Editing Ice Cube (section)

==Music career==
===Early work===
In 1986, at the age of 16, Ice Cube began rapping in the trio [[C.I.A. (band)|C.I.A.]] but soon joined the newly formed rap group [[N.W.A]]. He was N.W.A's lead rapper and main ghostwriter on its official debut album, 1989's ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]''. Due to a financial dispute, he left the group by the start of 1990. During 1990, his debut solo album, ''[[AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted]]'', found him also leading a featured rap group, [[Da Lench Mob]].<ref name="chillin"/> Meanwhile, he helped develop the rapper [[Yo-Yo (rapper)|Yo Yo]].<ref name=":3" /><ref>Simon Glickman, [https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/yo-yo "Yo Yo"], Contemporary Musicians, ''[[Encyclopedia.com]]'', [[Cengage]], updated May 5, 2020.</ref>

===1986: C.I.A.===
With friend [[Sir Jinx]], Ice Cube formed the rap group [[C.I.A. (group)|C.I.A.]], and performed at parties hosted by [[Dr. Dre]]. Since 1984, Dre had been a member of a popular DJ crew, the [[World Class Wreckin' Cru]], which by 1985 was also performing and recording electro rap. Dre had Cube help write the Wreckin Cru's hit song "Cabbage Patch". Dre also joined Cube on a side project, a duo called Stereo Crew, which made a 12-inch record, "She's a Skag", released on [[Epic Records]] in 1986.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Johson|first=Bill|date=May 31, 2010|title=Ice Cube Reminisces On His Very First Gig And Single|work=The Urban Daily|url=http://theurbandaily.com/music/first-things-first-music/billjohnson/ice-cube-reminisces-on-his-very-first-gig-and-single/|access-date=February 21, 2011|archive-date=November 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130032019/http://theurbandaily.com/music/first-things-first-music/billjohnson/ice-cube-reminisces-on-his-very-first-gig-and-single/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1987, C.I.A. released the [[Dr. Dre]]-produced single "[[My Posse]]". Meanwhile, the Wreckin' Cru's home base was the Eve After Dark nightclub, about a quarter of a mile outside of the city of Compton in Los Angeles County. While Dre was on the turntable, Ice Cube would rap, often parodying other artists' songs. In one instance, Cube's rendition was "My Penis", parodying Run-DMC's "[[My Adidas]]".<ref>{{cite book|last=Brown|first=Jake|title=Dr. Dre in the Studio: From Compton, Death Row, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, the Game, and Mad Money: the Life, Times, and Aftermath of the Notorious Record Producer, Dr. Dre|date=2006|publisher=Amber Books Publishing|isbn=9780976773559|location=London|page=6}}</ref> In 2015, the nightclub's co-owner and Wreckin' leader [[DJ Alonzo Williams|Alonzo Williams]] would recall feeling his reputation damaged by this and asking it not to be repeated.<ref name="Lonzo">[http://allhiphop.com/2015/08/24/world-class-wreckin-crus-lonzo-williams-dr-dre-gay-rumors-straight-outta-compton/ World Class Wreckin' Cru Founder Alonzo Williams Addresses Dr. Dre Gay Rumors & 'Straight Outta Compton'], Allhiphop.com, August 24, 2015</ref>

===1986–1989: N.W.A.===
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[[File:Uncle Jam's Army - Eazy-E and N.W.A. 1988 Skateland Concert Poster.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Poster for one of N.W.A's first concerts at a Compton skating rink, 1988]]
At 16, Cube sold his first song to Eric Wright, soon dubbed [[Eazy-E]], who was forming [[Ruthless Records]] and the musical team [[N.W.A]], based in [[Compton, California]].<ref name="Jessie Carney Smith 2006" /> Himself from [[South Los Angeles|South Central Los Angeles]], Cube would be N.W.A's only core member not born in Compton.

