BONUS PLAY OFF! NWA vs Ice Cube

An episode of the Hip Hop World Cup podcast, hosted by Danny Phillips, titled "BONUS PLAY OFF! NWA vs Ice Cube" was published on March 27, 2025 and runs 63 minutes.

March 27, 2025 ·63m · Hip Hop World Cup

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Summary

FIFA asked us to convene an emergency Play Off podcast to settle one of the biggest debates in hip-hop history – which is better, Kill at Will by Ice Cube or 100 Miles and Runnin’ by NWA? Both released in 1990 after the acrimonious split of NWA – dubbed “the world’s most dangerous group” by Shakin’ Stevens – these EPs marked a pivotal moment in the history of rap music. After watching Ice Cube drop his solo masterpiece Amerikkka’s Most Wanted, Dre, Ren, Eazy and Yella hit back with 100 Miles and Runnin’ – an electrifying EP that brims with vitriol towards Cube and portrays him as a traitor. Meanwhile Cube quietly capitalised on his growing solo success with Kill at Will, an EP that largely avoided dissing his former bandmates, keeping it bottled up until the vicious No Vaseline on his 1991 album Death Certificate. Thirty-five years after these EPs were released, Danny, James and Steve referee this brutal battle from a secret underground bunker under strict ‘papal election’ conditions, with VAR and TruSkore technology as a reassuring presence throughout. After discussing each track, they use the three-man vote to decide which EP takes home the trophy – all overseen by the usual rogue’s gallery of British football legends. Don’t miss it! HHWC SOCIAL MEDIA, YOUTUBE AND PODCAST LINKS: https://linktr.ee/hiphopworldcup ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES AVAILABLE NOW ON YOUR PODCAST APP OF CHOICE:  Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hip-hop-world-cup/id1589610632⁠  Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6aBAonIjzVh1zr27q733yK⁠ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hiphopworldcup Please rate and review Hip Hop World Cup on Spotify, Apple or your podcast app of choice, which will help raise our visibility and give the podcast ‘mass appeal’. SOCIAL MEDIA Follow us on Instagram, X, Threads and Bluesky (@hiphopworldcup) to share your thoughts on the episode or talk 90s hip-hop in general: https://www.instagram.com/hiphopworldcup https://x.com/hiphopworldcup https://www.threads.net/@hiphopworldcup https://bsky.app/profile/hiphopworldcup.bsky.social Beats and stings by Danny Phillips: ⁠https://soundcloud.com/dannyphillips1978

Episode Description

FIFA asked us to convene an emergency Play Off podcast to settle one of the biggest debates in hip-hop history – which is better, Kill at Will by Ice Cube or 100 Miles and Runnin’ by NWA?

Both released in 1990 after the acrimonious split of NWA – dubbed “the world’s most dangerous group” by Shakin’ Stevens – these EPs marked a pivotal moment in the history of rap music.

After watching Ice Cube drop his solo masterpiece Amerikkka’s Most Wanted, Dre, Ren, Eazy and Yella hit back with 100 Miles and Runnin’ – an electrifying EP that brims with vitriol towards Cube and portrays him as a traitor.

Meanwhile Cube quietly capitalised on his growing solo success with Kill at Will, an EP that largely avoided dissing his former bandmates, keeping it bottled up until the vicious No Vaseline on his 1991 album Death Certificate.

Thirty-five years after these EPs were released, Danny, James and Steve referee this brutal battle from a secret underground bunker under strict ‘papal election’ conditions, with VAR and TruSkore technology as a reassuring presence throughout.

After discussing each track, they use the three-man vote to decide which EP takes home the trophy – all overseen by the usual rogue’s gallery of British football legends. Don’t miss it!

HHWC SOCIAL MEDIA, YOUTUBE AND PODCAST LINKS:

https://linktr.ee/hiphopworldcup

ALL PREVIOUS EPISODES AVAILABLE NOW ON YOUR PODCAST APP OF CHOICE: 

Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hip-hop-world-cup/id1589610632⁠ 

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/6aBAonIjzVh1zr27q733yK⁠

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hiphopworldcup

Please rate and review Hip Hop World Cup on Spotify, Apple or your podcast app of choice, which will help raise our visibility and give the podcast ‘mass appeal’.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Follow us on Instagram, X, Threads and Bluesky (@hiphopworldcup) to share your thoughts on the episode or talk 90s hip-hop in general:

https://www.instagram.com/hiphopworldcup

https://x.com/hiphopworldcup

https://www.threads.net/@hiphopworldcup

https://bsky.app/profile/hiphopworldcup.bsky.social

Beats and stings by Danny Phillips: ⁠https://soundcloud.com/dannyphillips1978

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