Tag: Ice Cube
When N.W.A put the frustrations of black youth into words in the late 1980s, simply singing the truth was a revolutionary act. Their lyrics seemingly predicted the 1992 Los Angeles race riots, and “Fuck tha Police” quickly become a national anthem for the disenfranchised community. Former N.W.A members Ice Cube and Dr Dre have just […]
After much cajoling from our colleague Andy Dao, Goodyear put Ice Cube on their iconic blimp. The occasion was January 20, anniversary of the day Cube was supposedly most likely rapping about on his classic cut “It Was a Good Day.” Earlier this month, Dao and some friends organized a campaign to raise $25,000 for […]
Two years ago, some internet sleuths dug into they lyrics to Ice Cube’s classic “It Was a Good Day,” and deduced that, if Cube really was talking about a specific day, it was probably January 20, 1992. Now, Andy Dao, a creative at ANIMAL’s parent company, Mother, wants to commemorate the anniversary of that momentous occasion […]