Upon the success of the song "[[Boyz-n-the-Hood]]"—written by Cube, produced by Dre, and rapped by Eazy-E, helping establish gangsta rap in California—Eazy focused on developing N.W.A,<ref>Loren Kajikawa, ''Sounding Race in Rap Songs'' (Oakland: [[University of California Press]], 2015), [https://books.google.com/books?id=v-x9BgAAQBAJ&dq=Boyz+Straight&pg=PA93 p 93].</ref> which soon gained [[MC Ren]]. Cube wrote some of Dre's and nearly all of Eazy's lyrics on N.W.A's official debut album, ''[[Straight Outta Compton]]'', released in January 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=N.W.A&ti=&lab=&genre=&format=&date_option=release&from=&to=&award=&type=&category=&adv=SEARCH#search_section |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=RIAA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview: Ice Cube Talks About The Making of Eazy-E's "E... |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/rob-kenner/ice-cube-interview-easy-e |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/cashbox52unse_43/page/10/mode/2up?q=%22straight+outta+compton%22 |title=Cash Box |date=1989-05-27 |publisher=Cash Box Pub. Co. |others=William and Mary Libraries Special Collections Research Center}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Cube -Interview |url=http://www.bombhiphop.com/newbomb/bombpages/articles/MC/Ice%20Cube.htm |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=www.bombhiphop.com}}</ref> Yet by the end of the year, Cube questioned his compensation and N.W.A's management by [[Jerry Heller]].<ref name="Ice Cube 2002">''Ice Cube: Attitude'' (McIver, 2002) {{ISBN|1-86074-428-1}}</ref>

Cube also wrote most of Eazy-E's debut album ''[[Eazy-Duz-It]]''. He received a total pay of $32,000, and the contract that Heller presented in 1989 did not confirm that he was officially an N.W.A member.<ref name="Attitude70">''Ice Cube: Attitude'', Joel McIver, p.70, Foruli Classics, 2012</ref> After leaving the group and its label in December, Cube sued Heller, and the lawsuit was later settled out of court.<ref name="Attitude70"/> In response, N.W.A members attacked Cube on the 1990 EP ''[[100 Miles and Runnin']]'', and on N.W.A's next and final album, ''[[Niggaz4Life]]'', in 1991.<ref name=":122"/>

===1989–1993: Early solo career, ''AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted'', ''Death Certificate'', and ''The Predator''===
In early 1990, Ice Cube recorded his debut solo album, ''[[AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted]]'', in New York with iconic rap group [[Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]]'s production team, [[the Bomb Squad]]. Arriving in May 1990, it was an instant hit, further swelling rap's mainstream integration. Controversial nonetheless, it drew accusations of misogyny and racism. The album introduces Ice Cube's affirmation of black nationalism and ideology of black struggle.

Cube appointed [[Yo-Yo (rapper)|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 [[Extended Play|EP]]—''[[Kill At Will]]''—critically acclaimed, and rap's first EP certified [[Platinum album|Platinum]].<ref name="Allmusic">{{cite web|title=Ice Cube – Biography|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p48/biography|pure_url=yes}}|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|year=2007|website=Allmusic|access-date=February 13, 2008}}</ref>

His second album ''[[Death Certificate (album)|Death Certificate]]'' was released in 1991.<ref name=":6">{{cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|date=October 31, 1991|title=Death Certificate – Ice Cube|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/death-certificate-r27942/review|access-date=April 11, 2012|website=AllMusic}}</ref> The album was thought to be more focused, yet even more controversial, triggering accusations of anti-white, antisemitic, and misogynistic content. The album was split into two themes: the Death Side, "a vision of where we are today", and the Life Side, "a vision of where we need to go". The track "[[No Vaseline]]" scathingly retorts insults directed at him by N.W.A's [[100 Miles and Runnin'|1990 EP]] and [[EFil4zaggin|1991 album]], which call him a traitor.<ref name=":122">Sacha Jenkins, Elliott Wilson, Jeff Mao, Gabe Alvarez & Brent Rollins, "Mo' beef, mo' problems: #7, N.W.A vs. Ice Cube", ''[[Ego Trip (magazine)|Ego Trip]]'s Book of Rap Lists'' (New York: [[St. Martin's Griffin]], 1999), [https://books.google.com/books?id=sB3SAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22100+Miles%22&pg=PA238 p 238].</ref><ref>Vlad Lyubovny, interviewer, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdO7SJ5VGoQ "DJ Yella: All of NWA knew Ice Cube won with 'No Vaseline' "], ''VladTV''–''[[DJ Vlad|DJVlad]]'' @ YouTube "Verified" channel, August 22, 2015.</ref> Besides calling for hanging Eazy-E as a "house nigga", the track blames N.W.A's manager [[Jerry Heller]] for exploiting the group, mentions that he is a Jew, and calls for his murder.<ref name=":10" /><ref name=":7" /> Ice Cube contended that he mentioned Heller's ethnicity merely incidentally, not to premise attack, but as news media mention nonwhite assailants' races.<ref name=":7" /> The track "Black Korea", also deemed racist,<ref name=":6" /> was also thought as foreseeing the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]].<ref name="Allmusic"/> While controversial, ''Death Certificate'' broadened his audience; he toured with [[Lollapalooza]] in 1992.<ref name=chillin/>

