Ice Cube Leaves Bill Maher Shaken And Stirred Over The N-Word
25 years after Death Certificate, the OG reprises his role as rap's most potent race critic.
You know America's turning cold again when Ice Cube freezes over. Like a thermostat set to gauge the temperature of our racial transgressions, gangsta rap's first political provocateur got triggered this past Friday night; it took the abuse of one of his favorite words to resurrect his former self.
When Bill Maher sparked outrage one week prior by jokingly referring to himself as a "house n*****" on his 13-year-old HBO talk show , hip-hop's response ran the gamut. Chance the Rapper the show's immediate cancellation, while Killer Mike, a recurring guest and a successor to Cube's righteous rage, he found the impromptu wisecrack funny — and, more importantly, the least of black America's concerns.
