Ice Cube

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Recent Role:
Himself on SportsNation
Gender:
Male
Born:
6-15-1969
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name:
O' Shea Jackson
By the age of 21, O'Shea Jackson had not only earned a college degree in drafting, but had established himself as a rap superstar named Ice Cube due to his participation in the ground-breaking and influential ensemble N****z With Attitude; N.W.A. was the group largely responsible for reinventing West Coast rap and launching the controversial gangsta sub-genre. A native of L.A.'s South Central, Cube came from a strict two-parent home, and early on preferred rapping and writing to gang life. More than any other rap artist, Cube has kept the heat on in terms of incendiary storytelling andMore controversial viewpoints. His rage seems to explode unchecked by a concise political agenda; indeed, his is a shoot-first-ask-questions-later approach.



Claiming that N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller cheated him out of royalties, Cube split the group following their hit Straight Outta Compton. Though a hero of the West Coast Cube headed east for his first solo recordings to work with the Bomb Squad, the production team responsible for Public Enemy's tracks. The result, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, is a violent and exciting ride both lyrically and musically, and is considered a rap c. His anger towards Heller remained intense, and on Death Certificate's notorious track, "No Vaseline," he disses his old N.W.A. crew for "letting a Jew break up my crew. Bend over for the goddamn cracker--no Vaseline."



Cube also launched a successful acting career with Boyz 'N The Hood, a film which took its name from his earliest hit with N.W.A. The crew that has backed his solo work, Da Lench Mob, has also gone onto success, beginning with Guerillas In Tha Mist, which was produced and co-written by Cube. Although his ongoing influence in hip-hop is undeniable, Cube hasn't released any new material since 1993's Lethal Injection. His next move, be it film or music, is open to speculation.

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    A great musical talent, a great actor

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    Ice Cube was a name I heard often as a child. I listened to his music with my family, mostly with my uncles. My parents, however, were fans of some of his (and NWA's) music. By the time I was a teenager, I knew that Ice Cube was a musical genius, a hip-hop legend, and a pioneer of hip-hop music.


    I never expected him to go on to be such a great actor/director/producer. His movies are entertaining and funny. I love his films. Ice Cube has a talent for knowing what is funny and he has a talent for finding the right people to work with. I think he is great.


    My favorite Ice Cube movies are Barbershop and the Friday movies, of course. Those movies have now become classics.


    Ice Cube has proven that he is very versatile and I look forward to seeing what else he has in store for us.

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    Entertaining. hide show

    I will say that Ice Cube is funny when he acts. He isn't the most talented actor, as I think he is just average at acting. But he isn't terrible and I think he has done a decent job in his filmography. The best piece of work that he has been involved with is the Friday Trilogy. He and Chris Tucker were hilarious together. Ice Cube has been decent in comedy roles. As a rapper, he is just okay, but I have known him more in movies and such. Overall, he is pretty funny and also entertaining. He is funny. Thank you.

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    Ice Cube is cool............ha hide show

    I like this guy. He is funny and I really like his new CD. I have seen a couple of movies with him in them and I was really amazed by how cool and talanted he is. He appeared on Mindfreak (Yes, I know you are probably thinking."Oh no not again with Criss Angel", but whatever) and he seemed friendly and nice so I like him
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    A good actor, and though he appears in some comedy movies, some good some not, he also knows how to play good and dramatic roles, like in Boyz N the Hood, and I think that is what it makes him such a good actor. Some of his movies are not as cool, but overall I think that he is a good actor with a lot of talent.

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    Ice Cube is truly a multi-talented man. I mean, he can rap and act. Not many people can say that they've successfully crossed over from one form of entertainment to the other. Look at his filmograhpy--amazing.

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