ICE CUBE vs N.W.A: How Ice Cube DESTROYED N.W.A with "NO VASELINE"

"No Vaseline" is a ruthless diss track by West Coast rapper Ice Cube, aimed at his former band mates, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, DJ Yella, and MC Ren of N.W.A.
The diss track epitomises the intensity of hip hop feuds, showcasing Cube's lyrical prowess and his unapologetic stance against his former band mates.
This video discus how Ice Cube destroyed N.W.A. with his ruthless diss track "No Vaseline" and delved into the lyrical meaning behind the track.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Genesis of Conflict
0:39 Departure & Discontent
1:29 Rise as a Solo Artist
2:16 Escalating Feuds
3:34 Crafting "No Vaseline"
4:04 "No Vaseline" Deep Dive
6:17 Controversy & Backlash
8:39 Fallout & Legacy
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[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

You might like this video of 2Pac & Dre: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnuvcnlrhNWZjZYsi=nwyDRRYkxLTqfDgY

[@puffandpass7438]

When I first heard NWA I was hooked on gangsta rap but it was Ice Cube's voice and the way he rapped that made me a fan of gangsta rap

[@damienhamlin3622]

Right cube had the best voice outta all of them

[@AlexandrosPapachristou]

Yeah,facts.But Eazy was not far behind

[@ja2415]

​@@damienhamlin3622 MC ren

[@ja2415]

​@@AlexandrosPapachristouMC REN

[@davidleeosbourne2727]

I thought eazy e's parts were the best of nwa

[@diggerblair7460]

Cube wrote most the songs but didn't get paid

[@kenw2225]

He got his eventually.

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

As a former rapper myself, of the top 5 diss tracks in rap and hip-hop, my list is as follows: 5. Canibus - 2nd round KO (a rookie featherweight going against a super heavyweight) 4. 50 Cent - Your Life's On The Line (Ja Rule started falling immediately after this song's release) 3. Tupac - Hit 'Em Up (still one of the most violent and disrespectful songs ever made) 2. Nas - Ether (he bodied the entire roster of Roc A Fella by himself when they were at their highest point) 1. Ice Cube - No Vaseline (1 v 4 and no response ever. Nuff said)

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Nice list. As for myself, my top 5 would be: 5. The Oracle - Ma$e 4. Nail In The Coffin - Eminem 3. Ice Cube - No Vaseline 2. Nas - Ether 1. Tupac - Hit 'Em Up

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

@@LyricalHipHopOfficial nice list.

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Thanks bro

[@TWes-ku6et]

Thoughts on Common’s “The bitch in Yoo” against the Westside Connection. I always feel it’s grossly underrated as a top diss song.

[@skipg73]

​@@TWes-ku6etThe problem was Cube was already a made man and no one even wanted to hear or closed their ears to anyone dissing Cube. He is the first rapper that was too big to fail in fans eyes.

[@anthonytclark2479]

Cube was speaking out against the abuse of the gate keepers who control our music and our voices and how it sounds coming out as a delivery message for our people...

[@ianjardine7324]

Imagine Heller disagreeing with his portrayal in straight out of Compton. The problem was Heller was a lifelong industry shill he genuinely saw nothing wrong with the predatory practices of the industry or his roll as a parasite. Unfortunately he was also operating under a false understanding of how the group functioned his experience with rock groups led him to believe as long as he kept the lead vocalist happy the others would have no choice but to fall in line. Cube quickly disabused him of that notion because while all the members were talented Cube's pen and Dre's ear were what really drove their success.

[@kenw2225]

Parasite is their middle man. Usually last name Cohen, stein, silver, or gold in some variation are the last name

[@ianjardine7324]

@@kenw2225 Thanks for trying to completely invalidate my point Heller was a scumbag because he was a scumbag his race or religion has nothing to do with it. As soon as you allow the argument to devolve into racial stereotypes you've lost regardless of any evidence to back up your argument.

