Profile
Famous as :
Rapper, actorBirth Name :
O'Shea JacksonBirth Date :
June 15, 1969Birth Place :
Los Angeles, California, USASpouse :
Kimberly Woodruff (since 1992)Claim to fame :
Album "The Predator" (1992)
Video Premiere: Ice Cube's 'I Got My Locs On' Feat. Young Jeezy
January 23, 2009 09:01:13Ice Cube is promoting the fourth single from his 2008 album "Raw Footage" by premiering its music video. "I Got My Locs On" which is featuring Young Jeezy and is co-produced by Kanye West has been made the latest pulled from the rapper's eight studio album.
The video which is directed by Neils Alpert and has the cameo of Young Jeezy, starts with the definition of the word "janky". Before "Locs", Ice Cube has premiered music videos for "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It", "Do Ya Thang" and "Why Me?".
Scarface to Retire, Planning to Form Supergroup With Ice Cube
October 08, 2008 10:10:23Scarface reveals that he will quit rapping by confirming that "Emeritus" will be his last solo album. "It feels real good. The Emeritus record, the reason I'm so proud of it is because it's my last. I'm done, man. If you leave it up to me, I quit," he says.
The rapper further states that he will return to the studio only if Ice Cube and Nas join him to create a supergroup. "Only thing that's gonna bring me back... if I do an album with somebody," he explains. "Me, Ice Cube and Nas do something, or me and Jigga (Jay-Z) and Beans (Beanie Sigel) do something. It's gotta be a trio or duo. Me and Bun B do a duo."
Video Premiere: Ice Cube's 'Why Me?' Feat. Musiq Soulchild
September 25, 2008 02:09:36Rapper Ice Cube has premiered a music video in support of his latest single, "Why Me?". Featuring Musiq Soulchild as a guest performer, the song appears in Cube's eight major studio effort called "Raw Footage", which has been available on sale since August.
The music video itself tackles subjects with heavy social importance about the murder of innocent people in inner-city of America. Most of the scenes carry mournful theme about how it feels when someone close to them dies. Tears are shown running down from some people who make cameo appearances in the video, marking their deep sadness.
Video Premiere: Ice Cube's 'Do Ya Thang'
July 03, 2008 10:07:10In a bid to promote his upcoming album "Raw Footage", Ice Cube has just premiered a new music video to accompany the LP's latest single "Do Ya Thang". The new clip was a rough cut edition and it was directed by renown director Dale "Rage" Resteghini.
The clip sees the rapper driving in a cherry-red convertible car and also rapping at a club with his friends. The story of the clip tells the rapper buying the expensive red car in cash and it then rouses the suspicion of one of the car store owners who call some detectives to investigate Cube.
Ice Cube Being 'Janky' Promoter
March 27, 2008 01:03:20Hip-hop artist/actor Ice Cube reportedly will bring his first written script following his "Friday" series to the big screen. According to Variety, the 38-year-old entertainer has been set to star as well as co-produce "Janky Promoters" for Dimension Films.
In the film, the star of the "Barbershop" series will be portraying an ill-equipped music promoter who gets once in a lifetime chance to book an A-list hip-hop artist into a midsized California venue. Aside from showing off her acting skills, Cube will also produce the film alongside his Cube Vision partner Matt Alvarez.
Ice Cube Sets Release Date for 'Raw Footage'
March 12, 2008 10:03:45Ice Cube is juggling his movie roles with the launching of his eight studio album, "Raw Footage" which is also his first in two years. The album may only come down the street in Summer but the rapper plans to celebrate it by cybercasting his concert at Austin's South by Southwest festival on Saturday, March 15.
The album includes collaborations from Musiq Soulchild, Nas, Scarface, WC and Dub C while its production involves those from Fred Wreck, Maestro, Emile and more. It will be released under his independent label, Lench Mob Records, on June 17. The first single "Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It" was released in January and so was its music video.
Rapper-Actor Ice Cube Launched a New Online TV-Style Network
January 09, 2008 01:01:06First established himself as a rapper before then tried his hand at acting, Ice Cube is now turning Internet entrepreneur. The star, who's regarded as one of the greatest hip hop artists, and his partner DJ Pooh, who's a record producer and screenwriter, are teaming up to launch a new online TV-style network.
