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While I’m sure there are plenty of people who are more than happy to see Cube??s “gangsta” persona laid to rest, I lament the loss of a uniquely defiant American voice...
...blame the movies for Cube??s domestication: with the exception of John Singleton’s stellar “Boyz n the Hood,” none of his film projects has been faithful to the grimy realism of his best records—“Straight Outta Compton” or “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted...
...Cube??s music was so affecting because it relentlessly questioned the sacred American themes of equality, opportunity, and progress. His most significant tracks were those that graphically detailed the manifold ways in which American society has failed to deliver on its oft-referenced ideals, particularly where young African-American men are concerned...
...Cube??s films, by and large, have embraced mainstream values while reinforcing the white-washed American master narrative. In “Barbershop,” for example, Cube plays the role of the titular shop’s owner. Throughout the movie, he assists his local police department in the capture of two petty criminals, thwarts a neighborhood loan shark, and forsakes his “childish” dream of building a home recording studio so that he can focus on keeping the barbershop solvent...
...South Central to film studios in Hollywood. His first major role was in Singleton’s “Boyz,” and the commercial and critical success of that film proved that Cube was a bankable actor. Perhaps seeking to capitalize upon his initial success, Cube??s more recent projects have been increasingly mainstream (read: spineless...