When legendary rapper Ice Cube was growing up, movies were powered by soundtracks. Some of the musical compilations ended up becoming more famous than the movies, from Footloose or the original Top Gun to Prince’s groundbreaking album, Purple Rain. But then, after a while, soundtracks started going away, and Cube knows the answer to why (he will explain more in a moment). But his latest movie to open in theaters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, boasts an incredible banger of a soundtrack, with iconic hip-hop tracks like “No Diggity” from Blackstreet and the outstanding Tribe Called Quest with their hit “Can I Kick It?” But no music by Ice Cube. What’s up with that?
