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Ice Cube
Background information
Birth name O'Shea Jackson
Also known as CJ
Born June 15, 1969 (age 37)
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genre(s) Political hip hop
West Coast hip hop
Gangsta rap
Occupation(s) Rapper, record producer, film producer, and actor
Years active 1986 – present
Label(s) Ruthless Records
(1987–1989)
Priority Records
(1990–2003)
Lench Mob / Virgin
(2006 – present)
Associated
acts		 N.W.A.
Public Enemy
Westside Connection
Da Lench Mob
Website www.icecube.com

Ice Cube (born O'Shea Jackson on June 15, 1969 in South Central, Los Angeles, California) is a rapper, actor and film director. Regarded as one of the greatest hip hop artists,[1][2] he began his career as a founding member of the famously controversial rap group N.W.A., and later launched a successful solo career in music and cinema. From the mid-90s onwards, Cube focused on acting, and his musical output has slowed down considerably. He remains one of the most visible West Coast rappers, having helped originate gangsta rap. He is particularly well-known for his incendiary raps on political and racial topics (such as the treatment of blacks in the United States). He is also one of the richest people in the hip hop industry with an estimated net worth of $145 million.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Early years

The son of Los Angeles UCLA employees, Hosea and Doris Jackson, O'Shea was raised in South Central Los Angeles. At 16, he developed an interest in hip hop music, and began writing raps while attending school at Taft High School (Los Angeles). He attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology in the fall of 1987, and studied Architectural Drafting. Along with friend, Sir Jinx, Cube formed the group, C.I.A., and they performed at parties hosted by then-DJ and World Class Wreckin Cru member, Dr.Dre. In his earliest stages of rapping, he had his cousin, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, to ghost write for him. While the exact number of rhymes Del wrote for N.W.A. is uncertain, it is known that he wrote or contributed on at least twenty of the group's tracks.

[edit] 1987-1990: N.W.A. era

He and Dr.Dre eventually made a mixtapeass called My Posse, which was released in 1987, with Cube rapping. After a stint in a group called HBO, Cube showed his friend, a then-drug dealer named Eazy-E, a song Cube had written called "Boyz-N-The-Hood." Cube wanted Eazy to perform the song; initially, Eazy refused, as he had no intent to become a rapper. Eventually, he caved and recorded the song, which wound up on the album N.W.A. and the Posse--the first release from N.W.A..

By this point Cube was a full-time member of the group along with The D.O.C. and (to a lesser extent) MC Ren, he wrote Dr. Dre and Eazy-E's rhymes for the group's landmark album, Straight Outta Compton, released in 1989. 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. As he explains in the book Ice Cube: Attitude (McIver, 2002) ISBN 1860744281:

Heller gave me this contract, and I said I wanted a lawyer to see it. He almost fell out of his chair. I guess he figure, how this young muthafucka turn down all this money? [$75,000] Everybody else signed. I told them I wanted to make sure my shit was right first.

Having written 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. In response, the remaining group members attacked him on the EP 100 Miles and Runnin', and their next and final full-length album, Efil4zaggin.

[edit] Solo career

Ice Cube's legendary AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted album would become one of the most influential hip hop albums ever made.
Ice Cube's legendary AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted album would become one of the most influential hip hop albums ever made.

Ice Cube recorded his debut solo album in New York City, with his group Da Lench Mob, and the Bomb Squad (Public Enemy's production team). 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. The album was charged with controversy, and Cube was accused of misogyny, and anti-white racism.

Cube subsequently 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 hood-based drama, Boyz N the Hood. The film began the rapper's increasing tendency to star in action movies as time went on.

Cube's 1991 follow-up, Death Certificate was regarded as more focused, yet even more controversial, and critics accused him again of being anti-white, anti-female, and anti-Semitic. The album 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"). The album also features a scathing response to N.W.A., called "No Vaseline". It also contained the track "Black Korea", regarded by some as prophetic of the L.A. riots, but also interpreted as racist by others; it was still being cited years after its release[3]. Cube toured with Lollapalooza in 1992, which widened his fan base; [4].

