Ice Cube / Gravediggaz: Brixton Academy, London
Neil Kulkarni, Melody Maker, 10 September 1994
TRY AND tie down hip-hop with yer baggage and it always finds a way to bust loose. Never mind asking "Has Rap Gone Too Far", you should be asking why rock ain't going nowhere. Sorry, but Gravediggaz make the point; tonight they are stunning.
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