Lethal Injection

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Pareles, Jon (July 17, 2000). "Four Hours of Swagger from Dr. Dre and Friends". The New York Times . Retrieved February 13, 2008. In 1986, at the age of 16, Ice Cube began rapping in the trio C.I.A. but soon joined the newly formed rap group N.W.A. He was N.W.A's lead rapper and main ghostwriter on its official debut album, 1988's Straight Outta Compton. Due to a financial dispute, he left the group by the start of 1990. During 1990, his debut solo album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, found him also leading a featured rap group, Da Lench Mob. [29] Meanwhile, he helped develop the rapper Yo Yo. [3] [30] 1986: C.I.A.

Cube's fourth album, Lethal Injection, came out in late 1993. Here, Cube borrowed from the then-popular G-funk popularized by Dr. Dre. Although not received well by critics, the album brought successful singles, including " Really Doe", " Bop Gun (One Nation)", " You Know How We Do It", and "What Can I Do?" After this album, Ice Cube effectively lost his rap audience. [11] Since 1991, Ice Cube has acted in nearly 40 films, several of which are highly regarded. [11] Some of them, such as the 1992 thriller Trespass and the 1999 war comedy Three Kings, highlight action. [11] Yet most are comedies, including a few adult-oriented ones, like the Friday franchise, whereas most of these are family-friendly, like the Barbershop franchise. [11] Narrative Ice Cube's Life Story?! Talks Tyler Perry, Woody Harrelson, TV Success and More!". UrbLife.com. August 16, 2010. Ice Cube on hip-hop beefs, new album, upcoming film 'Excessive Force' ". rollingout.com. October 5, 2018. Archived from the original on October 30, 2018 . Retrieved May 17, 2021. a b c d e f g h Cashmore, Pete (November 30, 2018). "Frozen in time: Why does nobody want to hear Ice Cube rap any more?". The Guardian.Ice Cube and basketball star LeBron James paired up to pitch a one-hour special to ABC based on James's life. [69]

Donnelly, Matt (November 11, 2022). " Weird: The Al Yankovic Story's Eric Appel Boards Sony Comedy Stepdude as Writer-Director". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.On May 11, 2010, ESPN aired Cube's directed documentary Straight Outta L.A., examining the interplay of Los Angeles sociopolitics, hip hop, and the Raiders during the 1980s into the 1990s. [70] [71] Serial television Mark Armstrong (August 13, 2014). "The Believer Interview: Ice Cube: Longreads Blog". Blog.longreads.com . Retrieved August 15, 2015. Johson, Bill (May 31, 2010). "Ice Cube Reminisces On His Very First Gig And Single". The Urban Daily . Retrieved February 21, 2011.

Allen Gordon, "Ice Cube: Death Certificate (Street Knowledge/Priority, 1991)", in Oliver Wang, ed., Classic Material: The Hip-hop Album Guide (Toronto: ECW Press, 2003), p 87.a b c Loren Kajikawa, "Compton via New York", Sounding Race in Rap Songs (Oakland: University of California Press, 2015), pp 91–93. In 2004, Cube played in Barbershop 2 and Torque. The next year, he replaced Vin Diesel in the second installment of the XXX film series, XXX: State of the Union, as the main protagonist, which he reprises the character in the third installment and reunited with Diesel 12 years later, XXX: Return of Xander Cage. He also appeared in the family comedy Are We There Yet?, which premised his role in its 2007 sequel Are We Done Yet?. In 2012, Cube appeared in 21 Jump Street. He also appeared in its sequel, 22 Jump Street, in 2014. That year, and then to return in 2016, he played alongside comedian Kevin Hart in two more Tim Story films, Ride Along and Ride Along 2. Also in 2016, Cube returned for the third entry in the Barbershop series. And in 2017, Cube starred with Charlie Day in the comedy Fist Fight. a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2007). "Ice Cube – Biography". Allmusic . Retrieved February 13, 2008.