Ice Cube was in a group called Stereo Crew before he was in N.W.A.

Before he was in N.W.A., Ice Cube was in a group called Stereo Crew, a trio that featured K-Dee, Sir Jinx, and Ice Cube himself. Stereo Crew released a record in 1986 titled “She’s A Skag” under Epic Records, the record didn’t do well and the group got dropped and renamed themselves C.I.A., which stood