Ice Cube Clarifies Dissing Dr. Dre On New LP

According to Cube, he did not reference artists in a negative manner on his new project.

“To me, it’s styling and finesse, that’s where I come from,” Cube said in an interview. “It’s a lot of MCs out there, it’s not dissing [them]. I guess when you mention these MCs that’s at the top of the game and you mention yourself in there, you letting [people] know you on top of your game too. It’s on that tip. It’s just fresh, fly-a** lines. I couldn’t let them go once I thought of them; I had to write them down. But it’s not dissing.” (MTV)
Last spring, Cube also mentioned Dre questioning whether or not he was being dissed on the rapper’s “Drink The Kool-Aid” record.

“He asked me did I diss him during the Paid Dues Show last Saturday. I did one of my new songs called “Drink The Kool-Aid” which got everybody thinking I’m dissing the whole industry…lol “You internet roaches…” I told Dre that I’d never diss the man that got me started. Here are the lyric to Drink The Kool-Aid for everybody who understand style and grace in hip-hop…check the lyrics…No disses. Just style and grace.” (Ice Cube’s Blog)
On “Drink The Kool-Aid,” Cube specifically references Dre’s doctor moniker and Eminem’s recent battle with drug addction.

“I ain’t the doctor/ This ain’t the patient/ This ain’t that n—a always on vacation/ This ain’t no white boy’s rehabilitation/ This is crazier then a boatful of Haitians.” (“Drink The Kool-Aid”)