His new film, Straight Outta Compton, highlights some of the racism issues his famous rap group N.W.A dealt with during their career.
And American hip hop legend, Ice Cube, has shared words of advice for indigenous Australians.
The rapper/actor stated: ‘Stay motivated, believe in yourself and don’t let the world define who you are. You have got to define who you are yourself’.
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Wise words:American hip hop legend, Ice Cube, has shared words of advice for indigenous Australians
The 46-year-old added to the Daily Telegraph: ‘I feel like a nation should never relegate anybody to the bottom and a nation should never stand on top of them and that’s what happening.
‘Keep your head up, do something creative, to me you are never poor when you are doing something creative. That is my thing.’
The rap star’s comments comes in the wake the recent booing controversy surrounding Sydney Swans player, Adam Goodes, who nearly retired due to consistent abuse whilst playing in the AFL.
Goodes received harsh booing in May during the AFL’s Indigenous round, by celebrating a goal with an Aboriginal war dance.
Stay strong: The American hip hop star stated, ‘Stay motivated, believe in yourself and don’t let the world define who you are. You have got to define who you are yourself’
Sparked a debate: The rap star’s comments comes in the wake the recent booing controversy surrounding Sydney Swans player, Adam Goodes, who nearly retired due to consistent abuse whilst playing in the AFL
The innocent gesture caused a storm of controversy with commentators labelling the move inappropriate and threatening.
But Goodes said it was his way of showcasing his indigenous roots.
The two-time Brownlow medalist was also criticised for singling out a 13-year-old girl after she called him an ‘ape’ during a game in 2013.
After refusing to play for a short spell, the footballer returned to the AFL field in early August.
Box office smash, Straight Outta Compton, has been making waves across the world as the story of Compton hip hop artist’s Eazy-E, Ice Cube and Doctor Dre plays out on the big screens.
Promo tour: His new film, Straight Outta Compton, highlights some of the racism issues his famous rap group N.W.A dealt with during their career
Smash hit: The box office smash has been making waves across the world as the story of Compton hip hop artist’s Eazy-E, Ice Cube and Doctor Dre plays out on the big screens
It was produced by the latter two founding members and had a bigger opening than Eminem’s 8 Mile in 2002, that debuted with $51.2 million, and Notorious, about rapper Notorious B.I.G. that opened with $20.5 million in 2009.
The film stars O’Shea Jackson Jr.as his dad Ice Cube and Corey Hawkins as Dr. Dre in the story about how N.W.A. emerged in the 1980s in response to life in the hood and police brutality in Los Angeles.
The flick features the historic anti-establishment track, F*** Tha Police, that became an anthem against racism and abouse of power at the time.
Like father, like son: The film stars O’Shea Jackson Jr.as his dad Ice Cube in the story about how N.W.A. emerged in the 1980s in response to life in the hood and police brutality in Los Angeles