[[File:Ice Cube and Da Lench Mob at the Ranch Bowl 1993-02-10 (ticket).jpg|thumb|left|A ticket from a 1993 Ice Cube concert in Omaha, Nebraska]]
Cube's third album, ''[[The Predator (1992 album)|The Predator]]'', was released in November 1992. Referring to the [[1992 Los Angeles riots]], the song "[[Wicked (Ice Cube song)|Wicked]]" opens, "April 29 was power to the people, and we might just see a sequel." ''The Predator'' was the first album ever to debut at No. 1 on both the R&B/hip-hop and pop charts. Singles include "[[It Was a Good Day]]" and "[[Check Yo Self]]", songs having a "two-part" music video. Generally drawing critical praise, the album is his most successful commercially, over three million copies sold in the US. After this album, Cube's rap audience severely diminished, and never regained the prominence of his first three albums.<ref name=":5" />

During this time, Cube began to have numerous features on other artists' songs. In 1992, Cube appeared on [[Del the Funky Homosapien]]'s debut album ''[[I Wish My Brother George Was Here]]'', on [[Da Lench Mob]]'s debut ''[[Guerillas in tha Mist]]'', which he also produced, and on the [[Kool G Rap]] and [[DJ Polo]] song "[[Live and Let Die (album)|Two to the Head]]". In 1993, he worked on [[Kam (rapper)|Kam]]'s debut album, and collaborated with [[Ice-T]] on the track "Last Wordz" on [[Tupac Shakur|2Pac]]'s album ''[[Strictly 4 My N.I.G.G.A.Z.]]''.

===1993–1998: ''Lethal Injection'' and forming Westside Connection===
Cube's fourth album, ''[[Lethal Injection (album)|Lethal Injection]]'', came out in late 1993. Here, Cube borrowed from the then-popular [[G-funk]] popularized by [[Dr. Dre]]. Although not received well by critics, the album brought successful singles, including "[[Really Doe (Ice Cube song)|Really Doe]]", "[[Bop Gun (One Nation)]]", "[[You Know How We Do It]]", and "What Can I Do?" After this album, Ice Cube effectively lost his rap audience.<ref name=":5" />

Following ''Lethal Injection'', Cube focused on films and producing albums of other rappers, including Da Lench Mob, [[Mack 10]], [[Mr. Short Khop]], and [[Kausion]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name="Allmusic" /> In 1994, Cube teamed with onetime N.W.A groupmate [[Dr. Dre]], who was then leading rap's [[G-funk]] subgenre, for the first time since Cube had left the group, and which had disbanded upon Dre's 1991 departure. The result was the Cube and Dre song "[[Natural Born Killaz]]", on the ''[[Murder Was The Case]]'' soundtrack, released by Dre's then-new label, [[Death Row Records]].

In 1995, Cube joined Mack 10 and [[WC (rapper)|WC]] in forming a side trio, the [[Westside Connection]]. Feeling neglected by East Coast media, a [[East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry|longstanding issue in rap's bicoastal rivalry]], the group aimed to reinforce West pride and resonate with the undervalued. The Westside Connection's first album, ''[[Bow Down]]'' (1996), featured tracks like "Bow Down" and "Gangstas Make the World Go 'Round" that reflected the group's objectives. The album was certified [[RIAA Certification|Platinum]] by year's end. Interpreting rapper [[Common (rapper)|Common]]'s song "[[I Used to Love H.E.R.]]" as a diss of West Coast rap, Cube and the Westside Connection briefly feuded with him, but they resolved amicably in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 3, 2020|title=Ice Cube says beef with Common was a 'dark moment' in his career|url=https://www.bet.com/article/r4u4j5/ice-cube-recalls-beef-with-common|access-date=June 11, 2020|publisher=[[BET]]}}</ref>

It was also at this time that Cube began collaborating outside the rap genre. In 1997, he worked with [[David Bowie]] and [[Nine Inch Nails]] singer [[Trent Reznor]] on a remix of Bowie's "[[I'm Afraid of Americans]]". In 1998, Cube was featured on the band [[Korn]]'s song "[[Children of the Korn]]", and joined them on their [[Family Values Tour 1998]].

