The following is a review of Ice Cube's performance Friday, August 22 in Portland, Oregon's Roseland Theater. I'm aware that this isn't exactly a pro-hip hop site, but I also believe that someone may get something out this.

The show began with a jackass known as StarChile, who hosts an underground hip hop show on Portland's hip hop/R&B station, Jammin' 107.5. When he first took the stage, I figured that he would spend the majority of his time rapping to his own songs, but instead...