Ice Cube receives the I Am Hip-Hop Award.

The 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards was held yesterday Monday, October 27, 2009. This year the Recipient of the I Am Hip-Hop Award was none other than Ice Cube himself. While introducing Ice Cube, he was described as “still being a forceful voice by doing it his way, always noting the strength of street knowledge” by one of his favorite rappers. “From his first rhyme, we knew he was a star.”


Born in South Central Los Angeles, California, in 1969, he became one of the most influential and important figures early in his career. Known as the man behind the master plan, creating the critically acclaimed group N.W.A, including Eazy-E, DJ Yella, MC Ren, and the infamous Dr. Dre, Ice Cube developed the West Coast into a powerhouse for rap music.

After working with N.W.A, Ice Cube went on to pursue a solo career dropping two of the best albums “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted” and “Death Certificate.” As Ice Cube began to advance his music career, he also took on the role of acting beginning with his Academy Award-nominated “Boyz n the Hood.” Not long after being recognized as a rap icon and a natural on the big screen, he established himself as a movie writer when he wrote the 1995 classic “Friday.” This lead to the creation of Cube Vision, Ice Cube’s own production company including movies such as; “All About the Benjamins,” the Barber Shop,” “Are We There Yet?” “Are We Done Yet?” and “The Longshots.”

During his acceptance speech, Ice Cube stated that “I am hip-hop, I do what I want, and I say what I mean, and I’m not going to apologize to nobody.” He went on to say “We can’t be slaves to video programming, Producers. If we’re going to be slaves, we need to be slaves to ourselves.” Ice cube ending by saying “Long as you got a tongue, you’re not too old to rap.”

Ice Cube is Hip-Hop





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