA. The UFC color commentator also had the chance to speak to none other than Ice Cube in episode 2004 from his podcast. They spoke about the rap scene in 1988 and how the world was very different than what it is now. Ice Cube was even sent a letter by the FBI with regards to their ‘Straight Outta Compton’ album!

So clearly music was not just a form of art but a form of protest at that time. However, the rap scene was not the only brutal scene at that time. MMA was also more brutal than it is today, and Joe Rogan shared his own experience with the legendary rapper. On top of that, the rapper also shared his pride for his son who is the next generation progressing the rap scene. 

Ice Cube and Joe Rogan spoke about the future of rap and MMA

On Ep. #2004 of The Joe Rogan Experience, the famous rapper and the podcaster spoke about many topics under which MMA was also present. “You know, it’s… it… it’s the… it’s the roughest way to make a dollar, in sports,” said Ice Cube, lost for words on how to describe how difficult MMA was. “And… UFC is taking it to another notch cause… you know, it’s make you kick your mouth open.” continued the rapper. “Kick your jaw open! Knee you in the face… elbow you in the eye socket,” added Rogan, speaking from his personal experience since he is trained in mixed martial arts.

Did you know that it was something similar that forced Rogan to give up practicing martial arts? In episode #2063 of JRE, Rogan confessed to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, “I started doing kickboxing… And I was realizing I was getting brain damage… I still had these competition aspirations. And then the brain damage thing was scary. And I knew that was coming for me… I knew quite a few people around me that from the time I was 16 till the time I was 21, I saw them deteriorate, like noticeably… And I knew that’s coming for me… And I was like ‘I gotta stop doing this.’”

Coming back to Ice Cube and Rogan, the duo also spoke about the rapper’s son, who is a part of the movie called ‘Straight Outta Compton.’ The proud father said, “When a guy asks me, you know, ‘How does it feel seeing your son in Straight Outta Compton and does so well?‘ I said, ‘It’s like, winning the Super Bowl on a team, and then your son comes and wins the Super Bowl for the same team.’ That’s the feeling.” The movie showed the whole history of NWA as well as the rise and fall of the legendary rap group. On top of that the casting of his son in the movie which shows his own life was a huge moment for Ice Cube. 

What do you think about the rap scene of the 80s and 90s? What are your thoughts on Ice Cube’s impact on the same? Tell us in the comments below.