Ice Cube

Released: September 28, 2010

Featuring: Keith David Mike Epps

Songwriter: John Murphy Mike Epps Ice Cube

Producer: John Murphy

[Keith David]
Only three short years after the 1965 Watts Riots
And the death of Malcolm X
And of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr
A boy was conceived
Whose lyrics would change the world

[Mike Epps]
Cube, please stop rapping so we can come out and get some, some more of this action man. You know when we ain't doin' no movies I'm back out here selling half ounces and quarters of that good weed in the neighborhood

Straight outta South Central Los Angeles, Ice Cube became one of the most respected rappers in hip-hop, helping to usher in the era of gangsta rap with N.W.A and as a solo artist. He has gone on to become a mogul in Hollywood but still remains true to the game that brought him his success.

Born O'Shea Jackson on June 15, 1969, Ice Cube got his name from his older brother, who threatened to put him in a freezer and pull him out when he was an ice cube. He began rapping in high school and started his rap career as a member of Stereo Crew, which released the single “She’s a Skag” through Epic Records in 1986, and C.I.A. with the 1987 track “My Posse.” Both groups featured producer Sir Jinx, the cousin of DJ/producer Dr. Dre.

Ice Cube’s big break came when he wrote the song “Boyz n the Hood” for Eazy-E, which led to the formation of N.W.A. as a group. After the release of the 1987 compilation N.W.A. and the Posse, the group released their classic debut Straight Outta Compton in 1988. A financial dispute caused Cube to leave the group in 1989 and start his successful solo career, starting with his 1990 platinum debut Amerikkka’s Most Wanted.

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