Today marks the premiere of ‘Arrest the President’, the latest single from legendary rapper Ice Cube. Released by Interscope Records, ‘Arrest the President’ is available now via all digital retailers.
Continuing his legacy as one of the most politically outspoken rappers of all time, Ice Cube brings his uncompromising and hard-hitting commentary to each line of ‘Arrest the President’.
On November 6, during the US midterm elections, Ice Cube posted a sneak preview of the track on Instagram with the caption, “Cuffs are ready…Get out there and vote.”
On December 7, Ice Cube will release ‘EVERYTHANG’S CORRUPT’, his 10th release as a solo artist and 18th release as a member of a group.
As his popularity and record-breaking box office success continues to grow through movies, Cube remains committed to the foundation of his career: hip hop music. Quick to emphasize that he is and always will be a B-Boy, dedicated to writing vivid rhymes, delivering stellar stage performances and making dope hip-hop records, ‘EVERYTHANG’S CORRUPT’ is poised to be another high point in Ice Cube’s illustrious career.
Following the 2010 release of the critically acclaimed, ‘I Am The West’, which debuted at #2 on the R&B/Hip Hop US sales chart and in the Top 10 of the Top 200 US sales chart, making it one of the years most successful independent releases in hip hop, the West Coast’s Most Ico Rap Lyricist is back.
Known to be one of the most important figures in rap history, Ice Cube began his career with the World’s Most Dangerous Group, N.W.A two decades ago, penning some of the most memorable lyrics on N.W.A’s groundbreaking tracks ‘Straight Outta Compton’, and ‘Fuck Tha Police’. At the height of the group’s success, Ice Cube broke away to start his own solo career. His initial release, ‘Amerikkka’s Most Wanted’ (Priority, 1990) sold over a million copies. His sophomore solo effort, ‘Death Certificate’ (Priority, 1991), a concept album about the fall and rise of the black man, debuted at #1 on the R&B Album chart, #2 on the Top 200 album chart and went on to sell over two million copies. His impressive musical career also includes the multi-platinum success of both his double album ‘War and Peace’, and hit albums ‘Lethal Injection’, ‘Bootlegs & B-Sides’, ‘The Predator’, the gold certified, independently released ‘Laugh Now, Cry Later’, the 2008 critically acclaimed release, ‘Raw Footage’ and 2010’s ‘I Am The West’.
In 2015, Cube’s film production company Cube Vision, released the Oscar-nominated and critically acclaimed NWA biopic, ‘Straight Outta Compton’ through Universal Pictures, which broke box office records as the #1 film release for 3 weeks in a row and grossed over $201 million worldwide. In 2016, Ice Cube was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of N.W.A and in 2017, Ice Cube was honored with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Ice Cube has sold over 10 million solo albums to date.
For more information on Ice Cube, visit his official website, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. You can stream and download ‘Arrest The President’ here.
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