Posted by tourdemars to Entertainment at August 2, 2000 12:00 PM

Just when you thought Ice Cube couldn't get much higher than his all-star Up in Smoke tour, the rapper is now heading to Mars. Or at least New Mexico. As originally planned, the rapper-turned-actor has parted ways with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and company to begin work on John Carpenter's Ghost of Mars, the action sci-fi flick that begins shooting this week in New Mexico.