“I think he’s the same kind of artist: a thought-provoking artist.”

Ice Cubeis checking himself so as not to wreck himself.

I think he’s the same kind of artist: a thought-provoking artist.

Ice Cube; Kendrick Lamar

Ice Cube; Kendrick Lamar.Tasos Katopodis/Getty; Arturo Holmes/MG23/Getty

I was that before he was."

But true fans of the genre should be well aware of N.W.A.

2 on Billboard’s R&B charts and nine singles in the top 10 of the rap charts.

Ice Cube visits SiriusXM Studios on July 10, 2023 in New York Cit

Ice Cube.Santiago Felipe/Getty

This isn’t the first time Cube has commented on Lamar, 37.

TheFridaystar also expressed his admiration for the"King Kunta" rapper’s beef with Drakeearlier this year.

“I approve of the beef,” he said.

“I always approve of rap battles.

When it get physical, that’s just street crime.”

The album will be his first solo record since 2018’sEverythang’s Corrupt.

Watch the music video for “It’s My Ego” above.