Ice Cube released The Predator in November 1992, which had been recorded amidst the LA uprising of '92. 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." The Predator debuted at #1 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 the "Check Yo Self" remix, and the songs had a two part music video. The album remains Cube's the most successful release, with over 3 million copies sold in the US. However, after The Predator, Cube's rap audience slowly began to diminish. Lethal Injection which was released in the end of 1993 and represented Cube's first attempt at imitating the G-Funk sound of Dr. Dre's The Chronic, wasn't well received by critics, though fans have come to cite it as one some of his best works. 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?". Following the busy year of 1994, he took a hiatus from music and concentrated on film work and developing the careers of other rap musicians, such as Mack 10, and Mr. Short Khop.

Ice Cube's 2006 album Laugh Now, Cry Later has received the best critical response of his later career.
Ice Cube's 2006 album Laugh Now, Cry Later has received the best critical response of his later career.

In 1998, Cube released his long-awaited solo album, War & Peace Volume 1. The delayed second part, War & Peace 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 & MC Ren, though many fans maintained that the two albums weren't on par with his past work, especially the second volume.

In 2006, Ice Cube released his 8th solo album, Laugh Now, Cry Later, on his Da Lench Mob Records label, debuting at #4 on the Billboard Charts and selling 144,000 units in the first week[5]. The album featured production from Lil Jon and Scott Storch, who produced the lead single "Why We Thugs". In 2007 hes set to release his 9th studio album titlted Raw Footage.

[edit] Westside Connection

In 1994, Cube formed Westside Connection with Mack 10, and WC, and together they released an album called Bow Down. Most of the album was used to engage in the war of words between the East and West Coasts of the 90s. The album's eponymous single reached #21 on the singles charts, and the album itself was certified Platinum by the end of 1996.

With Bow Down, Westside Connection brought their own agenda to the hip hop scene. Ice Cube, Mack 10, and WC had grown tired of being overlooked by most East Coast media outlets; the album was designed to instill a sense of pride in West Coast rap fans and to start a larger movement that anyone who felt underappreciated might identify with. Songs like "Bow Down" and "Gangstas Make the World Go 'Round" make reference to this.

After a seven-year hiatus, Westside Connection returned with their second effort Terrorist Threats in 2003. The album fared well critically, but its commercial reception was less than that of Bow Down. "Gangsta Nation" was the only single released from the album, which featured Nate Dogg and was a radio hit. After a rift occurred between Cube and Mack 10, regarding Cube's commitments to film work rather than touring with the group, Westside Connection disbanded. WC, however is still friends with Ice Cube and is planning a new solo album on Lench Mob Records entitled Guilty by Affiliation in late 2006.

[edit] Collaborations & film work

Ice Cube and Mike Epps in Next Friday
Ice Cube and Mike Epps in Next Friday

In 1992, while taking a break from his own output, Cube assisted on debut albums from Da Lench Mob (Guerillas In Tha Mist, 1992) and Kam (Neva Again, 1993), both of which enjoyed critical acclaim and some moderate commercial success. He handled most of the production on 'Guerillas in tha Mist.

In 1993, Lench Mob member, J-Dee, was sentenced to life imprisonment for attempted murder, and Cube did not produce their next album, Planet of tha Apes. Around this time in 1993, Cube also worked with Tupac Shakur on his album Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z., appearing on the track "Last Words" with Ice-T. He also did a song with Dr. Dre for the first time since he left N.W.A.: "Natural Born Killaz", for the Murder Was The Case soundtrack. Cube appeared on the song "Children Of The Korn" by rock group Korn, and lent his voice to British DJ Paul Oakenfold's solo debut album, Bunkka, on the track "Get Em Up".

Following, perhaps his most famous film role, as 'Doughboy' in Boyz N the Hood, in 1992 he starred alongside Ice-T, and Bill Paxton in Walter Hill's action film, Trespass, and then in The Glass Shield. In 1995, Cube had some breakthrough film roles, first in the hit comedy Friday starring alongside then-upcoming comedian Chris Tucker, which spawned two sequels: Next Friday and Friday After Next. That year he also starred in his second collaboration with John Singleton, Higher Learning, as world-weary university student, "Fudge"; a role for which he earned award nominations.

