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In the opening lines of 'Tyrone,' Erykah Badu provides a disclaimer: "Now keep in mind that I'm an artist, and I'm sensitive about my s---." No truer words could be spoken in regards to the tumultuous relationship between artist and critic...

Gangsta rap legend/family film star Ice Cube will release his long-delayed album 'I Am the West' this fall. "Mark it on your calender. Sept. 28th is the new release date for 'I AM THE WEST,'" Cube wrote, before hinting at a music video for his controversial new song 'Drink the Kool-Aid,' which allegedly name-checks Eminem and Dr...

Fans who flocked to the annual Paid Dues Festival this year were treated to some live performances from West Coast vets like Ice Cube, Murs and Tha Dogg Pound, but they may have wondered why one up-and-comer wasn't included on the bill. Jay Rock, the Watts, Calif...

After Snoop Dogg is done gallivanting around Europe and trying to rent entire countries, he's heading back to the States and embarking on a tour with fellow Los Angeles legend Ice Cube. The shows are under Snoop's 'How the West Was One' umbrella and serve to promote Cube's upcoming 'I Am the West' record, which was originally slated to drop on July 13 but is now set for a September 24 release...

In the '90s, every hip-hop-themed movie had its own original soundtrack. Classics like 'Colors,' 'Boyz N the Hood' and 'Menace II Society' came strapped with sound pieces that matched the tone of the films perfectly. Though they ranged in quality from life-changing to "say what...

Ice Cube might have finally obtained the dramatic role he's been seeking for years. In 'Rampart,' the rapper/actor will play a gritty, hard-working cop that is looking to expose corruption within the LAPD in the early '90s. It seems like a great role for Cube...

Ice Cube is a tried and true Los Angeles Lakers fan, and with the NBA Finals tied at one a piece, he had some words of encouragement for skeptics and Boston Celtics fans. "Let me put that to rest," Cube said, in an interview with MTV. "We got the team to win it all this year ...

Ice Cube continues to stir the pot with his opinions about the "New West." Though he bigged up Nipsey Hussle, he recently said that the rest of the up and comers (read: Jay Rock) should step their noise-making game up, real talk. "If I aint hearin' you, you ain't making noise...

"Movies aren't real," Ice Cube expertly explained, while discussing his new film 'Rampart,' where he plays a dirty L.A. cop. " basically comes out of that. It's just a movie. If I want people to take me serious as an actor, I got to take myself serious as an actor...

Call him one of the godfathers of rap, but Cali's own Ice Cube is arguably the king of rappers with successful acting and production gigs on the side. While it's easy to bestow LL Cool J or Ice-T with the thespian crown, O'Shea Jackson has not only consistently lit up the silver screen in hood classics like 'Friday' and 'Boyz n the Hood,' but with his upcoming small screen adaptation of his 2005 h