NWA's Ice Cube is a fan of Iggy Azalea despite West Coast pal Snoop Dogg's feud with her

She gets her fair share of criticism from the rap world, but one of the godfathers of hip-hop has firmly positioned himself on Team Iggy Azalea. Scroll down for video 'She makes dope songs': Ice Cube told Daily Mail Australia on Friday in Sydney as he promoted Straight Outta Compton alongside his son O'Shea Jackson Jr that he was a fan of Aussie rapper Iggy Azalea He's got her back: She gets her fair share of criticism from the rap world, but one of the godfathers of hip-hop, Ice Cube, has firmly positioned himself on Team Iggy Azalea The legendary performer's comments come after his old friend and fellow West Coast stalwart Snoop Dogg engaged in an online feud with Iggy, criticising her looks and her talents. Coming from the expert: Known for his song writing skills that can be seen in the box office smash movie Straight Outta Compton when he helps the late Eazy E with his big break into the music world, Ice Cube says 'songs by committee' are the norm 'It's a difference between a rapper and an MC. 'If she can be hot coming out of the speaker, who cares what it took to make it': Ice Cube added about the hit-maker, pictured here on stage with Demi Lavato at the MTV VMAs last week in LA Iggy and Snoops's social media clash began when the Gin & Juice rapper shared a picture of a blonde, long haired male last with the caption: 'Iggy Azalea no makeup.' Things turned nasty: Ice Cube's comments come after his old friend and fellow West Coast stalwart Snoop Dogg engaged in an online feud with Iggy, criticising her looks and her talents The photo that started it all: Snoop and Iggy began feuding in October when he posted this to Instagram Escalating things even further, on Tuesday Snoop continued to lash out at the female rapper in another short video by saying: 'Say, b****, you're f****** with the wrong n****, and your n**** better check you before I do.'