Ice Cube

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
Ice Cube at the screening of Ride Along on January 9, 2014
Background information
Birth nameO'Shea Jackson
Born (1969-06-15) June 15, 1969
OriginSouth Central Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
  • filmmaker
  • actor
Years active1984 – present
Labels
  • Priority (1987-1996)
  • Lench Mob (1994-present)
  • EMI (2006-Present)
Websitewww.icecube.com

Discography


Studio albums

Filmography

Films

Year Film Functioned as Role
Director Producer Screenwriter Actor
1991 Boyz n the Hood Darin "Doughboy" Baker
1992 Trespass Savon
1993 CB4 Himself (cameo)
1994 The Glass Shield Teddy Woods
1995 Higher Learning Fudge
Friday Craig Jones
1997 Dangerous Ground Vusi Madlazi
Anaconda Danny Rich
1998 The Players Club Reggie
I Got the Hook Up Gun runner
1999 Three Kings Sgt. Chief Elgin
Thicker Than Water Slink
2000 Next Friday Craig Jones
2001 Ghosts of Mars James 'Desolation' Williams
2002 All About The Benjamins Bucum
Barbershop Calvin Palmer
Friday After Next Craig Jones
2004 Torque Trey Wallace
The N-Word Himself
Barbershop 2: Back in Business Calvin Palmer
2005 Are We There Yet? Nick Persons
Beauty Shop
Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars
XXX: State of the Union Darius Stone / XXX
2007 Are We Done Yet? Nick Persons
2008 First Sunday Durell Washington
The Longshots Curtis Plummer
2009 Janky Promoters Russell Redds
2010 Lottery Ticket Jerome "Thump" Washington
2011 Rampart Kyle Timkins
2012 21 Jump Street Capt. Dickson
2014 Ride Along Detective James Payton
22 Jump Street Capt. Dickson
The Book of Life The Candle Maker (voice role)
2015 Straight Outta Compton
2016 Ride Along 2 Detective James Payton
Barbershop: The Next Cut Calvin Palmer
2017 XXX: Return of Xander Cage Darius Stone / XXX
Fist Fight Strickland
2020 The High Note Jack Robertson

Television

Year Film Functioned as Role Notes
Producer Screenwriter Director Actor
1994 The Sinbad Show Himself Episode: The Mr. Science Show
2002 The Bernie Mac Show Himself Episode: Goodbye Dolly
2005 BarberShop: The Series
WrestleMania 21 Himself
2006 Black. White.
2007 Friday: The Animated Series
2010 30 for 30 Episode: Straight Outta L.A.
2010–2013 Are We There Yet? Terrence Kingston Recurring Role; 20 Episodes
2014 The Rebels Pilot of unproduced series
2017 The Defiant Ones Himself Documentary

Other websites

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