History Music / IceCube

* ShoutOut: "Who Got Da Camera" namechecks John Singleton, Matty Rich and Spike Lee, while playing out a Rodney King-type situation.

'''IceCube''': Yeah. Yeah, I got some last words. FUCK ALL OF Y'ALL!\\

* StayInTheKitchen: Averted and then Lampshaded in ''When Will They Shoot?''

* TakeThat: "No Vaseline". [[SarcasmMode Gee, and after such an amicable departure from N.W.A.]]

** He ''really'' lets Eazy in particular have it in the third verse: "[[RuleOfThree I never have dinner with the President. I never have dinner with the President. I never have dinner with the President.]] And when I see your ass again, I'll be hesitant. Now I think you a snitch, throw a house nigga in a ditch. Half-pint bitch, fuckin' your homeboys. You little maggot; Eazy-E turned faggot. With your manager, fella, fuckin' MC Ren, Dr. Dre, and Yella. But if they were smart as me, Eazy-E would be hangin' from a tree / With no Vaseline, just a match and a little bit of gasoline / [[KillItWithFire Light 'em up, burn 'em up, flame on / 'til that Jheri curl is gone.]]" ''Holy'' '''''shit.'''''

* RearrangeTheSong: Notice anything familiar about the "War & Peace" chorus? It's sung to the tune of [[NoDoubt "Don't Speak"]].

** "The bigger the cap, the bigger the peelin', who gives a fuck about a punk-ass villain?" "Eazy's dick, is smellin' like MC Ren's shit!"
** "[[RuleOfThree I never have dinner with the President. I never have dinner with the President. I never have dinner with the President.]] He ''really'' lets Eazy in particular have it: "Half-pint bitch, fuckin' your homeboys. You little maggot; Eazy-E turned faggot. With your manager, fella, fuckin' MC Ren, Dr. Dre, and Yella. But if they were smart as me, Eazy-E would be hangin' from a tree / With no Vaseline, just a match and a little bit of gasoline / [[KillItWithFire Light 'em up, burn 'em up, flame on / 'til that Jheri curl is gone.]]" Holy '''''shit.'''''

* TakeThat: "No Vaseline". [[SarcasmMode Gee, and after such an amicable departure from N.W.A.]] "Yella Boy's on your team, so you're losin'; ay yo Dre, stick to producin' / Callin' me Arnold, but you Been-a-dick;
Eazy-E saw your ass and went in it quick." "The bigger the cap, the bigger the peelin', who gives a fuck about a punk-ass villain?" "Eazy's dick, is smellin' like MC Ren's shit!" "[[RuleOfThree I never have dinner with the President. I never have dinner with the President. I never have dinner with the President.]] ... Half-pint bitch, fuckin' your homeboys. You little maggot; Eazy-E turned faggot." He ''really'' lets Eazy in particular have it: "But if they were smart as me, Eazy-E would be hangin' from a tree / With no Vaseline, just a match and a little bit of gasoline / [[KillItWithFire Light 'em up, burn 'em up, flame on / 'til that Jheri curl is gone.]]" '''''Shit'''''.

* RatedGForGangsta: He's gone from rapper and featuring in crime dramas like ''Film/BoyzNTheHood'', to horror movie star in ''Film/{{Anaconda}}'', to comedic roles like ''Film/AreWeThereYet''. He does go back from time to time, alternating roles between "{{Badass}} thug" and "UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist".

* TakeThat: "No Vaseline". [[SarcasmMode Gee, and after such an amicable departure from N.W.A.]] "Yo Dre, stick to producin'!" "Eazy's dick is covered in MC Ren's shit!" "I'll never have dinner with the President... half pint bitch!" On that note, he really lets Eazy in particular have it: "But if they were smart as me, Eazy-E would be hangin' from a tree / With no Vaseline, just a match and a little bit of gasoline / [[KillItWithFire Light 'em up, burn 'em up, flame on / Til that Jheri curl is gone.]]" ''Ouch''.

--> ''"[[AlbumTitleDrop Straight outta Compton]], crazy [[ClusterFBomb muthafucka]] named Ice Cube
--> ''From the gang called [[NWordPrivileges Niggaz]] [[Music/{{NWA}} Wit Attitudes]]"''

* StupidStatementDanceMix: A proto-example. He wrote a song called "The Predator" in 1992, whose chorus looped Arnold Schwarzenegger's catchphrase "I'll be back," from ''Film/{{Terminator}}''.
** The "I'll be back" sample is actually from a Das EFX rap, with one of the guys impersonating Arnie.

--> ''"[[AlbumTitleDrop Straight outta Compton]], crazy [[ClusterFBomb motherfucker]] named Ice Cube
--> ''From the gang called [[NWordPrivileges Niggas]] [[Music/NWA With Attitude]]"''

* UncannyFamilyResemblance: O'Shea Jackson Jr. is a living snapshot of his father during his N.W.A. years, and even sounds like him. This is most evident in ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton'', where he portrays his father during that time period. [[https://www.google.com/search?q=ice+cube+o%27shea+jr&safe=off&espv=2&biw=1281&bih=707&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjRlvXyi-LJAhWCGB4KHUU8CN8Q_AUIBigB#imgrc=ZsTk_Ymx_eH3aM%3A Compare picture of Ice Cube himself around the release of the titular album with Jr. in the movie portrayal.]]

