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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 for Cru’ in Action!.

Cru in Action released a song the following year titled “My Posse” produced by Jinx’s cousin, Dr. Dre, who would later join Ice Cube and Eazy-E to form N.W.A. in 1987. K-Dee and Sir Jinx went on to form Da Lench Mob.

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