Ice Cube - Ain't Got No Haters ft. Too Short

What this video is

Released in March 2019 as a promotional single from Ice Cube's tenth studio album Everythangs Corrupt (Interscope/Lench Mob, December 2018), this video represents a deliberate cultural statement by two foundational West Coast rap figures — Ice Cube (Compton/NWA lineage) and Too Short (Oakland/Bay Area pioneer) — asserting continued relevance and creative vitality in the streaming era. The collaboration bridges the…

Why it matters

Represents a late-career collaborative entry point between two architects of West Coast rap — Ice Cube (NWA, gangsta rap foundational figure) and Too Short (Bay Area pimp rap pioneer) — whose pairing signals cross-regional OG solidarity. The video's performance-driven, crowd-celebration format is…

The director

Alan Del Rio Ortiz is a director and photographer born in Texas, based in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. He broke into music video directing through his connection with Dev Hynes (Blood Orange) and has since built a diverse portfolio spanning over 32 directed…