He had a supporting role in 1997's Anaconda, wrote, executive produced, and made his directorial debut in The Players Club in 1998, and in 1999, starred alongside George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg in the critically acclaimed Three Kings. In 2002, Ice Cube starred in the commercially successful movie Barbershop, as well as its 2004 sequel Barbershop 2: Back in Business. In early 2005, Ice Cube came back to Hollywood and starred with Samuel L. Jackson in the action movie XXX: State of the Union and then alongside Nia Long in the family comedy, Are We There Yet?.

[edit] Recent years

A Promotional shoot for a magazine article (July 2006)
A Promotional shoot for a magazine article (July 2006)

In 2004, the songs "Check Yo Self", and "It Was a Good Day" appeared on popular videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional radio station Radio Los Santos.

In late 2005, Ice Cube and Emmy Award winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler, teamed up to create the six-part documentary series titled Black. White., which was broadcast on cable network FX. Cube's upcoming movie projects include "The Extractors" and "Teacher of the Year" scheduled to be released in 2006. Cube has also begun production on Are We Done Yet?, the sequel to 2005s "Are We There Yet?" [6].

Ice Cube has been working with Eazy-E's son, Lil Eazy, on his debut album due in 2007, entitled Prince of Compton. He has also signed on to star in and produce Welcome Back, Kotter, a big screen adaptation of the '70s television series[7]. Cube will play the title character, who was originally portrayed by Gabe Kaplan. Cube’s film company, Cube Vision Productions, has sealed a deal with Dimension Films to bring the show to the big screen.

In an interview in London, he revealed he is in talks of a collaboration with Gorillaz after speaking to frontman Damon Albarn.[8] He will be featured on Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's upcoming album Strength and Loyalty.

[edit] Conflicts and rivalries

In 1991, Ice Cube released the song, "Black Korea," which attacks Korean store owners who were deemed "racist" in their attitudes toward blacks, suspecting the blacks of violent and criminal proclivities. One year later, in 1992, the Los Angeles riots took place, in which over $1b of damage was caused, largely by black looters, and with over 50% of the damages incurred by Korean businesses.

Ice Cube had a falling out with Kam due to money and personal issues, which led to Kam releasing the venomous diss track "Whoop Whoop", as well as an altercation that led to the theft of Ice Cube's necklace. Though the feud has since ended, they never worked together again.

Cube also had problems with Chicago MC Common, over the rapper's 1994 single "I Used to Love H.E.R.". In the song about the degradation of hip hop, Common made references to the West Coast and Boyz N the Hood. With his Westside Connection cohorts, Mack 10 and WC, Cube recorded the song "Westside Slaughterhouse", which coincidently was their first track together. The song contained the following lines directed at Common:

Used to love her, mad cause we fucked her
Pussy whipped bitch with no common sense
Hip hop started in the west,
Ice Cube ballin' thru the East Without A Vest

Common responded with "The Bitch in Yoo", retorting "You ain't made shit dope since AmeriKKKa's Most". Afterward Louis Farrakhan called the two to a sit-down to negotiate a truce.

L.A. group Cypress Hill also had a feud with Ice Cube when they felt that Ice Cube had taken the chorus from the song "Throw Your Set in the Air" for the song "Friday". Cypress Hill released a diss track entitled "No Rest For the Wicked", which among other things, took shots at Ice Cube for using pictures of an ornate marijuana pipe that had belonged to DJ Muggs for the cover of his album The Predator. Ice Cube and the Westside Connection retaliated with "King of the Hill", & " Cross Em Out & Put a K", to which Cypress Hill responded with "Ice Cube Killa". In 1997 B-Real of Cypress Hill and Ice Cube were invited to a late night talk show in order to reconcile their differences for the benefit of the hip hop community, and the feud thus ended. Cube And B-Real would work together later that year as guest features on the track "Men of Steel" for the soundtrack of Shaquille O'Neal's film Steel.

