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Ice Cube was born in South Central Los Angeles, to Doris (Benjamin), a custodian and hospital clerk, and Hosea Jackson, a UCLA groundskeeper. He first came to public notice as a singer and songwriter with the controversial and influential band N.W.A. His compositions with that group included many of the classic cuts from their debut LP "Straight Outta Compton" (Ruthless/Priority, ), including the title track, "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Express Yourself". He quit the band over business differences in and began a still-growing series of commercially and critically acclaimed solo albums, starting with "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" (Priority, ). His second solo album, "Death Certificate" (Priority, ), a concept album about the fall and rise of the Black man, sold two million copies, and his subsequent solo output (six albums to date total) has sold over ten million copies. He has also discovered Yoyo, Del the Funky Homosapien, K-Dee and Ma
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Ice Cube was born in South Central Los Angeles, to Doris (Benjamin), a custodian and hospital clerk, and Hosea Jackson, a UCLA groundskeeper. He first came to public notice as a singer and songwriter with the controversial and influential band N.W.A. His compositions with that group included many of the classic cuts from their debut LP "Straight Outta Compton" (Ruthless/Priority, ), including the title track, "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Express Yourself". He quit the band over business differences in and began a still-growing series of commercially and critically acclaimed solo albums, starting with "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" (Priority, ). His second solo album, "Death Certificate" (Priority, ), a concept album about the fall and rise of the Black man, sold two million copies, and his subsequent solo output (six albums to date total) has sold over ten million copies. He has also discovered Yoyo, Del the Funky Homosapien, K-Dee and M
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Ice Cube
American rapper and actor (born )
"O'Shea Jackson" redirects here. For his son, see O'Shea Jackson Jr. For cube-shaped ice, see Ice cube. For other uses, see Ice cube (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Ice-T.
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, ), known as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and rulle producer. His lyrics on N.W.A's skiva Straight Outta Compton contributed to gangsta rap's widespread popularity,[3][4][5] and his political rap solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (), Death Certificate (), and The Predator () were all critically and commercially successful.[5][6][7][8] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in [9]
A native of Los Angeles, Ice Cube formed his first rap group called C.I.A. in [10] In , with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, he formed the gangsta rap group N.W.A.[10] As its lead rapper, he