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Ice Cube

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Born: 06.15.1969

Birth Name: O'Shea Jackson

Label: Ruthless

Website: http://www.icecube.com/

Genre: West Coast hip hop, Gangsta rap, Political rap

Representin': South Los Angeles, California, U.S.

O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name, Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor and film director. Regarded as one of the greatest hip hop artists, 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. In 1992, he married Kimberly Woodruff, with whom he has four children. Later, in 1992, he converted to Islam. From the mid-1990s 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, particularly the treatment of blacks in the United States.…Read full biography

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It Takes A Nation

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Official single off Cube's "Raw Footage" due out 6/17

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Ice Cube - Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It

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Video for Cube's first single from his forthcoming LP "Raw Footage"

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Havana2Bueno

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Havana2Bueno
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— 5 months ago

Today was a good day.....

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Blutiful

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Blutiful
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— 4 months ago

mah nigga 4 lyfe respect diz man ova there

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Acire D

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Acire D
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— 4 months ago

He is Whack

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jayrel

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jayrel
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— 4 months ago

u crazy. cube one of the originators

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DaGod

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DaGod
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— 4 months ago

Living legend for real. West Coast Don. Dropped numerous classics back in the day.

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DjKronik

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DjKronik
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— 4 months ago

1 of the Godfathers of westcoast rap!!

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yea i kno

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yea i kno
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— 4 months ago

LEGEND" NUFF SAID

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lADi5BiZZy

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lADi5BiZZy
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— 2 months ago

GET STUPiD NiGGA........iLL FUCKN NUKE A NiGGAAAAAAAA

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CypressDS

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CypressDS
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— 2 months ago

honestly this guy doesnt really have good lyrics anymore but his songs are still good, legend

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second son
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the nigga went from fuck da police to makin disney movies. wtf is going on. i still fucks wit cube though. amerikkka's most wanted a cetified classic.

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jayboogie25

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jayboogie25
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Can't hate this man! He played it right. The same people that said he was being racist towards Whites. Are the same people that are lacing his pockets with that "GUAP"! Get that money CUZ!

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A-9 the Great

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A-9 the Great
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— 18 days ago

ice cube is the best

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Waseemc

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Waseemc
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— 15 days ago

Death Certificate = CLASSIC, one of the best albums in hip-hop history.

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East.Byrd.Gang
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— 9 days ago

Gangster rap made me do it
foreal. cube that nigga

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