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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Happy Birthday Ice Cube

“I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration” - Ice Cube
(Ice Cube)
Ice Cube was born as O’Shea Jackson on June 15th, 1969 in Los Angeles, California, USA. When Jackson was 12 his sister was killed. Jackson started writing raps while in the 9th grade. At age 16 he sold his 1st song to Eric Wright. In 1987 he enrolled at the Phoenix Institute of Technology in Arizona.
(Jackson in high school)
He completed his degree within one year and returned to Los Angeles to pursue a rap career. He formed the hip hop group C.I.A. (Cru In Action) with friend Sir Jinx. He then took on the stage name “Ice Cube”. C.I.A. would perform during parties hosted by Dr. Dre. Ice Cube then joined with Dr. Dre, Eazy E, MC Ren and DJ Yella to form N.W.A. In 1987 they released their 1st album “N.W.A. and the Posse”.
(N.W.A. is 1987)
In 1988 they released “Straight Outta Compton”. Ice Cube wrote most of the material for the albums. In 1989 Ice Cube left the group due to contract problems with manager Jerry Heller.
(N.W.A. in 1989)
In 1990 Ice Cube released his 1st solo album “AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted”. It was an instant hit. Ice Cube then released the EP “Kill at Will” which became the 1st rap EP to go platinum.
(Ice Cube in 1990)
In 1991 Ice Cube released “Death Certificate”. Critics accused him of being anti white, misogynist, and anti semitic. It features the response diss track, “No Vaseline”, to N.W.A.’s diss track “100 Miles and Runnin’”. Also in 1991 Ice Cube appeared in the movie Boyz N the Hood.
(Ice Cube in Boyz N the Hood (1991))
In 1992 he released “The Predator”. It debuted at number 1 on both the pop and R&B charts, the first album in history to do so. It sold over 3 million copies. Also in 1992 he formed the group “Da Lench Mob” and collaborated on their 1st album “Guerillas in tha Mist”.
(Da Lench Mob in 1992)
In 1993 he released “Lethal Injection”. Also in 1993 Ice Cube collaborated with 2Pac.
(Ice Cube (Left) and 2Pac (Right))
In 1994 Ice Cube and Dr. Dre came together to make the song “Natural Born Killaz”. In 1995 he starred in Friday. It made $28 million.
(Ice Cube (Left) and Chris Tucker (Right) in Friday (1995))
In 1996 Ice Cube formed Westside Connection. Their 1st album released the same year called “Bow Down” was certified platinum.
(Westside Connection in 1996)
In 1998 he released “War & Peace Vol. 1”. In 2000 he released “War & Peace Vol. 2”. Also in 2000 Ice Cube also joined Dr. Dre, Eminem & Snoop Dogg for the “Up in Smoke Tour”. Also in 2000 he starred in Next Friday. In 2002 he starred in Barbershop.
(Ice Cube in Barbershop (2002))
Also in 2002 he starred in Friday After Next. In 2003 Westside Connection released their 2nd album “Terrorist Threats”. The group later broke up. In 2004 he starred in Barbershop 2: Back in Business. In 2005 he starred in Are We There Yet?.
(Ice Cube in Are We There Yet? (2005))
In 2006 he released “Laugh Now, Cry Later”. In 2008 he released “Raw Footage”. In 2010 he released “I Am the West”. In 2014 he starred in Ride Along.
(Ice Cube (Right) and Kevin Hart (Left) in Ride Along (2014))
In 2015 a movie about N.W.A. was released featuring Ice Cube’s son playing him.
(Ice Cube (Left) and his son O’Shea Jackson Jr. (Right))
In 2016 he starred in Ride Along 2.
(Ice Cube (Left) and Kevin Hart (Right) in Ride Along 2 (2016))
Today he turns 47 years old and we would all like to say happy birthday Ice Cube.


Albums by Ice Cube
  • “AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted” (1990)
  • “Death Certificate” (1991)
  • “The Predator” (1992)
  • “Lethal Injection” (1993)
  • “War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc)” (1998)
  • “War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)” (2000)
  • “Laugh Now, Cry Later” (2006)
  • “Raw Footage” (2008)
  • “I Am the West” (2010)


Films starring Ice Cube
  • Boyz N the Hood (1991) as Darin “Doughboy” Baker
  • Trespass (1992) as Savon
  • CB4 (1993) as himself
  • The Glass Shield (1994) as Teddy Woods
  • Higher Learning (1995) as Fudge
  • Friday (1995) as Craig Jones
  • Dangerous Ground (1997) as Vusi Madlazi
  • Anaconda (1997) as Danny Rich
  • The Players Club (1998) as Reggie
  • I Got the Hook Up (1998) as Gun Runner
  • Three Kings (1999) as Sgt. Chief Elgin
  • Thicker Than Water (1999) as Slink
  • Next Friday (2000) as Craig Jones
  • Ghosts of Mars (2001) as James “Desolation” Williams
  • All About the Benjamins (2002) as Bucum
  • Barbershop (2002) as Calvin Palmer
  • Friday After Next (2002) as Craig Jones
  • Torque (2004) as Trey Wallace
  • The N-Word (2004) as himself
  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004) as Calvin Palmer
  • Are We There Yet? (2005) as Nick Persons
  • xXx: State of the Union (2005) as Darius Stone
  • Are We Done Yet? (2007) as Nick Persons
  • First Sunday (2008) as Durell Washington
  • The Longshots (2008) as Curtis Plummer
  • Janky Promoters (2009) as Russell Redds
  • Lottery Ticket (2010) as Jerome “Thump” Washington
  • Rampart (2011) as Kyle Timkins
  • 21 Jump Street (2012) as Capt. Dickson
  • Ride Along (2014) as Det. James Payton
  • 22 Jump Street (2014) as Capt. Dickson
  • The Book of Life (2014) as The Candle Maker
  • Ride Along 2 (2016) as Det. James Payton
  • Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) as Calvin Palmer


Videos of Ice Cube

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