Every day brings a new story. And each day contributes to story telling -- in prose and in poetry, in art and in music, on the stage, on the screen, and, of course, in books.
Today is the story of June 15th
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It is the 166th day of the year, leaving 199 days remaining in 2022.
He told his stories through music and film. He wrote and performed some of the most acclaimed -- if controversial -- rap songs in the late '80s and '90s. He is credited with introducing the world to gangsta rap, which spoke of life in street gangs and fighting the police.
He was a proponent of West Coast rap, helping it to develop an identity apart from East Coast rap. He later went on to star in movies, write scripts, and work in television.
His music came out with a bang. Along with Dr. Dre and Easy-E, he formed N.W.A., and he wrote many of the songs on its first album, Straight Outa Compton, released in 1988. The music and raps were popular, telling about growing up with violence all around. Its top song, Fuck Tha Police, got little airplay, a concerned letter from the FBI, and was widely popular.
Ice Cube's solo career included the album, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, also in the gangsta rap genre. It also was a defining rap album, and critical and commercial success.
He continued his singing career, and began working in movies, including Three Kings and Boyz N the Hood, named after one of his songs. He also starred in television shows, developed documentaries, and wrote several movie and television screenplays.
Ice Cube and N.W.A. were inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame in 2016.
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