Ice Cube has revealed that his Amerikkka’s Most Wanted LP, the first album he dropped when he split from the groundbreaking N.W.A. collective, was not produced by Dr. Dre because of the late Eazy-E.
In an in-depth interview with Idea Generation, the iconic rap pioneer, actor, and film director says he left Ruthless Records and N.W.A. for real reasons. However, none impacted his relationship with Dre, and he still wanted him to produce his premiere solo effort. AMW was exclusively produced by New York-based production crew The Bomb Squad, primarily known for their Public Enemy production.
In the interview, Cube admits, “I still tried to be friends with the guys who had nothing to do with the business. Me and Eazy was shaky, and I didn’t care about Jerry Heller at all, so it wasn’t no love lost there”. He added, “But I tried to keep it together with Dre. I even wanted Dre to produce my solo record, and we was talking about it, but Eazy and Jerry vetoed it.”
Dre and Cube eventually patched it up and worked together on the 1994 song “Natural Born Killaz.” The song was intended to be a prelude to a collaboration album, but the idea was ultimately shelved.
Cube is set to release his 11th album, Man Down, within the week. It will be his first full-length studio project in eight years.
