Eminem News and Rumors: Ice Cube Claims 'Without N.W.A, There Would Be No Eminem'

Ice Cube had a recent interview where he claimed "without N.W.A., there would be no Eminem," adding even more to the controversies that he's involved in.

Cube, has been the topic of headlines due to the lawsuit by N.W.A.'s former manager, Jerry Heller.

In the interview, he spoke about the controversy, but also added some of his own thoughts on Eminem.

The rapper group, which consisted of the late Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren, was founded by Heller and managed them. Heller claims that the film, Straight Outta Compton, which was centered on the band, revealed an inaccurate image of the manager.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the lawsuit is suing over defamation claims. However Ice Cube, whose birth name is O'Shea Jackson, said that it is indeed accurate considering the time span of the film.

"It's as accurate as you can be when you're trying to squeeze 10 years into two hours,'' he told The Plain Dealer. "I challenge anyone to make a more accurate movie about N.W.A. It had all four [surviving] members involved in the making of the movie, plus the widow of Eazy-E."

"We were all very vocal about what should be in the movie and what should go down," he continued. "There have been a few documentaries, but the movie really let people know who we were as people and friends - just five guys trying to make it. The movie let people see what we had to go through to make our music. We had to stand up for freedom of speech against people like Tipper Gore."

The rapper-turned-actor went on to say that N.W.A paved the way for Eminem to be so successful.

"The group is extremely significant for music all the way around, creatively and when it comes to pushing the envelope for other artists to do what they do. Without N.W.A, there would be no Eminem."

The rapper didn't go into too much detail about what he meant by that. Yet it doesn't seem that fans would agree. Readers commented saying that the Cube had always looked down on the "Slim Shady" rapper.

Eminem recently held a concert with Lollapalooza in Argentina and is reported to have a ninth album to be released soon.