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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 C…
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ice Cube, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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24 Jump Street
as Captain Dickson
Anaconda
as Ice Cube
War of the Worlds
as William Radford
N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo
Comin' Up Short
as Self
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
as Self
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Superfly (voice)
Stand
as Self - Rapper-Actor; Founder BIG3
The DOC
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
as Self
No Poster
Beats Music Presents: It Was A Good Day, The Live 90s Hip Hop Playlist
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
as Self
The High Note
as Jack Robertson
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
as Self
Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
No Poster
The Tuck Rule
Comedy Central's Colossal Clusterfest
as Performer
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
as Self (archive footage)
G-Funk
as Self
Fist Fight
as Ron Strickland
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
as Darius Stone / xXx
The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
as Self
Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Calvin Palmer
Flashback Cops
as James
Ride Along 2
as James Payton
NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton
No Poster
The Game: The Documentary 2
as Self
The Book of Life
as Candle Maker (voice)
22 Jump Street
as Captain Dickson
Ride Along
as James
Hip Hop Don't Stop
as Self
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
21 Jump Street
as Captain Dickson
Rampart
as Kyle Timkins
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self
The Fab Five
as Self
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
as Self
Lottery Ticket
as Mr. Washington
Straight Outta L.A.
as Self
Janky Promoters
as Russell Redds
No Poster
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
as Self
‘Friday’ Straight Up
The Longshots
as Curtis Plummer
First Sunday
as Durell
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
as Self - Rapper
Are We Done Yet?
as Nick Persons
DJ Crazy Toones | It's A CT Experience: The DVD Files
as Self
xXx: State of the Union
as Darius Stone / xXx
Letter to the President
as Self
Are We There Yet?
as Nick Persons
Beef II
as Self
Ice Cube: The Making of a Don
as Self
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Calvin
Torque
as Trey
No Poster
Westside Connection: Gangsta Nation Live
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self
Beef
as Self
Friday After Next
as Craig
Korn: Deuce
as Self
Barbershop
as Calvin Palmer
All About the Benjamins
as Bucum
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
as Self
Ghosts of Mars
as James 'Desolation' Williams
The Up in Smoke Tour
as Self
Straight from the Streets
as Self
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
as Self
Woodstock '99
Next Friday
as Craig Jones
Family Values Tour '98
as Self
Thicker Than Water
as Slink
Three Kings
as Chief Elgin
I Got the Hook-Up
as Gun Runner
The Players Club
as Reggie
Anaconda
as Danny Rich
Dangerous Ground
as Vusi Madlazi
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
Friday
as Craig
Higher Learning
as Fudge
The Glass Shield
as Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
CB4
as Self
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
as Self
Trespass
as Savon
Boyz n the Hood
as Doughboy
No Poster
Outside Man
as Ruben
Last Friday
as Craig Jones
No Poster
Humbug
No Poster
Are They Gone Yet?
as Nick Persons
No Poster
Accidentes
No Poster
Ride Along 3
as James Payton