In May 2006 Ice Cube accused Oprah Winfrey of not welcoming rappers on her show, and specifically, for not inviting him to the show when the rest of the cast of the hit show Black. White. were invited[9][10].

[edit] Technique

Ice Cube's rap technique is often straightforward, without the use of many similes. He is known for the social commentary in his songs, and implies that he just reports things how he sees them, though some critics accuse him of racism for epithets such as "caveman" and "devil". His solo style never differed from his N.W.A. days, using defensive and offensive violence or simply bragging, narratives and political hip hop like several popular East Coast acts of the time.

Whilst his technique is often straightforward in terms of avoiding similies, he actually uses metaphor to a huge extent in his songs. This has been prevalent since the early days of his solo career, and really came to fruition during Death Certificate. Lambasted for the song 'Horny 'Lil Devil', which contains the lines 'Horny Lil Devil must be a f-a-g' and 'and (you) defintely can't play with me, you fuckin' homo!' he was asked whether he was homophobic or anti gay. He replied that he wasn't really (mainly) talking about homosexuals - he was using sexual exploitation as a metaphor for economic exploitation. (Q Magazine, UK, Fall 1991). Ice Cube's lyrics and themes are rich with metaphor.

His work would later inspire artists such as Nas to voice one's aspects and views on society. Ice Cube is known for the use of irony, as he does in "It Was a Good Day", when he details a day that was good because nobody was shot or sent to jail. He uses this as a commentary on life in the ghetto (where people are often shot or sent to jail). He also became a well-known battle MC, going for his opponents' credibility, and pioneered the tactic of dissing a rival over their own beat, with the song "Jackin' for Beats" from the 1990 EP, Kill At Will.

His first album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, deals with straightforward topics such as poverty, racism and drug abuse in the ghetto. In order for the listener to easily relate, Cube would often use first person narration, as he does in the song "Once Upon A Time In The Projects", where he is arrested for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. His style has shown to influence the early work of both Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G.

Death Certificate was deemed angrier and very controversial, which led to some US states banning it for derisive remarks toward white people and Koreans; he also comments on the hypocrisy of some leaders in the USA and says of Uncle Sam, "I wanna kill Sam 'cause he ain't my motherfuckin' uncle." His subsequent albums have been slightly less aggressive in their approach, such as War & Peace - Volume 2 (The Peace Disc), which focuses on ways to remedy issues such as poverty and violence. Also, on War & Peace - Volume 1 (The War Disc), he collaborated with the rock band, KoRn. On his latest album, Laugh Now, Cry Later, he speaks out against the Iraq War, and makes less than favorable comparisons between George W. Bush and Saddam Hussein.

[edit] Awards

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[edit] Film award history

Ice Cube has received nominations for several films in the past. To date, he has won two awards.

Category Award Film Year Result
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Theatrical Film BET Comedy Award "Are We There Yet?" 2005 Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Box Office Movie BET Comedy Award "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" 2005 Nominated
Best Actor, Musical or Comedy Black Reel "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" 2004 Nominated
Theatrical - Best Actor Black Reel "Barbershop" 2003 Nominated
Theatrical - Best Supporting Actor Black Reel "Three Kings" 2000 Nominated
Favorite Action Team Blockbuster Entertainment Award "Three Kings" 2000 Won
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Image Award "Barbershop" 2003 Nominated
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Image Award "Higher Learning" 1995 Nominated
Choice Rap Artist in a Movie Teen Choice Award "xXx: State of the Union" 2005 Nominated
Acting Award MECCA Movie Award "" 2002 Won

[edit] Music awards

  • 2005 Soul Train Music Awards
    • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2000 Hip Hop Music Awards

