Ice Cube Exposed

Introduction -

Most of us know O'Shea Jackson as either the controversial rapper or as the Hollywood actor. O’Shea’s stage name is Ice Cube who as a rapper has made a musical career off of what has been termed as gangsta rap by many. In fact, on several occasions Ice has even taken credit for creating the notorious form of rap music even though that claim just isn’t true. In reality not much is true that Ice has rapped about in his twenty plus year career.

According to his biography he graduated from high school in Woodland Hills California, the same school rapper Everlast (House of Pain), actress Dana Plato (Diff’rent Strokes) and actor Jason Bateman (Silver Spoons) have also attended. From his San Fernando Valley high school, Ice went on to briefly attend college in Phoenix. Since 1987 his life has been one large act all at the expense of his audience who naively takes what he says as gospel. All the while he laughs his way to the bank while denying any accountability for his dangerous music. Does his music teach to stay in school? No, as you will see this former child star has an agenda that is far beyond that.

Gangsta Fairy Tale -

When Ice Cube became a member of N.W.A. (N!ggaz With Attitudes) he was the primary writer. The problem with this is N.W.A. as a rap group focused on as 50 Cent would say, “the harsh realities” of an environment and life style that Ice Cube hasn’t lived. Since his teenage years he has been earning a living as a musician in a very successful career. Yet, to this day he still features himself pictured with a gun on his 2010 “I Am the west” album cover while wearing clothing (Dickie suit and Chuck Taylors) that has been traditionally seen as gang wear. Not only is the forty plus year old man out of touch with today’s fashion, he’s out of touch with reality. Just as West Coast artist Crooked I has recently said in a BET interview;

"The consumer, they really love the West Coast of yesterday and I ain’t mad at that, but it’s a new day on the West. It’s not all about the '64 Impalas with hydraulics and the khaki suits and Chuck Taylors. There’s a brand-new energy, there’s a brand-new swagger.”

I don't know if Crooked was taking a subliminal shot at Ice Cube or not. However, this is exactly the false type of image that Ice Cube continues to push which in turns keeps newer artist out. New West artist such as Jay Rock and Glasses Malone have Called Ice Cube out on not doing enough to support West Coast rappers. Just as is the case with many older rappers, Ice thinks he’s exempt from any form of criticism since he helped paved the way. He has recently dissed the West Coast radio for not showing support, yet he is charged with the same thing. If he had stood with artist in the past who went after the radio stations, maybe things would be different today.Although Cube claims to be the West, he hasn't shown any leadership skills that come along with making such an outrageous claim.

Cube's gangsta fairy tale of being an original gangster, ex convict, gangbanger never ends. It seems that once he played the character of Doughboy in 1991's "Boyz N' The Hood" that he found his calling. The fact that Ice may psychologically be trapped in the role of Doughboy shouldn't be dismissed very easily. The late rapper/actor Tupac Shakur was also said to be playing the role of Bishop, a thug like character he played in a movie role, in his music. Although this is debated in Hip Hop circles in regard to 2 Pac, what isn't debated is that Cube isn't what he portrays himself to be.

Unlike Cube, Jay Rock actually has real street experience that Ice raps about. This is probably why Ice Cube was afraid of Jay as confirmed by the show owner Murs. Since Jay couldn’t go to the show due to Ice Cube’s fear, Cube decided to talk about him while on stage instead. What else would you expect from a forty year old man who comes from a two parent household, some college experience and millions of dollars in his bank account? Certainly not what he raps about! Cube wouldn’t do anything to jeopardize his fame and money by doing anything other than playing the twenty year old Ice Cube gangster role. In a sense, Jay Rock was blackballed due to Ice Cube. The criticism new west artist speak on is absolutely correct.

Like father like sons -

Even though Cube claims to be the west, many newcomers to the west coast Hip Hop scene have accused Cube of not doing enough for the up and coming generation. What’s sad is not only is it true but most of the artist who need the boost from a powerful figure like Cube, actually look up to him. Unless you are his children you probably won’t get much help from Cube. OMG (Oh My Gosh) and Doughboy are Ice Cube’s teenage sons who rap. The song “she couldn’t make it own her own” features Ice Cube along with his sons. What would you expect for this multi-millionaire to rap about with his two teenage children? Well, pimpin of course! Just as Ice Cube’s music has been misogynistic and violent his entire career, his kids are following in his footsteps. Doughboy raps; “I keep a bad b***h with a fat derriere/and you know that h@e fresher than a new pair”. Meanwhile OMG and Cube continue with the foolishness of similar verses. The hook goes; “she had to get a pimp, she couldn’t make it on her own". Is it fair to say that Ice doesn't have any daughters and doesn't care about the single women who are out there?

