O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name
Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, and filmmaker. His lyrics on
N.W.A's 1988 album Straight Outta Compton contributed to gangsta rap's
widespread popularity. His solo albums of 1990 and 1991 consist of
political rap. In 1991 and 1995, entering film, he starred in Boyz n
the Hood and cocreated Friday.His first rap group, C.I.A., formed in
1986. In 1987, with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, he formed a pioneering gangsta
rap group, N.W.A. Its lead rapper, Cube wrote some of Dre's and most
of Eazy's lyrics on Straight Outta Compton. A landmark that shaped
West Coast rap's first identity apart from East Coast rap, this album
introduced lyrics extremely violent, threatening to attack abusive
police and innocent civilians alike, lyrics that redrew boundaries.
Leaving N.W.A in late 1989 via monetary dispute with its management by
Eazy-E and by Jerry Heller, Cube teamed with New York artists and
launched a solo rap career.
Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, and filmmaker. His lyrics on
N.W.A's 1988 album Straight Outta Compton contributed to gangsta rap's
widespread popularity. His solo albums of 1990 and 1991 consist of
political rap. In 1991 and 1995, entering film, he starred in Boyz n
the Hood and cocreated Friday.His first rap group, C.I.A., formed in
1986. In 1987, with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, he formed a pioneering gangsta
rap group, N.W.A. Its lead rapper, Cube wrote some of Dre's and most
of Eazy's lyrics on Straight Outta Compton. A landmark that shaped
West Coast rap's first identity apart from East Coast rap, this album
introduced lyrics extremely violent, threatening to attack abusive
police and innocent civilians alike, lyrics that redrew boundaries.
Leaving N.W.A in late 1989 via monetary dispute with its management by
Eazy-E and by Jerry Heller, Cube teamed with New York artists and
launched a solo rap career.
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