===1998–2006: ''War & Peace Vol. 1 & 2'' and Westside Connection reunion===
In November 1998, Cube released his long-awaited fifth solo album ''[[War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)]]''. The delayed sixth album, ''[[War & Peace - Volume 2 (The Peace Disc)|Volume 2]]'', arrived in 2000. These albums feature the [[Westside Connection]] and a reunion with his old N.W.A members Dr. Dre and MC Ren. Cube also received a return favor from Korn, as they appeared on his song "Fuck Dying" from ''Vol. 1''. Many fans maintained that these two albums, especially the second, were lesser in quality to his earlier work.<ref>{{cite web|last=Birchmeier|first=Jason|title="War & Peace, Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)" – Overview|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r465652|pure_url=yes}}|website=Allmusic|access-date=February 13, 2008}}</ref> In 2000, Cube also joined Dr. Dre, [[Eminem]], and [[Snoop Dogg]] for the [[Up in Smoke Tour]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pareles|first=Jon|title=Four Hours of Swagger from Dr. Dre and Friends|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E2DE123BF934A25754C0A9669C8B63|work=The New York Times |date=July 17, 2000|access-date=February 13, 2008}}</ref>

In 2002, Cube appeared on British DJ [[Paul Oakenfold]]'s solo debut album, ''[[Bunkka]]'', on the track "Get Em Up".

Released in 2003, Westside Connection's second album, ''[[Terrorist Threats]]'', fared well critically, but saw lesser sales. "Gangsta Nation" (featuring [[Nate Dogg]]), the only single released, was a radio hit. After a rift between Cube and Mack 10 about Cube's film work minimizing the group's touring, the Westside Connection disbanded in 2005.

In 2004, Cube featured on the song "[[Real Nigga Roll Call]]" by [[Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz]], the then leaders of rap's [[crunk]] subgenre.

===2006–2012: ''Laugh Now, Cry Later'', ''Raw Footage'', and ''I Am the West''===
In 2006, Cube released his seventh solo album, ''[[Laugh Now, Cry Later]]'', selling 144,000 units in the first week.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Cube – Billboard Albums|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p48/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|website=Allmusic|year=2007|access-date=February 13, 2008}}</ref> [[Lil Jon]] and [[Scott Storch]] produced the lead single, "[[Why We Thugs]]". In October, Ice Cube was honored at VH1's Annual Hip Hop Honors, and performed it and also the track "Go to Church". Cube soon toured globally in the Straight Outta Compton Tour—accompanied by rapper WC from the Westside Connection—playing in America, Europe, Australia, and Japan.

Amid Cube's many features and brief collaborations, September 2007 brought ''[[In the Movies]]'', a compilation album of Ice Cube songs on soundtracks.<ref>Jeffries, David. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1188999|pure_url=yes}} "In the Movies" – Overview]. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved September 7, 2007.</ref>

Cube's eighth studio album, ''[[Raw Footage]]'', arrived on August 19, 2008, yielding the singles "[[Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It]]" and "[[Do Ya Thang (Ice Cube song)|Do Ya Thang]]". Also in 2008, Cube helped on [[Tech N9ne]]'s song "[[Killer (Tech N9ne album)|Blackboy]]", and was featured on [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]]'s song "[[LAX (album)|State of Emergency]]".

As a fan of the [[NFL]] football team the Raiders, Cube released in October 2009 a tribute song, "Raider Nation".<ref>{{cite web|title=Raider Nation!|url=http://icecube.com/news/5743/|publisher=Ice Cube|access-date=June 1, 2010}}</ref> In 2009, Ice Cube performed at the [[Gathering of the Juggalos]], and returned to perform at the 2011 festival.<ref>{{youTube|5gKE67L97SA|2011 Gathering Of The Juggalos Infomercial}}</ref>

