Lethal Injection

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a b "American album certifications – Ice Cube – Lethal Injection". Recording Industry Association of America.

At 16, Cube sold his first song to Eric Wright, soon dubbed Eazy-E, who was forming Ruthless Records and the musical team N.W.A, based in Compton, California. [13] Himself from South Central Los Angeles, Cube would be N.W.A's only core member not born in Compton. Birchmeier, Jason. " "War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)" – Overview". Allmusic . Retrieved February 13, 2008. 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 Blog Archive " Ice Cube: "Raiders fans were gangster's way before we came into the picture" ". Sports Radio Interviews. November 12, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011 . Retrieved June 1, 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.Too Short and E-40 confirm new joint album with Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube". www.revolt.tv. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021 . Retrieved April 22, 2021. Lethal Injection is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ice Cube. It was released on December 7, 1993, through Lench Mob Records and Priority Records. The production on the album was handled by QDIII, Madness 4 Real, Sir Jinx, Laylaw, D'Mag, and Ice Cube himself. Stern, Marlow (February 2, 2017). "Ice Cube on Donald 'Easy D' Trump: 'Everybody is getting what they deserve' ". The Daily Beast . Retrieved June 6, 2017. It was also at this time that Cube began collaborating outside the rap genre. In 1997, he worked with David Bowie and Nine Inch Nails singer Trent Reznor on a remix of Bowie's " I'm Afraid of Americans". In 1998, Cube was featured on the band Korn's song " Children of the Korn", and joined them on their Family Values Tour 1998. Ice Cube and basketball star LeBron James paired up to pitch a one-hour special to ABC based on James's life. [69]

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. In a 2016 interview, Cube cited Jaws as his favorite film and named " It Was a Good Day" as being among his favorite of his own songs. [87] Commercially, he has endorsed Coors Light beer and St. Ides malt liquor, [80] and licensed a clothing line called Solo by Cube. In 2017, he launched Big3, a 3-on-3 basketball league starring former NBA players. [88] Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and allegations of Anti-semitism Maslin, Janet (January 11, 1995). "Film review: Higher Learning; short course in racism on a college campus". The New York Times. Johson, Bill (May 31, 2010). "Ice Cube Reminisces On His Very First Gig And Single". The Urban Daily . Retrieved February 21, 2011. Donnelly, Matt (November 11, 2022). " Weird: The Al Yankovic Story's Eric Appel Boards Sony Comedy Stepdude as Writer-Director". Variety. Penske Media Corporation.iTunes – Music – Sic Them Youngins On 'Em – Single by Ice Cube". Itunes.apple.com. February 11, 2014 . Retrieved May 1, 2014. a b c d e Stern, Marlow (June 11, 2020). "Ice Cube's long, disturbing history of anti-Semitism". The Daily Beast. iTunes – Music – Everythang's Corrupt – Single by Ice Cube". Itunes.apple.com. January 4, 2013 . Retrieved May 5, 2013. 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]

In 2011, Cube featured on Daz Dillinger's song "Iz You Ready to Die" and on DJ Quik's song "Boogie Till You Conk Out". Gross, Terry (January 10, 2005). "Actor and Musician Ice Cube: 'Are We There Yet?' ". Fresh Air. NPR. Vlad Lyubovny, interviewer, "DJ Yella: All of NWA knew Ice Cube won with 'No Vaseline' ", VladTV– DJVlad @ YouTube "Verified" channel, August 22, 2015. a b c Loren Kajikawa, "Compton via New York", Sounding Race in Rap Songs (Oakland: University of California Press, 2015), pp 91–93.

Ashcraft, Brian (October 28, 2010). "Ice Cube Adding Call Of Duty To His Resume". Kotaku. Gizmodo Media Group . Retrieved November 4, 2018. Ice Cube creates BIG3". AdAge.com. Archived from the original on January 13, 2017 . Retrieved January 12, 2017. Ice Cube was credited again on the collaborative album N.W.A. and the Posse, which included the retitled “Boyz-in-the-Hood,” “8 Ball” (also written by Ice Cube), and “Dope Man,” which featured vocals by Ice Cube. Though the album featured songs by artists who were not members of N.W.A, the record company (Macola Records, not N.W.A’s own Ruthless Records) marketed it as an N.W.A album, bringing the group some recognition leading up to the 1988 release of its album Straight Outta Compton. Coleman, Brian (October 13, 2014). "The Making of Ice Cube's "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" ". Cuepoint . Retrieved December 7, 2018. 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.

Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Ice Cube | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca . Retrieved October 30, 2021. a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2007). "Ice Cube – Biography". Allmusic . Retrieved February 13, 2008. In 2014, Cube appeared on MC Ren's remix " Rebel Music", their first collaboration since the N.W.A reunion in 2000. [60] On September 28, 2010, his ninth solo album, I Am the West, arrived with, Cube says, a direction different from any one of his other albums. Its producers include West Coast veterans like DJ Quik, Dr. Dre, E-A-Ski, and, after nearly 20 years, again Cube's onetime C.I.A groupmate Sir Jinx. Offering the single "I Rep That West", the album debuted at #22 on the Billboard 200 and sold 22,000 copies in its first week. Also in 2010, Cube signed up-and-coming recording artist named 7Tre The Ghost, deemed likely to be either skipped or given the cookie-cutter treatment by most record companies. [50] Ice Cube Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions". Wired. April 11, 2016 . Retrieved June 7, 2017– via YouTube.In September 2012, during Pepsi's NFL Anthems campaign, Cube released his second Raiders anthem "Come and Get It". [52] 2012–present: Everythang's Corrupt and forming Mount Westmore