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