[@josephterrell2835]

Cube was smart. NWA had two writers. Cube and the DOC. He crushed Dre, EZ, Ren and Yella. But those dudes couldn't clap back because they didn't write. By keeping DOC on the sideline neutral it was over.

[@kennymac2824]

Incorrect. Everything NWA was written by Ren, Cube and D.O.C. Ren wrote the most track on Eazy-Duz-It including the title track

[@kennymac2824]

Ren had no personal issues with them individually and purposely remained neutral

[@josephterrell2835]

Ren was the original NWA writer yes. But he wasn't on the DOC or Cube's level. Those 2 battled each other in writing. Point remains very true that Cube knew exactly what he was doing not engaging the DOC. NWA had zero impact in response and basically folded. @@kennymac2824

[@kenw2225]

Ren wrote too.

[@abubakirhassan6913]

N.W.A had three writers Ice Cube, MC Ren & The D.O.C

[@kundanlini1]

As a artist Cube had heart he left when NWA was hot after that first Album not knowing what was next! He believed in himself and created a solo Masterpiece! It dropped May 16, 1990! My bornday is May 16!

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

That's very true. You gotta have self belief above all. Nice, what a great birthday to have Kundanlini 👍

[@Flatlandproductionz]

People also forget to mention how Dre's said "mobbin like uh mfka, but I aint lynchin". Then i see cube on let me ride lol. I was like dayum, i guess the cool again. That was even before natural born killaz.

[@CHAOSANDCLOUDS]

Cubes was way better than all them

[@Lowkey002]

idk abt that

[@Diner00]

alright fine i’ll watch straight outta Compton again

[@Adoreekamille]

whats it on

[@Diner00]

@@Adoreekamille Hulu & HBO Max

[@BubblyFemboy]

It's not a good portrayal of what actually happened. Good movie, but it's mostly fiction sprinkled with some facts.

[@montezmattison2196]

Cube killed em with that one

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Yep, he sure did

[@anthonysoley7121]

Ice Cube's No Vaseline off his sophomore album Death Certificate is still his greatest diss song of all time🎤

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

🙌

[@0Heeroyuy01]

other rap songs the target fires back No Vaseline the targets where left looking stupid like deer caught in the headlights

[@justinpitcock5312]

I remember when Cube walked out the bathroom behind 3 or 4 girls in the Let Me Ride video it was like oh hell yeah, it’s all good, we gonna get a Cube Dre song soon.

[@VatosLocos4Ever420]

He called homeboy Jerry what he was a Jew, it would be like someone getting mad for calling someone a Mexican it's stupid..

[@stevepalpatine2828]

Exactly. Hows it "antisemitic" to call a Jew a Jew. That quote about it all rolling off their back like water off a raincoat comes to mind. Call a Jew a Jew and watch them recoil.

[@jeraldgardner1481]

Right, He didn’t diss all Jews just one and not because he was A Jew but because of his actions. The optional word, letter, was A.

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

Didn’t know ice cube has a diploma in architectural drafting from the university of Arizona. That was his back up plan. Dude had more of a future than any of them. The FIRST studio gangster.

[@l9ikjam]

So ganstas don't go to college. Yall watch too much tv

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

@@l9ikjam there’s actually a million things that point to it. Ice cube was so fake bruh. Eazy was more less the only real gangster in that group.

[@l9ikjam]

@@jasonmurdoc9533 cube never claimed to be a street guy. Did you actually listen to his music? I was born in the hood. I grew up hanging with some guys that you would consider ganstas. I am not a street dude. I hung out but made this choice not to do the things that they were doing

[@jasonmurdoc9533]

@@l9ikjam yeah I listen to his music what you just quoted was not a song. Duh 🙄 proven my point over here

[@R3d718]

Cube told the truth and they call him antisemitic but yet look at today world nothing new 😂

[@kenw2225]

Antisemetix is a made up term. It's just a word used to attack people who notiss their parasitic ways

[@diegooro9905]

That’s what I’m talking about

[@ericphilbeck7858]

Without Cube, there would be no NWA to begin with.

