Amoeba Music

By Paul Glanting

        Rap music began to ascend to prominence in the early ‘90s and many parents with a middle American mentality have been hyperventilating ever since. One of the pivotal figures at the helm of this surge was Ice Cube. Influential among even the most influential of Hip Hop artists, Ice Cube brought his fury dangerously close to pop music, and became a cornerstone in the West Coast rap music movement.

         Born in South Central Los Angeles, O’Shea Jackson began writing raps while in high school, during keyboarding class. Ice Cube started the group C.I.A. along with friend Sir Jinx and together they... Read More

City Of Origin:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Genre:

Hip Hop, West Coast

Birthdate:

06/15/1969