* UncannyFamilyResemblance: O'Shea Jackson Jr. is a living snapshot of his father during his N.W.A. years, and even sounds like him. This is most evident in ''Film/StraightOuttaCompton'', where he portrays his father during that time period.

Ice Cube was born in South Central Los Angeles, California, the son of Doris Jackson (née Benjamin), a hospital clerk and custodian, and Andrew Jackson, who worked as a groundskeeper at UCLA. His cousins are Teren Delvon Jones, also known as Del tha Funkee Homosapien, of {{Deltron 3030}}, Music/{{Gorillaz}} and Hieroglyphics, and Kam of rap group The Warzone. At age sixteen, Ice Cube developed an interest in hip hop music, and began writing raps in Taft High School's keyboarding class. He attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology in the fall of 1987, and studied Architectural Drafting. With friend Sir Jinx, Cube formed the C.I.A., and they performed at parties hosted by Dr. Dre.

O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his gang name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career as a member of the rap group Music/{{NWA}} along with group leader Music/EazyE, and later built a successful solo career in music and cinema. From the mid-[[TheNineties 1990s]] onwards, Jackson focused on acting, and his musical output has slowed down considerably. He remains one of the most visible West Coast rappers, having helped originate GangstaRap. On the other hand, he has recently started starring in children's movies, leading to a severe case of RatedGForGangsta.

* "Today Was A Good Day"

Cube recorded his debut solo album in Los Angeles with the Bomb Squad (Music/PublicEnemy's production team). ''[=AmeriKKKa's=] Most Wanted'' was released in 1990 and was an instant hit, riding and contributing to the rising tide of rap's popularity in mainstream society. The album was charged with controversy, and Cube was accused of misogyny, and racism. Subsequently, Cube appointed the female rapper Yo-Yo (who appeared on ''[=AmeriKKKa's=] Most Wanted'') to the head of his own record label and helped produce her debut album, ''Make Way for the Motherlode''. This was followed by a critically acclaimed role as Doughboy in John Singleton's hood-based drama, ''BoyzNTheHood''. In the same year as ''[=AmeriKKKa's=] Most Wanted'', Cube released the acclaimed EP, ''Kill At Will''. ''Kill At Will'' sold well, becoming the first hip hop EP to go both Gold and Platinum.

* TakeThat: "No Vaseline". [[SarcasmMode Gee, and after such an amicable departure from N.W.A.]] "Yo Dre, stick to producin'!" "Eazy's dick is covered in MC Ren's shit!" "I'll never have dinner with the President... half pint bitch!"

By this point Cube was a full-time member of N.W.A along with Dr. Dre and (to a lesser extent) MC Ren. Cube wrote Dr. Dre and Eazy-E's rhymes for the group's landmark album, ''Straight Outta Compton'', released in 1988. However, as 1990 approached, Cube found himself at odds with the group's manager, [[AmoralAttorney Jerry Heller]], after Heller responded to the group's financial questions by drafting up a new arrangement. As he explains in his book, since Cube wrote the lyrics to approximately half of both ''Straight Outta Compton'', and Eazy-E's solo album, ''Eazy-Duz-It'', Cube was advised of the amounts he was truly owed by Heller, and proceeded to take legal action, soon after leaving the group and the label. In response, the remaining N.W.A members attacked Cube on the EP ''100 Miles and Runnin'', as well as their next and final album, ''Efil4zaggin'' (Niggaz4life [[SdrawkcabAlias spelled backwards]]).

O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), better known by his gang name Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He began his career as a member of the rap group Music/{{NWA}} along with group leader Music/{{Eazy-E}}, and later built a successful solo career in music and cinema. From the mid-[[TheNineties 1990s]] onwards, Jackson focused on acting, and his musical output has slowed down considerably. He remains one of the most visible West Coast rappers, having helped originate GangstaRap. On the other hand, he has recently started starring in children's movies, leading to a severe case of RatedGForGangsta.

* StupidStatementDanceMix: Arguable proto-example. He wrote a song called "The Predator" in 1992, whose chorus looped Arnold Schwarzenegger's catchphrase "I'll be back," from ''Film/{{Terminator}}''.

* ''Film/BarberShop''

* ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet''
** ''Film/TwentyTwoJumpStreet''

* ActorAllusion: From "Check Yo Self":
-->I make dough, but don't call me [[Film/BoyzNTheHood Doughboy]] / This ain't no fuckin' motion picture

* RatedGForGangsta: He's gone from rapper, to [[{{Anaconda}} horror movie star]], to ''AreWeThereYet''. He does go back from time to time, alternating roles between "{{Badass}} thug" and "UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist".

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* ''Wicked''
* ''Today Was A Good Day''
* ''You Know How We Do It''
* ''True To The Game''
* ''Until We Rich'' (Featuring Krayzie Bone)
* ''No Vaseline''
* ''Black Korea'' (probably his most controversial)
* ''Jackin' For Beats''
* ''Dead Homiez''
* ''We Be Clubbin''
* ''Check Yo Self''
* ''Really Doe''
* ''Lil Ass Gee''
* ''Bop Gun''
* ''Steady Mobbin''
* ''What Can I Do?''
* ''Who's The Mack? ''
* ''Why We Thugs''
* ''Go to Church'' (featuring Snoop Dogg & Lil Jon)
* ''Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It''

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!!He provides examples of:

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Not to be confused with Music/{{Ice-T}}, a fellow rapper from Los Angeles. See [[http://lobshots.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/icet_icecube.jpg here]] for a helpful visual diagram.