Ice Cube announces 2010 Tour with LIMP BIZKIT.
Ice Cube began his career with the notorious gangsta rap group N.W.A. He broke away at the height of their national notoriety. On his initial solo release, 1990’s Amerikkka’s Most Wanted, Ice Cube injected virulent political and cultural rhetoric that stepped above N.W.A’s gangbanging braggadocio. Ice Cube squashed the bi-coastal rap rivalry and collaborated with New York’s hip-hop heavyweights Public Enemy. Their production team, the Bomb Squad, produced Amerikkka’s Most Wanted. The track “Amerikkka’s Most Wanted” was his debut solo single and was #1 on the Hot Rap Single chart. The album sold over a million copies.
Ice Cube became a lightning rod for attracting attacks from rock critics and moralists for his lyrical content. Time has shown that the ruthless words and pointed imagery on both Amerikkka’s Most Wanted and 1991’s pre-LA riots Death Certificate were not included for shock-value. The message construed in his rhymes presaged Los Angeles’s incendiary reaction to the outcome of the Rodney King trial. America was now listening to Ice Cube. Death Certificate debuted at #1 on the R&B Album chart and #2 on the Top 200 Album chart.
In 1992, Ice Cube continued his vocal incursion into suburban America with a role in John Singleton’s epic film on South Central LA, Boyz In The Hood and by touring on the second Lollapalooza. His next release, The Predator, galvanized him as the premiere multi-platinum West Coast hip-hop G. It debuted at #1 on both the R&B and Top 200 Album charts. The Predator was an epilogue to the LA riots and while “It Was A Good Day” provides a hassle-free moment in a Compton day, there is still dissonance in Ice Cube’s America. 1993’s Lethal Injection sees Ice Cube morphing into his “Don Mega” persona that permeates his War & Peace albums and projects with Westside Connection.
These first four albums set him up for his later successes. In addition to his War & Peace two-album series, Ice Cube has recently starred in The Friday After Next, the 3rd installment of his multi-million dollar earning Friday movie franchise, Player’s Club and the critically praised Barbershop.
Sat Jul 03, 2010 |
PNC Bank Arts Center |
Holmdel |
NJ |
Mon Jul 05, 2010 |
Time Warner Cable Amphitheater at Tower City |
Cleveland |
OH |
Wed Jul 07, 2010 |
Riverbend Music Center |
Cincinnati |
OH |
Thu Jul 08, 2010 |
Uptown Amphitheatre at The Music Factory |
Charlotte |
NC |
Sat Jul 10, 2010 |
Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
Biloxi |
MS |
Sun Jul 11, 2010 |
Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood |
Atlanta |
GA |
Tue Jul 13, 2010 |
Jiffy Lube Live |
Bristow |
VA |
Thu Jul 15, 2010 |
First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre |
Tinley Park |
IL |
Sat Jul 17, 2010 |
Verizon Wireless Music Center |
Noblesville |
IN |
Tue Jul 20, 2010 |
First Niagara Pavilion |
Burgettstown |
PA |
Wed Jul 21, 2010 |
The Molson Amphitheatre |
Toronto |
Ontario |
Fri Jul 23, 2010 |
DTE Energy Music Theatre |
Clarkston |
MI |
Sat Jul 24, 2010 |
Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
Darien Center |
NY |
Sun Jul 25, 2010 |
Comcast Center |
Mansfield |
MA |
Tue Jul 27, 2010 |
Susquehanna Bank Center |
Camden |
NJ |
Wed Jul 28, 2010 |
Virginia Beach Amphitheater |
Virginia Beach |
VA |
Fri Jul 30, 2010 |
Comcast Theatre |
Hartford |
CT |
Tue Aug 03, 2010 |
Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone |
Bonner Springs |
KS |
Thu Aug 05, 2010 |
Comfort Dental Amphitheatre |
Greenwood Village |
CO |
Sat Aug 07, 2010 |
Cricket Pavilion |
Phoenix |
AZ |
Sun Aug 08, 2010 |
Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre |
Chula Vista |
CA |
Tue Aug 10, 2010 |
Hard Rock Casino Albuquerque Presents The Pavilion |
Albuquerque |
NM |
Fri Aug 13, 2010 |
Sleep Train Amphitheatre |
Marysville |
CA |
Sun Aug 15, 2010 |
White River Amphitheatre |
Auburn |
WA |
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