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

🙌

[@abubakirhassan6913]

Without Eazy-E's money neither

[@OGStoneVegas]

I asked sleepy brown on IG what his pops thought about "no vaseline" he liked it.

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Nice, what are your thoughts on No Vaseline?

[@elishasiafa8112]

I love your video’s

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Thank you for your kind words. Glad to hear you like the video’s 👍

[@anthonychiulli7736]

Huge diss. Great song. Masterpiece

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

🙌

[@user-ix1uv4pf5c]

Do yourself a favor, watch the music video first and then watch this channel's GREAT content. LHH your the bomb, thanks !!!

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Thank you for kind words Captain, I'm glad you like the content on this channel. and thanks for the new nick name LHH 🙌

[@fredgfysmith6171]

Just think if nwa didnt break up we wouldn't have had all the solo albums from dre, eazy or cube.

[@camronshean1758]

Thought you would've mentioned this original version of No Vaseline kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4SQqpqCo615h6M in which Ice Cube mentions Jerry Heller by his name which he doesn't do in the album version

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Thanks Camron, the original version will be made into a video of its own. Thank you for your input, greatly appreciate it.

[@Caiden_Weatherford]

Whys this guy only got 810 subscribers

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

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[@nstokes29]

Correction: Arabian Prince saw this first. It was way more pronounced when Cube confronted it. No vasiline was really more than a diss, it was a wake up call.

[@joharper284]

Best diss song ever!!!

[@anthonychiulli7736]

This song Rocks.

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

🙌

[@Leftrightandthetruth]

MC Ren and DR. Dre diss ice cube on the songs vs ice cube going in on Dre Ren eazy yella Jerry and where is eazy dissing cube ????? And why didn’t Dre and Ren go fully in on cube and no wonder cube won coz Ren Dre eazy didn’t go fully on cube Cube went in vs Ren and Dre made few punches and no wonder cube won

[@zodiacmartnio7256]

💯

[@icecreambeats101]

2:25 Dre’s math is stupid. It was 6 members in the group. Not 5. Arabian Prince. He’s on the Straight Outta Compton album and is on the song Something 2 Dance 2.

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

At that point he had already left for similar reasons than Cube

[@abubakirhassan6913]

And N.W.A started with 4: Ice Cube, Dr Dre, Eazy-E & Arabian Prince. Yella and MC Ren were not members of N.W.A when the group was formed, they joined later in 1987. N.W.A was founded in 1986, but Ren and Yella joined later in 1987. Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E & Arabian Prince were the founding members Dr. Dre (1986-1991) Eazy-E (1986-1991) Ice Cube (1986-1989) Arabian Prince (1986-1988) MC Ren (1987-1991) DJ Yella (1987-1991)

[@icecreambeats101]

@@abubakirhassan6913 why didn’t NWA go after Arabian Prince when he left the group?

[@flightent9287]

It's weird how they had an issue with the lyric against the small hat people but didn't have any issue with the part about Eazy E swinging from a tree....the hypocrisy is insane with these people....

[@briansmart3849]

Best rap dis song ever!

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Nice, that’s a big call. Even better than Ether and Hit ‘Em Up?

[@mattymaple1976]

King of the Hill was another great diss track by Cube

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

I never heard of that one, will have to have a listen. Thanks for the reminder

[@Breakfastman343]

Just this day March 2 is the 20th anniversary where MC run didn’t make it to the bathroom and shit his pants

[@majordynamic8641]

Surprised you didn't bring up alwayz into something

[@aylintospaceX]

❤

[@joharper284]

And a can to get my boy 2Pac hit them up!!

