In a career when he has been most commonly known as Snoop Dogg, he has reached the pinnacle of superstardom. In the twenty years that have passed the man has forged his own legendary trajectory. When he slid in "Deep Cover" in 1992, he defiantly referred to himself as 'Snoop Eastwood,' a nod to a certain cinematic icon. In addition to his War & Peace two-album series, Ice Cube has recently starred in The Friday After Next, the 3rd installment of his multi-million dollar earning Friday movie franchise, Player's Club and the critically praised Barbershop.Ĭalvin Broadus has long established himself as a man of many aliases. These first four albums set him up for his later successes. 1993's Lethal Injection sees Ice Cube morphing into his "Don Mega" persona that permeates his War & Peace albums and projects with Westside Connection. The Predator was an epilogue to the LA riots and while "It Was A Good Day" provides a hassle-free moment in a Compton day, there is still dissonance in Ice Cube's America. It debuted at #1 on both the R&B and Top 200 Album charts. His next release, The Predator, galvanized him as the premiere multi-platinum West Coast hip-hop G. In 1992, Ice Cube continued his vocal incursion into suburban America with a role in John Singleton's epic film on South Central LA, Boyz In The Hood and by touring on the second Lollapalooza. Death Certificate debuted at #1 on the R&B Album chart and #2 on the Top 200 Album chart. The message construed in his rhymes presaged Los Angeles's incendiary reaction to the outcome of the Rodney King trial. Time has shown that the ruthless words and pointed imagery on both Amerikkka's Most Wanted and 1991's pre-LA riots Death Certificate were not included for shock-value. Ice Cube became a lightning rod for attracting attacks from rock critics and moralists for his lyrical content. The track "Amerikkka's Most Wanted" was his debut solo single and was #1 on the Hot Rap Single chart.
Their production team, the Bomb Squad, produced Amerikkka's Most Wanted. Ice Cube squashed the bi-coastal rap rivalry and collaborated with New York's hip-hop heavyweights Public Enemy. On his initial solo release, 1990's Amerikkka's Most Wanted, Ice Cube injected virulent political and cultural rhetoric that stepped above N.W.A's gangbanging braggadocio.
He broke away at the height of their national notoriety.
Ice Cube began his career with the notorious gangsta rap group N.W.A. About Kings of the West Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40, The Game, Too Short, Warren G, The Psycho Realm, and Berner
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