Ice Cube denies his Twitter account has been hacked after rapper is accused of posting antisemitic memes
- Ice Cube has vehemently denied his Twitter account was hacked
- The N.W.A. frontman, 50, took to Twitter on Wednesday to issue the clarification after fans called him out for disseminating an ‘Anti-Semitic trope’
- One particularly contentious image depicted a group of men with exaggerated facial features typical of antisemitic imagery playing Monopoly
- Another appeared to suggest that the ‘Black Cube of Saturn’ – which conspiracy theorists claim is an occult symbol – lies within the Star of David
- One user chastised the rapper, writing ‘It is impossible to take you seriously…when you post anti-Semitic imagery. What the f*** are you doing?’
Ice Cube has vehemently denied his Twitter account was hacked, following accusations he posted antisemitic memes.
The N.W.A. frontman, 50, took to Twitter on Wednesday to issue the clarification after fans called him out for disseminating an ‘Anti-Semitic trope’.
‘What the f*** are you doing?’ demanded one user of the outspoken rapper.
Denial: Ice Cube has vehemently denied his Twitter account was hacked, following accusations he posted antisemitic memes
‘This is CUBE,’ began the Straight Outta Compton hitmaker. ‘My account has not been hacked.’
‘I speak for no organization. I only speak for the meek people of thee earth. We will not expect crumbles [sic] from your table.’
‘We have to power of almighty God backing us all over the earth. NO MORE TALKING. Repent.’
The statement appeared to be in response to many Twitter users pointing out that some of the many memes reposted by Cube -whose real name is O’Shea Jackson- were discriminatory against the Jewish faith in nature.
Angry: The N.W.A. frontman, 50, took to Twitter on Wednesday to issue the clarification after fans called him out for disseminating an ‘Anti-Semitic trope’ (seen here in 2016)
Offending image: One particularly contentious image depicted a group of men with exaggerated facial features typical of antisemitic imagery playing Monopoly
One particularly contentious image depicted a group of men with exaggerated facial features typical of antisemitic imagery playing Monopoly, with the board resting on the backs of several black people.
Cube captioned the post, ‘F*** THE NEW NORMAL UNTIL THEY FIX THE OLD NORMAL!’
Twitter user Tara Dublin called out the Three Kings actor, replying ‘Cube, this is an Anti-Semitic trope. Please take it down as it suggests Jews control everything. And trust me, we don’t. Because if Jews controlled everything, I would be rich af & Donald Trump would be in prison #DoBetter’.
Conspiracy theory: Another image tweeted out by Cube to his 5.3million followers seemed to suggest that the ‘Black Cube of Saturn’ lies within the Star of David
Another image tweeted out by Cube to his 5.3million followers seemed to suggest that the ‘Black Cube of Saturn’ lies within the Star of David.
The Black Cube of Saturn is claimed by conspiracy theorists to be an occult symbol.
In the comments on the post, user Roxanne Gay wrote, ‘It is impossible to take you seriously with regards to social justice or,.. anything when you post anti-Semitic imagery. What the f*** are you doing?’
Backlash: Twitter users were quick to call out Cube on his behavior