[@aaronj.brooks1977]

Frankly how all this started is when Cube was on a rap show called Pump It Up hosted by Dee Barnes Cube gave a shout out to his former crew members of N. W. A. at the end you still can’t play me and that got them mad so on NWA’s second album ZAGGIN4 they dissed Cube on the first side of the album from the intro where KMG give it up to the real ruthless gangstas their no mob, that was directly at Cube he had group or a called Da Lench Mob, on another song Alwayz into Somethin’ Dre said that Ren told him that I speaking to yo b**ch O’Shea which is Cube’s real name and after they did a skit calling him a Benedict Arnold with other people chiming in and the song Real N***az Ren,Dre and, Eazy went in on him and, of course Cube clapped back where he saved the best for last on The Deafh Certificate album on No Vaseline where he took all of them out including Jerry Heller and there were no rebuttals and after that the group broke up end of story.

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Yep, that's correct. Thank you for your input. Greatly appreciate it.

[@vickiehurt2665]

Mind you Ice Cube is a Gemini ♊️. As a Gemini, he called out NWA on their bulls***! #Nowwhat

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

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[@JonCombo]

How is that a vendetta?

[@sonnywoods6846]

I find it weird that the youtuber mentioned buzz words like homophonic and anti Semitic but doesn't say anything about cube talking about killing other black men in that was symbolic. Talking about Eazy hanging from a tree. Is it just natural or do black people really think there is nothing wrong when we project violence on ourselves. Don't say nothing about lgbt or the people with the funny little hats

[@kenw2225]

Funny hats are off limits. Cube learned that. Kanye learned that.

[@christophjohnson3777]

Blacks beingg the biggest cause of black deaths are not a problem apparently.

[@thelogicalcaveman9139]

Doesnt ice cube support Louis Farrakhan?

[@joshj7515]

Easy prob the best diss track but the way em disses people some of his are close

[@DSanchez0424]

No Vaseline is the best dis track ever. Hit em up doesn't even come close.

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

C'mon now

[@DSanchez0424]

@@LyricalHipHopOfficial I'm willing to debate

[@user-di8hm2jl2u]

Best diss track of all time

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Better than Hit Em Up and Ether?

[@user-di8hm2jl2u]

@@LyricalHipHopOfficial absolutely. It exposed the entire industry and who was really calling the shots.

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

True

[@orygunchainsawmassacre6761]

Hip hop fans have got to be the simplest demographic on earth.

[@ellisberry5984]

N.W.A. Or CB4? Which is the reality? Hmmm???

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Ahahaha, why don't I know about CB4? CB4 is the illest. Now I know really know why Chris got slapped 😅

[@ellisberry5984]

@@LyricalHipHopOfficial The first time I saw CB4, I thought it was a spoof movie. But that's the story I heard about NWA. The only one living the "street life" was Easy E(RIP). Not saying they're punks, just they wasn't living what they were rapping.

[@icecreambeats101]

Im curious why didn’t Cube go at Arabian Prince? He was in the group too. I know Arabian Prince was cool with DJ Yella

[@mastuhshayke2143]

Arabian prince was the first member to leave. Way before cube left

[@icecreambeats101]

@@mastuhshayke2143 he left a few weeks before the album was released. But I’m curious why Dre said it started with 5 and now it’s 4 which made no sense. It’s a song he dissed Cube in. But Arabian Prince was my favorite member. I love his style of rap in Panic Zone and Something 2 Dance 2. Plus he’s the cutest member of the group. I met him when he came to Full Sail University

[@KingGemini87]

​@@icecreambeats101I think that's why Cube didn't mention Arabian Prince; Because he left before all that

[@icecreambeats101]

@@KingGemini87 ok. But why did Dre said on a diss song “we started with 5, but now it’s 4”. That tells me Dre doesn’t know how to do math, and then called his company aftermath. I know the group started with Arabian Prince, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre and Yella back in like 1986.

