Ice Cube

O’shea Jackson aka Ice Cube is known for his acting as well as rapping and his part of N.W.A.  Ice Cube was born on June 15 1969 in South Central L.A to Doris and Hosea Jackson.  Ice Cube’s half-sister was murdered by her boyfriend when Ice Cube was just 12 years old.  Early in his life Ice Cube became interested in hip-hop.  He had several extended family members who were already a part of the industry and this only enticed him further.  He attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology where he formed C.I.A with another classmate.  C.I.A would perform at parties hosted by future producer, Dr. Dre.  Eventually, Dre and Ice Cube would form the pioneer rap group known as N.W.A. The group would come to be known as one of the pioneers of hip-hop.  Ice Cube’s tenure in N.W.A lasted 3 years after which he left due to disputes with their manager.  Ice Cube’s leave was not peaceful as a beef was created between the rapper and his former group.  Ice Cube went on to have a very successful solo career.  His albums tended to be quit controversial as well as focused on race relations and violence in Los Angeles.  He has also appeared on an ESPN 30 for 30 which focused on the Oakland Raiders’ relationship to the gangsta rap scene in Los Angeles.  Ice Cube’s first film role came as Doughboy in Boyz in the Hood.  He also starred in Trespass as well as The Glass Shield.  Ice Cube’s writing debut came in the form of Friday which starred himself and Chris Tucker His full name is Christopher Tucker. He is an Amer >> Read More... .  The film was a huge success and place Ice Cube on the map in the film industry.  Friday spawned two sequels while a third is in production.  He also starred in the critically acclaimed Three Kings as well as the Barbershop series and the Are We There Yet? series.  Ice Cube has been married to Kimberley Woodruff since 1992.  He has 4 children with Kimberley.  Ice Cube’s two sons, Oshea Jr. and Darryl are rappers under the name OMG and Doughboy.  Oshea Jr. will portray his father in the upcoming film, N.W.A.