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Ice Cube Net Worth
Net value of Ice Cube American rapper, actor, producer, and businessman Ice Cube. Ice Cube is worth $160 million at the time of this writing. From a pioneer of West Coast gangster rap to one of Hollywood’s most influential figures, Ice Cube has come a long way. He became famous and wealthy as a member of NWA, and then went on to have a very successful solo career. He has also acted in, directed, and produced several films.
Early Life
Origins and Childhood O’Shea Jackson, better known as Ice Cube, was born on June 15, 1969, in the Watts neighbourhood of Los Angeles. Doris Jackson, a hospital clerk and custodian, and Hosea Jackson, a groundskeeper at UCLA, had Jackson. Besides his older brother, Ice Cube also had a half-sister who was sadly died when he was just 12 years old. The Los Angeles neighbourhood of Van Wick Street was where he spent his formative years, and he was just 14 when he began penning his first raps and hip-hop tunes. A story of how Ice Cube’s older brother threatened to put him into a freezer and take him out when he was an ice cube spread, and the name stuck. While living in Woodland Hills, California, he went to high school at William Howard Taft. He sold his first song to future N.W.A. member Eazy-E when he was just 16 years old. In the fall of 1987, he graduated from high school and enrolled at Phoenix Institute of Technology in Arizona. It only took him a year to earn his diploma in the field of architectural drafting. After that, Ice Cube moved back to Los Angeles to try his hand at rapping full-time.
Early Career
In the beginning of one’s professional life Ice Cube and his buddy Sir Jinx started the group C.I.A. Dr. Dre had them perform at his many parties in the Los Angeles area. Ice Cube and the CIA’s “My Posse,” released in 1987 and produced by Dr. Dre, is a classic example of rap. When Ice Cube played Eazy-E the lyrics of his rap, “Boyz-n-the-Hood,” Eazy-E was initially offended by the words. In the end, though, Eazy-E did record the track for the debut album by N.W.A, which also featured Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, and Ice Cube. The raps and around half of the lyrics for “Straight Outta Compton,” Dr. Dre and Eazy-breakthrough E’s album from 1988, were written by Ice Cube. However, he only received $32,000 for all of his hard work. After disagreements over his compensation and official contracts with N.W.A. could not be settled, Ice Cube departed from the group.
Solo Career
Independence and Success in the Workplace Ice Cube’s debut solo album, “AmeriKKK’a Most Wanted,” was released in May 1990 and became an instant hit, riding the crest of rap’s then-explosive popularity. The same year he also released the groundbreaking Platinum-certified hip hop EP “Kill at Will.” In 1991, Ice Cube starred as Doughboy in “Boyz n the Hood,” a criminal drama directed by John Singleton. The reviews for his performance were unanimously positive. His second studio album, titled “Death Certificate,” premiered in 1991. Critics and fans were not unanimous in their opinions. In 1992, he performed at Lollapalooza, where he was able to reach a much larger audience. He came out with his third studio album, entitled “The Predator,” in November of 1992. It was the first album ever to enter at No. 1 on both the mainstream and R&B charts, and it got positive reviews from reviewers. After selling over 3 million copies in the United States alone, it is still his best-selling release.
Acting Career
Acting Profession ‘Boyz n the Hood’ was Ice Cube’s first film role, which he played in back in 1991. Over the next few years, he made a few cinematic appearances. Ice Cube starred in, wrote, and produced the 1995 hit “Friday,” which also did well at the box office. Friday spawned a slew of spinoffs. He made his acting debut in “Anaconda” that same year. Movie “The Players Club,” which he helmed, produced, wrote, and starred in, debuted in 1998. In addition to “Are We There Yet?” and “Are We There Yet 2?,” 21 Jump Street” and “22 Jump Street”, “Straight Outta Compton”, “xXx: Return of Xander Cage,” and “Fist Fight” star Ice Cube.
Personal Life
Internal Affairs On April 26, 1992, Ice Cube tied the knot with Kimberly Woodruff. O’Shea Jr. (played by 2015’s Jussie Smollett in the biopic Straight Outta Compton), Darrell (1992), Kaereema (1994), and Shareef (1995) are their four children. In a January 2005 interview on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross, Ice Cube was asked if he let his kids listen to his music. He explained, “What has worked for me is teaching my kids to respect themselves and giving them insight into the meaning behind the violence they see on the evening news and in popular music.” When asked what he teaches his kids about language, he said he tells them there are times for everything, but that they shouldn’t use certain terms in front of adults out of respect.
Actual Property
According to public records, Ice Cube purchased a property in Marina Del Rey, California, for $7.25 million in May of 2016. Former owner Jean-Claude Van Damme sold him the estate; he paid $6 million for it in 2012. In addition to their lavish New York City estate, Cube and his wife keep up a sprawling California mansion that they purchased in June 1996 for $2.36 million. The main house of this 1.11-acre property is approximately 8,000 square feet in size, and it features 7 bedrooms, a swimming pool, a Jacuzzi, and a full-size basketball court.