[edit] Discography

Main article: Ice Cube discography

[edit] Solo

Album cover Album information
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
  • Released: May 16, 1990
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #19
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #6
  • Last RIAA certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Who's The Mack", "Amerikkka's Most Wanted", "Once Upon A Time In The Projects" & "Endangered Species (Tales From The Darkside)"
Kill at Will (EP)
  • Released: December, 1990
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #34
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #5
  • Last RIAA certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Dead Homiez" & "Jackin' for Beats"
Death Certificate
  • Released: October 31, 1991
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #2
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1
  • Last RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Steady Mobbin'", & "True To The Game"
The Predator
  • Released: November 17, 1992
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #1
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1
  • Last RIAA certification: 2x Platinum
  • Singles: "Wicked", "It Was A Good Day", & "Check Yo Self" (Remix)
Lethal Injection
  • Released: December 7, 1993
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #5
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1
  • Last RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Really Doe", "You Know How We Do It", "What Can I Do?", & "Bop Gun (One Nation)"
Bootlegs & B-Sides
Featuring... Ice Cube
  • Released: 1997
  • Billboard 200 chart position: -
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
  • Last RIAA Certification: Gold
  • Singles:
War & Peace - Volume 1 (The War Disc)
  • Released: November 17, 1998
  • Billboard 200 chart position: -
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
  • Last RIAA Certification: Platinum
  • Singles: "Pushin' Weight" & "Fuck Dyin'"
War & Peace - Volume 2 (The Peace Disc)
  • Released: March 21, 2000
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #3
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #1
  • Last RIAA certification: Gold
  • Singles: "You Can Do It", "Hello", & "Until We Rich"
Greatest Hits
Laugh Now, Cry Later
  • Released: June 6, 2006
  • Billboard 200 chart position: #4
  • R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #2
  • Last RIAA certification: N/A
  • Singles: "Chrome & Paint", "Why We Thugs", "Go To Church" & "Steal the Show"

[edit] N.W.A.

Album cover Album information
N.W.A. and the Posse
Straight Outta Compton
  • Released: August, 1988 (original), February 6, 1989 (re-released date)
  • Chart positions: #37 US, #9 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #35 UK (2003 Remastered version)
  • Last RIAA certification: 2x Platinum
  • Singles: "Straight Outta Compton", "Express Yourself"
Greatest Hits
  • Released: June 2, 1996
  • Chart positions: #48 US, #20 Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, #56 UK
  • Last RIAA description: Gold
  • Singles: "Alwayz into Somethin'", "100 Miles And Runnin", "Express Yourself", "Straight Outtta Compton", "Hello"
The N.W.A. Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988-1999
The N.W.A. Legacy, Vol. 2

[edit] Westside Connection

Album cover Album information
Bow Down
  • Released: October 22, 1996
  • Chart Positions:US, #2,R&B/Hip-Hop Chart Position: #1
  • Last RIAA description: Platinum
  • Singles: "Bow Down", "Gangsta's Make the World Go Round"
Terrorist Threats

[edit] Da Lench Mob

Album cover Album information
Guerillas in tha Mist
  • Released:1992
  • Chart Positions:US #24, R&B/Hip-Hop #4
  • Last RIAA description: Gold
  • Singles: "Guerillas in tha Mist", "Freedom Got An AK"

[edit] C.I.A.

Album cover Album information
My Posse

[edit] Soundtracks

Album cover Album information
Murder Was the Case

[edit] With Stereo Crew

  • She's A Skag (12") (1986) (produced by Ice Cube)

[edit] With the Get The Fist Movement

  • Get The Fist (12") (1992) (produced by damien)

[edit] With Da Lench Mob

  • Planet Of Da Apes (LP) (1994) (produced by Ice Cube)

