The Predator

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When Ice Cube released The Predator on November 17, 1992, he certainly had a lot to talk and be angry about at that moment. Death Certificate was the quintessential “angry” hip-hop album, and The Predator is bursting with resentment. Cube raps a lot about the Rodney King beating, the verdict, the riots, and the continued abuse by the police in the months that followed. Ice Cube clearly states, “I told you it would happen and you heard it, read it” on the album, about as clear of an “I told you so” as you can get. But there’s also a different sort of anger present. Throughout the album, Cube focuses much of his vitriol at people who, after the release of Death Certificate, spent more time being critical of him than listening closely to what the album had to say. Cube appointed Yo-Yo, a female rapper and guest on the album, to be the head of his record label, and helped produce her debut album, Make Way for the Motherlode. Also in 1990, Cube followed up with an EP— Kill At Will—critically acclaimed, and rap's first EP certified Platinum. [38] Stern, Marlow (February 2, 2017). "Ice Cube on Donald 'Easy D' Trump: 'Everybody is getting what they deserve' ". The Daily Beast . Retrieved June 6, 2017. Gross, Terry (January 10, 2005). "Actor and Musician Ice Cube: 'Are We There Yet?' ". Fresh Air. NPR. In 2004, Cube played in Barbershop 2 and Torque. The next year, he replaced Vin Diesel in the second installment of the XXX film series, XXX: State of the Union, as the main protagonist, which he reprises the character in the third installment and reunited with Diesel 12 years later, XXX: Return of Xander Cage. He also appeared in the family comedy Are We There Yet?, which premised his role in its 2007 sequel Are We Done Yet?. In 2012, Cube appeared in 21 Jump Street. He also appeared in its sequel, 22 Jump Street, in 2014. That year, and then to return in 2016, he played alongside comedian Kevin Hart in two more Tim Story films, Ride Along and Ride Along 2. Also in 2016, Cube returned for the third entry in the Barbershop series. And in 2017, Cube starred with Charlie Day in the comedy Fist Fight.

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Kaufman, Gil (June 2020). "Ice Cube criticized for posting string of anti-semitic images and conspiracy theories". Billboard. many songs comment on racial tensions in the United States. The production on the album was primarily handled by DJ Pooh, Sir Jinx, Torcha Chamba and DJ Muggs. The title is in part reference to the movie Predator 2, and the album itself includes samples from the film. [1] Ice Cube Explains His Moniker And Gives One To Stephen, interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (aired June 20, 2017, published to YouTube on June 21, 2017) The Predator debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 193,000 copies in its first week. [2] This became Ice Cube's first US number one debut. [2] On November 16, 2001, the album was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over two million copies. [3] As of January 2003, the album has sold 2.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. [15] Legacy [ edit ]

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