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Aug 2018
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Ice Cube on the Secret History of N.W.A.

Rolling Stone | Cumulus Podcast Network
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In a revealing 2015 interview with host Brian Hiatt, Ice Cube dug into the earliest days of N.W.A. – and gangsta rap itself – while also explaining exactly why he left the group

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