Twenty-five years ago, Ice Cube was a gangsta-rap icon who struck fear into the hearts of Middle America. Now, he makes cameos in “Sesame Street” and, thanks to the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” getting a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination, he’s now part of the Hollywood elite (although he expected more noms). “I think...
Twenty-five years ago, Ice Cube was a gangsta-rap icon who struck fear into the hearts of Middle America. Now, he makes cameos in “Sesame Street” and, thanks to the N.W.A. biopic “Straight Outta Compton” getting a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination, he’s now part of the Hollywood elite (although he expected more noms). “I think...