SAN FRANCISCO: Rapper-actor Ice Cube has returned to the barbershop and he expects some more bruising. A year and a half after the film ‘Barbershop’ sparked controversy for derogatory remarks made by one character about civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, Ice Cube is back with a sequel, ‘Barbershop 2’.

In addition to Parks, the original film skewered the Rev Jesse Jackson and the Rev Martin Luther King Jr Civil rights activist complained, but the movie went on to make $75 million.

“It was just funny to me that some of our leaders would take that much time and energy to dismiss something that was loved by so many of our people,” Ice Cube told the San Francisco Chronicle.

This time, such cultural icons as Tiger Woods, Lenny Kravitz, Mike Tyson, Mariah Carey, Jackie Robinson, R. Kelley and Condoleezza Rice are skewered.

“We wanted to be true to what a barbershop is, so every headline we could grab between the first ‘Barbershop’ and the second was in there,” Ice Cube said.

‘Barbershop 2’ features new additions, including Queen Latifah and ‘Saturday Night Live’ comedian Kenan Thompson, and some returning cast members, including actress-rapper Eve and Cedric the Entertainer