The Icon, Ice Cube

Straight Out Of Compton

Ice Cube was born in South Central Los Angeles in 1969. As a youngster, Ice Cube was able to navigate the dangers of his environment successfully. Both of his parents were a prominent part of his life. Cube was also an excellent student. South Central was a dangerous place when Cube was growing up. But his devoted parents and education were able to keep him from making any huge life altering mistakes.

Hip Hop started to appeal to Ice Cube when he was in his teens. Writing lyrics was his first passion. He made a name for himself when he was young as a member of N.W.A. N.W.A. was an important piece of rap history. N.W.A. would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.

Ice Cube went off as his own as a solo act in 1989.

Hollywood

Ice Cube released music consistently as a young artist. His album releases became more sporadic because Ice Cube would start a successful career in movies. He would make his big screen debut in the John Singleton masterpiece, Boyz N The Hood. Boyz N The Hood is one of the most important films to be released in the last 50 years. The coming of age story revolutionized how films were made and helped to diversify the kind of stories that could be told to a mainstream audience.

In 1995, Ice Cube wrote and starred in the hit film, Friday. Friday is considered one of the top comedy films of all-time. Friday showed that Ice Cube could do more than write successful songs, he could also write hit films. Ice Cube would make two more Friday films. He would also appear in the films Three Kings, the Barbershop series and 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street. Ice Cube has established himself in Hollywood as an actor, writer, and producer.