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Free Ice Cube backgrounds
- b. O'Shea Jackson, 15 June 1969,
Crenshaw, South Central Los Angeles, California, USA.
Controversial hardcore rapper who formerly worked with the
equally inflammatory N.W.A. Following a relatively
stable background, with both his mother and father working at
UCLA, Cube entered the homeboy lifestyle: "One day I was
sitting in class with a friend called Kiddo and we had some
time on our hands, so he said let's write a rap". At the age
of 16 he penned his first important rap, "Boyz 'N The Hood",
which was later recorded by Eazy-E. He subsequently
spent time with CIA, an embryonic rap outfit produced by
Dr. Dre. As guest lyricist, he brought N.W.A. "8 Ball" and
"Dopeman', which would comprise their opening salvo. After
studying architectural draughtsmanship in Phoenix, Arizona, he
returned to the N.W.A. fold in time for 1989"s groundbreaking
Straight Outta Compton. |
