Women comprise a semi-nude harem in the movie, and homophobic lyrics show up matter - of - factly - Ice Cube's «No Vaseline» is presented as the
creative / comic
zenith of the infamous dissing contest that attended the group's demise.
Ned and I had even agreed to co-author a volume on his life and work; but, unfortunately, that book was never written, due to his tragic and premature death at the age of thirty - six, just as (in my humble opinion) he was about to reach the very
zenith of his
creative powers.