O'Shea Jackson Sr., better known as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His lyrics on N.W.A's 1988 album Straight Outta Compton contributed to gangsta rap's widespread popularity, and his political rap solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), Death Certificate (1991), and The Predator (1992) were all critically and commercially successful. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in 2016.
Ice Cube in 2014
Ice Cube as a high school senior in 1987
Poster for one of N.W.A's first concerts at a Compton skating rink, 1988
A ticket from a 1993 Ice Cube concert in Omaha, Nebraska
N.W.A was an American hip hop group formed in Compton, California. They were among the earliest and most significant popularizers and controversial figures of the gangsta rap subgenre, and the group is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential groups in the history of hip hop music.
Complete N.W.A lineup in 1988 (left to right) Arabian Prince, MC Ren, Ice Cube, Eazy-E, DJ Yella, Dr. Dre
Poster for one of N.W.A's first concerts at a Compton skating rink, 1988
N.W.A co-headlined Public Enemy's 1988 "Bring the Noise" concert tour
Eazy-E (pictured in 1993) feuded with the other former members of the group until his death in 1995.
