Referring specifically to the riots, in the first single, 'Wicked', Cube rapped 'April 29 was power to the people and we might just see a sequel'. Considering that the release of the track preceded the Los Angeles Riots, in which many of the people targeted were of Korean descent, Ice Cube was accused of inciting racism by some groups.Ĭube released The Predator in November 1992, which had been recorded amidst the LA uprising of 1992. It features 'No Vaseline,' a scathing response to N.W.A's attacks and 'Black Korea,' seen as a response to the death of Latasha Harlins, a 15-year-old African American girl who had been shot by a Korean store owner on Mabecause the owner thought Harlins was trying to steal a bottle of orange juice. Death Certificate is thematically divided into the 'Death Side' ('a vision of where we are today') and the 'Life Side' ('a vision of where we need to go'). It even prompted Billboard magazine to publish an editorial criticizing the album's lyrical content. His 1991 follow-up, Death Certificate, was regarded as more focused, yet even more controversial, and critics accused him again of being anti-white, misogynistic and antisemitic. Kill At Will sold well, becoming the first hip hop EP to go both Gold and Platinum. In the same year as AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Cube released the acclaimed EP, Kill At Will. This was followed by a critically acclaimed role as Doughboy in John Singleton's hood-based drama, Boyz n the Hood. Subsequently, Cube appointed the female rapper Yo-Yo (who appeared on AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted) to the head of his own record label and helped produce her debut album, Make Way for the Motherlode.

The album was charged with controversy, and Cube was accused of misogyny, and racism. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted was released in 1990 and was an instant hit, riding and contributing to the rising tide of rap's popularity in mainstream society. In response, the remaining N.W.A members attacked Cube on the EP 100 Miles and Runnin, as well as their next and final album, Efil4zaggin ('Niggaz4life' spelled backwards).Ĭube recorded his debut solo album in Los Angeles with the Bomb Squad ( Public Enemy's production team). As he explains in his book, since Cube wrote the lyrics to approximately half of both Straight Outta Compton, and Eazy-E's solo album, Eazy-Duz-It, Cube was advised of the amounts he was truly owed by Heller, and proceeded to take legal action, soon after leaving the group and the label. However, as 1990 approached, Cube found himself at odds with the group's manager, Jerry Heller, after Heller responded to the group's financial questions by drafting up a new arrangement. Dre and Eazy-E's rhymes for the group's landmark album, Straight Outta Compton, released in 1988. and the Posse, the debut album for the group N.W.A (short for Niggaz Wit Attitudes) that included him, Cube, Dre, and other rappers MC Ren and DJ Yella.īy this point Cube was a full-time member of N.W.A along with Dr. Eazy-E, although initially rejecting the lyrics, eventually recorded the song for N.W.A.

After the collaboration, Cube showed Eazy-E the lyrics to 'Boyz-n-the-Hood'. Dre released the EP My Posse, under the alias CIA. With friend Sir Jinx, Cube formed the C.I.A., and they performed at parties hosted by Dr. He attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology in the fall of 1987, and studied Architectural Drafting. At age sixteen, Ice Cube developed an interest in hip hop music, and began writing raps in Taft High School's keyboarding class. His cousins are Teren Delvon Jones, also known as Del tha Funkee Homosapien, of Deltron 3030, Gorillaz and Hieroglyphics, and Kam of rap group The Warzone. Ice Cube was born in South Central Los Angeles, California, the son of Doris Jackson (née Benjamin), a hospital clerk and custodian, and Hosea Jackson, who worked as a groundskeeper at UCLA. On the other hand, he has started starring in children's movies, leading to a severe case of Rated G for Gangsta. He remains one of the most visible West Coast rappers, having helped originate Gangsta Rap. From the mid- 1990s onwards, Jackson focused on acting, and his musical output has slowed down considerably. He began his career as a member of the rap group N.W.A along with group leader Eazy-E, and later built a successful solo career in music and cinema. O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his gang name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, screenwriter, and producer.

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