Ice Cube is trying to “stay clear” of Australia’s worst storm in 70 years.
The 55-year-old rapper is set to perform concerts in Sydney and Melbourne this week, and he’s currently in a hotel on Queensland’s Gold Coast as the region prepares for Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Appearing on Aussie show “The Project” from his hotel room, he said: “I’m staying clear of it. It is pretty cool. I haven’t been through a cyclone before. I can check this off my bucket list for sure.”
While the N.W.A. icon seems to be close to the storm, he appeared to be staying lighthearted.
He quipped: “You know, I’m right here on the beach. The beach looks like it is going to be in the lobby in a minute.”
The hosts also took the opportunity to ask if he had spent time with Paul Rudd and Jack Black, who are in the region filming the Anaconda reboot.
Cube, who starred in the original movie in 1997, said: “I never saw them. I was just out doing some sightseeing and hanging out before my Sydney show. I haven’t seen Jack Black or Paul Rudd around here. I don’t know what you are talking about!”
Meanwhile, people in the path of the Category 2 storm have been urged to “act now” and leave the region before the “extremely rare” weather worsens.
Queensland premier David Crisafulli said: “There is a chance this cyclone will cross in the middle of the night with a high tide. That is not the time to be making your evacuation plan, now is the time.”
As a result of the weather, flights have been cancelled across southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Acting Gold Coast Mayor Donna Gates said in a press conference: “This looks like the most significant event in our city in terms of destructive winds and heavy rain that we’ve seen since 1954.”
