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O'Shea
Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name, Ice
Cube (The Don-Mega) is an American MC, songwriter, actor,
screenwriter 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. Raw Footage is the
upcoming album by rapper Ice Cube. It is set for a summer 2008
release. The first single, "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It,"
has been released with a music video on his MySpace page on
January 2008. Ice Cube has revealed that the album is more
political than his previous release Laugh Now, Cry Later ... more |
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