◇ image via WikipediaIce Cube
Ice Cube is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Ruthless Records, Don't Speak, Arabian Prince and Chuck D. Those roots explain a lot about how Ice Cube arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as N.W.A, Westside Connection, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Snoop Dogg, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The D.O.C., Chuck D, N-Dubz, Ready to Die and Korn, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 104 connections around Ice Cube, reaching back through Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars and forward to The D.O.C.. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
O'Shea Jackson, known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His efforts on N.W.A's 1989 album Straight Outta Compton contributed to gangsta rap's popularity, and his political rap solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), Death Certificate (1991), and The Predator (1992) were all critically and commercially successful. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in 2016.
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Ice Cube connections
Ice Cube grew out of Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, Ruthless Records, Don't Speak and Arabian Prince, shares an orbit with N.W.A, Westside Connection, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, went on to shape The D.O.C., Chuck D, N-Dubz and Ready to Die. 104 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Ice Cube
Sounds and acts that shaped Ice Cube.
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Starsartist
- Ruthless Recordsartist
- Don't Speakartist
- Arabian Princeartist
- Chuck Dartist
- The Gap Bandartist
- David Holmesartist
- N.W.A. and the Posseartist
- Zappartist
- The Emotionsartist
- Baby Hueyartist
- Lord Kossityartist
- YTCrackerartist
- Public Enemyartist
- Kornartist
- David Bowieartist
- Trent Reznorartist
- Paul Oakenfoldartist
- Lil Jon & The East Side Boyzartist
- Tech N9neartist
- The Gameartist
- Average White Bandartist
- Clipseartist
- Musiqartist
- N.W.Aartist
- Frankie Smithartist
- Mandrillartist
- Steve Arringtonartist
- Dexter Wanselartist
- Alan Tewartist
- Zapp & Rogerartist
- Lil Jonartist
- The Brides of Funkensteinartist
- Das EFXartist
- Whodiniartist
- Ali Shaheed Muhammadartist
- Queen Latifahartist
- We Will Rock Youartist
- Another One Bites the Dustartist
- Emotionsartist
- Young Maylayartist
- Priority Recordsartist
- The Isley Brothersartist
- DJ Yellaartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
Artists similar to Ice Cube
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Ice Cube.
- N.W.Aartist
- Westside Connectionartist
- Dr. Dreartist
- Eazy-Eartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Mack 10artist
- DMXartist
- Da Lench Mobartist
- Warren Gartist
- MC Eihtartist
- Compton's Most Wantedartist
- The Gameartist
- Method Manartist
- Above the Lawartist
- EPMDartist
- Too $hortartist
- Ludacrisartist
- Nate Doggartist
- Mobb Deepartist
- Big Punisherartist
- E-40artist
- Cypress Hillartist
- G-Unitartist
- Public Enemyartist
Bands Ice Cube shaped
Where the influence of Ice Cube travelled next.
- The D.O.C.artist
- Chuck Dartist
- N-Dubzartist
- Ready to Dieartist
- Kornartist
- 2Pacartist
- Ms. Lauryn Hillartist
- Beartoothartist
- JPEGMAFIAartist
- Rammsteinartist
- Da Lench Mobartist
- Mack 10artist
- WCartist
- Cypress Hillartist
- Snoop Lionartist
- Del Tha Funkee Homosapienartist
- Soundgardenartist
- Dom Kennedyartist
- Akira The Donartist
- Kuruptartist
- Compton's Most Wantedartist
- Ras Kassartist
- Devon Hendryxartist
- The Leftartist
- Tommy Teeartist
- DJ Z-Tripartist
- Guilty Simpsonartist
- SOULHEADartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Lupe Fiascoartist
- Lauryn Hillartist
- Xzibitartist
- Kid Rockartist
- Freddie Gibbsartist
- Rap Godartist
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