XLR8R — Six of our favorite web portals pick their best artists of 2008. Cocaine Blunts on Killer Mike "It’s almost cliché to call Mike the new Ice Cube at this point, but their shared penchant for simultaneously dropping knowledge and busting head... more info

Pop Matters — It’s hard to give a thumbs-up to an album that calls itself The Essentials when there’s so much essential material missing. more info

Pitchfork — Matching standout cuts from his studio albums with an array of rare remixes and a slew of appearances from top-shelf guests, Ghostface Killah's collection GhostDeini the Great is due December 16 from Def Jam. The Wu-Tang MC is joined on the disc by c... more info

AngryApe — Featuring Ice Cube, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and more more info

Undercover, Australia — Two of the best from the West Coast, Snoop D.O. double G and Ice Cube brought the shiznitz to Melbourne last night, taking us back in time to the mid 90s. more info

NME — Ice Cube is gearing up to write and produce a forthcoming US television comedy show. more info

NME — Ice Cube is gearing up to write and produce a forthcoming US television comedy show. more info

AngryApe — The rapper turns his attention to writing more info

ContactMusic — Rapper ICE CUBE, who once urged N.W.A. fans to F**K THA POLICE, is now set to create a cop comedy show on TV. The hip-hop star-turned-actor has been hired to write ... more info

AllHipHop — Hip-Hop legend Ice Cube is expanding his entertainment portfolio to television, signing on as head writer of a still unnamed buddy cop series for NBC.             The show is being produced by Cube's Cube Vision company, and NBC chairman ... more info