Ice Cube Discusses Studying Architectural Drafting & The Eames

    Before joining N.W.A. and setting off his career in Hip Hop, Ice Cube constructed a safety net as an architectural drafting student. In a clip for Pacific Standard Time, the 42-year-old celebrates The Eames house, showing his appreciation for architecture in Los Angeles, California and how he got interested in the field.

    “When N.W.A. was first about to pop off I wasn’t sure if I was gonna make a living at it… Cussin’ on the radio? I didn’t know if that was gonna bring me any money,” said Cube. “So I ended up going to school in Phoenix and spending a year out there… (but) I haven’t picked up my certificate since I got it. If you want me to draw you up a house I can draw you up a house; I don’t know if it’s gonna be liveable.”

    In the clip, Cube shares his appreciation for the structural design of The Eames for Pacific Standard Time, a non-profit organization connecting more than 60 cultural institutions across Southern California. He further cemented his reasoning for initially wanting to have a backup plan beyond music and why his love for architecture still holds.

    “Before I did rap music, I did architectural drafting. One thing I learned is that you’ve always gotta have a plan,” he said. “[The Eames] was doing mash-ups before mash-ups even existed.”

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    9 thoughts on “Ice Cube Discusses Studying Architectural Drafting & The Eames

    1. Steven J. Horowitz – if you are going to quite someone get it right dog. It is “Before I did rap music, I STUDIED architectural drafting.”

      1. You must be the stupidest motherfucker on the face of the earth!! First of all its “Quote” not quite someone.

        Second, Steven didnt quote Cube. When a statement is in ” ” that means that person said it. So yell at Cube for not speaking right you fucking moron!

    2. Never knew he studied that..

      Much respect given to him for that! You gotta always have a back up plan in case shit dont turn out in the music/film/sport industry..

    3. I’m not sure where Cube would pick up his certificate. this place is defunct now. But more aspiring rappers should go into job-training, tech school or college, even while pursuing their rap dreams. It’s better to have a formal skill to fall back on. The whole narrative of “If I can’t rap, I’m going to be a dope man/robber” is played out.

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