Ice Cube
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director
June 15, 1969 (57 years)
O'Shea Jackson (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His work on N.W.A.'s 1989 album Straight Outta Compton helped boost gangsta rap's popularity. His political rap solo albums AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990), Death Certificate (1991), and The Predator (1992) were all critically and commercially successful. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in 2016.
A native of Los Angeles, Ice Cube formed his first rap group, C.I.A., in 1986. In 1987, with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, he formed the gangsta rap group N.W.A. As its lead rapper, Ice Cube also wrote most of the lyrics on Straight Outta Compton. This landmark album shaped West Coast hip-hop's early violent and controversial identity. It helped differentiate it from East Coast rap. After a monetary dispute over the group's management by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, Ice Cube left N.W.A in late 1989 and embarked on a solo career, releasing eleven albums, with seven charting within the top-10 on the U.S. Billboard200. His singles "It Was a Good Day", "Check Yo Self", "You Know How We Do It", "Bop Gun (One Nation)", "Pushin' Weight", and "You Can Do It" all charted in the top-40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Ice Cube has also had an active film career since the early 1990s. His first acting role was in the hood film Boyz n the Hood (1991), named after a 1987 N.W.A. song he wrote. He also co-wrote and starred in the 1995 comedy film Friday, which spawned a franchise and reshaped his public image into an actor. He made his directorial debut with the 1998 film The Players Club, and also produced and curated the film's accompanying soundtrack. His film credits include comedies Three Kings (1999), the Barbershop and Are We There Yet? franchises, 21 Jump Street (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), Ride Along (2014) and Ride Along 2 (2016). He has also appeared in the XXX franchise (2005–2017), the crime drama Rampart (2012), the animated fantasy The Book of Life (2014), and the thriller War of the Worlds (2025). Ice Cube has also served as executive producer, including for the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton.
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A native of Los Angeles, Ice Cube formed his first rap group, C.I.A., in 1986. In 1987, with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre, he formed the gangsta rap group N.W.A. As its lead rapper, Ice Cube also wrote most of the lyrics on Straight Outta Compton. This landmark album shaped West Coast hip-hop's early violent and controversial identity. It helped differentiate it from East Coast rap. After a monetary dispute over the group's management by Eazy-E and Jerry Heller, Ice Cube left N.W.A in late 1989 and embarked on a solo career, releasing eleven albums, with seven charting within the top-10 on the U.S. Billboard200. His singles "It Was a Good Day", "Check Yo Self", "You Know How We Do It", "Bop Gun (One Nation)", "Pushin' Weight", and "You Can Do It" all charted in the top-40 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
Ice Cube has also had an active film career since the early 1990s. His first acting role was in the hood film Boyz n the Hood (1991), named after a 1987 N.W.A. song he wrote. He also co-wrote and starred in the 1995 comedy film Friday, which spawned a franchise and reshaped his public image into an actor. He made his directorial debut with the 1998 film The Players Club, and also produced and curated the film's accompanying soundtrack. His film credits include comedies Three Kings (1999), the Barbershop and Are We There Yet? franchises, 21 Jump Street (2012), 22 Jump Street (2014), Ride Along (2014) and Ride Along 2 (2016). He has also appeared in the XXX franchise (2005–2017), the crime drama Rampart (2012), the animated fantasy The Book of Life (2014), and the thriller War of the Worlds (2025). Ice Cube has also served as executive producer, including for the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton.
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Filmography
| 2027 | 24 Jump Street · as Captain Dickson |
| 2027 | Ride Along 3 · as James Payton |
| 2025 | War of the Worlds · as William Radford |
| 2025 | |
| 2023 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem · as Superfly (voice) |
| 2022 | |
| 2020 | The High Note · as Jack Robertson |
| 2017 | Fist Fight · as Ron Strickland |
| 2017 | xXx: Return of Xander Cage · as Darius Stone / Xxx |
| 2016 | Barbershop: The Next Cut · as Calvin Palmer |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Ride Along 2 · as James Payton |
| 2014 | The Book of Life · as Candle Maker (voice) |
| 2014 | 22 Jump Street · as Captain Dickson |
| 2014 | Ride Along · as James |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street · as Captain Dickson |
| 2011 | Rampart · as Kyle TimkinsOn Plex |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Dougboy |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket · as Mr. Washington |
| 2010 | Are We There Yet? · as Terrence KingstonOn Plex |
| 2009 | The Janky Promoters · as Russell Redds |
| 2008 | The Longshots · as Curtis Plummer |
| 2008 | First Sunday · as Durell |
| 2007 | Are We Done Yet? · as Nick Persons |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | xXx: State of the Union · as Darius Stone / Xxx |
| 2005 | Are We There Yet? · as Nick Persons |
| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business · as Calvin |
| 2004 | Torque · as TreyOn Plex |
| 2002 | Friday After Next · as Craig |
| 2002 | Barbershop · as Calvin Palmer |
| 2002 | All About the Benjamins · as Bucum |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars · as James 'desolation' Williams |
| 2001 | |
| 2000 | Next Friday · as Craig Jones |
| 1999 | Thicker Than Water · as Slink |
| 1999 | Three Kings · as Chief Elgin |
| 1999 | |
| 1999 | Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker · as Black Man |
| 1998 | I Got the Hook Up · as Gun Runner |
| 1998 | The Players Club · as Reggie |
| 1997 | Anaconda · as Danny Rich |
| 1997 | Dangerous Ground · as Vusi Madlazi |
| 1995 | Friday · as Craig |
| 1995 | Murder Was the Case: The Movie · as Ice Cube (segment: Natural Born Killaz) |
| 1995 | Higher Learning · as Fudge |
| 1994 | The Glass Shield · as Theodore 'teddy' Woods |
| 1992 | Trespass · as Savon |
| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood · as Doughboy |
| 1988 |
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| 2021 | Comin' Up Short · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | Fist Fight · as Executive Producer |
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| 2014 | The Rebels · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | |
| 2012 | Hip Hop Squares · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket · as Executive Producer |
| 2010 | Are We There Yet?On Plex |
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| 2007 | Friday: The Animated Series · as Executive Producer |
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| 2005 | Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars · as Executive Producer |
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| 2004 | Barbershop 2: Back in Business · as Executive Producer |
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| 1997 | Dangerous Ground · as Executive Producer |
| 1995 | Friday · as Executive Producer |
| 1988 | P.O.V · as Executive Producer |
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| 2007 | Friday: The Animated Series · as Characters |