[[File:Ice cube c.jpg|thumb|right|Ice Cube performing at Metro City Concert Club in October 2010]]
On September 28, 2010, his ninth solo album, ''[[I Am the West]]'', arrived with, Cube says, a direction different from any one of his other albums. Its producers include West Coast veterans like [[DJ Quik]], [[Dr. Dre]], [[E-A-Ski]], and, after nearly 20 years, again Cube's onetime C.I.A groupmate [[Sir Jinx]]. Offering the single "I Rep That West", the album debuted at #22 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and sold 22,000 copies in its first week. Also in 2010, Cube signed up-and-coming recording artist named 7Tre The Ghost, deemed likely to be either skipped or given the cookie-cutter treatment by most record companies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Cube Blogs About "I Am The West", Mack 10 &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10858/title.ice-cube-blogs-about-i-am-the-west-mack-10|last=Jacobs|first=Allen|date=March 19, 2010|publisher=HipHop DX|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926011839/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10858/title.ice-cube-blogs-about-i-am-the-west-mack-10|archive-date=September 26, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2012}}</ref>

In 2011, Cube featured on [[Daz Dillinger]]'s [[D.A.Z. (album)|song "Iz You Ready to Die"]] and on [[DJ Quik]]'s song "Boogie Till You Conk Out".

In 2012, Ice Cube recorded a verse for a remix of the [[Insane Clown Posse]] song "[[Chris Benoit (song)|Chris Benoit]]", from ICP's ''[[The Mighty Death Pop!]]'' album, appearing on the album ''[[Mike E. Clark's Extra Pop Emporium]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grapevine: ICP, Ice Cube team up on new album &#124; The Detroit News|url=http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120517/ENT09/205170387|date=May 17, 2012|publisher=detroitnews.com|access-date=May 27, 2012}}{{dead link|date=April 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

In September 2012, during [[Pepsi]]'s NFL Anthems campaign, Cube released his second Raiders anthem "Come and Get It".<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Cube – Come And Get It [New Song]|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ice-cube-come-and-get-it-song.996144.html|last1=Lilah|first1=Rose|website=HotNewHipHop|date=September 14, 2012|access-date=April 7, 2017|archive-date=April 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407145021/http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ice-cube-come-and-get-it-song.996144.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2012–present: ''Everythang's Corrupt'', Mount Westmore and ''Man Down''===
In November 2012, Cube released more details on his forthcoming, tenth studio album, ''[[Everythang's Corrupt]]''. Releasing its title track near the 2012 elections, he added, "You know, this record is for the political heads."<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Cube Details New Song "Everythang's Corrupt" & Album, Praises Kendrick Lamar &#124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales|url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21729/title.ice-cube-details-new-song-everythangs-corrupt-album-praises-kendrick-lamar|last=Ortiz|first=Edwin|date=November 1, 2012|publisher=HipHop DX|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103073650/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.21729/title.ice-cube-details-new-song-everythangs-corrupt-album-praises-kendrick-lamar|archive-date=November 3, 2014|access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – Everythang's Corrupt – Single by Ice Cube|url=https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/everythangs-corrupt-single/id587675433|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008222311/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/everythangs-corrupt-single/id587675433|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 8, 2013|date=January 4, 2013|publisher=[[iTunes]]|access-date=May 5, 2013}}</ref> But the album's release was delayed.<ref>{{cite web|title=Twitter / icecube|url=https://twitter.com/icecube/status/325003749187792897|publisher=Twitter|access-date=April 20, 2013}}</ref> On February 10, 2014, iTunes brought another single from it, "[[Sic Them Youngins on 'Em]]",<ref>{{cite web|title=iTunes – Music – Sic Them Youngins On 'Em – Single by Ice Cube|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sic-them-youngins-on-em-single/id811683634|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617012251/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/sic-them-youngins-on-em-single/id811683634|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 17, 2014|date=February 11, 2014|publisher=[[iTunes]]|access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> and a music video followed the next day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ice Cube – Sic Them Youngins On 'Em &#124; Stream & Listen [New Song&#93;|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/ice-cube-sic-them-youngins-on-em-new-song.1817937.html|date=February 11, 2014|publisher=Hotnewhiphop.com|access-date=May 1, 2014}}</ref> Despite a couple of more song releases, the album's release was delayed even beyond Cube's work on the 2015 film ''[[Straight Outta Compton (2015 film)|Straight Outta Compton]]''. After a statement setting release to 2017,<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Parisi|first=Paula|date=October 6, 2016|title=Ice Cube Goes 'Real Old-School' for 'Mafia III' Original Song 'Nobody Wants to Die'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7533456/ice-cube-mafia-iii-song-nobody-wants-to-die|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> the album finally arrived on December 7, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rollingout.com/2018/10/05/ice-cube-on-hip-hop-beefs-new-album-upcoming-film-excessive-force/|title=Ice Cube on hip-hop beefs, new album, upcoming film 'Excessive Force'|website=rollingout.com|date=October 5, 2018|access-date=May 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030171052/https://rollingout.com/2018/10/05/ice-cube-on-hip-hop-beefs-new-album-upcoming-film-excessive-force/|archive-date=October 30, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Cube appeared on [[MC Ren]]'s remix "[[Rebel Music (song)|Rebel Music]]", their first collaboration since the N.W.A reunion in 2000.<ref>Tardio, Andres. [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29007/title.mc-ren-announces-ice-cube-reunion-disses-this-era-of-rap MC Ren Announces Ice Cube Reunion, Disses This Era Of Rap] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104202251/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.29007/title.mc-ren-announces-ice-cube-reunion-disses-this-era-of-rap|date=November 4, 2014}}, [[HipHopDX]], May 30, 2014.</ref>

