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With Lil Wayne, Ice Cube And 50 Cent, Trump Makes Final Push For Black Voters

Even when President Trump unveiled his plan for Black economic empowerment, he put most of his emphasis on telling people why they shouldn't vote for his Democratic opponent, Joe Biden. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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With Lil Wayne, Ice Cube And 50 Cent, Trump Makes Final Push For Black Voters

October 30, 2020 • The Trump campaign has spent more than $20 million on a strategy to appeal to Black voters. But a big part of Trump's message is about what Black people shouldn't vote for Joe Biden.

With Lil Wayne, Ice Cube And 50 Cent, Trump Makes Final Push For Black Voters

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We Insist: A Century Of Black Music Against State Violence

Lil Baby performs during a Juneteenth voter registration rally on June 19, 2020 at Murphy Park Fairgrounds in Atlanta, Ga. One week earlier, he released "The Bigger Picture," a song protesting police brutality. Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption

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America Reckons With Racial Injustice

We Insist: A Century Of Black Music Against State Violence

June 26, 2020 • These songs take on some of the ugliest stories in our history and reflect the commitment of Black musicians to telling the truth of how Black people have been wronged, and survived, and fought back.

Ice Cube Leaves Bill Maher Shaken And Stirred Over The N-Word

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The Record

Ice Cube Leaves Bill Maher Shaken And Stirred Over The N-Word

June 12, 2017 • 25 years after Death Certificate, the OG reprises his role as rap's most potent race critic.

Biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' Tells The Epic Story Of Hip-Hop And N.W.A

The five young stars of Straight Outta Compton. Left to right: Aldis Hodge (MC Ren), Neil Brown, Jr. (DJ Yella), Jason Mitchell (Eazy-E), O'Shea Jackson, Jr. (Ice Cube), Corey Hawkins (Dr. Dre). Universal Studios hide caption

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Biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' Tells The Epic Story Of Hip-Hop And N.W.A

August 14, 2015 • The original members of N.W.A produced the film, which opens nationwide Friday. Like the group's story, the making of Straight Outta Compton — which took 11 years — is filled with drama.

Biopic 'Straight Outta Compton' Tells The Epic Story Of Hip-Hop And N.W.A

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'Straight Outta Compton,' 20 Years Later

December 4, 2007 • N.W.A wasn't the world's first gangsta rap act. And it wasn't the baddest. But the group's remarkable debut album Straight Outta Compton, released 20 years ago, convinced many people otherwise.

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The History of Hip-Hop

Hip-Hop Renaissance Man: Ice Cube

Fresh Air

August 30, 2005 • Known today equally as a musician and actor, Ice Cube was born O'Shea Jackson. He first gained notoriety in the late 1980s with the revolutionary group N.W.A. He now also acts in and produces movies, including this year's comedy Are We There Yet? (This interview originally aired Jan. 10, 2005.)

Hip-Hop Renaissance Man: Ice Cube

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Actor and Musician Ice Cube: 'Are We There Yet?'

Fresh Air

January 10, 2005 • The new film Are We There Yet? stars Ice Cube as a man so eager to get close to a woman that he offers to travel many miles to reunite her children with their mother. The film was made by his production company, Cube Vision, which also developed Friday, as well as Barbershop.

Actor and Musician Ice Cube: 'Are We There Yet?'

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