The project, named UVNTV which stands for U View Network Television, is still in the work and so far features a dozen channels including Snoop Dogg's "Snoopadelic", and ones run by The Source and Vibe Magazines.
Video Premiere: Ice Cube's 'Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It'
January 03, 2008 11:01:00Rapper, actor and producer Ice Cube is back on the singing saddle. He had just released a music video that supports his first single out of upcoming studio album, 'Raw Footage'.
The clip is for the song titled 'Gangsta Rap Made Me Do It'. The album itself, which would be his eight full-length, will be released during summer according to some reports. "It's better than anything you've ever heard before," Cube told MTV last year.
Ice Cube and Fred Durst Team for Comeback
August 24, 2007 01:08:21
What happens when a rapper meets a lead singer from a nu metal band? The result is not a singing collaboration as many would assume but a big screen feature instead; just ask Ice Cube and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit.
Yes, the two have joined forces to work on together in an inspirational sports drama entitled "Comeback" that Dimension Films is now developing. Pic is based on a true story of Jasmine Plummer who, at the age of eleven, became the first female to play in Pop Warner football tournament in its 56-year history.
Ice Cube to Make Film Version of Graphic Novel 10
August 14, 2007 03:08:43
Intends to jump into the current flow of comic-book adaptations, rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube is trying via his production company CubeVision to develop "10", a film version of the graphic novel of the same name by Shannon Eric Denton and Keith Giffen.
Cube and his partner Matt Alvarez are reportedly involved in negotiations to serve as the project's producers for Dimension Films with an aim to also make it as a starring vehicle for the former. Meanwhile, Circle of Confusion's David Alpert and Rick Jacobs have already been confirmed for the positions.
Lil Jon Combines 'Crunk' and 'Rock' as New Project
July 31, 2007 01:07:46
Lil Jon has spurted the idea of combining his signature "crunk" sound with "rock" vibe to make "Crunk Rock". The TVT release will be the ultimate record to sport collision among artists like P.O.D., Ice Cube, Lil Wayne, Ciara and Kid Rock.
"I worked with the guitar player from P.O.D., Marcos, a punk band called Whole Wheat Bread from Jacksonville, Fla., Kid Rock and a few others," Lil Jon said. "My s**t is real rock guitars with my beats, not keyboard guitars with ghetto beats. It's gonna be a little different from what you hear right now, but I think everyone will love it."
Boyz N Da Hood's Second Set Arriving August
May 31, 2007 02:05:12
Rap quartet Boyz N Da Hood is back without Young Jeezy in new album. The sophomore effort which is titled "Back Up N Da Chevy" will be dropped August 7 via Bad Boy/ Atlantic Records.
Appearing in this album are Ice Cube who contributes his voice in song "Choppas" and Rick Ross who gives assistance in two tracks "Paper" and "Table Dance". Fellow Bad Boy artist Yung Joc is also featured on two songs "We Ready" and "Nothing is Promised".
Dimension Films Has Enough "Love" for Ice Cube
March 30, 2007 10:03:59
Getting inclined to ignite moviegoers' laughs, Dimension Films is on the move to make a comedic feature titled "Tough Love" with Ice Cube being attached to topline.
Inspired by the life of former New England Patriots defensive back Tebucky Jones, the flick will focus on an NFL player who discovers that his kids have become spoiled brats. Inhis effort to toughen them up, he surprisingly comes to a realization that he too might have some things to learn.
Ice Cube and A&E Partnering for "Good in the Hood"
March 14, 2007 01:03:48
Ice Cube is developing a new non-fiction pilot for US TV network A&E, titled "Good in the Hood."
Described as being "in the vein of the fictional film 'American History X,'" the reality series is aimed at inspiring criminals to turn their lives around.
Ice Cube Enjoys His "First Sunday"
February 27, 2007 04:02:18
Appears to be more inclined towards generating laughs rather than going for some thrilling actions onscreen for now, Ice Cube has signed on to topline an urban-themed comedy entitled "First Sunday", a joint production of his Cube Vision and Screen Gems.
A feature directorial debut of playwright David E. Talbert, the project finds Cube as one of two men who bungle an attempt to heist money from a church. Beyond their expectation, the pair winds up taking hostage on its parishioners to then be guided by those churchgoers to see error in their ways.
