Turn Off The Radio
Ice Cube · AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted [1990]
What you're missing
Personally I'm sick of the ass-kissing
What I'm kicking to you won't get rotation
Nowhere in the nation
Program directors and dj's ignored me
Cause I simply said fuck top forty
And top thirty top twenty and top ten
Until you put more hip-hop in
Then I might grin but don't pretend that you're down with the c
And go and dis me in a magazine
How could you figure the brother could dig ya
Dj face down in the river
No it's not a threat but a promise
I'm as
Crazy as they come see
Mama didn't love me
All I got is my nine
And to calm the savage beast here's the alpine
turn off that bullshit!
Turn off that motherfucking radio!
Turn off that bullshit!
Turn off that motherfucking radio!
Turn off that bullshit!
Play the music motherfucker put the music on
Damn!
Tune in to the radio listen for a minute
Yo g stick a fucking tape in it
Cause all the radio do is gangle
That r&b love triangle
If you're out there kicking it with the brothers
You don't care about lovers
You wanna hear a young nigga on the mic
Going buck wild
Throwing and flowing and showing new styles
That's where I'm coming from
Reality that's what they're running from
So if you're down with ice cube let me know that you know
Yo turn off the radio
you know what? you know what?
Basically those black guys and those rap guys
They don't know what the fuck they're doing
I hate those fuckers
I hate em
Especially that one guy
The amerikkka's most wanted
Ice cube--i hate that fucker
Get him off the air, get him off, get him off
Get that rap shit out of here!
just get me a gat so I can smoke this motherfucker!
Turn Off The Radio
Ice Cube's 'Turn Off The Radio' stands as a defining track from the West Coast G-Funk era, appearing on the landmark 1990 album *AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted*. The song exemplifies the genre's signature blend of smooth, melodic basslines and laid-back rhythms, contrasting sharply with the aggressive, street-level storytelling that characterized Cube's earlier work. Produced by Dr. Dre, the recording captures a pivotal moment in hip-hop history where the genre began to prioritize atmospheric texture and emotional depth alongside its traditional lyrical focus. As a staple of the *NWA* collective's discography, the track helped solidify the group's influence on the sound of Los Angeles during the early 1990s, influencing countless artists who followed in the wake of the G-Funk movement.