[@KingGemini87]

@@icecreambeats101 Because Arabian Prince wasn't there when Cube left. That's why Dre didn't mention Arabian Prince

[@kennymac2824]

Alot of misconception and groupie shit. Minus the 3 previously released songs on the straight outta compton album....his writing portion is identical to MC Ren. Ren wrote the majority of Eazy's album. But whatever? The group broke up as a result of its members not being paid their fair share. But the reality, NIGGAZ4LIFE still sold over 2 million copies

[@erichall3090]

NWA didn’t get destroyed at all by far. Cubes dis track was hot but NWA didn’t fold listen to Niggaz 4 Life album nuff said.

[@drakenbum7751]

But they did tho

[@abubakirhassan6913]

​@@drakenbum7751N.W.A broke up because Dr. Dre left. Dr Dre left N.W.A for the same reason as Arabian Prince and Ice Cube left the group

[@erichall3090]

@@drakenbum7751 Uh no, think again Niggaz4Life debuted at number #2 upon its release on the Billboard 200, selling over 954,000 copies in its first week, by the second week peaked at number 1, dumb a** he didn't destroy anything. Go back and do some research.

[@ritchielehare2673]

A diss track is only as good as the MC it’s challenging. For all its cultural significance NWA was a group with no rappers after cube left! Dre don’t rap, Eazy a drug dealer, Yella a DJ and REN a shooter with a cool cadence. How you diss the group you ghost write for? Like you dissing yourself. It can never be as good as Tupac’s ‘Hit’em up’, Nas’s ‘Ether’, KRS One ‘Bridge is Over’ each of those songs went at the best MC in the game. Love NWA, but the best they were not!

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Did "No Vaseline" Destroy N.W.A.?

[@IXIKAYAKOxSAEKIIXI]

I doubt it. Jerry heller did

[@smoothkebab]

if you mean as in disses who won, then yes, ice cube won. but if your saying who destroyed the nwa, it would be jerry heller.

[@Lalo_juan1]

Seeing that they didn't respond to Cube after no Vaseline. You can say that they got destroyed by Ice

[@user-bb8ie6vz3i]

​@smoothkebab well when Ice Cube exposed his greed out in the open I am sure it made Jerry embarrassed

[@maynemann138]

Negative , internal beef did.

[@ohlookitsadumbperson1169]

Not Winning Again

[@TheMightymolar]

Lethal Injection rules. Nothing to do with the topic and that is all.

[@tfunktofani]

Mention anybody you want but don't bring up the Jews

[@kenw2225]

Kanye could ridicule whites , but when he mentioned joos, he lost a billion dollars lol. White and jews aren't the same thing. Most don't know that for some reason

[@skyatollah2skyharder276]

I'd like to know where this alleged anti-Semitism is. Was Jerry Heller a white Jew? Then there ya go. How is making a factual statement "anti-Semitic"?

[@christophjohnson3777]

It wasnt even the jews, it was 1 jew. Crazy.

[@sander373]

Goes too far? Nah ice and kayne are right

[@metalbarz]

poo poo

[@dariusparker7116]

Ice Cube needs to quit the lies you the one making these lies and lazy and being the cry baby when you did not get your way Ice Cube does not write his rhymes Ice Cube has angermangment he needs Therapy for his mess and don't beat no kids with bats Ice Cube just don't burn down no houses,churches, or buildings just be cool Ice Cube.

[@chicagosfirespittingserpen5599]

No Vaseline was whack because alot of what he was saying about them he was doing to his artists Years later . No Vaseline isn't Hit em up or ether . Ice cube want to be on both sides of he wants to diss NWA and then he wants to support NWA which one is it and collect their awards for their accomplishments and then go on stage and perform no Vaseline. Ice cube shouldn't never talk about anybody fucking peoples money up when he has fucked over so many people on their money . NwA has their best album without ice cube so what does that tell you that they didn't need cube . Ice cube is one of the most disloyal people that I have ever heard .

[@LyricalHipHopOfficial]

Interesting point

[@bradwalker2724]

Des Mesh by Upchurch blows all diss tracks out of the water.