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O'Shea Jackson (born June 15,
1969), better known by his stage name
Ice Cube, is an
American rapper, record producer, actor, and filmmaker. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group
C.I.A. and later joined
N.W.A (Niggaz Wit
Attitudes). After leaving N.W.A in
December 1989,[3] he built a successful solo career in music and films. Additionally, he has served as one of the producers of the
Showtime television series
Barbershop and the
TBS series
Are We There Yet?, both of which are based upon the films in which he portrayed the lead character.
As of July 2014, Ice Cube has sold over 38 million records in the
United States of America.
Ice Cube is noted as a proficient lyricist and storyteller and is regarded as a brutally honest rapper; his lyrics are often political as well as violent, and he is considered one of the founding artists in gangsta rap. He was ranked #8 on
MTV's list of the 10
Greatest MCs of All
Time, while fellow rapper
Snoop Dogg ranked Ice Cube as the greatest MC of all time.[4] About.com ranked him #11 on its list of the "Top 50 Greatest MCs of
Our Time".[5] AllMusic has called him one of hip-hop's best and most controversial artists,[6] as well as "one of rap's greatest storytellers".[7] In
2012,
The Source ranked him #14 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.
In
1989, Ice Cube recorded his debut solo album,
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, in
New York with the
Bomb Squad (
Public Enemy's production team). It was released in May
1990 and was an instant hit, riding and contributing to the rising tide of rap's popularity in mainstream society. The album was charged with controversy, and he was accused of misogyny and racism. Subsequently, Ice 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. This was followed by a critically acclaimed role as Doughboy in
John Singleton's violent crime drama,
Boyz n the Hood. In the same year as AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, Ice Cube released the acclaimed EP,
Kill At Will which sold well, becoming the first hip hop EP to go
Platinum.
His second album
Death Certificate was released in
1991. The album was regarded as more focused, yet even more controversial, and critics accused him again of being anti-white, misogynist, and antisemitic. The album is thematically divided into two sides: the '
Death Side' ("a vision of where we are today") and the '
Life Side' ("a vision of where we need to go"). It features "
No Vaseline", a scathing response to N.W.A's attacks and "
Black Korea," a track regarded by some as prophetic of the
1992 Los Angeles riots, but also interpreted as racist by many.[2] Ice Cube toured with Lollapalooza in 1992, which widened his fan base.
Ice Cube released his third album,
The Predator, in
November 1992. Referring specifically to that year's
Los Angeles riots, in the first single, "
Wicked", he rapped "April 29 was power to the people, and we might just see a sequel". The Predator debuted at number one on both the pop and
R&B; charts, the first album in history to do so.
Singles from The Predator included "
It Was a Good Day" and "
Check Yo Self", and the songs had a two-part music video. The album was generally well received by critics and remains his most successful release commercially, with over three million copies sold in the US. However, after The Predator, Ice Cube's rap audience diminished.
Cube's fourth album
Lethal Injection, which was released at the end of
1993 and represented Ice Cube's first attempt at imitating the G-Funk sound of
Dr. Dre's
The Chronic, was not well received by critics. He had more successful hits from Lethal Injection, including "
Really Doe", "
Bop Gun (
One Nation)", "You
Know How We Do It" & "
What Can I Do?". After
1994, he took a hiatus from music and concentrated on film work and developing the careers of other rap musicians,
Mack 10,
Mr. Short Khop,
Kausion, and
Da Lench Mob.
In 1994, Ice Cube had reunited with former N.W.A member Dr. Dre, who was now part of
Death Row Records, in their duet "
Natural Born Killaz".[2] In
1998, he released his long-awaited fifth solo album,
War & Peace Vol. 1 (
The War Disc). The delayed sixth album
Volume 2, was released in
2000. The albums featured appearances from
Westside Connection as well as a reunion with fellow N.W.A members, Dr. Dre and
MC Ren, though many fans maintained that the two albums were not on par with his past work, especially the second volume.[17] In 2000, Ice Cube also joined Dr. Dre,
Eminem & Snoop Dogg for the
Up in Smoke Tour.
In
2006, Ice Cube released his seventh solo album,
Laugh Now, Cry Later, on his
Lench Mob Records label, debuting at number four on the
Billboard Charts and selling
144,
000 units in the first week.
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