Ice Cube
Biography
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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Movies 91
War of the Worlds
as William Radford
2025
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
as Darius Stone / xXx
2017
The Book of Life
as Candle Maker (voice)
2014
Anaconda
as Ice Cube
2025
21 Jump Street
as Captain Dickson
2012
22 Jump Street
as Captain Dickson
2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
as Superfly (voice)
2023
xXx: State of the Union
as Darius Stone / xXx
2005
Anaconda
as Danny Rich
1997
Friday
as Craig
1995
Boyz n the Hood
as Doughboy
1991
Ghosts of Mars
as James 'Desolation' Williams
2001
Three Kings
as Chief Elgin
1999
Torque
as Trey
2004
Fist Fight
as Ron Strickland
2017
Are We Done Yet?
as Nick Persons
2007
Friday After Next
as Craig
2002
Ride Along 2
as James Payton
2016
Next Friday
as Craig Jones
2000
Are We There Yet?
as Nick Persons
2005
Ride Along
as James
2014
Higher Learning
as Fudge
1995
Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Calvin Palmer
2016
Barbershop
as Calvin Palmer
2002
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Calvin
2004
The High Note
as Jack Robertson
2020
All About the Benjamins
as Bucum
2002
Rampart
as Kyle Timkins
2011
Lottery Ticket
as Mr. Washington
2010
The Players Club
as Reggie
1998
First Sunday
as Durell
2008
Trespass
as Savon
1992
Last Friday
as Craig Jones
CB4
as Self
1993
I Got the Hook-Up
as Gun Runner
1998
Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert
as Self
2020
24 Jump Street
as Captain Dickson
2027
Woodstock '99
2000
Janky Promoters
as Russell Redds
2009
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
as Self
2012
The Longshots
as Curtis Plummer
2008
The Up in Smoke Tour
as Self
2000
The Glass Shield
as Theodore 'Teddy' Woods
1994
Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James
as Self
2021
Yo! The Story of ‘Yo! MTV Raps’
as Self
2012
Dangerous Ground
as Vusi Madlazi
1997
Beef
as Self
2003
Family Values Tour '98
as Self
1999
You're Watching Video Music Box
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Enduring Significance of 'Boyz n the Hood'
as Self
2011
The Crossover: 50 Years of Hip Hop and Sports
as Self
2023
Stand
as Self - Rapper-Actor; Founder BIG3
2023
Rap: Looking for the Perfect Beat
1995
G-Funk
as Self
2017
Africa Rising
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
2019
Are They Gone Yet?
as Nick Persons
The Fab Five
as Self
2011
Comedy Central's Colossal Clusterfest
as Performer
2017
Friendly Fire: Making of an Urban Legend
as Self
2003
Red Desert Nights: Making Ghosts of Mars
as Self
2001
Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Straight Outta L.A.
as Self
2010
The Game: The Documentary 2
as Self
2015
20 Most Shocking Unsolved Crimes
as Self - Rapper
2007
NWA & Eazy-E: The Kings of Compton
2016
Korn: Deuce
as Self
2002
Straight from the Streets
as Self
2000
Katt Williams: 9 Lives
as Self
2010
Letter to the President
as Self
2005
DJ Crazy Toones | It's A CT Experience: The DVD Files
as Self
2007
N.W.A.: Not Without Alonzo
2025
Jake Paul vs. Ben Askren
as Self
2021
Hip Hop Don't Stop
as Self
2014
DJ SWB Volume 6 | This Is How We Do
as Self
2009
An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube
as Self
2000
Thicker Than Water
as Slink
1999
Comin' Up Short
as Self
2024
Birth of a Nation: 4.29.92
as Self
1993
The Making of Mr. October: The Reggie Jackson Story
as Self
2016
Ride Along 3
as James Payton
Ice Cube: The Making of a Don
as Self
2004
Humbug
Beef II
as Self
2004
The DOC
2022
Flashback Cops
as James
2016
Outside Man
as Ruben
Accidentes
Beats Music Presents: It Was A Good Day, The Live 90s Hip Hop Playlist
2021
The Tuck Rule
2017
‘Friday’ Straight Up
2009
Westside Connection: Gangsta Nation Live
2004TV Shows 46
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
2015
Conan
as Self
2010
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
2005
The View
as Self
1997
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Good Day Live
as Self
2001
The Talk
as Self
2010
Steve
as Self
2017
The Bernie Mac Show
as Ice Cube
2001
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
The Jamie Foxx Show
as Ice Cube
1996
Entertainment Tonight
as Self
1981
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self - Guest
1999
The Studio
as Ice Cube
2025
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self
2013
Yo! MTV Raps
as Self
1988
The Shop
as Self
2018
Snacked
as Self
2021
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
as Self
2016
Primetime Glick
2001
Hart to Heart
as Self
2021
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
as Self (archive footage)
2025
Criss Angel Mindfreak
2005
Hip Hop Evolution
as Self
2016
Hollywood Black
as Self (archive footage)
2024
The Defiant Ones
as Self
2017
This Is Pop
as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Hip Hop Years
as Self
1999
The F Word
as Self
2017
Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies
as Self - Co-narrator
2017
Untold Stories of Hip Hop
as Self
2019
We Got Time Today
as Self
2024
Cube & Epps
as Ice Cube
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
2003