Editing Ice Cube (section)

===1993–1998: ''Lethal Injection'' and forming Westside Connection===
Cube's fourth album, ''[[Lethal Injection (album)|Lethal Injection]]'', came out in late 1993. Here, Cube borrowed from the then-popular [[G-funk]] popularized by [[Dr. Dre]]. Although not received well by critics, the album brought successful singles, including "[[Really Doe (Ice Cube song)|Really Doe]]", "[[Bop Gun (One Nation)]]", "[[You Know How We Do It]]", and "What Can I Do?" After this album, Ice Cube effectively lost his rap audience.<ref name=":5" />

Following ''Lethal Injection'', Cube focused on films and producing albums of other rappers, including Da Lench Mob, [[Mack 10]], [[Mr. Short Khop]], and [[Kausion]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name="Allmusic" /> In 1994, Cube teamed with onetime N.W.A groupmate [[Dr. Dre]], who was then leading rap's [[G-funk]] subgenre, for the first time since Cube had left the group, and which had disbanded upon Dre's 1991 departure. The result was the Cube and Dre song "[[Natural Born Killaz]]", on the ''[[Murder Was The Case]]'' soundtrack, released by Dre's then-new label, [[Death Row Records]].

In 1995, Cube joined Mack 10 and [[WC (rapper)|WC]] in forming a side trio, the [[Westside Connection]]. Feeling neglected by East Coast media, a [[East Coast–West Coast hip hop rivalry|longstanding issue in rap's bicoastal rivalry]], the group aimed to reinforce West pride and resonate with the undervalued. The Westside Connection's first album, ''[[Bow Down]]'' (1996), featured tracks like "Bow Down" and "Gangstas Make the World Go 'Round" that reflected the group's objectives. The album was certified [[RIAA Certification|Platinum]] by year's end. Interpreting rapper [[Common (rapper)|Common]]'s song "[[I Used to Love H.E.R.]]" as a diss of West Coast rap, Cube and the Westside Connection briefly feuded with him, but they resolved amicably in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|date=February 3, 2020|title=Ice Cube says beef with Common was a 'dark moment' in his career|url=https://www.bet.com/article/r4u4j5/ice-cube-recalls-beef-with-common|access-date=June 11, 2020|publisher=[[BET]]}}</ref>

It was also at this time that Cube began collaborating outside the rap genre. In 1997, he worked with [[David Bowie]] and [[Nine Inch Nails]] singer [[Trent Reznor]] on a remix of Bowie's "[[I'm Afraid of Americans]]". In 1998, Cube was featured on the band [[Korn]]'s song "[[Children of the Korn]]", and joined them on their [[Family Values Tour 1998]].