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Ice Cube<\/a> is not a fan of rappers mailing in their performances \u2014 and has let his feelings be heard loud and clear.<\/p>\n During a recent concert in Houston, the N.W.A<\/a> legend paused his set to scold his hip-hop peers who don\u2019t put enough effort into their live shows and instead rely on the crowd to carry them through performances.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t you hate that shit? You spend all your money for the fucking tickets. Pay for parking. You got your hair did, you got an outfit and sht. And<\/em> you gotta come to the show and sing all the fucking words. Come on, man. Damn!\u201d he vented.<\/p>\n \u201cI hate performers [who spend] half the show like this,\u201d Cube continued, mimicking an artist holding out the mic to the crowd for them to rap (or sing) the lyrics. \u201cIt\u2019s some bullshit, man. I came hear to hear you<\/em> rap, muthafucka!\u201d<\/p>\n Ice Cube says he hates performers who make the crowd rap their lyrics for half the show.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s some bulls**t, man. I came to hear you rap motherf*a\u201d<\/p>\n pic.twitter.com\/cQ2RIzWnQT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 The Art Of Dialogue (@ArtOfDialogue_) November 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Ice Cube is not the only rap veteran who feels this way.<\/p>\n In 2023, Busta Rhymes<\/a> \u2014 who is widely regarded as one of hip-hop\u2019s greatest showmen<\/a> \u2014 slammed the trend of rappers performing with backing tracks.<\/p>\n \u201cWe come from a time where there was no additives. No unnecessary mixing and diluting and tampering with the holy, sacred and pure,\u201d he said during his set at Lovers & Friends Festival in Las Vegas. \u201cWe [are] the holy, sacred and pure.\u201d<\/p>\n The following year, Bus-a-Bus shifted his critical gaze to fans themselves, cursing out the crowd at Essence Festival for using their phones during his performance.<\/p>\n \u201cAyo, fuck them camera phones! Let\u2019s get back to interacting like humans,\u201d he barked onstage. \u201cPut them weird-ass devices down! I ain\u2019t from that era. Them shits don\u2019t control the soul. Fuck your phone!\u201d<\/p>\n Singling out fans who were seated during his set, Busta added: \u201cI will point every last one of y\u2019all out until y\u2019all asses is up!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n