Liberated Magazine

Ice Cube headlined a show at Moody Center in Austin, Tx on October 16th, 2025 with special guests Lil Eazy-E & WC on his Four Decades of Attitude Tour!

Ice Cube said in a statement:

“Truth to Power is more than a tour — it’s a 40-year celebration. The world needs truth. The people need power. And that’s what my music brings. It’s gonna’ be next level to go from city to city with a major production unlike anything I’ve ever done before.”

The veteran MC continues to solidify his relevance across generations — earlier this year, he was celebrated with a cement handprint ceremony at the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, a testament to his enduring contributions to music, film, and pop culture.

This tour marks Ice Cube’s return to a full-scale headlining run, his first major tour in over a decade.  The concept is celebratory and retrospective. It spans his four decades in hip-hop and entertainment, revisiting early N.W.A. classics, solo hits, and recent work, while weaving in storytelling, visuals, and tributes to the social and cultural backdrop that shaped his music. 

The long-awaited return of hip-hop pioneer, N.W.A co-founder, and cultural juggernaut Ice Cube. The tour follows Man Down, Ice Cube’s latest studio album, which recently re-entered the charts and debuted as a Top 10 Rap and independent release and has been praised for its timely lyricism, political weight, and signature West Coast grit.

Few hip-hop artists can command a stage with the same effortless authority as Ice Cube. His “Four Decades Tour” proved that the West Coast legend hasn’t lost a step. Celebrating 40 years in the game, Cube’s performance was equal parts history lesson and a celebration. A true testament that his voice still carries the same power that shook the world in the late ‘80s.

From the moment he hit the stage with “Fuck tha Police”, the crowd was on their feet. Dressed in all black with his signature scowl and LA cap, Cube launched into a blistering run of hits spanning his solo career and N.W.A days — “Check Yo Self,” “You Can Do It,” “Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It,” “No Vaseline,” and of course “It Was a Good Day.” Each track hit hard, with the audience rapping every line like scripture.

Ice Cube expressed:

“EAZY E is the architect of this shit right here. I’m talking about MCs really saying what they feel. EAZY E is the start of that.”

Cube’s DJ, DJ Pooh, kept the transitions tight, cutting classic West Coast samples with news clips and movie snippets that reminded fans just how deep Cube’s cultural footprint runs. Between songs, Cube dropped words of wisdom about legacy, staying real, and not letting the haters keep you down. His stage banter carried the same energy as his lyrics, confident, defiant, and rooted in truth.

Ice Cube exclaimed:

“Is today Friday? Whenever you see ice Cube in person it’s a motherfucking Friday! Ain’t nobody going to work tomorrow anyway. And y’all know what we do on Fridays right?”

“We’re going to have a ball tonight! I love this crowd. Austin always shows up for your boy Ice Cube. This crowd right here is so wide you can’t get around it, so low you can’t get under it, so high you can’t get over it.”

The visuals were simple but effective, with heavy use of black-and-white imagery, clips from Boyz n the Hood and Friday, and vintage LA footage that brought fans back to where it all began. The production wasn’t flashy, but it didn’t need to be. The show’s strength came from Cube’s raw delivery and the crowd’s unwavering respect.

Ice Cube giving the audience a motivational speech:

“This is my first motivational speech today. This is about haters. Here’s what I’ve learned in these forty years. I’ve learned that you cannot give any attention or any time to the haters. Do not waste your time, your energy, or your thought process on people that’s hating on you. That’s their problem. Don’t make it your problem. Now if they get in your face that’s another thing. If they’re hating from afar, let them hate from afar. Do not put no energy into them because when you got haters people listen to them, and then people stop listening to them because the shit that they’re saying is not true. Some of them won’t even last. So always ignore your haters. Pay attention to the lovers. Pay attention to the ones that love your ass. Pay attention to the ones that want you to do great, that want you to be a part of their lives. That’s who you put your time, your effort, and your thought process into. The ones that love your ass. The lovers don’t get enough time. The haters get all the headlines. So if you do what I tell you, in forty years you’ll be like your homeboy Ice Cube. You’ll look up and you’ll be like damn I ain’t got no mother fucking haters. Where did they go?”

He closed the night with “It Was a Good Day” and “It’s My Ego,” turning the venue into a massive singalong before dropping the mic. During “It Was a Good Day”, a Goodyear mini blimp floated above the crowd with message “ICE CUBE’S A PIMP!“, adding theatrical surprise.

Four Decades of Attitude tour is more than a greatest-hits parade, it’s a statement of endurance, cultural memory, and of continuing relevance. The show resonates with long-time fans, giving them deep cuts of forgotten gems, not just predictable hits. For newer audience members, it functions as a living documentary showing where hip-hop has been, how systemic issues shaped the music, and how Cube’s voice still speaks to today’s world carrying as much weight as ever!

Setlist:

• Before Hip Hop Intro (tape)

The 80’s

• Fuck tha Police (N.W.A. song)
• Dopeman (N.W.A. song)
• Boyz-n-the-Hood (Easy-E cover) (with Lil-Eazy-E)
• Gangsta Gangsta (N.W.A. song)
• Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A. song)
• End of the 80’s (tape)

The 90’s

• The Nigga Ya Love to Hate
• Once Upon a Time in the Projects
• Jackin’ for Beats
• John Singleton Tribute (tape)
• How to Survive in the South Central
• Steady Mobbin’
• My Summer Vacation
• Ghetto Bird
• 1992 (tape)
• Check Yo’ Self
• Really Doe
• Pushin’ Weight
• Friday
• We Be Clubbin”
• You Know How We Do It

Westside Connection

• The Streets (re-twist) (with WC)
• Bow Down (with WC)
• Westside Connection (tape)
• The Gangsta, the Killa and the Dope Dealer (with WC)
• Gangsta Nation (with WC)
• End of the 90’s (tape)

The 00’s

• I Rep That West (with WC)
• Dr Dre (tape)
• Natural Born Killaz (with WC)
• Hello (with WC)
• Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It
• Why We Thugs (with WC)
• Go to Church (with WC)
• Until We Rich (with WC)
• Ain’t Got No Haters
• You Can Do It (with WC)

Encore

• It Was a Good Day
• It’s My Ego
• Man Power (tape)

About Ice Cube

Ice Cube, a multi-hyphenate international music, film, and sports legend, has garnered accolades such as recently receiving being honored with a handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood,  the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Rising to fame with N.W.A., he launched a solo career selling tens of millions of albums and co-founded the West Coast supergroup Mount Westmore with Snoop Dogg, E-40, and Too $hort. As a true trailblazer in television and film, through his film and television production company, CubeVision, IceCube produced 50 episodes of the hit series “Hip Hop Squares” for VH1 and MTV, and he produced the award-winning, Oscar-nominated biopic “Straight Outta Compton,” which grossed over $200 million worldwide. His films, collectively, have grossed over $1 billion at the box office, with franchises such as “Friday,” “Barbershop,” “Are We There Yet?,” “21 Jump Street,” and “Ride Along” shaping the landscape of cinema.  As co-founder of the BIG3 basketball league, Ice Cube continues to make an impact, bringing in its first franchise owners, achieving its most-viewed season ever in 2024, and securing groundbreaking partnerships with title sponsors. He also launched the Ice Cube Impact Award in collaboration with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, where he was the first recipient. His latest album, Man Down, debuted in the Top 10 on multiple Billboard charts, including Top Rap Albums, and hit #2 on iTunes’ Hip-Hop/Rap Chart, proving his enduring influence. To learn more, visit icecube.com or follow @icecube.