Recently, Ice Cube dished on turning down Verzuz battles with both LL Cool J and Scarface, though he had a wholesome reason for doing so.
Ice Cube Admires LL Cool J & Scarface So Much That He ‘Can’t’ Compete Against Them
The subject came up on The Bootleg Kev Podcast, where Ice Cube was joined by Too $hort and E-40. Bootleg Kev went on to ask Cube, who never performed in the web series, if he was approached to participate.
In response, Ice Cube confirmed that organizers were potentially interested in match-ups with LL Cool J and Scarface.
However, the “It Was a Good Day” rapper ultimately decided against following through with the ideas.
“I think they was talking LL at one point. they were talking Scarface at one point. I said no.” He went on to explain ...
...that, rather than going head-to-head like a traditional Verzuz, he would’ve preferred another approach.
“Verzuz is good, but my concept would have been, ‘Yo, I’m a fan. You do this song for me.’ Like, okay, I get to have LL do my favorite ...
...LL songs, and he gon’ have me do my favorite Ice Cube songs. And it’s not Verzuz, but it’s love…That would have been my concept.”
“I can’t go against people I admire. LL’s an OG to me in the game, so I can’t see it. Me and Scarface love each other, but we don’t communicate enough to do a Verzuz together.”
He wrapped up his commentary by noting, “I don’t want it to be competition.”
Cube Stays Dishing On The Past Lately
“Those motherf***ers didn’t give it to me because I wouldn’t get the shot. I didn’t turn it down. They just wouldn’t give it to ...
...me. The COVID shot, the jab…I didn’t need it. I didn’t catch that s**t at all. Nothing. F**k them. I didn’t need that s**t.”