New Line to Develop Comedic Flick for Ice Cube
September 30, 2006 10:09:00
New Line Cinema is giving Ice Cube a special treatment. The giant film company has successfully obtained a comedy pitch for the actor's starring vehicle, Variety has learned.
Still not yet titled, the project is said to bill Cube as a social climber whose aspirations are threatened as a young boy suddenly shows up and calls him daddy. Richard Murphy has been tapped to write the script with Tracy Underwood producing.
The Billboard's Album Chart 10 Best Bows
June 22, 2006 12:06:40
Rap star Busta Rhymes catapulted onto the top position of the US pop album charts on Wednesday June 21st, 2006 with his first No. 1 release, "The Big Bang". The star's collection, include such hit singles as "I Love My Chick" and "I Love My Bitch", debuted with 209,000 U.S. copies sold for the week ended June 18, according to Nielsen SoundScan. On top of that, "The Big Bang" also shot straight to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums tallies.
In the meantime, country trio the Dixie Chicks held steady at No. 2 with their "Taking the Long Way" sold another 130,000 copies, while remained at the top of the country albums chart for a fourth week. As for last week's best-seller, AFI's "Decemberunderground", it slipped two to No. 3 sold 104,000 copies. The other charts holdovers are "High School Musical" soundtrack at No. 4 on sales of 79,000 copies, "One X" by Three Days Grace which sold 78,000 to easily land at No. 5 on the charts.
The Billboard Hot 200's 10 Best Bows
June 15, 2006 10:06:32
Timing is just perfect for AFI when the rock music group released their seventh studio album, "Decemberunderground." Released on the appropriately demonic 6-6-06, the set, on the other hand, selling more than 182,000 copies in the week ended Sunday, such amount which automatically pushes aside last week's champ Dixie Chicks's "Taking the Long Way" to No. 2 with third week sales of 175,000 copies.
Come in at No. 3 is "New Joc City" by Yung Joc which debuted with 148,000 copies, followed after by Ice Cube's "Laugh Now, Cry Later" at No. 4 selling nearly 145,000 copies. The charts' next best bows are "High School Musical soundtrack" by various artists at No. 5, the Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Stadium Arcadium" at 6th, "Cars soundtrack" at No. 7, "Me and My Gang" by Rascal Flatts at No. 8, "AGirl Like Me" by Rihanna at No. 9, and "Now That's What I Call Music 21" to finish the Top 10 on the album charts.
Ice Cube Doing Double Duty at Show
March 22, 2006 02:03:45
Ice Cube delightfully takes double duties for the forthcoming Spike TV's AutoRox awards. Besides hosting, the star also will perform as well.
The rapper-actor is about to debut two singles, "Chrome and Paint" and "Why We Thugs", from his upcoming album, "Laugh Now, Cry Later."
Ice Cube Welcomes Back "Kotter"
March 14, 2006 04:03:54
Dimension Films has acquired the rights to the ABC series "Welcome Back, Kotter" which ran from 1975 to 1979. And hence the studio will soon turn the project into a feature film and has also set Ice Cube to produce and star in as well.
In the meantime, Tom Brady also has agreed to write the script and direct. With Matt Alvarez and Andrew Lazar give hand at producing alongside Cube, the drama flick is expected to start shooting in the fall.
Ice Cube's $100 Million "Barbershop"
September 10, 2005 09:09:26The Barbershop creates troubles and it costs expensive. James Davis, a Montgomery, Alabama filmmaker, claims that the Ice Cube/ MGM production of "Barbershop" was originally his own copyrighted creation. Per his lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Davis claimed he wrote a script for a project-in-the-making entitled "The Shop" in 1999 while a college student in Atlanta. He later on circulated the script to several actors and production companies.
What a shocking that the plot, and even character developments, are so similar with that of Ice Cube's. "My script [The Shop] was copyrighted in 1999 while I was in college, and theirs was copyrighted in 2001, the same year that I was getting investors and letters of intent. A very famous celebrity gave Ice Cube my script and the storyboard. I am not saying two people can't have the same idea, but for our concepts to be similar is impossible," Davis explained.
