- Born
- Birth nameO'Shea Jackson
- Nickname
- Cube
- Height5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Ice Cube was born in South Central Los Angeles, to Doris (Benjamin), a custodian and hospital clerk, and Hosea Jackson, a UCLA groundskeeper. He first came to public notice as a singer and songwriter with the controversial and influential band N.W.A. His compositions with that group included many of the classic cuts from their debut LP "Straight Outta Compton" (Ruthless/Priority, 1989), including the title track, "Gangsta Gangsta" and "Express Yourself". He quit the band over business differences in 1990 and began a still-growing series of commercially and critically acclaimed solo albums, starting with "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" (Priority, 1990). His second solo album, "Death Certificate" (Priority, 1991), a concept album about the fall and rise of the Black man, sold two million copies, and his subsequent solo output (six albums to date total) has sold over ten million copies. He has also discovered Yoyo, Del the Funky Homosapien, K-Dee and Mack 10. He has also produced, written, toured and recorded with Public Enemy, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Clinton, The D.O.C., Michel'e, Big Daddy Kane, WC & The Madd Circle (which spawned the solo career of Coolio), former N.W.A. bandmate Dr. Dre and Cypress Hill. He has also recorded with two post-N.W.A. side-project bands, Da Lench Mob ("Guerillas In Tha Mist", Street Knowledge/East-West, 1991) and Westside Connection ("Bow Down", Priority, 1996). His movie career has been no less stellar. Ice Cube's debut in Boyz n the Hood (1991) led to more roles in such films as Trespass (1992), Dangerous Ground (1997) and Anaconda (1997). He also appeared as himself in the comedy CB4 (1993). He is also no stranger to the other side of the camera, directing videos for himself as well as Prince and Color Me Badd, as well as co-writing his screenwriting debut, Friday (1995).- IMDb Mini Biography By: CJ Marsicano <irieduck@ptd.net>
- SpouseKimberly Woodruff(November 28, 1992 - present) (4 children)
- ChildrenDarryl JacksonKereema JacksonShareef Jackson
- Dark menacing scowling eyes
- More often than not sports a beard
- Commanding baritone voice
- Legally changed his name to Ice Cube.
- Despite popular belief, the three triangle dots on the side of his right eye are not a "mi vida loca" prison tattoo. They're just moles.
- His favorite films are The Godfather (1972), Citizen Kane (1941), Trading Places (1983), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and Jaws (1975).
- Children: O'Shea Jackson Jr. (b. February 24, 1991) Darryl Jackson (b. December 29, 1992) Kereema Jackson (b. February 17, 1994) and Shareef Jackson (b. November 17, 1995).
- Attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology.
- I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different shit, you know what I mean?
- I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who's trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
- If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever. South Central is just who I am. Even though I have a nice house, nice family, the rest of my generation is still in South Central L.A. My cousins, my brothers, my sisters, they don't wanna move out. They don't want to and they don't have the means to sustain it. That's where my heart is and that's what I think about all the time.
- [on hip-hop] The Beastie Boys broke all the walls for me. They were the introduction of "rap is for everybody". You know, it's not just a black thing. When we came out, it was already a foregone conclusion that all types of life listen to rap. All cultures. But we never knew that "Straight Outta Compton" would blow up like it did.
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