Although Cube has been married for sometime he loves to talk about b***hes the same way he did back in the late 80’s when he was a teenager. He recently dedicated “nothing like la” to his wife who he says has been down since 1989. She must be so proud of the way her husband has her boys following in the family business.

With all due respect, Cube’s sons aren’t anything special in today’s music climate. Even though their dad is a bigshot in the music industry, they still haven’t done anything major which should tell you something.

Music of death -

If Cube isn’t talking about b***hes or h@es he’s talking about violence and death. Nearly every album cover he’s come out with has some reference to death it in. Not only death but the single eye commonly associated with Freemasonry and the Illumaniti. At least eight of his album covers show him depicted with one eye. Some of you may think that this is a coincidence but when you study this subject you can see how many artist openly and subliminally pose with the all seeing eye symbolism.

His first EP “Kill at will” pictured him handing you a gun and the title speaks for itself. The next one “Death Certificate” shows Uncle Sam dead, covered in a sheet and again, the album title speaks for itself. Next was the predator where Ice is smoking a pipe with a skull on it. From “Straight Outta Compton” to “I am the west”, Ice has utilized death in his artwork. Smoking, guns, skulls and needles are all indications of the type of material his albums contain. Some common themes of his discography are racism, misogyny, murder and profanity.

I could go on all day showing you from his lyrics that Ice isn't someone to look up to. Even the few rare moments when he tries to educate his listeners, it isn't enough to counter the negative that he has already promoted. Since his reputation proceeds him, I won't spend much time on his lyrics.

Burn Hollywood Burn -

O’Shea has made songs bashing Koreans, Whites, Christians and Jewish people as well as his own people. To this day he has never apologized and even continues to spread his hate. Ice Cube is a hateful man that many people still continue to look to as some example for black liberation. Yet, his very presence in Hollywood and in the music industry cries the exact opposite. The same Jewish people he has called out, the same white women he hates and the same African American’s he has bashed are some of the same people who employee him, star with him and write his scripts. Ice Cube is not only a fake gangster but he’s also a fake revolutionary. Some like to cheer him on as he talks about "the man" in his music but fail to realize that he not only is apart of the system but to a large degree is the system itself. Who is the top rapper in Hollywood if not Ice Cube? Ice has risen to the top of the music industry as well as the film industry that has never changed or compromised itself. The only way he could succeed in it is if he compromised in order to fit in. If Ice was some threat to the status quo at all he would be blacklisted and put on the shelf just as others have been in the past.

Even though he rarely puts his own views up for public scrutiny, he has no problem with ridiculing others. I guess everyone who thinks that “We are all praying to the same God” should take note of how Cube has portrayed everyone who doesn’t practice Islam. A prime example is his movie Friday which included a corrupt adulterous, weed smoking preacher played by Berrnie Mac. Just imagine the outrage if an Islamic Iman were shown in such a light!

Radical Islam and The Nation of Islam Cult –

The extremist in Ice Cube has promoted the cult of The Nation of Islam beginning on his 1991 album “Death Certificate”.

Please note that the Nation of Islam teaches that the white man is devil. This isn’t something that all Muslims believe in. When he speaks about devils in his music or as he did in the video clip, he’s talking about whites in racial terms. Even with all of his talk he still went on to do a couple St. ides beer commercials! I guess this is his idea of Black Power.

What’s amazing to me is that it’s common knowledge that African American’s don’t own the music and movie industry. He can’t have it both ways by hating while at the same time working hand and hand with those he says are the oppressors. Although this clip is some years old, Ice still continues to profess his views musically while living something completely different. Since Allah is working with Ice Cube and he is a new age minister as khalid Muhammad (who was later removed from the Nation of Islam) stated, it’s important to see what he is ministering to the youth.