[edit] With Dr. Dre

[edit] Singles

Year Title Chart Positions Album
U.S. Hot 100 U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop U.S. Rap UK Singles chart Rhythmic Top 40
1990 "Who's The Mack?" - - - - - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
1990 "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" - - #1 - - AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted
1990 "Dead Homiez" - - - - - Kill At Will
1990 "Jackin' For Beats" - - - - - Kill At Will
1992 "Wicked" Gold #55 #31 #1 - - The Predator
1993 "It Was a Good Day" Gold #15 #7 #1 #15 #13 The Predator
1993 "Check Yo Self" (featuring Das EFX) Platinum #5 #3 #1 #10 #18 The Predator
1993 "Really Doe" #5 #30 #3 - - Lethal Injection
1994 "You Know How We Do It" #30 #21 #5 #41 #18 Lethal Injection
1994 "Bop Gun (One Nation)" (featuring George Clinton) Gold #23 #7 #6 #22 #9 Lethal Injection
1994 "Natural Born Killaz" (with. Dr. Dre) - - - #45 - Murder Was The Case
1996 "Bow Down" (with Westside Connection) #2 #19 #1 - #39 Bow Down
1997 "Gangstas Make The World Go Round" (with Westside Connection) #10 #6 #4 - - Bow Down
1997 "The World Is Mine" - #5 #39 #60 - Dangerous Ground OST
1998 "Pushin' Weight" (featuring Mr. Short Khop) Gold #26 #12 #1 - #30 War & Peace, Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
1998 "Fuck Dyin'" (featuring Korn) -7 -4 -4 -4 -5 War & Peace, Vol. 1 (The War Disc)
1999 "Hello" (featuring Dr. Dre & MC Ren) -34 #5 -4 -6 #40 War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
1999 "You Can Do It" (featuring Mack 10 & Ms. Toi) #32 #14 - #2 #26 War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
2000 "Until We Rich" (featuring Krayzie Bone) - - #50 - #21 War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
2001 "$100 Bill Y'all" - #67 - - - War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)
2006 "Chrome and Paint" (featuring WC) -23 -4 -5 4- -6 Laugh Now, Cry Later
2006 "Why We Thugs" 91 #2 5 - - #7 Laugh Now, Cry Later
2006 "Go to Church" (featuring Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon) #121 #67 #25 - #34 Laugh Now, Cry Later
2006 "Steal the Show" -23 -5 -6 -5 -4 Laugh Now, Cry Later

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Actor

[edit] Director/Producer filmography

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Greatest MCs of All Time: Rank 8 at MTV.com. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
  2. ^ 100 Greatest Rap/Hip-Hop Artists at DigitalDreamDoor.com. Retrieved on December 28, 2006.
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  4. ^ http://film.guardian.co.uk/Feature_Story/feature_story/0,,140252,00.html
  5. ^ http://www.urbanconnects.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=241
  6. ^ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/02/10/ice_cube_plans_are_we_there_yet_sequel/
  7. ^ http://www.pr-inside.com/ice-cube-cautious-about-welcoming-back-kotter-r7477.htm
  8. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds35077.html
  9. ^ http://eurweb.com/story/eur26742.cfm
  10. ^ http://www.chicagoist.com/archives/2006/06/02/ice_cube_doesnt_like_oprah_doesnt_use_ak.php
  11. ^ http://www.the411online.com/source00.html

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Discography
Albums
Solo albums & EPs: AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted • Kill at Will • Death Certificate • The Predator • Lethal Injection • War & Peace - Vol. 1 • War & Peace - Vol. 2 • Laugh Now, Cry Later
Compilation albums: Bootlegs & B-Sides • Featuring... Ice Cube • Greatest Hits
N.W.A. albums: N.W.A. and the Posse • Straight Outta Compton • 100 Miles and Runnin' • Efil4zaggin
Westside Connection albums: Bow Down • Terrorist Threats
Singles
Mainstream singles: "Who's The Mack?" • "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" • "Wicked" • "It Was a Good Day" • "Check Yo Self" • "Really Doe" • "You Know How We Do It" • "Bop Gun (One Nation)" • "What Can I Do?" • "The World Is Mine" • "We Be Clubbin'" • "Pushin' Weight" • "Fuck Dyin'" • "Hello" • "You Can Do It" • "Until We Rich" • "$100 Bill Y'all" • "Chrome and Paint" • "Why We Thugs" • "Go to Church"
Featured songs: "Straight Outta Compton" • "Fuck Tha Police" • "Gangsta Gangsta" • "Hand Of The Dead Body" • "Natural Born Killaz" • "Bow Down" • "Gangstas Make The World Go Round" • "Chin Check" • "Let it Reign" • "It's the Holidaze"
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