‘AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted’: How Ice Cube Became Public Enemy No.1

‘AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted’: How Ice Cube Became Public Enemy No.1

In 1990, Ice Cube left NWA and entered the solo arena. He was a proven talent, writing some of NWA’s best lyrics and adding politics to their gangsta armory, with a voice like an army sergeant spitting a rebuke into your face. But a reputation brings a problem: you gotta live up to it. And it’s one thing working within a crew; leaving it’s another thing entirely: you gotta build your own. And while Cube knew his funk and the noise he wanted to c…

35 Years Later: Ice Cube Begins Vivacious Solo Career With 'AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted' - Glide Magazine

Of all the iconic Hip-hop groups that emerged in the 90s, very few saw successful solo careers that branched off from their collective’s success. Wu-Tang is an obvious example of a powerful group whose members went on to achieve success in the solo realm, but back in the day, breaking free of your group’s identity and establishing your lane was much more difficult than Wu-Tang made it out to be. Along with Wu-Tang, there is one group whose membe…