Ice Cube

He has also appeared in the Barbershop movies. "Your Song", one of his earliest and most popular hits, incorporates some features found in many of his songs:. Cube wrote, produced and starred in Friday, which spawned two sequels Next Friday and Friday after Next. Currently, John lives in the Atlanta area, a fact that the city mentions freely in its promotional materials. This led to roles in other movies such as Trespass, Anaconda, and Three Kings. The song won Grammy awards for "Song of the Year" and for "Best Pop Performance, by a Duo or Group". Ice Cube film career began with testing his roles as Doughboy and Fudge in John Singleton's films Boyz N the Hood (1991) and Higher Learning (1995). For example, in 1986 he joined with Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder to record the single "That's What Friends Are For", with all profits being donated to the American Foundation for AIDS Research.

However in December 2004, after a long break from recording, he reached #2 in the UK singles chart with the club favourite, "You Can Do It" (featuring Mack 10 and Ms Toi), released as a single 5 years after it was first put onto film soundtracks like Next Friday and Save The Last Dance. John has long been associated with AIDS charities after the death of his friend Ryan White, raising large amounts of money and using his public profile to raise awareness of the disease. Cube released several more solo albums; however, he is now known more for his movies than his original, groundbreaking music. He remains lifelong president. Sales were brisk but did not establish a large audience. He resigned in 2002 when the club needed a full time chairman. With Mack 10 and WC, Cube formed the Westside Connection in 1995, releasing their debut album Bow Down later that year. In 1976 Elton John became involved in Watford Football Club and fulfilled a childhood dream by becoming chairman and director.

Dre on "Natural Born Killaz". He has occasionally battled addictions to cocaine and financial difficulties caused by his profligate spending. He later dueted with Dr. He subsequently stated that he was gay and has lived with his partner David Furnish for a number of years. Dre and the West Coast G-Funk sound was dominating American hip-hop. Taking a break from his own albums, Cube assisted on debuts from Da Lench Mob (Guerillas in the Mist) and Kam (Neva Again). Coming out first as bisexual in 1976, he married (1984) and quickly divorced (1988) Renate Blauel. Lethal Injection (1993) was not very well-liked by fans or critics, and Dr. John has had a complicated personal history.

After The Predator, Cube's audience began to diminish. His face-to-face tours with fellow pianist Billy Joel have been a fan favourite throughout the world since the mid-1990s. The album debuted at #1 on both the pop and R&B charts, the first album in history to do so. He continues to release new material to commercial success, and tours extensively, despite being fitted with a pacemaker. Later that year, he converted to the Nation of Islam and released The Predator. Later in December of that same year, John received the Kennedy Center Honor for a lifetime of contribution to entertainment. Cube toured on Lollapalooza in 1992 and gained a significant white following. In 2004, John expanded his musical theatre repertoire by composing songs for the musical adaptation of Billy Elliot.

The album was still a hit. In 2003, he reached number one in the United Kingdom with a rerelease of the single "Are You Ready For Love" which had been only a minor hit when first released in 1979. "No Vaseline" and "Black Korea" were allegedly racist, criticizing NWA's former Jewish manager and Korean-owned grocery stores, respectively. In each of 30 consecutive years, from 1970 through 1999, John appeared with at least one single on the "Top 40" of Billboard magazine's pop record chart, the "Hot 100" - a feat unmatched by any other recording artist. Cube's 1991 follow-up, Death Certificate was even more controversial. In 2001, his 1970s hit, "Tiny Dancer" was featured on the Almost Famous soundtrack, and his most recent movie song was "The Heart of Every Girl" (the end title song from 2003's Mona Lisa Smile). That was followed by a critically acclaimed turn in Boyz N the Hood, a film by John Singleton. Five years later, John wrote the score for The Muse, and a year later composed songs for another animated film, DreamWorks' The Road to El Dorado.

Partially to help deflect criticisms, Cube appointed a female rapper named Yo-Yo (who guested on AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted) to the head of his own record label and helped produce her debut album, Make Way for the Motherlode. Rice was reportedly stunned by the rapidity with which John was able to set his words to music. With Da Lench Mob and the Bomb Squad (Public Enemy's producers), Cube recorded his debut album in New York City. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted was released in 1990 and was an instantaneous hit as rap's popularity increased in mainstream society. Though he was criticized for allegedly misogynistic and violent lyrics, even critics had to agree that the album was a groundbreaking, innovative piece of work. Then, in 1994, he (along with Tim Rice) wrote the songs for the Disney animated film The Lion King (John and Rice subsequently won a Best Original Song Oscar for "Can You Feel the Love Tonight"). Ice Cube left NWA due to financial and personality conflicts in 1989. In 1975, he appeared as the Pinball Wizard in the movie version of the rock opera Tommy. The album was a masterpiece of old school rap and attracted much notoriety for the group, from the FBI and concerned citizen and parent groups. In 1971, he wrote original songs for the movie Friends.

Cube took one year off to earn a degree in architectural drafting in Phoenix, Arizona in 1987 but returned in time to participate in NWA's debut album, Straight Outta Compton. He has also done work both for and in films. Dre, and MC Ren formed N.W.A. In 1992 he performed "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "The Show Must Go On" with Queen at the Freddie Mercury Tribute concert, an AIDS charity event held at Wembley Stadium, London. After a brief stint in a group called "HBO", Cube showed Eazy-E "Boyz 'N Da Hood" and the pair, plus Dr. In 1997, he updated the lyrics of "Candle in the Wind" for a special version mourning the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, and this became the fastest selling single of all time. Dre. The song, which was a tribute to Marilyn Monroe, was originally recorded in 1973 on his Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album.

Cube and a friend, Sir Jinx, rapped as a partnership called "CIA" at parties hosted by Dr. His biggest 1980s hits included, among others, "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues", "I'm Still Standing", and a 1986 live recording of "Candle in the Wind" which he recorded with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He began writing raps in high school, most notably "Boyz 'N Da Hood", a song which later became famous when done by NWA. He went on to become one of the most successful recording artists of the 1970s, with globally-successful singles including "Rocket Man", "Crocodile Rock", "Saturday Night's Alright (for Fighting)", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", and "Bennie and the Jets". Ice Cube, born O'Shea Jackson, was raised in South Central Los Angeles, California by his parents. His success can partly be attributed to his collaboration with lyricist Bernie Taupin, who has provided the words to John's music for most of his career. Ice Cube (born June 15, 1969) is an American actor and controversial rapper, originally a member of the N.W.A. (Niggaz Wit' Attitude) until launching a successful solo career in music and cinema. He scored his first international hits in 1970 with his eponymous second album, which included one of his best-loved songs, "Your Song".

Four Brothers 2006 - in pre-production. Working in a band called Bluesology throughout the mid to late 1960s, Dwight changed his name by deed poll in homage to his fellow "Bluesologists" Elton Dean (saxophonist) and singer Long John Baldry. XXX: State of the Union 2005 as Darius Stone. Born in Pinner, Middlesex, England, Elton John was educated at Pinner County Grammar School and the Royal Academy of Music, to which he won a scholarship at the age of 11. Are We There Yet? 2005 as Nick Persons. Sir Elton Hercules John, KBE, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on March 25, 1947, is one of the most successful British pop singers, composers, and musicians. Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2004 as Calvin. 2004 "All That I'm Allowed (I'm Thankful)" #20 UK.

Torque 2004 as Trey. from "Peachtree Road"