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Ice Cube has revealed to his inner-circle that famed trio Westside Connection will return after several years of hiatus.

Although not confirmed by either party, further details said that estranged member Mack 10 would be replaced by none other than Compton rapper The Game, both are Blood affiliates in the group, the original West Side Connection featured Crip and Blood members.

Westside Connection originated on Mack 10’s self-titled album on the song “Westside Slaughterhouse.” The group would release seminal coastal-war album Bow Down the following year, spawning the hit of the same name and “Gangsters Make The World Go Round.” The trio, also including veteran emcee WC, had public feuds with both Common and Cypress Hill.

After platinum success on their debut, the trio released 2004’s Terrorist Threats. The gold-certified disc was quickly followed with the group’s disbanding. WC subsequently signed to Ice Cube’s Lench Mob Records label. There, he released Guilty By Affiliation. The Game appeared on “West Coast Voodoo” on that album. The Compton rapper also appears, with Cube and WC on Cube’s upcoming album Raw Footage on the song “Get Used To It,” perhaps an allusion to the upcoming group revival. Ice Cube is also on The Game’s L.A.X. album, on the song “State of Emergency.”
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Ice Cube - WC website Dub-c.netKnown to be one of the Most Important figures in rap history, Ice Cube began his career with the Notorious West Coast Gangsta Rap Group N.W.A two decades ago. At the height of the group’s success, Ice Cube broke away to start his own solo career. His initial release, “Amerikkka's Most Wanted” (Priority, 1990) sold over a million copies. His sophomore solo effort, "Death Certificate" (Priority, 1991), a concept album about the fall and rise of the black man, debuted at #1 on the R&B Album chart, #2 on the Top 200 album chart and went on to sell over two million copies. His impressive musical career also includes the multi-platinum success of both his double album “War and Peace,” and hit albums “Lethal Injection,” “Bootlegs & B-Sides,” “The Predator,” and the gold certified, independently released “Laugh Now, Cry Later.” Ice Cube has sold over 10 million albums to date.

Following a triumphant return to the mic after 6 years in 2006 with the critically acclaimed release of Laugh Now, Cry Later, which debuted at #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop sales chart and #4 on the Top 200 sales chart, making it the years highest selling independent release in hip hop, the Godfather of Gangsta Rap, Ice Cube is ready to take center stage once again with his ninth solo effort. The highly anticipated new album, titled Raw Footage will be released on June 17th courtesy of his own independent imprint, Lench Mob Records.

Raw Footage is expected to include guest features by artists such as Musiq Soulchild, Nas, Scarface and Dub C. The hip hop legend also collaborated with producers Maestro, Emile, DJ Crazy Toones, Fred Wreck, Palumbo Beats, and Teak “Da Beatsmith” Underdue and Dee Underdue to name a few.

Ice cube is the founder of the Record Label Lench Mob Records. WC's Newest album has been released under Lench Mob Records, and Revenge of the barracuda might aswell too.

The friendship between WC & Ice Cube is really good, and lets all hope it contenues good.
 
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