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The Words and Music of Ice Cube (Hardcover, New)
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The Words and Music of Ice Cube (Hardcover, New)
Series: Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection
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Ice Cube is one of the most influential figures in the history of
rap and hip-hop. Best known for the vitriol of his "angry black
man" recordings of the late 1980s and mid 1990s, Ice Cube
epitomizes the genre often referred to as gangsta rap. Much of his
music from these years is focused on the disturbing realities of
life in black urban ghettos, and as a result it chronicles such
complex and controversial issues as racial stereotypes, street
gangs, racial profiling, "black on black" crime, teen pregnancy,
absentee fathers, and male-female relationships. His recordings
with NWA are noteworthy for their sardonic humor in discussing dire
issues. The group's landmark CD Straight Outta Compton (1988) is a
palette of urban woes recounted in aggressive and hostile street
vernacular, while Ice Cube's recordings of the 1990s now represent
paradigms of the gangsta style. The first three chapters of The
Words and Music of Ice Cube explore Ice Cube's recordings between
1988 and 1996 and situate Ice Cube in the context of other rappers
of this period-most notably Public Enemy, Ice-T, Tupac, Biggie, and
Snoop Dogg-whose music also chronicled explosive issues in urban
ghettos. The fourth chapter considers Ice Cube's career in film,
beginning with a discussion of his performance in Boyz n the Hood
and ending with a look at his most recent films, Barber Shop,
Barber Shop II, Are We There Yet? And Are We Done Yet? The fifth
and final chapter looks back over all of Ice Cube's work to date
and considers his impact and his legacy in music and popular
culture at large. A discography, filmography, and bibliography
supplement the work.
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