Ice Cube
American rapper and actor
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of the well-known rap group N.W.A. He is best known for popularizing the gangsta rap genre with the album "Straight Outta Compton" in 1988. After leaving N.W.A in December of 1989, he began his solo work.
Ice Cube | |
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 Ice Cube in 2014 | |
| Born | O'Shea Jackson June 15, 1969 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
| Organization(s) | Cube Vision Lench Mob Records |
| Spouse |
Kimberly Woodruff
(m. 1992) |
| Children | 4, including O'Shea Jackson Jr. |
| Relatives | Del tha Funky Homosapien (cousin) Kam (cousin) |
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| Member of | Mt. Westmore |
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| Website | icecube |
Discography
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- AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990)
- Death Certificate (1991)
- The Predator (1992)
- Lethal Injection (1993)
- War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) (1998)
- War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) (2000)
- Laugh Now, Cry Later (2006)
- Raw Footage (2008)
- I Am the West (2010)
- Everythang's Corrupt (2018)
Filmography
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| 1991 | Boyz n the Hood | 
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Darin "Doughboy" Baker |
| 1992 | Trespass |
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Savon |
| 1993 | CB4 |
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Himself (cameo) |
| 1994 | The Glass Shield |
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Teddy Woods |
| 1995 | Higher Learning |
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Fudge |
| Friday |
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Craig Jones | |
| 1997 | Dangerous Ground |
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Vusi Madlazi |
| Anaconda |
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Danny Rich | |
| 1998 | The Players Club |
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Reggie |
| I Got the Hook Up |
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Gun runner | |
| 1999 | Three Kings |
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Sgt. Chief Elgin |
| Thicker Than Water |
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Slink | |
| 2000 | Next Friday |
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Craig Jones |
| 2001 | Ghosts of Mars |
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James 'Desolation' Williams |
| 2002 | All About The Benjamins |
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Bucum |
| Barbershop |
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Calvin Palmer | |
| Friday After Next |
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Craig Jones | |
| 2004 | Torque |
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Trey Wallace |
| The N-Word |
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Himself | |
| Barbershop 2: Back in Business |
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Calvin Palmer | |
| 2005 | Are We There Yet? |
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Nick Persons |
| Beauty Shop |
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| Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars |
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| XXX: State of the Union |
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Darius Stone / XXX | |
| 2007 | Are We Done Yet? |
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Nick Persons |
| 2008 | First Sunday |
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Durell Washington |
| The Longshots |
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Curtis Plummer | |
| 2009 | Janky Promoters |
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Russell Redds |
| 2010 | Lottery Ticket |
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Jerome "Thump" Washington |
| 2011 | Rampart |
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Kyle Timkins |
| 2012 | 21 Jump Street |
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Capt. Dickson |
| 2014 | Ride Along |
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Detective James Payton |
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Capt. Dickson | |
| The Book of Life |
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The Candle Maker (voice role) | |
| 2015 | Straight Outta Compton |
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| 2016 | Ride Along 2 |
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Detective James Payton |
| Barbershop: The Next Cut |
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Calvin Palmer | |
| 2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage |
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Darius Stone / XXX |
| Fist Fight |
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Strickland | |
| 2020 | The High Note |
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Jack Robertson |
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| 1994 | The Sinbad Show |
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Himself | Episode: The Mr. Science Show |
| 2002 | The Bernie Mac Show |
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Himself | Episode: Goodbye Dolly |
| 2005 | BarberShop: The Series |
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| WrestleMania 21 |
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| 2006 | Black. White. |
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| 2007 | Friday: The Animated Series |
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| 2010 | 30 for 30 |
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Episode: Straight Outta L.A. | |
| 2010–2013 | Are We There Yet? |
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Terrence Kingston | Recurring Role; 20 Episodes |
| 2014 | The Rebels |
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Pilot of unproduced series | |
| 2017 | The Defiant Ones |
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Himself | Documentary |
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