Two former members of Niggaz Wit' Attitude, Dre and Cube.
Both have went on to have successful solo careers going rather different ways about obtaining said success.
Once revered as the 'CIA's most wanted rapper' Ice Cube was NWA's star attraction. For years he was considered one of the most bad men in gangsta rap with controversial lyrics about the Los Angeles Police Department, race and equality issues.
The Chuck D of his time, if you will.
However, that man is a far cry from the ex rapper who would appear in terrible family movies such as 'Are We There Yet' in later years.
On the other hand Dr.Dre has primarily stuck to musical pursuits assuming the role of producer for many other acts such as Eminem, The Game and more recently Kendrick Lemar.
However, Dr himself is a long way away from the character that brought us hits such as Nuthin' But A G Thang and Still D.R.E
So, I guess both men have mellowed out in later years so we shall have to look at their pasts to see why they are considered such pivotal figures in hip-hop.
In terms of solo output on a strictly MC'ing front, Ice Cube has put out 9 studio albums as opposed to Dre's 2.
But one has to take into account how Dre has focused primarily on producing throughout his career whilst Cube has always been an MC.
Anyway, here are two more tracks from each dude. Make your own minds up.
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