If Eazy-E was the visionary behind N.W.A., Ice Cube was the group's mouthpiece. After famously penning most of the lyrics on 1988's Straight Outta Compton album, he left the crew in a dispute and headed east to hook up with the Bomb Squad for his 1990 solo debut, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted. Backed by pummeling beats, Cube dropped incendiary social commentary before moving into the realm of concept albums with Death Certificate. Go deep with the uncompromising artist who scripted gangsta rap's home invasion.