◇ image via WikipediaIce Cube
Ice Cube is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Priority Records, The Isley Brothers, DJ Yella, Mavis Staples and Ruthless Records. 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 Snoop Lion, The D.O.C., Chuck D, N-Dubz and Ready to Die, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 109 connections around Ice Cube, reaching back through Priority Records and forward to Snoop Lion. 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 Priority Records, The Isley Brothers, DJ Yella and Mavis Staples, shares an orbit with N.W.A, Westside Connection, Dr. Dre and Eazy-E, went on to shape Snoop Lion, The D.O.C., Chuck D and N-Dubz. 109 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Ice Cube
Sounds and acts that shaped Ice Cube.
- Priority Recordsartist
- The Isley Brothersartist
- DJ Yellaartist
- Mavis Staplesartist
- Ruthless Recordsartist
- Don't Speakartist
- Arabian Princeartist
- Chuck Dartist
- Sierra Leone's Refugee All Starsartist
- 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
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
- Tha Dogg Poundartist
- DMXartist
- Da Lench Mobartist
- Warren Gartist
- MC Renartist
- MC Eihtartist
- Geto Boysartist
- Compton's Most Wantedartist
- The Gameartist
- Method Manartist
- Above the Lawartist
- EPMDartist
- 50 Centartist
- Too $hortartist
- King Teeartist
- 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.
- Snoop Lionartist
- 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
- 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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