Ice Cube went on a Twitter tirade earlier this month in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd. The pioneering gangsta rapper, known for penning songs such as “Amerikkka’s Most Wanted” and “Arrest The President,” was firing off tweet after tweet in the name of racial equality.
But amid his Twitter rampage, he was accused of posting anti-Semitic propaganda. In fact, The Daily Beast ran an entire exposé about Cube’s alleged anti-Semitic past, which didn’t sit well with the N.W.A legend.
On Tuesday (June 30), Cube tweeted a screenshot of recently filed cease-and-desist letter from Freedman & Taitelman Law Firm, which names writers Charlie Nash of Mediaite and Marlow Stern of The Daily Beast.
He wrote in the caption, “Don’t play with me. This is just phase one.” He also included a photo of Stern and added, “This is Marlow Stern, the punk that’s out there pushing that poison.”
The letter firmly outlines Cube’s demands, which include an apology and a retraction. It specifically addresses a 2015 incident where Cube was accused of assaulting a rabbi outside of the MGM casino in Detroit for wearing a yarmulke, resulting in a $2 million lawsuit.
Cube took issue with both Nash and Stern’s mention of the alleged incident in their respective articles and maintained his innocence.
“We are disgusted that you each recklessly chose to publish this garbage,” the letter reads. “Enough is enough. During this time of national dialogue concerning the equality of Black Americans, you each made a conscious choice to fan the flames of hatred and division by repeating known, discredited lies and scurrilous claims.
“The idea Cube is anti-Semitic is laughable, as anyone who knows this man can attest … we hereby demand immediate retractions and an apology to Ice Cube for the damage already done to his reputation.”
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The situation spiraled into legal action after Stern injected himself into a recent Twitter conversation between Cube and CNN host Jake Tapper who had said Louis Farrakhan is ” a vile anti-LGBTQ anti-Semitic misogynist.”
After Cube told Tapper to “watch his mouth,” Stern hopped in the comment section, writing, “It is hard to give Ice Cube the benefit of the doubt given the fact that his anti-Semitic activities have extended beyond the realm of the internet. He’s an ardent supporter of Louis Farrakhan, one of the world’s most prominent anti-Semites, and, most troubling of all, the rapper and actor was accused in May 2015 of ordering his entourage to beat up a rabbi.”
Cube quickly addressed Stern’s claim on Twitter.
“The statement by Marlow Stern is a fuckin lie,” he wrote. “I never ordered my security to beat up anybody. Get your facts straight or I’ll see you in court you asshole.”
He is definitely anti-Semitic. If everyone else gets cancelled for shit they said years ago, you do too.
didnt he say some of that weird stuff last month???
Im white and I always put on Cave Bitch everytime I hump black chicks
If this was a white guy fighting back after he posted some potentially racist things everybody would clown him, even the writers of this article. The double standard is real
Slightly off topic but ive seen that black people are horribly racist to non white ethnicities without an inch of repercussions.
And to whites.blacks are EASILY the most racist group in America. BTW, Joos ARE white. Mostly. Does Madonna look like Borat to you? Or Seinfeld? Larry David?
Sorry Cube. In “”no Vaseline” you refer to the owner of Ruthless as a “white joo telling you what to do.” That’s anti-semitism plain as day. Just say sorry and move on.
Great “reporting.” YOU DIDN’T POST ANY OF TGE ALLEGEDLY ANTI-SEMITC SHIT HE SAID? Lol. You also didn’t post any of his lyrics from Death Certificate where he clearly talks shit about Hebrews repeatedly? SMH. I guess the hypocrisy of black folk isn’t a selling point?
The relationship between rappers and J.E.vvs has never been great. How many rappers have come out and claimed this sentiment, only to be silenced by their labels shortly after
Well, when your stupid ass signs a deal you can’t read, you get what you get. It would be their own exploiting them, if the opportunity had arisen. Poor rapper guy, you signed a deal you didn’t like later. So sad. HahahHH
His black privilege is showing. He thinks he just gets to say and do whatever he wants and you cant hold him accountable cause hes black.
Ice Cube is in my top 10 Studio Gangster list.
Well shit… now he can taste his own medicine. Black, white, purple whateva, u cant say crazy stuff and get away with it.
Ice Cube is also racist against Hispanics, if he wants to play that game. In NWA’s Straight Outta Compton they gun down a Mexican-America man with a thick accent. So Cube is connected to that too, it’s on the album he made with his crew.
That’s because they beefin wit cypress hill
get em cube!
I was an ice cube fan when I was a kid
Go listen to death certificate that will answer your question or amerikkkas most wanted black koria