In 2020, Cube joined rappers [[Snoop Dogg]], [[E-40]], [[Too Short]] and formed the supergroup [[Mt. Westmore]]. The group's debut album was released on June 7, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Too Short and E-40 confirm new joint album with Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2020-12-20/63476/too-short-and-e-40-confirm-new-joint-album-with-snoop-dogg-and-ice-cube |website=www.revolt.tv |language=en |access-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-date=April 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210422071925/https://www.revolt.tv/platform/amp/news/2020/12/19/22191308/too-short-e-40-confirm-snoop-dogg-ice-cube-album |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Too Short and E-40 form supergroup Mt. Westmore |url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/news/music/snoop-dogg-ice-cube-too-short-and-e-40-form-supergroup-mt-westmore-2902863 |website=NME |language=en-AU |date=March 17, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, Too $hort & E-40 Post Mt. Westmore Graphic On Instagram As Debut Date Approaches |url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.61179/title.snoop-dogg-ice-cube-too-hort-e-40-post-mt-westmore-graphic-on-instagram-as-debut-date-approaches |website=HipHopDX |date=March 20, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/snoop-dogg-mount-westmore-album-release-date-1234665212/ | title=Snoop Dogg Reveals Mount Westmore's Album Release Date with Ice Cube, E-40, and Too $hort | date=May 31, 2022 }}</ref>

Throughout early 2024, Ice Cube is set to tour across Canada as part of his Straight Into Canada tour.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Sam |title='A good day' for Winnipeg rap fans: legend Ice Cube to perform at arena - Winnipeg {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10075755/ice-cube-hip-hop-winnipeg-concert/ |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=[[Global News]] |date=7 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Straight Into B.C.: Ice Cube is coming to Abbotsford and Penticton |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/straight-into-b-c-ice-cube-is-coming-to-abbotsford-and-penticton-1.6635026 |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=British Columbia |date=7 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Perry |first1=Brad |title=Rapper Ice Cube set to perform in Saint John |url=https://www.country94.ca/2023/11/09/rapper-ice-cube-set-to-perform-in-saint-john/ |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=[[Country 94]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ice Cube announces Straight Into Canada Abbotsford show for early next year |url=https://www.straight.com/music/ice-cube-announces-straight-into-canada-show-early-next-year |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=The Georgia Straight |date=7 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Connors |first1=Christopher |title=Ice Cube coming straight into Sydney {{!}} SaltWire |url=https://www.saltwire.com/atlantic-canada/lifestyles/ice-cube-coming-straight-into-sydney-100920695/ |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=[[Saltwire]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Straight into Canada': Ice Cube coming to Penticton |url=https://www.keremeosreview.com/entertainment/straight-into-canada-ice-cube-coming-to-penticton-6842492 |access-date=28 December 2023 |work=Keremeos Review |date=7 November 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

Ice Cube's eleventh studio album and his first new album in six years, ''[[Man Down (album)|Man Down]]'', was released on November 22, 2024. The album was preceded by the singles "It's My Ego", "Ego Maniacs (featuring [[Busta Rhymes]] and [[Killer Mike]])" and "So Sensitive".