Message to the youth -

In reality what Cube has done since the early 90’s is infuse gangster rap stories with the teachings of a known cult to indoctrinate the youth into it. Some of their views include naming people or those who practice Judaism as the historical Jews (which is a lie), that Wallace Fard Muhammad the cult’s founder is the savior as well as some nutty ufo teachings. This alone should tell the reader that Ice Cube’s music is beyond something that could be brushed off as simple entertainment. Here is Khalid’s intro to the song “cave b***h” which we will go back to later in this article;

“Give me a black goddess sister I can't resist her. No stringy haired, blonde hair, blue eyed, pale skinned buttermilk complexion. Grafted, recessive, depressive, ironing board backside straight up and straight down. No frills, no thrills, Miss six o'clock, subject to have the itch, mutanoid, caucazoid, white cave b***h...”

St. Ides Malt Liquor Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcZ3Fs9758E

St. Ides Commercial Featuring Ice Cube & Geto Boys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELxJfRamYUY

Yo-Yo featuring Ice Cube - St Ides Promo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8M3_DR5OZns

Ice Cube and EPMD St. Ides commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDCl6_dRMAo

Ice Cube St. ides Commercial 1993
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7F5O01Q2Mg

St Ides - Ice Cube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPK4q2Ev3Mg

Da Lench Mob St Ides Commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iUjtNCfcAE

Here are the top five Ice Cube disses in no particular order;

Former eight trey gangster gang member Sanyika Shakur aka Monster Cody has spoken out about Ice Cube’s fake image which he deems as harmful.

Here is Cody speaking further on Ice Cube.

Now listen to Ice Cube speaking on the Today show in 2010 and compare it with the video above and the ones beneath. Someone is lying here and it's Ice Cube!

Oh, by the way, check out what he thinks of one of the host of the show. Here are some lyrics from his song entitled “cave b***h” from Ice’s 1993 “Lethal Injection” album;

 “Ease back white b***h, I don't play that
Just because I got on my L.A. hat
Stalkin' walking in my big black boots
Is my jingle, now you want Mandingo
Big, black and handsome
I should hold your devil ass for ransome
Sorta like Patty Herst, but I'll burst first b***h
And you know what's worse
I'm coming from the land where the choppers roam
So phuck you b***h and your Coppertone
Stringy hair - no derrier - frontin' and fakin' with your silicone pair
Do I wanna phuck? Not hardly
That's kinda like Barbie phuckin' Bob Marley
It ain't gonna happen, I keep rappin'
Muthaphuck Teniell, but see I'm the Captain of this ship
And I'm true to the game
Ya all look the same
Standin' by my backstage door, hopin' that'll switch
Spread out you little cave b***h”

Here is the late Tupac Shakur discussing Ice Cube’s fakeness shortly before his death:

Here are former members of his Lench Mob crew dissing him. Notice the title of the song. Ice being a fake gangsta seems to be the reoccurring theme here. That and the fact that he falls out with so many people close to him as you will see.

Kam and Pooh are former Lench Mob members as well. Kam speaks on him being a fake gangbanger just like everyone else. In it you can hear Kam say that Ice Cube’s wife wears the pants in the house. This is relevant here because former Westside Connection member Mack 10 has said that the reason the group broke up was due to something that happened between Ice Cube’s brother in law and him. From what Mack says, Ice Cube’s wife played a major role in the group breaking up due to Mack 10 and her brother having problems.

Even west coast veteran Ice-T has dissed Ice Cube in the past for being fake. On March 10^th 1997 Ice-T called into New York’s Hot 97 radio show and dissed Ice Cube over his Westside Connection phony east vs. west beef gimmick.

The fact of the matter is that Ice Cube’s time is up in music. This was evident when his last album was outsold by Waka Flaka Flame. This new generation doesn’t want to see forty year old men wearing Dickies, Chuck Taylor’s and telling gangsta fairy tales. Neither do his past fans because they have all grown up and are trying to raise their children not to be like what Ice wants them to be. Some of what he was saying in the past was true and relevant to certain aspect of the community. However, the overall message and image that he likes to portray is harmful. He being the primary writer for N.W.A. almost single-handedly made terms such as b***hes and n!ggas popular and acceptable to the youth. He must be held accountable and we can’t continue to view people who make money at our expense as “making it” any longer. Just because he may have a black director, be the writer or the leading actor doesn’t mean that the overall system and the way we are portrayed isn’t exploitive. His music has steadily gone down hill and it’s time for him to apologize to the past generation and retire. Stop buying his music, stop going to his shows and stop supporting his movies. It’s over for this guy!