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Ice Cube Net worth and Biography
Ice Cube is an American actor, filmmaker, and one of the richest rappers in the world with an estimated net worth of $180 Million.
Ice Cube is an American actor, rapper, and filmmaker, with an estimated net worth of $180 Million. He was one of the members of the iconic hip-hop group, N.W.A. (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes), who was responsible for popularizing the gangsta rap subgenre. The group is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential groups in the history of hip-hop music.
Bio Data
| Full Name | O’Shea Jackson Sr. |
| Date of Birth | June 15, 1969 |
| Gender | Male |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Career | Musician |
| Net worth | $170 Million |
| Nationality | American |
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Biography
Ice Cube was born on June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles, to Doris, a hospital clerk and custodian, and Hosea Jackson, a machinist and UCLA groundskeeper. He attended George Washington Preparatory High School and William Howard Taft High School in California. He also attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology in 1987, where he bagged a diploma in architectural drafting.
Ice Cube began writing rap songs in high school. According to a report, he began rapping after he was challenged by his friend “Kiddo” in typewriting class. Explaining his stage name, Ice cube said: “He threatened to slam me into a freezer and pull me out when I was an ice cube. I just started using that name, and it just caught on.”
Ice Cube began his career rapping in the trio C.I.A., before joining N.W.A. He was N.W.A’s lead rapper and main ghostwriter on its official debut album, 1988’s Straight Outta Compton. He left the group in 1990, due to a financial dispute and began his solo career.
In 1992, Ice Cube married Kimberly Woodruff, and they now have four children together. His eldest son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., portrayed him in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton.
Music Career
Ice Cube began his career rapping in the trio C.I.A., before joining N.W.A. He was N.W.A’s lead rapper and main ghostwriter on its official debut album, 1988’s Straight Outta Compton. He left the group in 1990, due to a financial dispute and began his solo career.
In 1990, Ice Cube released his debut solo album, AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted. The album was an instant hit, further swelling rap’s mainstream integration. It was also controversial as it drew accusations of misogyny and racism.
His second album Death Certificate was released in 1991. The album was even more controversial than his debut album, triggering accusations of anti-white, antisemitic, and misogynist content. He also addressed his issue with N.W.A. in the same album.
Cube’s third album, The Predator, was released in November 1992. The Predator was the first album ever to debut at No. 1 on both the R&B/hip-hop and pop charts. The album is his most successful commercially, with over three million copies sold in the US. After this album, Cube’s rap audience severely diminished, and never regained the prominence of his first three albums.
Ice Cube released his fourth album, Lethal Injection in 1993. Although the album was not received well by critics, the album brought successful singles, including “Really Doe”, “Bop Gun (One Nation)”, “You Know How We Do It”, and “What Can I Do?”
In November 1998, Cube released his long-awaited fifth solo album War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc). The delayed sixth album, Volume 2, arrived in 2000. These albums feature the Westside Connection and a reunion with his old N.W.A. members, Dr. Dre and MC Ren.
He has since then released four more projects, which include: Laugh Now, Cry Later in 2006, Raw Footage in 2008,
I Am the West in 2010 and Everythang’s Corrupt in 2018, having a total of 10 Studio albums in his discography
Film and television career
Aside from having a successful rap career, Ice Cube built more prestige as an actor and a filmmaker. He entered the cinema, playing Doughboy in director John Singleton’s feature debut Boyz n the Hood in 1991. He also co-wrote and starred in the 1995 comedy film Friday, which reshaped his persona into a bankable movie star.
His directorial debut was the 1998 film The Players Club. As of 2020, he has appeared in about 40 films, including the 1999 war comedy Three Kings, family comedies like the Barbershop series, and buddy cop comedies 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, and Ride Along. He was an executive producer of many of these films, as well as of the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton.
Ice Cube has also featured in a few documentaries such as Black. White. Straight Outta L.A. and many others. He also featured in the television series Are We There Yet? which premiered in 2010.
Ice Cube Net worth
Ice Cube is one of the richest rappers and actors on the planet, with an estimated net worth of $160 Million. Unlike many Rappers, Ice Cube makes his money from record and movie sales. He also makes money from tours, live performances, and endorsement deals. He was the spokesperson for Coors Light Beer since 2011. He’s used this wealth to set up his own clothing line, ‘Solo by Cube’, which sells hoodies with built-in headphones.
Ice Cube owns two Californian mansions; a $7.25 million home in Marina Del Rey and a mansion in Enico which he bought for $2.36 million in 1996. He lost a 9 MIllion dollar pay cheque in 2021, after exiting the production of the comedy film Oh Hell No due to the producers’ recommendation that he receive the Covid vaccination.
Cube is also a recipient of numerous awards in the music and movie industry. He won the Blockbuster Entertainment Award in 2000 and the MECCA Movie Award in 2002 for his contribution to the Movie industry.’ In the music industry, He won the VH1 Hip Hop Honors in 2006, BET Hip-Hop Awards in 2009, and aBET Honor in 2014. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A. in 2016 and got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017