Ice Cube Biography

In 2006, he finally released an idle album called "Trap House" which contained the song "Icy", his very successful duet with another famous rapper, Young Jeezy. In May of 2005, his locally played debut single, "Black Tee", got him a huge contract with Big Cat Records. Even though they had slot of success with the song, Young Jeezy didn 't follow up their collaboration, and they got into arguments with another duet, because they didn 't want to give up the rights to it. This eventually caused the rappers to split apart.

Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) was born in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942 in a time of harsh racial segregation. While growing up, his parents could barely support their family of four. His father worked as a painter, painting billboards and signs. Cassius Clay Sr. had had his dreams crushed, and in result, resorted to drinking. Clay had said that his father caused his family a great deal of pain. He might not have been proud of his father, but Cassius was proud of was his great-grandfather who was a military commander and an Abolitionist whom he was also named after. Cassius would love to brag and tell stories about him to his friends about how great he was. In school Cassius wasn’t the best. His grades were slipping and was taken out

Elvis graduated high school in 1953. After he graduated high school he began working as a truck driver and began paying his way into the Memphis recording studios to cut his own records. Elvis was a huge success in not only music but in television and movies

Tupac did not go to college. He had a son name Jean Michaels. He lived in Los Angeles.

Michael Joseph Jackson was born on August 29, 1958 in Gary Indiana. He was born to Joseph Walter and Katherine Jackson. Growing up Michael was teased for how he looked; he was teased so badly by his father he cried daily. At the age of fourteen he grew a little in height, however people still though of his as a “cute” little kid. As if growing up in teenage struggles was not enough, Michael’s skin broke out in a terrible case of acne. He wore hats, kept his head down and would rarely talk to people. Michael states that on stage he feels like it was all gone. The Jackson family consisted of eleven children, including Michael, however only five of them were in The Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 consisted of Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, Randy and

Elvis Presley was born January 8, 1935, in Tupelo, Mississippi to Gladys Smith Presley and Vernon Presley. Elvis was supposed to be a twin, but his brother, Jesse Garon Presley, was stillborn. His parents were part of the working class but made very little money; as a child, Elvis moved frequently due to his parents looking for jobs. Elvis’ father worked odd jobs and was once sentenced in 1938 to three years in prison for forging a four dollar check, but he stayed less than a year (Nix). After moving numerous times, the Presley family settled in Memphis, Tennessee, where the birth of Elvis’ career would take place. Elvis Presley, also known as “The King of Rock N’ Roll”, was one of the best-selling artists and on the Greatest of All Time Hot

Alphonse (Al) Capone was born on January 17, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York and departed this life on January 25, 1947 at his home in Palm Island, Florida. He was surrounded by his family. Al Capone is survived by his wife, Mae Capone, son Albert Francis Capone, mother Teresina (Teresa) Capone, and siblings.

This amazing actor and comedian had earned a lot during his career. Right now his net worth is around $12 million. He got a great salary from the Howard Stern Radio show of $450,000.

Do you know about Thomas Rhett? If you don’t then I am going to tell you all about him.

Alvin Ailey Jr. was born to Alvin and Lula Elizabeth Ailey on January 5, 1931, in Rogers, Texas. His father, Alvin, left the family when Alvin Jr. was only 1 and a half years old, leaving his mother to raise Alvin alone. During his childhood, he dealt with segregation in his neighborhood. Schools were divided and there was much violence and hatred on his own race

Thurgood Marshall was born on jJuly 2, 1908, in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, Norma Africa Marshall, was a teacher while his dad, William Marshall, was a head waiter and a country club steward. Thurgood Marshall was the great-grandson of a slave abducted from the Aafrican congo. Thurgood Marshall grew up in a middle-class neighborhood in Baltimore and. Marshall was not a modelso good of a student student as he frequently misbehaved in class. After Thurgood Marshall graduated from Frederick Douglass Hhigh Sschool, he

In the 1980s, the United States was characterized by racial politics and police violence. Most of the union jobs were outsourced to overseas, 45% of African Americans were left unemployed in South Central Los Angeles. Presidents Reagan and Bush had undone all the hard work that had been improved in the late 1960s and the 1970s. In the 1980s there was a decline in economic and social gains. Between 1986 and 1992, almost 1.2 million African Americans were affected by poverty, by falling below the poverty line (Lusane 404). Racial discrimination and police brutality had been a reality for African Americans, but those in suburban areas did not accept what was happening.

“Into the Wild”, by Jon Krakauer explains the story Chris McCandless’ life in the wild. McCandless leaves everything even his family to set off on adventure to Alaska so he can live of the land. On his adventure to Alaska he meet a lot of new people that help him with reaching his goal of Alaska. Chris eventually reached Alaska where he was living off the land for sometime, but unfortunately die by an accident he had. McCandless was a very intellectual and well-rounded person he left an emotional impact on people he meet on his journey to Alaska. Chris’s purpose of his adventure to Alaska is to separate himself from the problems and find himself as a person.

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known by his stage name Eminem (EMINƎM) is a rapper from Detroit, Michigan who is not difficult to classify as a creative genius who dominated a black race music industry. Since the release of his debut album The Slim Shady LP (1999), Eminem has dictated the hip hop charts worldwide. A holder of thirty awards and fifty nominations, Eminem’s awards include seven Grammys and an Academy Award for Best Original Song. He was the first rapper to ever acquire an Academy Award in this category. He sits comfortably at the fourteenth position on the Billboard 200 Greatest Artists of All Time chart and eighty-third on the Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Artists chart. In the United Kingdom alone, Eminem has accumulated fifteen

Andre Romelle Young was born on February 18, 1965 in Compton, California. He was the first born from the 17 year old Verna Young and Theodore Young. Andre’s parents were both singers for different bands. His parents separated when he was 7 years old and